NPR News: 06-28-2026 5PM EDT

Dan Ronan· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Frustration is growing in Venezuela following last week's earthquake that killed more than fourteen hundred people. John Otis reports survivors claim the government's response has been slow and inept.

John Otis0:16

[backhoe digging] That's a backhoe digging through the ruins of a 12-story building that collapsed here in the coastal town of Los Corales. But local residents say the government backhoe operator never showed up, so they had to pay for one. Many are incensed by government paralysis and bureaucracy. The security forces have been accused of looting. Doctors and rescue workers have faced delays getting to the disaster zone because they lacked government permits. "All this is costing lives," says Rosalia Bustamante, who lost several friends when the building collapsed.

Rosalia Bustamante· Soundbite0:53

"There were people in the ruins responding when we called out to them," she says, "but now they are dead." For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Los Corales, Venezuela.

Dan Ronan· Host1:04

Iran has launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to the American airstrikes. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports the attacks come as the US and Iran threaten to end their negotiations.

Ruth Sherlock1:18

Despite the memorandum of understanding to end the fighting, the US and Iran are trading increasing fire. The US military Central Command said it struck military targets inside Iran after Iran attacked