Oil prices plunged in early Asian trade on Monday following reports over the weekend that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was in its final stages. At the time of writing, both oil benchmarks had fallen by more than 5%, with Brent breaking back below $100 to trade at $98.27, while WTI fell to $91.63. Optimism around a deal was tempered somewhat on Sunday when President Trump posted on social media that he had informed his representatives "not to rush into a deal". A senior U.S. administration official then added that, while progress had been…

Europe could face a critical shortfall in natural gas stocks if shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz persist for another 1-3 months, senior executives at Norwegian energy giant, Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR), have warned. Europe entered the current summer refill season with severely depleted gas reserves, with gas stores only 28% full following a prolonged winter. Europe’s storage levels are currently at 35-37%, significantly below the 50% seasonal norm, increasing the risk that the continent will miss its usual 90% target at the beginning…

Coal is inarguably one of the big winners from the energy flow disruption in the Middle East. Consumption is up strongly as gas becomes hard to come by and expensive to buy. Power supply security has overtaken any emission concerns. Yet it is not only in power generation that coal has regained popularity. Coal is also increasingly being used as feedstock for chemicals, notably fertilizers. Recently released data from China showed that coal production in the world’s top consumer had dipped in the first four months of the year. Imports were…

24 de mayo de 2026.- Miles de personas se manifestaron en el centro de Madrid, coreando lemas y ondeando pancartas para protestar contra el aumento vertiginoso de los alquileres y la escasez de viviendas, y exigiendo una intervención urgente del Gobierno. La vivienda se ha situado de forma consta...

24 de mayo de 2026.- Una investigación de la cadena Al-Jazeera publicada este 23 de mayo reveló que productos de grado militar procedentes de al menos 51 países y territorios autónomos siguieron ingresando a Israel luego de que la Corte Internacional de Justicia emitiera una sentencia provisional po...

As Statista's Tristan Gaudiaut details below, according to the IEA Global EV Outlook 2026, published on May 20, global sales of electric cars, including plug-in hybrids, surpassed 21 million units last year, more than doubling since 2022, when annual sales first exceeded 10 million. As the chart shows, EVs now account for roughly one in four passenger car sales globally, meaning their market share climbed to 25 percent in 2025, up from just 2 percent in 2018. You will find more infographics at Statista This rapid growth has…

24 de mayo de 2026.- El expresidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, acusó este domingo a Estados Unidos de "intromisión" en la política boliviana, a través del secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, y del argentino Fernando Cerimedo, que —denunció— está llevando "al fracaso" al presidente Rodrigo Paz Pereira,...

24 de mayo de 2026.- A continuación una entrevista realizada al Arquitecto Servando Marín Lista en la ciudad de Cumaná sobre la problemática del agua emn la región. ​JOSÉ GREGORIO APARICIO: "Servando Enrique, la gente en la calle me detiene y me hace la pregunta que todos llev...

24 de mayo de 2026.- La comunidad colombiana residente en el estado Lara ya cuenta con una sede oficial para tramitar sus documentos y solicitudes de manera directa. Este sábado quedó formalmente inaugurado el Consulado de Colombia en Barquisimeto, un espacio que busca facilitar el acceso a servicio...

Australia’s energy producers are calling for state and federal support in faster approvals of new projects and fiscal stability. These could help the world’s third-biggest LNG exporter grow its overseas markets amid the expected years-long turmoil in the global gas market in the wake of the Iran war. Producers want long-term predictability in taxation, as well as faster permitting processes and environmental reviews from the state and federal governments. As a whole, the industry seeks clarity and certainty that would incentivize producers…

24 de mayo de 2026.- El estado La Guaira recibió un acontecimiento natural de gran relevancia durante la conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Tortuga. El ministro del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo, Alfred Nazaret Ñáñez, informó sobre el arribo de una ejemplar de la especie Cardón a las co...

24 de mayo de 2026.- El CGRI de Irán ha informado que 33 buques cruzaron el estrecho de Ormuz en las últimas 24 horas con autorización, coordinación y protección de su Armada. Asimismo, el Cuerpo de Guardianes de la Revolución Islámica (CGRI) ha subrayado en su comunicado que el control inteligen...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will not “rush” into a nuclear agreement with Iran, stressing that negotiations remain ongoing and that both sides must take the time to “get it right” as talks continue over the future of the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s uranium program. “Our relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one,” Trump wrote in a social media post. “They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon…

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will not “rush” into a nuclear agreement with Iran, stressing that negotiations remain ongoing and that both sides must take the time to “get it right” as talks continue over the future of the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s uranium program. “Our relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one,” Trump wrote in a social media post. “They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon…

Lima, 22 may Una nueva encuesta electoral arrojó hoy que la neoliberal Keiko Fujimori supera al progresista Roberto Sánchez, con 39,5 por ciento, frente a 36,1 por ciento de su rival en el balotaje del 7 de junio próximo. La diferencia en el sondeo de la empresa Datum es considerada...

Yvette D. Clarke, presidenta del Caucus Negro del Congreso, envió el viernes 22 de mayo de 2026 una carta solicitando que tanto el presidente Trump como el secretario Marcos Rubio terminaran los bloqueos petroleros que se habían aplicado a Cuba debido a la intensificación de la crisis hum...

Heat pump uptake is on the rise in Europe, as consumers take their energy bills into their own hands. Europe, which already experienced high gas prices and energy shortages after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, is now experiencing widespread energy shortages and soaring prices due to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, sparked by the February U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. While governments across the region have been investing in the deployment of more renewable energy capacity in recent years, most consumers still rely heavily on gas for heating…

El embajador chino en Cuba, Hua Xin, ha anunciado la entrega de un nuevo lote de ayuda humanitaria al país caribeño. "Hoy entregamos 15.000 toneladas de arro...

Los venezolanos han protestado este sábado contra el simulacro realizado por Estados Unidos para la evacuación de su embajada en Caracas.

La ministra del Poder Popular para el Turismo, Daniella Cabello, sostuvo una reunión estratégica con el embajador de la República Árabe de Egipto acreditado en Venezuela, Kareem Amin, con el objetivo de revisar e impulsar nuevas oportunidades de cooperación bilateral en el sector de la hospita...