Russia has extended restrictions on gasoline and diesel exports through January 31, 2027, just five days after saying the diesel ban would disappear once its domestic fuel market recovered. Recovery, it seems, has been rescheduled. Moscow first banned diesel exports from July 8 through July 31 after repeated Ukrainian drone attacks knocked refineries offline, triggering fuel shortages and price spikes across Russia. Gasoline and jet fuel exports were already restricted. The new order covers gasoline, diesel, marine fuel, and gas oils. Beginning…

Russia has extended restrictions on gasoline and diesel exports through January 31, 2027, just five days after saying the diesel ban would disappear once its domestic fuel market recovered. Recovery, it seems, has been rescheduled. Moscow first banned diesel exports from July 8 through July 31 after repeated Ukrainian drone attacks knocked refineries offline, triggering fuel shortages and price spikes across Russia. Gasoline and jet fuel exports were already restricted. The new order covers gasoline, diesel, marine fuel, and gas oils. Beginning…

30 de julio de 2026.- Se empieza a ver la luz al final del túnel, al menos en los incendios registrados en los últimos días en Madrid y Ávila, los más graves de la historia, y en el sureste de Portugal, donde también se dieron por estabilizados los fuegos que han arrasado decenas de miles de hectáre...

Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali Al-Zaidi, was first regarded as a political newcomer with no prior experience in government or political office, but he understood enough about Iraq’s interests to insist his first overseas trip be to the United States, unlike his predecessors, whose first official visits were always to Iran. Al-Zaidi recently concluded his visit to Washington, D.C., and a successful meeting with U.S. president Donald Trump. Al-Zaidi appears to have achieved significant gains, although some are still memoranda…

30 de julio de 2026.- La Embajada de Irán en Caracas denunció que las recientes declaraciones de su canciller Abbas Araghchi fueron tergiversadas por los medios de comunicación con la intención de dañar las relaciones estratégicas entre ambos países. “La Embajada de Irán reafirma que las palabras...

The share of coal in China’s electricity output fell in the first half of 2026 to below 50% for the first time on record, in a landmark achievement of the Chinese policy to boost non-fossil power sources. The share of coal averaged 49.7% of China’s total electricity output in the first half of this year, official data showed on Thursday. As the share of coal slipped, electricity generation from renewable energy rose by about 9% from a year earlier, according to the data from China’s National Energy Administration (NEA). Renewable…

The share of coal in China’s electricity output fell in the first half of 2026 to below 50% for the first time on record, in a landmark achievement of the Chinese policy to boost non-fossil power sources. The share of coal averaged 49.7% of China’s total electricity output in the first half of this year, official data showed on Thursday. As the share of coal slipped, electricity generation from renewable energy rose by about 9% from a year earlier, according to the data from China’s National Energy Administration (NEA). Renewable…

Moscú, rusia, 29 de julio de 2026.- Uno de los creadores de la red social y aplicación Telegram está en una situación bastante compleja debido a que las autoridades rusas han ordenado su búsqueda y emitido una orden de captura contra su persona. Se trata de Pável Dúrov a quien acusan de c...

Iran fired ballistic missiles at American bases in Jordan late on July 28, in what appeared to be the first time Tehran initiated an attack on US targets since the war began in late February. The Islamic Republic has claimed it is fighting a war of resistance and framed its actions as purely defensive. But the attack on Jordan, where three American soldiers were killed this month, could mark a shift in strategy, experts say. Iran’s leadership “wants to demonstrate strength, and these military actions can be understood in that context,”…

Scott Wagner, socio de la firma y quien estará encargado de la oficina en Caracas, afirmó en un comunicado que «Venezuela se encuentra en el umbral de una de las aperturas económicas más significativas del hemisferio en toda una generación». Ballard Partners, una destaca...

El regulador de seguridad en línea de Australia ha emprendido acciones judiciales ante el Tribunal Federal contra Telegram por dejar en su plataforma durante semanas videos de ejecuciones terroristas y tiroteos masivos, después de que fueran reportados por australianos, informó este jueves el ...

30 de julio de 2026.- La Fundación Hugo Chávez informó en las últimas horas que el Cuartel de la Montaña 4F, ubicado en la parroquia 23 de Enero de Caracas, permanecerá cerrado temporalmente debido a afectaciones en su infraestructura provocadas por los terremotos del 24 de junio. A través de su ...

Following a subdued start to the year, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) jumped in the second quarter after the Middle East crisis slashed crude supply and hiked oil and fuel prices, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Thursday. Global sales of electric cars fell in the first quarter of 2026, largely reflecting lower sales in the United States and China, according to the agency’s report ‘Electric Car Markets in a Time of Uncertainty’. However, EV sales rebounded sharply in the second quarter, rising by 35%…

Jueves, 30 de julio de 2026.- Irán responde, Ucrania reclama misiles y crece la presión en Trump | El análisis de Andrés Repetto. La guerra en Medio Oriente suma un nuevo capítulo tras el ataque conjunto de Estados Unidos y Arabia Saudita contra milicias proiraníes en Irak, mi...

30 de julio de 2026.- El Gobierno de Cuba denunció este miércoles el bloqueo de más de 7.000 contenedores con productos esenciales que permanecen varados en puertos caribeños sin poder llegar a la isla, recogen medios locales. El viceprimer ministro y ministro de Comercio Exterior, Óscar Pérez-Ol...

Shell has said it will continue its bumper share buyback programme after revealing the Iran war’s effect on oil prices and trading volumes helped it book a near-record profit. The Anglo-Dutch giant’s net profit spiked to $9.8bn between April and July, more than double the same period last year and beating analyst estimates. Shares were up two per cent on the news to 3,376.00p in early trading. The petrochemicals giant announced it would continue to return much of those profits to shareholders and continue its $3bn quarterly share buyback…

La compañía italiana Eni pronostica un rápido y potente desarrollo en el campo petrolífero Junín 5 una vez que se reanude la inversión, ya que, según palabras del CEO Claudio Descalzi, este yacimiento tiene particulares que permiten acelerar la rpoducción sin esperar cuatro cinco años.

El presidente del Parlamento, diputado Jorge Rodríguez (PSUV/ Nacional), informó este jueves del avance de la instalación de campamentos unifam...

‎»La alianza Federación Brasil de la Esperanza denunció ante la Fiscalía General Electoral brasileña al presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, con el fin de que se investiguen los recursos que usó para viajar a Sao Paulo y participar en un evento político de la oposición, donde insul...

La popularidad neta del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, cayó a un mínimo histórico de 25 por ciento, según una encuesta de la fundación