U.S. and Germany Send Aid Teams to Venezuela After Earthquakes, Temporarily Easing Sanctions Divide

Consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela killed roughly 235 people and injured 4,300, prompting the U.S. and Germany to deploy rescue teams to the port city of La Guaira. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the move on June 25—a rare operational partnership with the Maduro government despite a decade of American sanctions. Coordination flows through UN channels, sidestepping direct diplomatic ties that remain frozen.