The headlines in early 2026 have been dominated by political upheaval in Caracas. Following the dramatic events of early January and the overhaul of Venezuela’s Hydrocarbons Law on January 29, analysts have rushed to debate the morality of renewed American involvement in the Orinoco Belt. But while the world focuses on the politics, the real story is unfolding thousands of miles away, inside the distillation towers along the U.S. Gulf Coast. To understand why Chevron is moving aggressively to ramp Venezuelan production, you have to look past…

Especialistas en materia de salud mental profundizaron en temas de alta sensibilidad como la prevención del suicidio Con el objetivo de promover el bienestar emocional y prevenir riesgos psicosociales en el sector educativo, la alcaldía del municipio Guaicaipuro, realizó un abordaje...

Eni has made a major natural gas and condensate discovery offshore the Ivory Coast in Africa, in part of what is estimated to be the second largest discovery in the country after Baleine, the Italian energy major said on Monday.  Eni has focused on exploration offshore Africa in recent years as it looks to boost its natural gas resources and farm out minority shares to other companies and investors to fast-track the development of the discoveries.       In the latest discovery offshore Côte d'Ivoire, also…

GINEBRA. – En un contundente comunicado conjunto, nueve relatores y expertos de la ONU declararon este lunes que las atrocidades documentadas en los archivos de Jeffrey Epstein poseen una magnitud y alcance transnacional que podrían tipificarse legalmente como crímenes de lesa humanidad....

Más allá de las luces y el espectáculo mediático, la reciente presentación de Bad Bunny en el medio tiempo del Super Bowl se ha transformado en un fenómeno de opinión pública que trasciende lo musical para convertirse en un hecho político de primer orden. Los últimos sondeos realizados por Yah...

16 de febrero de 2026.- La Asociación CANAÁN en su Canal YouTube: PALESTINA 11MIL AÑOS DE HISTORIA. Tiene como invitado al muy notable historiador y analista internacional, Christian Nader. En este episodio se aborda dos temas que son tabú a pesar de la gran solidaridad con el pueblo Pales...

As gold prices surged more than 230% since 2020, central banks around the world launched one of the largest gold-buying waves in modern history. For many countries, bullion became more than just a hedge—it became a strategic reserve asset amid rising geopolitical tensions, currency volatility, and growing efforts to diversify away from the U.S. dollar. Yet not every nation followed the same playbook: some were accumulating gold aggressively, while others were trimming reserves. This chart, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, ranks the…

A Chevron-led consortium on Monday signed the lease contracts for oil and gas exploration offshore Greece as the southern European country aims to become a major gas supplier in the Mediterranean.   Chevron, in partnership with Helleniq Energy, signed the lease agreements with Greece concerning the exploration of four offshore blocks south of Crete and the Peloponnese.  Greece picked the consortium as the preferred bidder at the end of last year following a tender, and has now made Chevron’s entry official with the signing…

Lunes, 16 de febrero de 2026- Hay en el mundo actualmente, una ambiente, una atmósfera, de ruptura generalizada y sobre este tema se basan las reflexiones y análisis del día de hoy de Ari Lijalad, en su editorial . Con énfasis en la situación de los Estados Unidos, tanto internamente, como su re...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has emphasized a diplomatic approach to Iran, saying he wasn't going to speak about a military attack and that President Donald Trump "has made it clear he prefers diplomacy." Speaking at a joint press conference in Bratislava with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on February 15, Rubio said that "no one has ever been able to do a successful deal with Iran, but we are going to try." Rubio is in Slovakia for one day as part of a broader European tour focused on strengthening ties with key allies. "Right now, we…

Lunes 16 de febrero de 2026.- El presidente de Estados Unidos, #DonaldTrump, afirmó este viernes que un posible cambio de gobierno en #Irán “sería lo mejor que podría pasar”, marcando su llamado más explícito hasta la fecha a un posible derrocamiento del actual régimen clerical iraní. La declar...

La histórica dirigente del correísmo advierte sobre el impacto dañino de los gobiernos de derecha "retrógrada y fascista" en la región en general y en su país en particular Seis años pasó Ga...

China’s oil imports from Russia are on track for all-time high of over 2 million barrels per day in February as India is withdrawing from Russian spot purchases and supply is now heavily discounted for Chinese independent refiners.    China is set to import 2.07-2.08 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil from Russia this month, according to data from Vortexa and Kpler cited by Reuters.  The figure would be a new record high and significantly higher than the 1.7 million bpd estimated imports of Russian oil to China in January. …

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16-02-26.-La Embajada de los Estados Unidos en la República Dominicana anunció este jueves el cierre «hasta nuevo aviso» de la oficina de la Administración para el Control de Drogas (DEA, por sus siglas en inglés) en Santo Domingo, argumentando que la «corrupción no tiene espacio en el Gobierno» del...

16-02-26.-La ciudadana Anmy Ivonett Pérez González fue designada como nueva superintendenta de las Instituciones del Sector Bancario (Sudeban), según lo establece el Decreto Presidencial Nº 5.250, publicado en la Gaceta Oficial Nº 43.314 del 10 de febrero de 2026. 

16-02-26.-Fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos abordaron otro buque petrolero sancionado en el océano Índico después de rastrear a la embarcación desde el Caribe, vinculado a Venezuela, informó el Pentágono el domingo. Venezuela enfrenta sanciones de Estados Unidos sobre su petróleo desde hace años,...

Retired General Jack Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and a long-standing voice on defense readiness, has joined the board of REalloys as the company brings online North America’s first industrial-scale heavy rare-earth processing and metallization platform dedicated to the defense supply chain.For decades, the U.S. defense industry relied on Chinese processing to turn rare earths into finished metals and alloys that could be used in weapon systems. A newly announced merger between Blackboxstocks Inc. (NASDAQ: BLBX) and…

Near-term demand for Saudi Arabia’s oil in China is soaring after the Kingdom early this month slashed its official selling prices (OSPs) for Asia to the lowest level versus regional benchmarks in more than five years. In early February, Saudi Aramco cut the OSP of its flagship Arab Light for March loadings to parity with the Oman/Dubai average benchmark, off which the Kingdom prices its crude oil going to Asia. The cut of $0.30 per barrel, to parity with Oman/Dubai from a $0.30 a barrel premium for February, was the fourth consecutive cut…