US pledges $150m in aid after Venezuelan earthquakes

美国承诺在委内瑞拉地震后提供1.5亿美元援助

Global News Podcast

2026-06-26

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The Trump administration is deploying military assets and a specialised team, as well as millions of dollars in financial aid to help relief efforts in Venezuela. The country's health minister says at least 235 people are now known to have died in Wednesday's powerful earthquakes, and large numbers of people are still unaccounted for. Also: hundreds arrested across Kenya as demonstrators mark two years since a deadly crackdown on youth-led protests. King Charles and Queen Camilla won't move into Buckingham Palace when a $500m refurbishment is completed next year. Scientists discover twin "super-puff" planets that are less dense than candy floss. Researchers manage to read a scroll that was burnt to a crisp in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2000 years ago. And we look at how the tiny nation of Cape Verde has invested in football... as its exceptional run at the Men's Football World Cup continues. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: People work to rescue casualties from the rubble of a building in La Guaira after earthquakes hit Venezuela Credit: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa
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  • I'm Chris Bero and in the early hours of Friday the 26th of June these are our main stories.

  • More than 200 people are now confirmed dead after two strong earthquakes devastated Venezuela.

  • Search and rescue efforts are continuing, thousands are still missing

  • and the US has promised millions of dollars in aid.

  • Here in the UK it's been revealed that King Charles

  • and Queen Camilla won't move into Buckingham Palace when a $500 million refurbishment is completed next year.

  • Also in this podcast...

  • Using X-rays to be able to see inside and then software, including AI,

  • to be able to actually read the evidence of the ink from the interior.

  • Researchers have managed to read a scroll

  • that was burned to a crisp in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.

  • A massive rescue operation is gathering

  • pace in northern Venezuela following Wednesday's devastating back-to-back earthquakes.

  • The confirmed number of deaths has now risen to 235 and thousands are still missing.

  • Specialist rescue teams from the US, Mexico, Qatar,

  • Spain and the UN are searching for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

  • The epicentre of the tremors was to the west of the capital Caracas.