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Good morning! Welcome to the 06/25/2026 edition. Top News: Two powerful earthquakes strike northern Venezuela and collapse buildings in Caracas Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, about 39 seconds apart, struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas, and leaving rescue teams working through the rubble, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency, though she did not provide figures for the injured or dead. Read on » Venezuela reports 32 dead and over 700 injured after its twin earthquake, toll expected to rise Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez reported on Thursday at least 32 dead and more than 700 injured from the two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck the north-central part of the country on Wednesday, and warned that the toll would rise. “We have reports of 32 dead, not yet counting the figures that the state of La Guaira may yield, and more than 700 injured,” the leader said in a broadcast on the state channel Venezolana de Televisión. Read on » Offers of aid pour in for Venezuela from across the Americas and beyond after its earthquake Governments from across the Americas and other regions of the world expressed solidarity with Venezuela and offered assistance after the twin earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck the north-central part of the country on Wednesday and that, according to the first official toll, left at least 32 dead and more than 700 injured. Several countries announced the dispatch of rescue teams, while acting President Delcy Rodríguez thanked them for the shows of support. Read on » Venezuela's earthquake tests US assistance to the interim government it helped install The twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela has become the first major test of US assistance to the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez, installed after the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro in a US military operation in January. Washington mobilized rescue teams and supplies for a country with which, until half a year ago, it maintained no cooperative relations. Read on » Peru's electoral board rejects 23 more appeals by Sánchez's party as Fujimori's win holds The plenary of Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) declared unfounded 23 appeals filed by Juntos por el Perú, the party of left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez, against tally sheets from the presidential runoff, in which right-wing Keiko Fujimori is set to emerge as the winner. The decision shores up a result that, with the count almost complete, can no longer be reversed. Read on »   Want to read the full edition? Go to MercoPress' Current Edition right now!

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