Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in ⁠and ⁠around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and ⁠setting off powerful aftershocks.

A major rescue operation was underway after two earthquakes hit Venezuela, bringing down buildings and leaving at least 164 people dead.

Recovery teams and volunteers are working to find any survivors among the collapsed buildings and aftermath of the deadly earthquakes that struck Venezuela. Ana Vanessa Herrero reports from the scene of an active recovery effort.

Many buildings have collapsed in Venezuela’s capital, after twin earthquakes, and there are frantic efforts to save trapped people. Mary Triny Mena has more details about the ongoing operation in Caracas.

Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which have led to red heat alerts across the continent.

Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme early summer heat forced school closures, travel disruption and alarm about climate change.

Human-caused climate change is tied to increasingly extreme weather, and U.N. climate agency projections say the next five years are likely to shatter more heat records.

France is broiling under the largest heat alert ever issued, as authorities grapple with an unrelenting and deadly heatwave. Red alerts are also in place across Europe, from Spain to the U.K. NBC’s

Republican senators switched their votes on an Iran war resolution late Wednesday, hours after a fractious meeting that included a shouting match with President Donald Trump over their opposition to t

President Donald Trump held a tense meeting with Senate Republicans at the Capitol on Wednesday after he abruptly canceled the signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill that GOP lawmakers have touted as a major election-year achievement.

Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote to try to appease him.

As the president held up a bipartisan housing bill to press for voting-security legislation, a GOP critic demanded clarity on war plans.

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as Germany faces Ecuador, USA takes on Türkiye, with the latest scores, highlights, team news and analysis throughout the day.

Germany is preparing for its final World Cup Group Stage match against Ecuador. Here’s the anticipated lineup.

Teams with different motivations meet in Group E play on Thursday as Germany and Ecuador square off in the 2026 World Cup. The Germans have locked up top spot in the group, while Ecuador are still without a point and desperately need a win -- along with help elsewhere -- to advance to the knockout round.

Germany will face Ecuador in their third Group E match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 25, 2026, at New York New Jersey Stadium on FOX. The nations have met twice since 2006, w

Marco Rubio on June 24 vowed that the US will not do anything to undermine the security of its allies in the Gulf region when it comes to Iran.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the leaders of the United ⁠Arab ⁠Emirates and Kuwait on Wednesday, vowing not to undermine their ⁠security as he sought to reassure Gulf allies sceptical of a proposed deal to end the U.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco ​Rubio will meet with Bahrain officials on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the ‌Middle East where he has sought to sell the Trump administration's preliminary Iran accord to skeptical Gulf Arab allies.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was traveling among the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, which were attacked by Iran during the war.

Supreme Court rules 6-3 for Trump admin in TPS case, blocking lawsuit and letting DHS move to end protections for migrants.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.

The ruling will affect thousands of Haitians in Massachusetts who had been anxiously awaiting the legal decision.