The US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate within the 5.25% to 5.50% range for the fifth consecutive meeting. The decision indicates continued caution regarding inflation, with officials forecasting three rate cuts before the year's end.
A significant earthquake in Venezuela has resulted in 920 confirmed fatalities, with hundreds more individuals still reported missing beneath debris. International rescue teams have begun arriving to assist in the urgent search and recovery operations, as families desperately seek information regarding their loved ones.
Germany has provisionally recorded its highest ever temperature at 41.3C in Saarbrücken, as an extensive heatwave continues to grip Western Europe, prompting event cancellations and public health warnings.
The United Kingdom has dispatched a specialist 68-strong search and rescue team, along with humanitarian aid, to Venezuela following a devastating earthquake. The deployment departed from Brize Norton airbase.
