‘No one move!’: The agonising silence as Venezuela rescuers listen for survivors
With tens of thousands of people still believed missing, teams listen for signs of life beneath the rubble.
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Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves
In areas devastated by the twin earthquakes, people are using crowbars, pickaxes and their bare hands to try to reach survivors.
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US, Iran agree to halt attacks after counter-strikes; Qatar to host Hormuz talks on Tuesday
US, Iran agree to halt attacks after counter-strikes The United States and Iran have agreed to halt counter-strikes and resume talks on Tuesday in Qatar's capital, Doha, to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz after days of military escalation threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire.The announcement came after multiple rounds of strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. The US carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after accusing Tehran of violating the ceasefire by attacking commercial vessels. Iran responded by launching ballistic missiles and drones at US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, while both sides exchanged fresh warnings over further escalation.According to Axios, the two countries have now agreed to stop attacking each other and continue technical negotiations in Doha.”We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a senior US official told Axios, referring to military strikes and other attacks.A second US official said both sides would stand down..
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Trump ally tells migrants to seek permanent status or leave US: ‘Fill out paperwork or…’
Migrants living in US under temporary protected status should either apply for permanent residency or return to their home countries, Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin has said, following a US supreme court ruling that could lead to major changes in immigration protections.Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Mullin said those affected should either regularise their status or prepare to leave, adding that the government could assist with departure arrangements.“Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here underneath a permanent status or we'll help you get back to your country,” Mullin said.“We'll actually give you a plane ticket, plus roughly $2,100 to help you re-establish when you get there, but temporary protective status, according to the courts and in its name itself, is not permanent status,” he added.His comments came after a split US supreme court decision that cleared the way for the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian protections for hundred..
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Sovereign investors with US$29 trillion pivot to energy assets, flag dollar fears
Sovereign wealth funds and central banks managing US$29 trillion in assets are turning to energy assets, and raising concerns about the dollar, in a portfolio reassessment driven by unprecedented geopolitical shifts, according to a survey published on Monday by independent global investment management firm Invesco.
The survey of 90 sovereign wealth funds and 54 central banks showed an increasing focus on diversification, and investment portfolios that can “take a hit and still hold it together”…
British man arrested after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia
A British man has been arrested in Ecuador after a woman’s body was discovered inside a suitcase despite him reportedly tellingThe Sun that he was watching England at the time.
Local authorities say Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in an apartment in the Chico neighbourhood of Bogota, Colombia, on 18 June.
The 46-year-old from Bournemouth reportedly rang The Sun a day before his arrest and said: “I was watching England versus Croatia on a big screen in an Irish bar so it wasn’t me.
“After the match I went into the shopping centre, I mooched about, bought an ice cream, and came back later for the later games.”
England’s World Cup match took place on 17 June.
The Sun reported that the suspect made a second call to its newsdesk on Friday, before his arrest, with a source telling the newspaper that he was located via the phone calls he had made.
open image in galleryMatthew Ashley Foster-Smith was held at Quito International A..
Hegseth has ‘undermined’ the US military, says Republican on Armed Services Committee
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing heat from a key House Republican as he continues reshaping the Pentagon to fit Donald Trump’s agenda.
Rep. Don Bacon, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN on Sunday that the firings at the Pentagon and the reported campaign of Hegseth slow-walking or denying promotions to senior officers, disproportionately women and people of color, was harming America’s fighting forces.
The criticism comes as the administration tries to wrap up a war with Iran that the president’s critics are calling a tactical defeat.
His comments follow another surprise resignation at the Pentagon. General Chris Donahue is stepping down as commander of U.S. forces in Africa and Europe after just a year and a half in the job, opting for retirement. Donahue was the U.S. commander who oversaw the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Biden administration, boarding the last plane out of Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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Chinese farmer’s forest of cameras fails to bear fruit in compensation bid
AdvertisementMainland ChinaChinaScienceChinese farmer’s forest of cameras fails to bear fruit in compensation bidMan in Hubei province raised eyebrows after covering a hillside with surveillance cameras in the hope of increasing a land purchase payout
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenZhang Tongin BeijingPublished: 6:30am, 29 Jun 2026A Chinese farmer has generated a buzz online by planting a forest of more than 170 surveillance cameras on his land in the hope of boosting his compensation under a land purchase scheme.
Footage circulating on social media – which showed the poles standing almost shoulder to shoulder on a hillside in Badong county, Hubei province – prompted rampant speculation about what could possibly warrant such heavy security for an ordinary orchard.
On Friday, the local village committee explained the man was trying to increase his payout under a compulsory purchase scheme to build a new highway.
Under Chinese land acquisition policies, residents can claim compensation for all as..
Two boys rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble after days of being trapped
Rescuers spent six hours carefully digging to reach one of the boys, as many residents continue searching through the rubble by hand, still waiting for heavy machinery to arrive.
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Nigerian proverb of the day: “One who has been bitten by a snake lives in fear of worms” and why old wounds make us fear harmless things
Nigerian proverb of the day (AI-generated image) Have you ever flinched at something completely harmless, simply because it reminded you of an old hurt? A Nigerian proverb captures that feeling perfectly. One who has been bitten by a snake lives in fear of worms, it says. Among the Igbo people, where the saying is well known, it speaks a truth everyone recognises the moment they hear it. After a real and painful bite, even a harmless little worm wriggling in the soil can send a shiver down the spine. The snake did the damage, but the fear spreads to anything that even faintly resembles it. The proverb is the African cousin of the English phrase once bitten, twice shy. In a handful of plain words, it captures how deeply pain teaches us caution, and how that caution can quietly outgrow the very danger that caused it.Nigerian proverb of the day”One who has been bitten by a snake lives in fear of worms.”Meaning of the proverbOn the surface the image is simple. A snake bite is dangerous, so..
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