Why the True Death Toll of Venezuela’s Quakes Is So Hard to Know
The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venezuela.
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The Prom Went On in Kyiv, but Masha’s Date Danced Alone
Yehor Holodryha, center, and classmates of Masha Polska dancing the waltz at their prom in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June.
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China Increases Military and Economic Pressure on Japan
A Chinese coast guard ship departing from the dock in Yantai for a patrol in April.
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Australian Man Charged With Homicide After Thai Teen’s Body Found in Suitcase
Rescue workers, police officers and forensic technicians searched an area near railway tracks on Saturday, before finding a teenager’s body, in Pattaya, Thailand.
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Norway’s ‘Viking Row’ Is a Fan Phenomenon at the World Cup
Norway fans at a World Cup group stage match against Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., on June 22.
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Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30
Onlookers at the site of a Pakistani airstrike in Paktia Province, Afghanistan on Monday.
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Efforts to Rescue Venezuela Quake Victims Grow More Desperate
At La Guaira port, the authorities have set up an improvised morgue for relatives to recognize the bodies of the earthquake’s victims in Venezuela, on Monday.
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At Funerals, Venezuela’s Wounded Families and Friends Unite in Grief
Relatives and friends mourn at a funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday.
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Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War
Manezhnaya Square, in Moscow, on Tuesday.
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Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait
Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
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6 Are Killed During a Rare Mass Shooting in Germany
The scene where five people were killed on Monday in a shooting in Stade, in northern Germany. A sixth victim died at a hospital.
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What Italy’s Failure to Make the Soccer World Cup Says About Its Wider Woes
At Campo de’ Fiori Square in Rome, restaurants and cafes set up televisions showing a World Cup match on June 17.
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Moscow Is Attacked by Dozens of Drones, Its Mayor Says
A photograph posted on the official social media channel of the Moscow region on Tuesday, showed a damaged private house in the town of Yegoryevsk.
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In Peru’s Presidential Election, Keiko Fujimori Gives the Right in Latin America Another Win
Keiko Fujimori waving to supporters during her closing campaign rally in Peru’s capital, Lima, in June. She has become the first woman to hold Peru’s highest office.
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What the U.S. Owes Venezuela
Volunteers in Caracas loaded donations and supplies to deliver to earthquake survivors on Friday.
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Wimbledon Is One Place That Won’t Screen England in the World Cup
Spectators watched Wimbledon action on Henman Hill on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club last year. Those screens will not carry World Cup matches, the club’s chief executive said.
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Scale of Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Could Take Weeks to Emerge
Rescue efforts have continued for days since the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
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Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91
Les Mills in 2018. “He saw the gym as a place where people could come and find refuge,” his son, Phillip, said.
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Andy Burnham, the UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Promises Shift of Power Out of London
Andy Burnham, center, arrives to deliver a speech in Manchester, northern England, on Monday. He is expected to succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister from the Labour Party.
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France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say
Officials recovering the body of someone who drowned while swimming in a canal on Friday as Paris baked under a heat wave.
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For These Teens in Mexico, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In.
Toros de Celaya players during a practice session in Celaya, Mexico.
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At a Caracas Morgue, Families and Officials Try to Identify More Than 100 Victims
A flyer of a missing family lays outside of the morgue of the Dr. José María Vargas Hospital on Friday.
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Europe’s Heat Politics
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, visited an oil rig in Aberdeen, Scotland, in March.
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In Venezuela, a Community Comes Together to Search for Earthquake Survivors
Rescue workers at the Residencia Rita apartment building in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.
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Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday.
Survivors are still being rescued after more than three days since the earthquakes.
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Helicopter Crash Near Major Saudi Oil Refinery Kills 14 People
Parts of the Ras Tanura oil refinery were closed in March after a fire following an Iranian drone attack.
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Skydiving Plane Crashes in France, Killing All 11 People Aboard
Those aboard the plane that crashed had been scheduled to take part in tandem skydiving lessons, the mayor of Nancy told local news media.
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Dozens of Dogs Join Search for Venezuela Earthquake Survivors
A canine rescue unit from the Mexican army searching a damaged building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on Friday.
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What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon
A main street in Dahiya, a collection of neighborhoods south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, in June. On any given day, Dahiya hums with bustling city rhythms.
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China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower
A hole was still visible on Sunday morning on the eastern face of Citic Tower in Beijing, after a light plane hit it on Friday.
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A Mayor Is Taking Maternity Leave in Japan. Some Men Are Furious.
Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata, in her office this month. She will be the first Japanese mayor to take maternity leave.
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Drones Used to Fight Mosquitoes as Dengue Fever Surges in Sri Lanka
A municipal worker fumigating on Wednesday during a nationwide three-day drive to eliminate breeding sites for the dengue-carrying Aedes mosquito in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado’s Call for Help
Civilians searching for survivors in a collapsed residential building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday.
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A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts
The Pérez de León Hospital medical team in a truck in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday night. The doctors were handing out food, water and medical supplies to people on the streets.
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12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors
Dr. Zaira Medina, left, hugging a rescue worker outside her collapsed apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.
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Foreign rescuers in Venezuela battle debris, scarcity of supplies and time.
Members of a Colombian search-and-rescue team working among collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.
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In the Ruins of Venezuela’s Earthquake, Civilians Volunteers Fill the Gaps
Civilians and trained emergency workers looked for survivors in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday. La Guaira was the state hit hardest by the earthquakes.
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Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut
People in Beirut protesting against the agreement that was signed late Friday between Israel, Lebanon and the United States.
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Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now
A resident of a nursing home in Dormagen, Germany, was put into an ambulance on Saturday as the facility was evacuated because of the heat.
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Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’
Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s President, Is Accused of Politicizing Earthquake Relief
The scale of destruction heralds a larger death toll to come, a top U.N. official says.
Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Gear Up for Meetings in Qatar
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
Europe Heat Wave: Forecasts, Warnings and How to Stay Cool
In Japan’s ‘Little Brazil,’ a World Cup Showdown Tests Loyalties
Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive
A Close Call With an Alberta Grizzly Bear, Recorded in Its Entirety