Global Dispatch

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Why the True Death Toll of Venezuela’s Quakes Is So Hard to Know

The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venezuela.

Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran to Meet with Mediators in Qatar

The Prom Went On in Kyiv, but Masha’s Date Danced Alone

Yehor Holodryha, center, and classmates of Masha Polska dancing the waltz at their prom in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June.

After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Is Said to Propose Strait of Hormuz Fee Plan

A cargo vessel anchored off the coast of Oman near Muscat last week.

Shortages of Rescue Equipment Hampered Venezuela’s Earthquake Response

A collapsed building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela.

Parcel Bomb Explodes in Monaco, Injuring 3

An apartment building in Monaco where an explosion occurred on Tuesday.

Australian Man Charged With Homicide After Thai Teen’s Body Found in Suitcase

Rescue workers, police officers and forensic technicians searched an area near railway tracks on Saturday, before finding a teenager’s body, in Pattaya, Thailand.

Norway’s ‘Viking Row’ Is a Fan Phenomenon at the World Cup

Norway fans at a World Cup group stage match against Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., on June 22.

What Italy’s Failure to Make the Soccer World Cup Says About Its Wider Woes

At Campo de’ Fiori Square in Rome, restaurants and cafes set up televisions showing a World Cup match on June 17.

More Than 1 Million Migrants Apply for Legal Status in Spain

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain presenting the country’s citizenship and integration plan in Madrid on Tuesday.

China Increases Military and Economic Pressure on Japan

A Chinese coast guard ship departing from the dock in Yantai for a patrol in April.

Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.

Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30

Onlookers at the site of a Pakistani airstrike in Paktia Province, Afghanistan on Monday.

Efforts to Rescue Venezuela Quake Victims Grow More Desperate

At La Guaira port, the authorities have set up an improvised morgue for relatives to recognize the bodies of the earthquake’s victims in Venezuela, on Monday.

The 1968 Pact on Shipping Routes in the Strait of Hormuz That Iran Is Rejecting

A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. A 1968 agreement was largely a technical solution to prevent collisions between supertankers there.

Putin Faces Increased Pressure as Moscow Is Again Attacked by Drones

A photograph posted on the Moscow region’s official social media channel on Tuesday, said to show a damaged private house in the town of Yegoryevsk.

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In Peru’s Presidential Election, Keiko Fujimori Gives the Right in Latin America Another Win

Keiko Fujimori waving to supporters during her closing campaign rally in Peru’s capital, Lima, in June. She has become the first woman to hold Peru’s highest office.

What the U.S. Owes Venezuela

Volunteers in Caracas loaded donations and supplies to deliver to earthquake survivors on Friday.

Abdul Ahad Momand, Only Afghan to Fly in Space, Is Dead

Wimbledon Is One Place That Won’t Screen England in the World Cup

Spectators watched Wimbledon action on Henman Hill on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club last year. Those screens will not carry World Cup matches, the club’s chief executive said.

At Funerals, Venezuela’s Wounded Families and Friends Unite in Grief

Relatives and friends mourn at a funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday.

Scale of Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Could Take Weeks to Emerge

Rescue efforts have continued for days since the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91

Les Mills in 2018. “He saw the gym as a place where people could come and find refuge,” his son, Phillip, said.

6 Are Killed During a Rare Mass Shooting in Germany

The scene where five people were killed on Monday in a shooting in Stade, in northern Germany. A sixth victim died at a hospital.

Andy Burnham, the UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Promises Shift of Power Out of London

Andy Burnham, center, arrives to deliver a speech in Manchester, northern England, on Monday. He is expected to succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister from the Labour Party.

France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say

Officials recovering the body of someone who drowned while swimming in a canal on Friday as Paris baked under a heat wave.

Here’s the latest.

Here’s the latest.

Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War

Manezhnaya Square, in Moscow, on Tuesday.

For These Teens in Mexico, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In.

Toros de Celaya players during a practice session in Celaya, Mexico.

How Cartel Violence Is Infiltrating Local Soccer

In Japan’s ‘Little Brazil,’ a World Cup Showdown Tests Loyalties

At a Caracas Morgue, Families and Officials Try to Identify More Than 100 Victims

A flyer of a missing family lays outside of the morgue of the Dr. José María Vargas Hospital on Friday.

Europe’s Heat Politics

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, visited an oil rig in Aberdeen, Scotland, in March.

In Venezuela, a Community Comes Together to Search for Earthquake Survivors

Rescue workers at the Residencia Rita apartment building in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.

Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday.

Survivors are still being rescued after more than three days since the earthquakes.

Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait

Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive

Helicopter Crash Near Major Saudi Oil Refinery Kills 14 People

Parts of the Ras Tanura oil refinery were closed in March after a fire following an Iranian drone attack.

Skydiving Plane Crashes in France, Killing All 11 People Aboard

Those aboard the plane that crashed had been scheduled to take part in tandem skydiving lessons, the mayor of Nancy told local news media.

Dozens of Dogs Join Search for Venezuela Earthquake Survivors

A canine rescue unit from the Mexican army searching a damaged building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on Friday.

Heat Wave Starts to Break in Western Europe, as Central Europe Begins to Broil

Here’s the latest.

Here’s the latest.

Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’

Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana.

Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s President, Is Accused of Politicizing Earthquake Relief

Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas, Venezuela, in April.

What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon

A main street in Dahiya, a collection of neighborhoods south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, in June. On any given day, Dahiya hums with bustling city rhythms.

China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower

A hole was still visible on Sunday morning on the eastern face of Citic Tower in Beijing, after a light plane hit it on Friday.

A Mayor Is Taking Maternity Leave in Japan. Some Men Are Furious.

Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata, in her office this month. She will be the first Japanese mayor to take maternity leave.

Drones Used to Fight Mosquitoes as Dengue Fever Surges in Sri Lanka

A municipal worker fumigating on Wednesday during a nationwide three-day drive to eliminate breeding sites for the dengue-carrying Aedes mosquito in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado’s Call for Help

Civilians searching for survivors in a collapsed residential building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday.

A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts

The Pérez de León Hospital medical team in a truck in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday night. The doctors were handing out food, water and medical supplies to people on the streets.

12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors

Dr. Zaira Medina, left, hugging a rescue worker outside her collapsed apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.

Foreign rescuers in Venezuela battle debris, scarcity of supplies and time.

Members of a Colombian search-and-rescue team working among collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.

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