Venezuela faces one of its worst disasters in decades after twin earthquakes killed at least 164 people, injured hundreds, and left thousands feared dead.

Venezuela has been plunged into a national emergency after being struck by two historic, back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude. The twin tremors have caused severe structural damage in the capital city of Caracas, sparking widespread panic and prompting preliminary fears of significant casualties.

China's push into urban air mobility reached twin milestones this week with successful passenger eVTOL flight testing through Sichuan's complex mountain corridors and the production of its first domestically developed dual-redundancy electric aviation engine in Wuxi.

In a grim toll of a record-breaking European heatwave, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu confirmed that at least 40 people, mostly young, have drowned in unauthorized water bodies in recent days as they sought desperate relief from scorching temperatures.

High-level US-Iran negotiations concluded with key breakthroughs on maritime security and Lebanon, overcoming a last-minute disruption caused by renewed threats from Donald Trump.