Tensions in the Middle East are escalating again as a tanker was reported on fire after explosive devices were attached to its hull while the vessel was attempting to transit outbound in the Strait of Hormuz. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which is affiliated with the Royal Navy, said in a warning notice that it had received a third report on Thursday that a tanker transiting outbound was on fire 25 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz. In a subsequent update, UKMTO said it had received “a verified…

La compañía energética Repsol anunció este jueves que cuadruplicó...

La presidenta Delcy Rodríguez dio a conocer que para el año 2027 se realizará un aumento salarial "en cuatro momentos" y dio garantías de que "en ningún caso podrán ser inferiores al crecimiento económico registrado en cada trimestre que los preceda". De igual fo...

El encargado de Negocios de Estados Unidos para Venezuela, John Barrett, recorrió este jueves 29 de octubre la Planta Chocó y las minas de oro Santa Bárbara y VBK, pertenecientes a la Corporación Venezolana de Minería (CVM), y anunció que empresas estadounidenses están preparadas para particip...

30-10-26.-Irán ha condenado a muerte a Najmeh Amini, una estudiante de 23 años, por una publicación en redes sociales, en un momento en que el país vive una escalada de ejecuciones y de castigos contra quienes participaron en las protestas antigubernamentales del pasado enero. Amini, detenida durant...

Crude oil gave back ground on Thursday as traders weighed emergency supply against tentative efforts to reopen talks with Iran. Neither side has taken control. The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is delivering barrels, but the reserve is near its lowest level since 1982. Peace efforts have resurfaced, but no agreement has been reached, and the threat to regional shipping and Saudi energy infrastructure remains. On Friday, at 00:05 GMT, December WTI crude oil futures are trading at $102.77, down $0.67 or -0.65% for the week. The contract reached…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Bolsonaro has been secretly flown to Miami on a private jet, three days after losing Brazil’s presidential runoff to Lula and a day after defying a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports in a money-laundering case. The State Department is issuing visas to him and his family. Prior to the election, U.S. diplomats in Brazil were told the policy was to return the Bolsonaros to power, making them a direct target. On October 27, Justice Flávio Dino ordered federal police to investigate foreign…