Daily brief
PM Modi expressed grief over the devastation caused by the earthquakes in Venezuela and offered assistance, as the US pledged $150 million in aid and Brazil sent a field hospital. Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back earthquakes. The disaster also highlighted a rhetorical rift between Argentine President Javier Milei and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with each side seizing on the other's response. Venezuela responded to a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin following the quake.