"In international news, the death toll from the devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela has now surpassed 3,300. Over 16,700 people have been injured. The government is defending its emergency response amid growing public anger over delays. Vice President Delci Rodriguez has stated that the country will rely on deep social solidarity to recover. Search and rescue operations are winding down 11 days after the disaster. Forensic teams are overwhelmed, and officials warn that the number of casualties will continue to rise as recovery teams navigate the massive layers of rubble. A massive storm is battering the western Pacific. Super Typhoon Bavi has made landfall on Guam and the northern Mariana Islands, bringing catastrophic conditions. The storm is packing wind gusts of over 200 miles per hour, alongside ocean waves reaching nearly 35 feet high. Thousands of residents have evacuated to emergency shelters, as the National Weather Service warns of highly destructive winds and widespread damage. Bavi is the 11th Super Typhoon of its magnitude to strike United States territories in the past decade. Forecasters say warming oceans continue to fuel these increasingly dangerous weather events. Tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. Palestinian officials report that a four-month-old baby has died in the West Bank after Israeli forces blocked access to a hospital. The delay at a military checkpoint lasted for more than an hour, despite the infant's critical condition. In a separate incident near Ramallah, a 16-year-old boy was killed and two others were wounded by Israeli troops. Meanwhile, in Gaza, an Israeli drone strike killed at least two people and injured several others. The overall death toll from the ongoing conflict since October 2023 has surpassed 73,000."