La ONG Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos (Provea) exigió este lunes al Gobierno de Venezuela actualizar la cifra de fallecidos y desaparecidos por el doble terremoto ocurrido hace 40 días, cuyos datos oficiales permanecen congelados desde el 24 de julio en el caso de ...

Desperate to blunt the threat posed by Ukrainian drone attacks, the operator of Wildberries, Russia’s leading e-commerce platform, is looking to lease warehouse space in neighboring Kazakhstan. In response to a series of recent Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia that have destroyed at least 10 percent of Wildberries’ inventory, representatives of RMB Group, the e-commerce platform’s parent company, are scouring Kazakhstan and are “ready to occupy all available warehouse space in the country,” according…

La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC, por sus siglas en inglés), adscrita al Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, emitió este lunes 3 de agosto de 2026 una nueva resolución que flexibiliza las restricciones financieras sobre la deuda petrolera venezolana. Des est...

La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, anunció que quienes perdieron su vivienda principal tras el doblete sísmico del pasado 24 de junio, recibirán un importante subsidio estatal para adquirir...

President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices on Monday after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers to “get your consumer (retail!) Oil Prices DOWN, NOW!” Trump singled out Chevron CEO Mike Wirth after the executive appeared on television discussing the company’s business. Trump said Wirth failed to acknowledge the administration’s role in restoring Chevron’s position…

President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices on Monday after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers to “get your consumer (retail!) Oil Prices DOWN, NOW!” Trump singled out Chevron CEO Mike Wirth after the executive appeared on television discussing the company’s business. Trump said Wirth failed to acknowledge the administration’s role in restoring Chevron’s position…

President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices on Monday after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers to “get your consumer (retail!) Oil Prices DOWN, NOW!” Trump singled out Chevron CEO Mike Wirth after the executive appeared on television discussing the company’s business. Trump said Wirth failed to acknowledge the administration’s role in restoring Chevron’s position…

El candidato de Donald Trump para fiscal general de Estados Unidos, Todd Blanche, un antiguo abogado que libró al presidente de varios cargos de corrupción en el pasado, retirará la controvertida propuesta para

As with all wars, particularly in the world’s main oil and gas repository of the Middle East, the U.S./Israel-Iran conflict has long threatened to widen out to include other interested parties aside from the main protagonists. The involvement of Washington’s and Tel Aviv’s allies so far has been limited to intelligence sharing and strictly defensive air support, rather than participating in offensive bombardments. For Tehran and its proxies, support from its key longtime sponsors China and Russia has been largely focused on diplomatic…

Los bomberos trabajaban el lunes con pronósticos de vientos leves y temperaturas más bajas que podrían ayudar contra los incendios forestales en el este del estado de Washington. El fuego obligó a evacuar a 60.000 personas en el área de Spokane y destruyó al menos 600 viviendas, negocios y otr...

3 de agosto de 2026.- Más de 120.000 personas fueron evacuadas preventivamente en las provincias centrales chinas de Shaanxi y Sichuan por las fuertes lluvias registradas en los últimos días, mientras las autoridades mantienen alertas por inundaciones, riadas y otros desastres asociados a las precip...

Georgia’s only oil refinery has begun replacing Russian crude with supplies from Kazakhstan and Libya as owner Black Sea Petroleum races to avoid European Union sanctions that will go into effect in January. The Kulevi refinery received and processed Kazakh crude in July and will continue taking Kazakh barrels during August, Black Sea Petroleum said Monday, as reported by Interfax news agency. A Libyan cargo is due to arrive between August 20 and August 30 under a supply agreement signed with an unnamed international company on July 3. The…

A monkey trap offers a reward such as food that, when grasped, makes the hand too large to withdraw from the hole in the trap giving access to that food. Unless the monkey lets go, the animal is stuck. Now, the obvious choice when danger arrives is to simply let go and run. But, supposedly, monkeys won't let go even as human hunters approach and then club them to death. The war with Iran has become the Trump administration's monkey trap; potential victory over Iran is the prize in the trap. Strangely, the only prize now available is something that…

Lunes, o3 de agosto de 2026.- ¿Cómo China desplaza la influencia de EEUU? China consolida su influencia en Asia mediante inversiones, acuerdos comerciales, proyectos de infraestructura y una mayor presencia diplomática y militar. Esta estrategia busca fortalecer su liderazgo regional y reduci...

European natural gas prices plunged at opening on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned attack on Iranian energy sites and talks on a deal would begin this week. Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices, the Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, sank by 4% at the start of trade on Monday, following the 5% slump in oil prices amid renewed hopes that the U.S. and Iran are looking for a return to diplomacy. However, natural gas prices eased their losses mid-day as Europe faces another heatwave that boosts electricity…

European natural gas prices plunged at opening on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned attack on Iranian energy sites and talks on a deal would begin this week. Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices, the Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, sank by 4% at the start of trade on Monday, following the 5% slump in oil prices amid renewed hopes that the U.S. and Iran are looking for a return to diplomacy. However, natural gas prices eased their losses mid-day as Europe faces another heatwave that boosts electricity…

European natural gas prices plunged at opening on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned attack on Iranian energy sites and talks on a deal would begin this week. Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices, the Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, sank by 4% at the start of trade on Monday, following the 5% slump in oil prices amid renewed hopes that the U.S. and Iran are looking for a return to diplomacy. However, natural gas prices eased their losses mid-day as Europe faces another heatwave that boosts electricity…

Lunes, 03 de agosto de 2026.- LAS NOTICIAS: Terremoto en Egipto, Cuba sube un nuevo apagón eléctrico y Trump negocia con Irán Un terremoto de magnitud 5,6 en la escala de Richter sacudió durante la madrugada de este lunes el noreste de Egipto, con epicentro situado a unos 38 kilómetros al norte ...

En el marco de los planes de atención y contingencia para el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (SEN), la presidenta de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, sostuvo una videoconferencia de trabajo con los gobernadores del país. El encuentro tuvo como objetivo evaluar el estatus de l...

Viena, 02 de agosto de 2026. En el marco de su última reunión ministerial telemática, la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo y sus aliados (OPEP+), liderados por Arabia Saudita y Rusia, ratificaron este domingo un incremento en sus cuotas de extracción de crudo de 188.000 barriles ...