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  • A week after the earthquakes, Venezuela still searches for its thousands missing

    Rescue teams in Venezuela are working frantically to free a man that's been trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building for eight days. For the past seventy-two hours - emergency workers from seven countries have worked nonstop trying to free 43-year-old Hernan Gil. He's a security guard buried inside his booth in the coastal city of Catia La Mer. Rescuers say it's a miracle he's still alive. Meanwhile the Venezuelan government has updated the death toll from that deadly quake - at least 2,295 people have been killed and more than 11,000 injured. The United Nations says its procuring 10,000 body bags for the country.

  • Ukraine's attacks forcing 'Russians to realise the war is really happening'

    Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone attacks inside Russia in recent weeks, targeting energy infrastructure and military targets. Russian officials have reported repeated strikes in border regions, while Moscow has said its air defences had intercepted hundreds of drones from Ukraine in recent days. This comes as a new study shows that Russia is bearing the brunt of military losses, with a Russia/Ukraine casualty rate of 8 to 1 in 2026. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more on what to know.