"They're trying to find survivors after those two successive earthquakes devastated Venezuela's capital. There were 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes and they happened within the space of a minute. They rocked the city in scenes that residents say was reminiscent of a horror movie.
Smoke was seen rising above the skyline, buildings swaying across the capital. At SimoneBolivar International Airport, just north of Carapus, travelers ran for cover as the ceiling gave way.
U.S. President Donald Trump has responded to those earthquakes in Venezuela. In a post on Truth Social, he writes, "The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths. The USA stands ready, willing, and able to help." He says, "I've instructed all our agencies of our government to get ready and to move quickly. We will be there for the our new and great friends. Early
reports are not good." New estimates suggest the true number of fatalities in the Venezuela earthquake could ultimately reach into the tens of thousands." SkyNews
"Zelensky will skip a major gathering of Kiev’s key backers in Poland to keep it free of“scandals,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said. His absence is linked to Kiev’s honoring of Nazi-collaborators who murdered over 100,000 Polish men, women, and children during World War II." RT
"A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit 26 km (16 mi) away from San Felipe, EstadoYaracuy, Venezuela, in the late afternoon at 6.04 pm local time (America/Caracas GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 20 km (13 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 112 km (69 mi) away from Santa Rosa, California, United States, in the morning at 8.10 am local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.9 km (5.5 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A very strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit 315 km (196 mi) away from Sapporo, Hokkaido,Japan, in the morning at 7.30 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 51 km (32 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"Russian drone hit a gas station in Sumy. A fire broke out at the site. All necessary services are working, and efforts to eliminate the последствия of the enemy attack are ongoing." KI
"In the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation, a fire broke out at an oil depot in the village of Poltavskaya early Thursday morning as a result of a drone attack. The Poltavskaya oil depot is a regional fuel infrastructure facility that supplies fuel to parts of the Krasnodar region and the Republic of Adygea. The tank farm consists of about 28 storage tanks." KI
"A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit 30 km (19 mi) away from Moron, Carabobo,Venezuela, in the late afternoon at 6.05 pm local time (America/Caracas GMT -4). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The earthquake was felt over a large region.. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A total of 232 combat clashes between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invading forces were recorded on the frontline.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, seven combat engagements took place, while the aggressor carried out 62 attacks.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy launched 11 attacks near Veterynarne, Starytsia, Synelnykove, and toward Lyman, Izbytske, Vilcha, and Kolodiazne.In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces attacked twice, toward Novoosynove and near Zapadne.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 16 times near Shyikivka, Drobysheve, Lyman, Ozerne, Novoselivka, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 19 assaults near Zakitne, Riznykivka, Kalenyky, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces attacked once near Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 19 attacks near Ivanopillia, Illinivka, and toward Kostiantynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled 32 enemy assaults near Sukhetske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Dorozhne, Rodynske, Udachne, Novopidhorodne, Filiia, and toward Bilytske, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces carried out 13 attacks toward Hirke, Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Staroukrainka, Huliaipilske, and Charivne." Ukrin
"Multi-award-winning Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev has been added to Ukraine’s notorious Mirotvorets (Peacemaker) ‘kill list’ for visiting Crimea.
According to the entry, the director supposedly violated “Ukraine’s territorial integrity” by setting foot in the region that overwhelmingly voted to become part of Russia in a 2014 referendum. Kiev still claims the territory and refuses to recognize the outcome of the vote.
The personal details of Zvyagintsev’s mother, Galina, and his wife, Anna Matveeva, have also been doxed.The filmmaker, who currently resides in France, has been openly critical of Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine.
Taking the podium at the Cannes Film Festival in May, after his film Minotaur was awarded the Grand Prix, Zvyagintsev addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling on him to “stop this carnage.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded by saying that the director “has no right” to make such criticisms, as he had never condemned the “bloody massacre that the Kiev regime unleashed in Donbass, starting from 2014, when the war began.”
Launched in 2014 as a nominally independent project, Mirotvorets has been linked to Ukraine’s security services and is notorious for publishing the personal details of anyone remotely deemed an enemy of the Ukrainian state. The website has targeted a wide range of international figures, including American journalist and podcaster Tucker Carlson, Hollywood director Woody Allen, former US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the late US diplomat Henry Kissinger, and musician Roger Waters.
Several individuals whose details were made public by Mirotvorets – including journalists and politicians – have been subsequently killed." RT
"Temperatures climbed across Europe again on Wednesday, as a record-breaking heatwave left tens of thousands of people without power and boosted air conditioner sales on a continent unused and ill equipped to handle searing heat.
France's national temperature indicator -- an average of daytime and nighttime temperatures across 30 stations -- reached 29.8C on Tuesday, the hottest since measurements began in 1947." msn
"Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 101 drones of various types on the night of 23-24 June. Air defense forces have intercepted 95 UAVs, although six strikes have been recorded at five locations and debris from downed aerial assets has fallen at a further six locations." Pravada
"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit 266 km (165 mi) away from Dunhuang, Gansu, China, late in the evening at 11.29 pm local time (Asia/Shanghai GMT +8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.1 km (5 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"251 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, nine clashes were reported. Russian forces carried out 68 shelling attacks, including seven using MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian troops repelled 13 attacks near Kozacha Lopan, Izbytske, Starytsia, and Okhrimivka, as well as toward Kutkivka, Lyman, and Vovchanski Khutory.In the Kupiansk sector, one attack was recorded toward Shyikivka.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 16 Russian assaults near Ozerne, Novoselivka, Drobysheve, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian troops carried out 16 assaults near Kryva Luka, Riznykivka, Zakitne, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces attempted one attack toward Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 20 attacks were recorded near Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Kostiantynivka, and Rusyn Yar.
The Pokrovsk sector recorded the highest number of assaults over the past day, where Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 44 Russian attacks, according to the General Staff. Russian forces were active near Bilytske, Nikanorivka, Dobropillia, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Serhiivka, and Kotlyne, as well as toward Hryshyne, Myrne, Vilne, Torske, Kucheriv Yar, Dorozhnie, Novyi Donbas, Hannivka, Muravka, and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces attempted one assault toward Oleksandrohrad.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces launched 24 attacks over the past day, attempting to advance near Velyka Tersa, Huliaipilske, Rybne, Dobropillia, Huliaipole, and Zaliznychne. Enemy forces also attempted to push forward toward Rivne, Kosovtseve, Zarichne, Staroukrainka, Danylivka, and Charivne." Ukrin
"Belarus' exiled opposition has handed President Volodymyr Zelensky a list of warning signs that Minsk soon plans to enter Russia's war against Ukraine.
The document, created by the United Transition Cabinet of Belarus and handed to Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha on June 22, outlines clear policy areas pointing to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's domestic shift towards a wartime posture.The points that the exiled cabinet drew attention to included constitutional changes cancelling Belarus' status as a neutral, non-nuclear state, a two-fold increase in the recruiting of new contract soldiers, a five-fold increase in military spending in the state budget, and the militarization of society, including children.
"Belarus has ceased to be a neutral and non-nuclear country," the report says.
The report notes that Belarus adopted a new military doctrine in 2024 that officially allows pre-emptive strikes in response to an "imminent threat."
On June 18, President Zelensky gave a public ultimatum to Lukashenko, giving his Belarusian counterpart a week to remove signal repeator equipment on Belarusian territory used to help guide Russian drone strikes.
Russia's Shahed-type long-range strike drones are known to use mesh radio stations to navigate, communicating both with each other and ground stations on their way to Ukrainian citiies." KI
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