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Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes left a trail of destruction -- and the heartbreak wasn't limited to humans, with one terrified puppy pulled alive from the rubble.

Check out the video ... the frightened little pup clings to a rescuer as firefighters offer it sips of water after it was dug out from the wreckage of a collapsed building in Caracas Wednesday night.

The poor pooch looks completely shell-shocked, seemingly trying to make sense of the chaos. It's unclear where its owners are, but the puppy is now in the care of the Caracas Fire Department.

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela Wednesday night ... one of them sent professional baseball players running for their lives as the stadium shook before them.

Check out the surreal clip -- the ground begins to rumble at Estadio Universitario de Caracas as the players continue the game ... until they can't ignore the movement any longer. Players and officials flee to the center of the field, while you hear the crowd erupt in chaos as the stadium shakes under them.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the first earthquake was initially measured at a magnitude of 7.2, while a more powerful quake followed less than a minute later, measuring at 7.5.

Two massive earthquakes rocked Venezuela on Wednesday, killing at least 164 people and injuring nearly 1,000 others while buildings shook, and the power went out across the country.

Videos circulating online captured all the chaos caused by the quakes -- one of which was considered the worst in over a century in Venezuela.

The first quake struck with a magnitude of 7.2, and then about a minute later, a more powerful 7.5-magnitude quake hit the South American country, according to U.S. monitoring agencies. The epicenter of the quakes was near the city of San Felipe, which has a population of about 220,000 and is roughly 127 miles west of the capital of Caracas.

Claude Guillemot -- the co-founder of the popular video game company Ubisoft -- has died after a plane he was piloting crashed.

The company announced his death in a statement ... telling French media outlets the organization's thoughts and prayers are with the late co-founder's family.

According to French media outlets, Guillemot was flying a Cessna 421 twin engine plane which crashed near the beach resort of La Baule in Western France. Guillemot -- who owned a house in the area -- was reportedly flying with an instructor.

Italian Prime ​Minister Giorgia Meloni says President Trump is full of crap ... because there's no way she "begged" him for a photo together at the G7 summit, despite Trump's claim.

The PM posted a video on social media expressing her disgust ... claiming Trump is just spinning lies ... saying, "There is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg."

Meloni's response comes after Trump said she "wanted a picture with me so ​badly ... I wouldn't have taken it, but I felt sorry for her" ... Reuters reports Trump made the comment to an Italian TV station.

A bunch of alleged narco-terrorists were blown straight to hell courtesy of the U.S. Military — and it was all caught on video!

U.S. Southern Command General Francis L. Donovan ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a boat identified as a Designated Terrorist Organization with three purported drug traffickers aboard.

In the video, posted late Thursday on X,  you can see the vessel traveling through the waters of the Eastern Pacific when, suddenly, it explodes after being hit by the kinetic strike.

Texas officials say they're still gathering facts about Tuesday night's private jet crash, which resulted in one person's death.

Several officials and representatives of the Laredo Police Department providing updates Wednesday morning on the joint investigation between LPD and federal agencies.

Authorities made it clear the family of the deceased does not want their name out there ... and they did not release it during the conference.

A woman in Brazil who was supposed to be thrown off the same bridge where Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas's plummeted to death backed out at the last second ... moments before Maria took her fatal plunge.

One of the bungee instructors -- identified only as Gustavo -- who was apparently working on the day Maria fell to her death, spoke to the local Brazilian outlet TV Record ... and he said he was putting jumping equipment on a different woman who became panicked.

Gustavo says this woman backed out, choosing not to jump, and so he turned and put the equipment on Maria instead.

The bungee jump operators who tossed a woman over a bridge without securing her rope have been arrested in Brazil ... and they're staring down homicide charges.

Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32, Vitor de Freitas Goncalves, 27, and Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42, were taken into police custody Saturday after Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas took her fatal plunge from the infamous Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, Brazil, NBC News reports.

The three suspects reportedly tried to flee after the deadly incident, but they didn't get far before they were captured.

An elderly woman riding a mobility scooter inserted herself into a German cycling competition ... and the results were disastrous!!!

Take a look at this video of the old lady on her scooter, watching dozens of cyclists pedal through the German countryside as they compete in the Saarland Trofeo, a four-day junior cycling race held annually in Germany.

Suddenly, she lurches into the racers' path ... and all hell breaks loose.

The young woman who plummeted to her death during a bungee-jumping excursion in Brazil was still alive after hitting the ground 130-feet below ... at least according to an off-duty nursed who tried to save her.

Nurse Rayza Dias told local news ... Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was alive for a short time when she landed after being thrown off an abandoned bridge without a bungee cord.

As TMZ reported ... video circulating online appears to show bungee jump operators escorting Freitas to the edge of the structure -- known locally as Skeleton Bridge -- before throwing her over the side.

Moments later, people at the scene reportedly realized something was terribly wrong ... as the 21-year-old plummeted roughly 130 feet without the rope being attached.

Dias says Maria was still conscious when she got to her ... and she talked to the young girl, trying to tell her she was going to be OK.

A horrifying bungee-jump tragedy in Brazil is drawing even more attention after footage surfaced showing what appears to be a successful jump from the same bridge just before a 21-year-old tourist plunged to her death.

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died after falling roughly 130 feet from the infamous "Skeleton Bridge" in São Paulo state during a rope-jumping excursion ... going over the side of the bridge without a cord attached.

Now, another clip making the rounds online appears to show a different tourist completing a jump from the same location on a separate outing ... she's got her bungee cord attached ... highlighting the stark contrast between a routine thrill ride and the deadly mistake investigators say occurred moments later.

Oliver Tree's death in Brazil happened suddenly ... and fans have rushed to social media to watch his final days play out.

The singer-songwriter and his pals posted all about the trip in the days prior to the tragic helicopter crash that took his life ... with Iae Break -- a popular influencer -- sharing videos from Tree's trip.

Break posted a video of Tree's first time in Brazil ... full of street soccer, seasoned meat, motorcycles, and more fun.

Argentinian YouTuber Gaspi -- whose real name was Gaspar Prim -- is among the six people who lost their lives in a devastating helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to reports from CNN Brazil.

The 23-year-old social media personality was reportedly aboard one of two helicopters involved in a midair collision Sunday morning. That aircraft was also carrying American singer Oliver Tree, along with passengers Lucas Brito Chaves, and Lucas Vignale, and was being piloted by Alexandre Souza, CNN Brazil reported.

The second helicopter carried only its pilot, Charles Marsillac, who also died in the crash. According to CNN Brazil, Marsillac was described by someone close to him as an experienced and highly respected pilot known for taking his profession seriously.

A young woman in Brazil lost her life during a bungee-jumping excursion after authorities say critical safety procedures may have been missed before the jump.

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died Saturday after plunging from a bridge in Limeira, a city in São Paulo state, according to multiple Brazilian media reports.

Video circulating online appears to show staff members escorting Freitas to the edge of the structure -- known locally as Skeleton Bridge -- before she was sent over the side. Moments later, people at the scene reportedly realized something was wrong.

No cause of death will be released in the case of college student James "Weston" Higginbotham -- who vanished during a family trip to Japan before being found dead.

Authorities say that while they are not disclosing how the 20-year-old died, there is no indication of foul play.

As we reported ... the Auburn University junior was found by a volunteer search-and-rescue group in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, according to a Facebook post shared by his parents.