- Jun 30
Venezuela's earthquake death toll climbs to 1,943 as rescue hopes dwindle; over 60,000 missing
Six days after twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, the official death toll has reached 1,943 and the number of people pulled alive from rubble each day has dropped to single digits, with more than 60,000 still unaccounted for.
- Jun 30
Opposition leader and Nobel laureate Machado says Venezuela blocked her flight home after deadly earthquakes
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said the Venezuelan government closed commercial airspace to prevent her from returning after twin earthquakes that killed more than 1,700 people. The United States declined to support her travel plans, exposing divisions in Washington.
- Jun 28
Exiled Nobel laureate María Corina Machado says 'the time has come' to return to Venezuela, but Trump aides call it a political maneuver
Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel laureate María Corina Machado announced she will return 'very soon' after last week's deadly quakes. Two US officials told the New York Times her repeated requests for help were 'inopportune' and one called them a political maneuver.
