Twin earthquakes strike Venezuela
6/25/202630 min
A state of emergency is declared in Venezuela after two strong earthquakes close to the capital, Caracas. The authorities fear many casualties as rescue operations take place amid the rubble of collapsed buildings. Also: President Trump launches the 250th birthday celebrations of the United States with a campaign-style rally in Washington. The World Health Organization prepares to launch clinical trials next week of two Ebola treatments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A member of the cult-like group The Zizians has been arrested in the US over the deaths of her parents. Dettol faces a boycott in China after "toxic men" advert backfires. And Euclid space telescope captures largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems.
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Photo: Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026. Credit: Reuters
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[soft music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] I'm Chris Barrow, and in the early hours of Thursday, the twenty-fifth of June, these are our main stories. A state of emergency has been declared in Venezuela after two major earthquakes struck seconds apart, causing fatalities and extensive damage. Celebrations have officially begun in Washington to mark the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United States. And a major drugs trial to help fight the latest Ebola outbreak is about to get underway. Also in this podcast.
Catherine Heymans· Guest1:12
Kind of looks like somebody's just thrown glitter across the cosmos. This thing is teeming with stars.
Chris Barrow· Host1:17
Astronomers have taken the most detailed picture yet of the center of the Milky Way. [upbeat music] A state of emergency has been declared in Venezuela