The Mexican rescue team Topos Azteca said it detected signs of life from the ruins of a 13-story apartment building on Friday, 16 days after the quakes.

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.

President Donald Trump boasted that Venezuela’s leader sought his blessing before appearing in a television interview. Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, 57, reportedly told Fox News anchor Bret Baier,

The rubble of collapsed homes, children's toys, clothing, and shattered family pictures frames were what greeted a team of British firefighters deployed to Venezuela after it was devastated by twin earthquakes. Amid the warm, dusty environment and unpleasant smells, the teams were surrounded by people who had lost everything.

Around 16,300 people have been displaced after two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela. The New York Times spoke with the mother of a 10-year-old girl, who has been struggling to find a safe shelter for her family.

The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that the distribution of housing to those affected will begin next week.

Wayne Ward (left) was the operations commander for the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service cohort in Venezuela A firefighter who travelled to Venezuela to help in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquakes said the destruction was "hard to put into words".

Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating parts of a country already reeling from crisis after crisis.

Children who played for Venezuela’s youth baseball league, a symbol of national pride, have been left injured, orphaned or dead.