Europe often discusses critical raw materials as if geographical distance were the central problem. Lithium comes from South America or Australia. Cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rare earths are processed in China. The obvious response appears to be finding alternative suppliers elsewhere in the world. But part of Europe’s raw-material future may be much closer. Ukraine and the Western Balkans hold deposits of many materials required for batteries, power grids, wind turbines, electric vehicles, semiconductors and defense…

Lunes, 09 de noviembre de 2026.- Jeffrey Sachs: La maquinaria de guerra permanente frente al Nuevo Orden Mundial. 00:00 ¿Por qué los votantes rechazan las guerras, pero estas continúan? 03:01 La advertencia de Eisenhower y el complejo militar-industrial 05:24 El costo político de la guerra de ...

9 de noviembre de 2026.- El puerto de Manzanillo, en el Pacífico, es el que recibe más contenedores en México y es clave para el comercio con Asia. De manera clandestina también arriban precursores químicos para la elaboración de drogas sintéticas como el fentanilo. En ese lugar pescadores se mov...

Central Asian leaders gathered in Astana on November 6 for discussions on ways to contain the dark side of the Internet and artificial intelligence.  The talks, taking place under a format known as the Aqaba Process, focused on how militant groups can use AI to enable terrorism. Deep fakes, for example, have been used to spread propaganda and disinformation while also helping recruitment efforts. Militants can also use AI to hinder government investigations into suspected terrorist incidents and activities. …

9 de noviembre de 2026.- La relatora especial de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para los territorios palestinos ocupados, Francesca Albanese, cuestionó el silencio internacional sobre la masacre de Jan Younis, perpetrada por fuerzas israelíes el 3 de noviembre de 1956, en la que fueron asesi...

9 de noviembre de 2026.- El nuevo presidente de Paraguay, Pedro Alliana, pidió este lunes a todos sus ministros y altos funcionarios que pongan sus cargos a disposición, en una reorganización del gobierno tras la destitución de Santiago Peña por un escándalo bancario, informó el mandatario en X. ...

Let’s begin with a question. “How would an average-sized human fare in a 'negotiation' with a six-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex?”  Obviously, the interaction would end with the human serving as a high-protein snack. The T-Rex weighs 75 times more than the average person. With that kind of weight disparity, there is no “negotiating,” just a stomp and gulp. Something analogous may be in store for the electric industry: a T-Rex scenario. In negotiating with prospective data center owners, US utilities are puny in size compared…

Israel’s Energy Ministry on Monday awarded six offshore natural gas exploration licenses to Houston-based Murphy Oil and Israel’s Ratio Energies, eight months after the war with Iran forced Israel to shut its biggest gas field. The Zone G licenses cover about 1,700 square kilometers of seabed roughly 25 kilometers southwest of Leviathan. Murphy will operate the licenses, and each partner holds 50%.  The award marks Murphy’s first venture into the Eastern Mediterranean, and it joins Chevron, the operator of Leviathan and Tamar,…

9 de noviembre de 2026.- La secretaria general de la Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) francesa, Sophie Binet, llamó hoy a convertir el próximo día 17 en una gran jornada nacional de huelga y marchas, al considerar insuficientes las ofertas gubernamentales. Tras participar en una reunión de...

Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, the kingdom’s main route for moving crude around the Strait of Hormuz, came under attack on Monday, the same day a Reuters survey showed OPEC output had recovered to 90% of its pre-war rate. An Energy Ministry official said the pipeline was targeted in the Medina region, causing a limited fire that emergency crews put out with no casualties and no disruption to operations. The line carries Saudi crude to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, which handled the bulk of the kingdom’s export growth in October.…

Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, the kingdom’s main route for moving crude around the Strait of Hormuz, came under attack on Monday, the same day a Reuters survey showed OPEC output had recovered to 90% of its pre-war rate. An Energy Ministry official said the pipeline was targeted in the Medina region, causing a limited fire that emergency crews put out with no casualties and no disruption to operations. The line carries Saudi crude to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, which handled the bulk of the kingdom’s export growth in October.…

Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, the kingdom’s main route for moving crude around the Strait of Hormuz, came under attack on Monday, the same day a Reuters survey showed OPEC output had recovered to 90% of its pre-war rate. An Energy Ministry official said the pipeline was targeted in the Medina region, causing a limited fire that emergency crews put out with no casualties and no disruption to operations. The line carries Saudi crude to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, which handled the bulk of the kingdom’s export growth in October.…

Lunes, 09 de noviembre de 2026.- Trump ordena una pausa en los ataques a Irán. LAS NOTICIAS: Irán asesta un golpe inesperado a EEUU, Rusia avisa a la OTAN y España contra el fuego. Donald Trump ha pausado los ataques contra Irán en medio de las advertencias de...

The defining feature of the Northern Hemisphere winter 2026/27 is uncertainty. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are above $30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), and gas inventories are markedly lower in key markets. Further price rallies are not a foregone conclusion, though. Potent downside risks remain, including a recovery of Middle Eastern LNG supply and weather-suppressed power and heating demand. Europe: Paying to keep the arbitrage closed  Europe enters winter with the lowest gas inventory of the 2020s, just as the lack of…

El New York Times anunció recientemente que Washington busca firmar con Venezuela un acuerdo que siente las bases jurídicas para una presencia militar estadounidense de largo plazo en el país. El instrumento propuesto sería un Acuerdo sobre el Estatuto de las Fuerzas, conocido por sus siglas e...

Lunes, 09 de noviembre de 2026.- El enfado de Trump con los que le abandonaron en Ormuz asusta a Euopa y China se frota las manos. Analizamos las explosivas declaraciones de Donald Trump sobre la OTAN, a la que califica como una "mancha imborrable" tras sentirse traicionado por la falta de apoy...

A weather front is bringing still and cloudy weather at the start of the week in some of Europe’s largest electricity markets, resulting in power prices for peak evening periods soaring to 2022 highs.  Across the UK, Germany, and France, the top power markets in Europe, wind and solar power generation is slumping on Monday and is expected to remain below normal until at least the middle of this week. The wind speed slumps will be especially pronounced in Germany, the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands. This means that the price of electricity…

Esta cooperación se sustenta en los principios fundamentales de humanidad, imparcialidad y neutralidad, y formaliza un compromiso de trabajo conjunto entre ambas instituciones para fortalecer la asistencia a las comunidades afectadas La Cruz Roja Venezolana y la Cruz Roja Española b...

The loss of his Republican Party majority to the Democratic Party in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections has left President Donald Trump looking like a lame duck to many in the last two years of his tenure -- a particularly unfortunate turn of events, given his first name. However, while the Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress has meant that Trump’s ability to dictate domestic policy through legislation has effectively ended, there is nothing cartoonish about this continued…

El aspirante a la presidencia por la izquierda, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, ha prometido hacer cumplir la orden de arresto emitida por la CPI contra Benjamín Netanyahu. En un discurso ante unos 20 000 simpatizantes en un mitin multitudinario en Le Bourget, en las afueras de París, el candid...