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After a Venezuela quake, families were forced to identify loved ones at makeshift morgues as emergency and burial services struggled to cope, according to BBC News.

Iran has opened a period of public mourning and will hold a lying-in-state at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla ahead of days-long funeral events, the BBC reports. Officials say the figure was killed in February.

Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department removed an AI anti-drug video after critics said its K-pop style risked making substances look appealing. BBC reported the clip was pulled amid public backlash.

BBC reported Kyiv airstrikes killed at least one person after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a “massive” attack. Emergency teams responded amid preliminary casualty reports.

Reporting by BBC News indicates the North American free trade pact extension is unlikely to be decided by the 1 July deadline. Negotiations continue and governments are weighing short-term procedural options.

Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan reportedly survived an assassination attempt days before he was due to appear at a police corruption inquiry. Officials have opened a criminal investigation; details remain limited.

BBC reporting by Orla Guerin describes residents in quake-hit areas who say the Venezuela earthquake response was slow and uneven, leaving survivors and families frustrated.

BBC and Thai police say an Australian man has been charged with murder in Thailand after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase near a railway track. Authorities say the investigation and legal process are ongoing.

BBC reports an alleged Uganda media shutdown as NTV and Daily Monitor say their capital offices are under a “military siege.” No independent confirmation yet.

U.S. search-and-rescue teams pulled a 9-month-old infant alive from rubble in Catia La Mar after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes. The U.S. Department of State posted video of the extraction; USAR teams remain searching.