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Over 58,000 buildings likely damaged or destroyed in Venezuela: satellite data

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Hormuz half-open: tanker fleet prices in recovery hope

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Pakistan launches deadly attack on Afghanistan

Afghan residents look at the remains of a building damaged in a Pakistani air strike at a village in Tsamkani district of Afghanistan's Paktia province. — AFP

Aftershock hits Caracas amid rescue critical hours

Rescuers and firefighters work at the site of a collapsed building in the San Bernardino neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026, following earthquakes. Thousands of rescuers, relatives and volunteers dig day and night through mounds of concrete to find survivors of the earthquakes that struck Venezuela more than three days ago, leaving nearly 1,500 dead and tens of thousands missing. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)

Trump says Iran requested meeting to be held in Doha

People cross a street past a billboard displayed on the facade of a building in Tehran. — AFP

Syria slams Israeli incursions after violence in south

A man speaks with a child while sitting near an unexploded artillery shell that fell during reported overnight Israeli bombardment in Syria's southwestern Daraa province. — AFP

Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks, source says

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Death toll from Venezuela quakes reaches 1,450

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WHO chief warns Europe heatwave linked to 1,300 excess deaths

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Iran, Oman hold first meeting of joint committee of Strait of Hormuz

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Iran, US step up attacks, threaten to escalate war

People ride past a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran. — Reuters

Palestinians in face of heat and violence

A Palestinian woman sits outside a makeshift shelter at a displacement camp in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, during a heatwave in the region on June 28, 2026. Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, with both the Israeli military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce in effect since October 10. The war flattened swathes of the territory, displaced most of the population at least once, and left hundreds of thousands of people living in tents and temporary shelters. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)

South Korea, Japan reaffirm closer defence ties

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back inspect honor guards at the Defence Ministry in Seoul. — Reuters

Iraq authorities arrest 47 officials in wide campaign

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address, in Baghdad. — Reuters file photo

Venezuela rescue crews race for quake survivors

Panamanian rescuers and firefighters stand on arrival at the Arturo Michelena international airport in Valencia, Venezuela. — AFP
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