Six days on from the dual 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that hit northern Venezuela, the sheer scale of devastation is now emerging: entire neighbourhoods in La Guaira (the port supplying Caracas) have been ruined, with tens of thousands still reported missing.
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IRAN
President Trump has sent envoys Rubio and Witkoff to Qatar to continue peace talks with Iran, amid Tehran’s denials any such talks are even scheduled. (Independent)
ARGENTINA
President Milei’s powerful cabinet chief and longtime spokesman, Manuel Adorni, has resigned over a growing corruption scandal. (AP)
EUROPEAN UNION
The EU has reopened high-level trade talks with China, setting a three-month deadline for progress to re-balance China’s massive trade surplus. (Politico)
DR CONGO
The DRC has filed a case at The Hague’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) holding Rwanda responsible for decades of violence in eastern Congo, including by supporting the M23 armed group. (BBC)
SOUTH KOREA
President Lee has unveiled Korea’s largest investment package in history, pledging $1.2T over the next decade towards chips, AI, batteries, biotech, and defence. (CNA)
UNITED STATES
A federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese billionaire and vocal CCP critic Guo Wengui to 30 years in a US prison for a massive scam that defrauded investors (often inspired by his anti-CCP crusade) out of hundreds of millions. (ABC)
MONACO
A parcel bomb has rocked a luxury residential building in central Monaco, injuring Russia-linked and Ukrainian-born oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two family members. Local authorities say the unnamed suspect has fled to France. (AP)
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