Americas

Search-and-rescue operations in Venezuela are winding down, 11 days after twin earthquakes devastated the country, with the focus now on clearing debris.

Trump officials were so worried Israel would assassinate key Iranian peace negotiators it took the extraordinary step of asking intermediaries to warn Iran.

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn’s attorney’s said he is the victim of an “outrageous” prosecution brought by allies of President Donald Trump.

It’s the battle for Independence Day, a culmination of a decade-long cultural Cold War between two of the world’s most famous people: Taylor Swift and Donald Trump.

He spent eight days buried under the wreckage of a collapsed shopping mall parking lot.

More than 4000 rescue workers have rescued 6461 people from the rubble following the two deadly earthquakes.

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His brother posted a heartfelt tribute saying he died ‘while doing what he loved’.

President Donald Trump said the US and Iran would meet in Qatar this week, at Iran’s request.

The miracle rescue of a 21-year-old four days after an earthquake razed buildings in Venezuela has buoyed workers as the desperate search for survivors continues.

Countries around the world and international organisations are pouring resources into search and rescue efforts in Venezuela after two deadly earthquakes.

A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.

Toll could rise to 100,000 amid widespread devastation after the South American country was hit by two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 within a minute of each other.

A large hotel fire at a beach resort has killed one woman and forced almost 2000 tourists to flee.

Tributes have been paid to Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, who plunged 40 metres to her death in Brazil during a horrific bungee jumping accident.

United Nations Secretary General says the ceasefire is ‘more like a lesser fire’ as the US and Iran continue to exchange strikes.

A federal grand jury has indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro in an attempt to hold him accountable for killing four people, three of them Americans.

The 28-year-old had no travel insurance and was left thousands of dollars out of pocket for life-saving emergency surgery.