08-05-26.-Tras la aprobación en primera instancia de la reforma parcial de la Ley Orgánica del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ), para aumentar nuevamente el número de magistrados de 20 a 32, el abogado Alí Daniels manifestó su preocupación por los argumentos presentados en la Sesión Ordinaria de l...

Crude oil prices experienced one of the most volatile trading weeks of 2026 during the period of May 3 through May 7, as traders reacted to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, and sudden changes in diplomatic negotiations. June West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures swung violently between a high of $107.46 and a low of $88.66 before stabilizing near $97 a barrel by the end of the week. The sharp price swings reflected how sensitive the market remains to supply disruptions and geopolitical headlines. Strait…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The military situation around Hormuz remains active even as diplomacy accelerates behind the scenes. US Central Command said Thursday that Iranian forces launched missiles, drones, and small boats toward US naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz toward the Gulf of Oman, including the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason. According to Centcom, no US assets were hit. American forces then carried out retaliatory strikes on missile and drone launch positions, command facilities, and intelligence…

China is one of the few major economies coming out of the Iran shock with potentially more leverage, not less. While the Hormuz blockade decimates Gulf trade routes and energy markets, China’s factories are still producing, its export base is strong, and the expansive and expensive corridor systems it has been building for years are now coming in very handy. Pakistan’s decision to open transit routes into Iran is the clearest example of how those Chinese-built corridors are now being used. Tehran has relied heavily on UAE ports for…

An oil tanker that had passed through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April arrived on Friday at a port in South Korea, shipping the first crude cargo to the country via Hormuz since the war began. The Malta-flagged Odessa crude oil tanker arrived at Daesan on South Korea’s west coast laden with 1 million barrels of crude. Such volumes of oil are equal to about 35-50% of South Korea’s daily oil consumption. Before the Iran war began, South Korea imported most of the crude it consumes from the Middle East and is one of the most exposed Asian…

08-05-26.-En tanto la atención internacional se centra en la escalada militar entre Irán y Estados Unidos, el régimen de Teherán intensifica la presión sobre su propia población. "Seg...

08-05-26.-La Defensoría del Pueblo emitió un comunicado la tarde de este jueves, 7 de mayo, después de que el Ministerio de Servicios Penitenciario finalmente admitiera que el preso político Víctor Quero Navas murió bajo custodia del Estado hace casi 10 meses, en un contexto en el que su madre...

08-05-26.-Anitza Freitez, directora del Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), presentó este jueves 7 de mayo la Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida (ENCOVI) 2025 en el que abordó diversos ítems, entre esos la educación en el país. ...

08-07-26.-El Ministerio Público (MP) anunció este jueves, 7 de mayo, el inicio una "investigación penal" tras darse a conoce la muerte de Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, quien se encontraba recluido en el Centro Penitenciario Rodeo I, desde el 3 de enero de 2025. El organismo judicial buscará determinar la...

Global seaborne jet fuel exports crashed to a seasonal low in April as supplies remained trapped in the Middle East and Asian refiners slashed run rates amid lower crude availability, energy flows analytics firm Vortexa said in a report on Friday. Global seaborne exports of jet/kerosene fuels slumped to as low as 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in April, down by 630,000 bpd from the same month last year. That's also at the lowest end of the ten-year range between 2016 and 2025, Vortexa's freight tracking data showed. The crash in exports of jet…

A través de un comunicado, el Ejecutivo nacional informó que este 7 de mayo «se registró un hito en la demanda eléctrica en los últimos nueve años», alcanzando los 15.579 MW (megavatios). El comunicado, emitido por la Vicepresidencia Sectorial de Obras Públicas y Se...

08-05-26.-Varias ONG de derechos humanos exigieron este jueves la apertura de una investigación en Venezuela por el caso de Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, quien fue detenido en enero de 2025 y permanecía desaparecido hasta hoy, cuando el Ministerio para los Servicios Penitenciarios confirmó su muerte. ...

More than 40 India-bound vessels, nearly half of which carry energy products, are still trapped in the Persian Gulf, unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, officials told Indian outlet The Economic Times on Friday. The ships are laden with crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and LNG, as well as fertilizer and other products.    A total of 13 ships flagged to India are still stuck west of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Indian government. The Indian authorities have drafted a list of 41 vessels for priority evacuation…

08-04-26.-El aumento anunciado por el Ejecutivo dejó intacta la brecha entre ingreso y costo de vida en Venezuela. Para empleados públicos, jubilados y pensionados, el ajuste no modificó el problema de fondo. El salario sigue pulverizado, la pensión continúa anclada en 130 bolívares y se manti...

08-05-26.-El gobierno venezolano, mediante el Ministerio de Servicios Penitenciarios, confirmó este jueves, 7 de mayo, que el preso político Víctor Quero Navas murió bajo cuestodia del Estado hace casi un año, concretamente, según la versión oficial, el 24 de...

08-05-26.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este jueves 07 de mayo 2026 en Bs.499,86 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes sociales. El euro...

El presidente afirmó repetidamente que el salón de baile de la Casa Blanca se financiaría con fondos privados, pero ha expresado su preocupación por la seguridad, especialmente a raíz del tiroteo durante la cena de los corresponsales. WASHINGTON 7 de...

For decades, Western militaries have been sleepwalking into a strategic crisis. A crisis that the war in Ukraine revealed, and the escalating conflict in the Middle East is now making existential. Modern warfare is no longer dominated by tanks, jets, and billion-dollar weapons systems. Instead, it is defined by drones. Ukraine learned this lesson the hard way in 2024, when it had to produce an estimated 1.2 million drones to counter Russian advances on the battlefield. These weren’t fringe systems or experimental tools. They became the backbone…

Asia is trying to save itself any way it can. With Gulf barrels harder to get, buyers are pulling crude from wherever it is still available – even from as far away as Brazil. The barrels are alike to those stranded by the Strait of Hormuz blockage, Asia’s appetite for them need is soaring. The only problem is that they have to cross half the world first. The timing of the US-Iran war could hardly be better for Brazil. Its crude exports reached a record 2.3 million b/d in March and stayed at the same level in April, just as China was…

Despliegue se mantiene en el municipio Angostura del Orinoco Familias de la parroquia La Sabanita fueron atendidas con la optimización del suministro de agua potable 7 de mayo de 2026.-El Gobierno Bolivariano liderado por la presidenta (E) Delcy Rodríguez y la gobernadora...