16-10-26.-La justicia chilena condenó este jueves 15 de octubre a Maickel Villegas Rodríguez a 20 años de prisión por el secuestro y homicidio del exmilitar venezolano Ronald Ojeda. El Segundo Tribunal Oral en lo Penal de Santiago –integrado por los magistrados Jorge Candia (presidente), María Ca...

16-10-26.-El gobierno de Colombia anunció este jueves su retiro como Estado miembro y copresidente del Grupo de La Haya, alianza impulsada por el ex presidente Gustavo Petro (2022-2026) para coordinar medidas diplomáticas y jurídicas relacionadas con la situación en los territorios palestinos y prom...

16-10-25.-La jornada del 15 de octubre en Buenos Aires se convirtió en un escenario de violencia estatal, cuando las fuerzas de seguridad argentinas, bajo el mando del presidente Javier Milei, lanzaron un operativo represivo frente al Congreso de la Nación. La intervención, que incluyó el uso de gas...

16-11-26.-Trabajadores y jubilados de la Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) cumplieron, este jueves 15 de octubre, 24 horas de vigilia continua frente a la estatal para exigir el pago de unas utilidades dignas. Los afectados exigieron a las autoridades respuestas inmediatas al pliego de peti...

16-10-26.-Hay 108 edificios en rojo que pasarán a un plan especial a fin de determinar si son o no recuperables, y en esa lista están Los Delfines, indicó el ingeniero Daniel Mata. ¿Existen o no existen las listas de demolición en La Guaira? ¿Son los bloques de la Páez unos...

16-10-26.-En un giro dramático del discurso oficial, el chavismo ha declarado que el presidente depuesto Nicolás Maduro y su esposa, la exdiputada Cilia Flores, están "secuestrados" en Estados Unidos. La afirmación surge en un momento crítico, ya que ambos enfrentan nuevos cargos de conspiración par...

16-10-26.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este jueves 15 de octubre 2026 en Bs.880,11 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes...

Crude oil prices were on course to book a weekly gain earlier today, amid continuing Iranian strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and a substantial inventory draw in the United States, at 8.56 million barrels for the week to October 9. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $105.48 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $97.40 per barrel. Both were off highs touched earlier in the week, but still higher than last Friday. “Uncertainty in the Middle East and concerns over the sustainability of oil flows through the Strait…

Crude Oil Rallies as U.S. Inventory Draw Outruns Supply Relief November WTI crude oil futures are up sharply for the week through Thursday night. The gain did not come from one headline. The market has spent the week dealing with tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, renewed attacks on Russian refineries, emergency stock releases and fresh talk of legal oil moving on previously sanctioned vessels. The release and shipping headlines gave both sides of the trade something to work with. WTI got the stronger bid when the EIA reported a large U.S.…

La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Katie Zacharia, confirma que nunca aprobó el examen de acceso a la abogacía tras haberse calificado a sí misma como abogada Washington 15 de octubre de 2026  — La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanc...

En el que rechazaba una nueva acusación de tortura. 15 de octubre de 2026.-El expresidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro fue interrumpido el jueves por un juez federal de Manhattan mientras pronunciaba un discurso divagante en la sala, al tiempo que negaba nuevos cargos por torturar a c...

Oil prices were mixed in Thursday's trading session, with prospects of the United States easing restrictions on Russia's crude helping ease the international benchmark while attacks on vessels in the Middle East provided support. Brent crude for December delivery was down 0.2% to trade at $106 per barrel at 2.49 pm ET, while WTI crude for November delivery jumped 3.6% to trade at $98 per barrel. However, commodity analysts at Standard Chartered have predicted that crude prices will remain elevated despite heightened volatility, with risks still…

Labores de mantenimiento en Mucumbas Alto y Bajo fortalecen la captación y conducción de agua potable en el municipio Miranda 15 de octubre de 2026).- El Ministerio del Poder Popular de las Aguas (MinAguas) optimizó el funcionamiento de acueducto de Timotes, ubicado en...

The recent rise in crude oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz isn’t solving the world’s most pressing fuel problem—the diesel crunch and record diesel prices that start to feed into the wider economy. While Middle East crude oil flows are nearing pre-war levels, global diesel supply is much lower due to refinery constraints in the Middle East and Russia that the rest of the world cannot offset. The diesel squeeze hiked wholesale and retail prices to record highs in the middle of September as the market realized that crude oil…

Guyana has turned into something of an oil celebrity with billions of barrels discovered by Exxon off the coast of the tiny South American country. With the oil riches came gas, too, and there were plans to add LNG to Guyana’s export goods. Yet now the government is considering keeping the gas for the domestic market. Guyana’s crude oil exports are about to end the year on a high note and a daily rate of over 1 million barrels, according to a recent report by Bloomberg. It only took the country 10 years to go from no oil production…

The only commercial-scale uranium enrichment plant in the United States is now three-quarters of the way through its latest expansion, a milestone for the country's push to build out a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. Urenco USA said Oct. 8 that the sixth of eight new centrifuge cascades at its National Enrichment Facility in New Mexico has started production, with the seventh due later this year and the last in spring 2027. As the Trump administration works to reestablish the country as the global leader in nuclear energy, cutting reliance…

15 de octubre de 2026.- El paso vehicular en la vía que comunica la población de Capacho Viejo con San Antonio del Táchira se mantendrá totalmente cerrado durante los días 17 y 18 de octubre, entre las 8:00 de la mañana y las 6:00 de la tarde, debido a trabajos de construcción de drenajes en el sect...

Six states participating in an initiative to improve a Eurasia-to-Europe trade corridor have agreed on measures to reduce transit times at intermodal nodes along the route.  Meeting in Tashkent on October 11, railway officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan signed a protocol to enhance the cost competitiveness of the CASCA+ corridor. The six states pledged to work on achieving efficiencies in transferring cargo from one mode of transport to another at Caspian and Black Sea ports. The protocol also…

Jueves, 15 de octubre de 2026.- El lanzamiento de misiles de Corea del Norte provoca una respuesta regional Corea del Norte ha probado más misiles y exhibido un arma de largo alcance. Estados Unidos afirma que no existe una amenaza inmediata. Audio en español en YouTube. [yt=s9K-fEUY4zQ]...

It took Ukraine just hours to turn President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “we’re done” into a refinery fire. Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Ryazan refinery on Thursday, ending Kyiv’s brief pause in attacks on Russian energy infrastructure after Zelenskyy said Moscow had ignored the ceasefire promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Rosneft-owned refinery sits about 300 kilometers southeast of Moscow and accounts for nearly 5% of Russia’s refinery throughput. Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov confirmed a fire…