How Cartel Violence Is Infiltrating Local Soccer

In Salamanca, Mexico, soccer matches are being plagued by violence and deaths in multiple shootings. Our investigative correspondent Maria Abi-Habib reports from the town.

Rescuers Find Earthquake Survivors as Critical Window Closes

An 11-year-old boy was rescued from the rubble of Venezuela’s twin earthquakes as the window to find survivors was closing. The country’s president said operations would continue.

In Japan’s ‘Little Brazil,’ a World Cup Showdown Tests Loyalties

More than 200,000 Brazilians live in Japan, following more than a century of migration between the countries. Many are of Japanese descent, so who are they cheering on?

At a Caracas Morgue, Families and Officials Try to Identify More Than 100 Victims

Identifying victims has proved to be difficult because many bodies were badly crushed beneath collapsed buildings.

Drone Footage Shows Devastation From Venezuela Earthquakes

Twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela on Wednesday killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands more injured.

Europe’s Heat Politics

As the continent swelters, some right-wing populists are talking up their support for air-conditioning.

Short on Time and Tools, a Community Comes Together to Search for Survivors

Volunteers in a middle-class neighborhood in Caracas used drills, picks and hammers to break through concrete, trying to find anyone in need of rescue.

Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday.


Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait

Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks with the United States. It seems willing to risk the cease-fire to maintain that power.

Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive

A Colombian rescue team worked for six hours to recover the child, Moises, from under nearly 10 feet of rubble in La Guaira. His rescue was captured on video.