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Thursday, June 25, 2026 12:55 AM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Powerful back-to-back earthquakes strike Venezuela, collapsing buildings in Caracas - A magnitude 7.2 quake was followed seconds later by a stronger one of 7.5, causing panic in the capital and leading to a state of emergency being declared.

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'Strongest quake I've ever felt' - Venezuelans describe panic -- Two quakes hit the capital seconds apart, the first at a magnitude of 7.2 and the second at 7.5.

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Philippines bans video game played by alleged high school shooter -- The rare school shooting that left three students killed and 20 others injured has shocked the country.

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UN nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran sites as part of war deal -- Rafael Grossi says the IAEA is "working on modalities" but an Iranian minister says such access would only be part of a final deal with the US.

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France, UK and Spain see record temperatures as heatwave grips western Europe -- Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which have led to red heat alerts across the continent.

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Air conditioning creates political divide after France records hottest day -- France is being forced to re-think its longstanding reservations about air-conditioning as temperatures soar.

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Clean sweep for Mamdani-backed candidates in New York's Democratic primary -- Brad Lander unseats Dan Goldman in a race that laid bare the city's divisions over the Israel-Gaza war.

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Biggest city in Crimea without power after Ukraine strikes -- Sevastopol's Moscow-installed governor warns there will be no electricity in some areas until the evening.

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France confirms first Ebola case -- The French doctor had been working in DR Congo, where more than 260 people are known to have died.

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Stanford graduates rethink their futures as AI transforms tech -- The BBC spoke with Stanford University graduates about what they really think about artificial intelligence.

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Blood ties and opportunity: Why more World Cup players than ever are not representing their birth nations -- Nearly a quarter of footballers at the 2026 tournament are not playing for their country of birth.

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From startups to global spotlight - Indian entrepreneur takes charge of WhatsApp -- Kunal Shah has been a recognisable figure in India's startup ecosystem for a while but now he faces global spotlight.

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Why are there holiday delay warnings over the EU's new border system? -- The EU's much-delayed Entry/Exit System will change the way UK passengers travel to 29 countries.

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Moment earthquake hits Venezuela and leaves buildings collapsed -- Video filmed by BBC reporters, contributors and locals shows the aftermath, as frantic residents evacuate.

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Temperatures hit record levels in western Europe -- France, Spain and Italy, have been hardest hit by the heatwave so far.

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'We're begging' - Savannah Guthrie pleads for help as details of her mother's case emerge -- Savannah Guthrie spoke on NBC's Today show about a note sent to the media in February regarding her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, which claimed she had died.

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Why was JD Vance in a luxury Swiss resort for talks with Iran? -- BBC correspondent Jessica Parker explains some key points of the direct talks between the US vice-president and Iran.

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The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.

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Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender say Community Strong Australia will offer citizens 'reason over rage'.

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Six months after he Trump administration's immigration crackdown ended, Minneapolis is still feeling the impact.

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A stealth bomber flyover and a Trump speech in the nation's capital kicks off weeks of festivities.

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Kerala is searching for new ways to care for its ageing population as migration leaves more elderly people living alone.

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But the budget faces an uphill battle, coming a day after lawmakers rebuked Trump's military action.

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A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.

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Congress earlier approved the legislation in a rare, bipartisan move, signalling how pressing the housing issue has become for American voters.

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The Nobel Peace Prize nominee has spent years demanding answers about the missing in Balochistan province.

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