The polite applause faded and NATO chief Mark Rutte arranged his papers neatly on the rostrum. It took him 62 seconds to get to the point. “The dark forces of oppression are on the march again,” he said. “We are Russia’s next target.” Rutte’s speech in Berlin on December 11 was just the latest in an unprecedented series of warnings of direct conflict with Russia made in 2025 by senior European officials and intelligence agencies. In February, Danish intelligence said “Russia sees itself in conflict with…

Russian media claimed on Friday that the Trump administration held talks with Russia over joint management of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, including the potential to use its power for crypto mining, Russian newspaper Kommersant has revealed. The discussions, which have not been independently confirmed, were allegedly held without Ukraine’s participation, and likewise proposed resuming electricity supply to Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is currently not supplying electricity to Ukraine, with its six reactors…

Es 26 de diciembre de 2025. Han transcurrido 360 días del año y faltan 5 días para su terminación. Hoy es viernes. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o con...

Viernes, 26 de diciembre de 2025.- NOTICIAS: Trump al ataque con Maduro y la Fed, alerta por un coche bomba en Rusia y China desafía Rusia vive un momento de máxima tensión tras la explosión de un coche bomba en el sur de Moscú, que dejó al menos un policía gravemente herido, en una zona donde d...

Viernes, 26 de noviembre de 2025.- Del Plan Cóndor a "Donroe": El Nuevo Juego de EEUU, GrinGo Desde México nos llega este interesante análisis que hoy ponemos a la disposición de aporreadores y aporreadoras: ¿La política exterior de Trump es solo retórica? En este análisis de fondo, de...

26-12-25.-Una mujer de 70 años, residente de Chicago, fue sentenciada a casi tres años de prisión tras declararse culpable de un cargo federal por delito de odio, luego de provocar un incendio en la vivienda de su vecino. La acusada, Ana Hernández, admitió ante la justicia que en marzo del año pa...

26-12-25.- El Ministerio para el Servicio Penitenciario confirmó la excarcelación de 99 personas que habían sido detenidas tras las elecciones presidenciales de 2024.

26-12-25.-La organización no gubernamental de derechos humanos "Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón" informó que su equipo de trabajo se mantiene realizando un "seguimiento" sobre las excarcelaciones, por motivos políticos en el contexto poselectoral, que se han conc...

26-12-25.-La afiliación de trabajadores originarios de países latinoamericanos creció un 9% en el último año en España, lo que supone unos 92.300 ocupados más procedentes de la región, que representa prácticamente la mitad de todo el empleo foráneo creado en el periodo, con colombianos y venezolanos...

26-12-25.-Martha Cambero, esposa del politólogo y director del medio independiente Puntodecorte.net, Nicmer Evans, denunció este martes 24 de diciembre la detención prolongada de su esposo en la sede del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (Sebin), conocida como El Helicoide, y exigió que ...

China has issued the first batch of fuel export quotas for the new year, at a total of 19 million tons, Reuters reported today, citing unnamed sources. The volumes were relatively unchanged on the first fuel export quota batch for this year. The quotas include gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. In addition to those, Beijing also issued export quotas for 8 million tons of low-sulfur bunkering fuel. The bulk of the quotas, at over 70%, are going to state-owned energy majors Sinopec and CNPC. The two together received fuel export quotas for a total of…

Oil prices nudged higher on Boxing Day as geopolitical risk rises in the markets. Friday, December 26, 2025The festive Christmas lull in oil trading saw oil prices post a weekly gain as geopolitical tensions helped push ICE Brent above the $62 per barrel mark. Venezuela and the potential choking of its heavy crude production remains the No. 1 topic, however the U.S.’ Boxing Day strikes on Nigeria could open up a new front of bullishness. US Continues to Hunt Down Venezuela Tankers. The White House has ordered US military forces around Venezuela…

China has issued the first batch of fuel export quotas for the new year, at a total of 19 million tons, Reuters reported today, citing unnamed sources. The volumes were relatively unchanged on the first fuel export quota batch for this year. The quotas include gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. In addition to those, Beijing also issued export quotas for 8 million tons of low-sulfur bunkering fuel. The bulk of the quotas, at over 70%, are going to state-owned energy majors Sinopec and CNPC. The two together received fuel export quotas for a total of…

26-12-25.-El bloqueo marítimo parcial impuesto por Estados Unidos a Venezuela viola las normas fundamentales del derecho internacional y podría ser considerado una agresión armada ilegal, denunciaron este miércoles expertos en derechos humanos de Naciones Unidas en un comunicado conjunto. El bloq...

Russia’s crude oil production this year will remain unchanged from the previous year at some 516 million tons, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said today, adding that in 2026, oil production should rise to 525 million tons, Interfax cited the official as saying. The 2025 total is equal to around 10.36 million barrels daily, to rise to 10.54 million barrels daily in 2036, based on a conversion ratio of 7.33 barrels in a ton. The 2026 increase is about 2% on this year and will be pursued “in accordance with the socio-economic development…

26-12-25.-En un movimiento judicial que reactiva los procesos estancados desde hace meses, 71 ciudadanos que permanecían privados de libertad en el contexto de las manifestaciones poselectorales de 2024 fueron liberados desde la madrugada de este jueves. La información fue confirmada y difundida por...

Crude oil prices were set for the most substantial gain since October this week amid intensifying U.S. pressure on Venezuela, with both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate gaining over $2 per barrel in the last full week of 2025. A newly reported U.S. military strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria contributed to the oil price climb. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $62.41 per barrel... With West Texas Intermediate at $58.54 per barrel, after media cited President Donald Trump as saying U.S. forces had delivered a “powerful…

Gaceta Oficial 43262 del lunes 24 de noviembre de 2025   Official Gazette 43262 of Monday, November 24, 2025 SUMARIO  MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR DE COMERCIO NACIONAL  Resolución que declara como Norma Venezolana COVENIN de cará...

25 de diciembre de 2025.- El presidente Donald Trump anunció el jueves que ordenó un ataque mortal contra terroristas del Estado Islámico en Nigeria, a quienes acusa de perseguir a los cristianos en el país, informó CNN. En una publicación en redes sociales, Trump afirmó haber dirig...

Santa runs on diesel. Every year, the global holiday economy depends on a short, unforgiving surge in distillate consumption that powers trucks, ports, warehouses, refrigeration, and backup generation, all under winter operating conditions. That commercially driven holiday cheer strains logistics and exposes how thin the margin has become in some already-tight diesel markets, particularly in Europe.  After crude, diesel is the most economically important fuel in the system, and Christmas is when that reality asserts itself. In the U.S., distillate…