Venezuela's official death toll from the 24 June twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, with almost 18,000 people displaced and a large international relief effort under way in and around Caracas.
At least 235 people were killed and more than 4,300 injured when two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela seconds apart on 24 June 2026, collapsing buildings in Caracas and devastating coastal La Guaira. President Trump pledged US assistance as France, Switzerland and others sent rescue teams. Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 nationals are recorded in Venezuela and that it had received no calls for consular help.
Keiko Fujimori has edged the closest presidential runoff in Peru's modern history, beating leftist Roberto Sánchez by roughly 42,000 votes (50.1% to 49.9%) in the 7 June vote. The result hands the daughter of the late president Alberto Fujimori the office she lost three times before — but Sánchez alleges fraud in the decisive overseas ballots, refuses to recognise the outcome, and the National Jury of Elections has yet to formally proclaim a winner.
Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on the evening of 24 June, collapsing buildings in Caracas and burying residents under rubble. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said at least 32 people were killed and 700 injured, with the toll expected to rise. The US Geological Survey, which measured the quakes at magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, issued red alerts warning of probable high casualties as a state of emergency took hold and international aid offers poured in.
Right-wing newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella leads Colombia's presidential runoff by fewer than 250,000 votes. His leftist rival Iván Cepeda has not conceded, contesting the count as Colombia braces for a sharp rightward turn.
Abelardo de la Espriella, a hardline lawyer endorsed by Donald Trump, won Colombia's 21 June runoff over progressive senator Iván Cepeda by under one percentage point, ending the leftist Petro era and pulling one of Latin America's largest democracies sharply to the right.