23 de febrero de 2026.- A menos de dos semanas de las elecciones legislativas en Colombia, siguen las alertas del presidente, Gustavo Petro, sobre fenómenos que podrían entorpecer el normal desarrollo de los comicios del 8 de marzo. El mandatario ordenó a la Policía capturar a quienes usan el agu...

The Trump administration may have finally blinked, also knowing that yet another US-led war in the Middle East remains deeply unpopular among the American people. No attacks have come this weekend, as some were predicting last week, as President Trump appears to be exercising some level of patience and restraint, for now at least. "Iran has indicated it is prepared to make concessions on its nuclear program in talks with the U.S. in return for the lifting of sanctions and recognition of its right to enrich uranium, as it seeks to avert a U.S. attack,"…

23 de febrero de 2026.- Se llevó a cabo con éxito el vuelo N° 115 de la Gran Misión Vuelta a la Patria, procedente de Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos. En esta oportunidad arribaron al país un total de 134 ciudadanos, 114 hombres y 17 mujeres, entre ellos se encontraban 1 adolescentes, y 2 niños. ...

23 de febrero de 2026.- En una reciente visita a San Cristóbal, estado Táchira, el ministro para el Proceso Social de Trabajo, Eduardo Piñate, informó que el Ejecutivo nacional tiene previsto realizar anuncios en materia salarial en el corto plazo. A pesar de la expectativa, el ministro subrayó q...

lunes, 23 de febrero de 2026.- Hablar de imperialismo, dice la posmodernidad, es un recurso perezoso de gente que se niega a asumir que estamos en el siglo XXI. La verdad es que en Europa no se puede hablar democracia si no hablas de antifascismo. ¿Puede hablarse de democracia en América Latina sin...

City darling Rolls-Royce is gearing up plans to dish out bumper returns to investors this week as the firm delivers its annual results. The FTSE 100 giant is set to launch a buyback worth as much as £1.5bn, which will come on top of the company’s final dividend as the aircraft engineer looks to reinforce the size of its cashflow. It follows the spectacular turnaround under boss Tufan Erginbilgic, former BP chief, which has seen the company’s value double to over £112bn. The fresh buyback – as reported by Sky News –…

23 de febrero de 2026.- Faltando un minuto para las 2 de la tarde del viernes 20 de febrero, se oyó el sonido de un pito que salía desde las entrañas del Central Azucarero Río Turbio, ubicado en Cabudare (Lara). ‘’Por fin’’, comentó un trabajador provisto de su casco azul troquelado con el nombre de...

Ukrainian forces launched targeted attacks on critical nodes of Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline network on Sunday night, sparking a major fire at a key Transneft oil hub. The strikes hit a major oil pumping and dispatch hub in Tatarstan, a central region of Russia, triggering widespread fires at the facility. This attack is part of an intensified Ukrainian campaign to weaken Russia’s energy-export economy and fuel logistics. Similar strikes hit the Unecha station in Bryansk and the Nikolskoye station in Tambov, both critical to the Druzhba…

Ukrainian forces launched targeted attacks on critical nodes of Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline network on Sunday night, sparking a major fire at a key Transneft oil hub. The strikes hit a major oil pumping and dispatch hub in Tatarstan, a central region of Russia, triggering widespread fires at the facility. This attack is part of an intensified Ukrainian campaign to weaken Russia’s energy-export economy and fuel logistics. Similar strikes hit the Unecha station in Bryansk and the Nikolskoye station in Tambov, both critical to the Druzhba…

23 de febrero de 2026.- La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo pidió a los ciudadanos a “estar tranquilos, pues la prioridad es garantizar “la paz, la seguridad y la normalidad en el país”. Tras las acciones de violencia desatadas ayer en parte del territorio mexicano por el Cártel Jalisco Nueva G...

Last September I produced a brief survey of major conflict across the globe in which I wrote the following about the conflict with Iran and Israel, one which is now referred to as the 12-Day War: "[T]here is every reason to believe that the conflict between Israel and Iran is not over and that the United States may be drawn in again." It appears the next phase of this war is about to begin. In fact, by the time you read this, attacks may already have begun. It puzzles me that the rest of the world has treated the run-up to this second phase of…

The international oil companies operating the giant Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan have initiated an arbitration process to challenge a massive $5-billion fine for allegedly exceeding sulfur storage limits at a processing facility at the second biggest oilfield in the OPEC+ producer.  The dispute, one of several against Big Oil that Kazakhstan currently has, is cooling the relations between the international companies and the Kazakh government.   “Despite disputing the allegations, and attempting to resolve these issues through…

Lunes, 23 de febrero de 2026.- Bernie Sanders en el Senado: un llamado a renovar el sueño americano En un discurso apasionado ante el Senado, Bernie Sanders reflexiona sobre la pérdida del sueño americano y los desafíos que enfrenta Estados Unidos. Aborda temas clave como la desigualdad econ...

23 de febrero de 2026.- El ministro de Cultura de Venezuela, Ernesto Villegas, anunció este 23 de febrero de 2026 los ganadores de los Premios Nacionales de Cultura. El funcionario hizo pública la lista a través de su cuenta de Instagram. «Me complace informar sobre el veredicto de los jurados de...

The signing of a 20-year agreement for U.S. gas producer Caturus’s Commonwealth liquefied natural gas (LNG) division to supply one million tonnes per ‌annum of LNG to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco is enormously significant both inside and outside the energy market. At a time when LNG has become the world’s most flexible instrument of energy statecraft, the decision by Aramco to lock in U.S. supply for two decades may speak to a deeper geopolitical recalibration underway in Riyadh. For Washington, meanwhile, the agreement offers a…

23 de febrero de 2026.- El ataque militar del gobierno estadounidense contra Venezuela el pasado 3 de enero, junto con el secuestro del presidente Nicolás Maduro, ha suscitado intensos debates sobre cómo pudo ocurrir, qué representa el nuevo gobierno de Delcy Rodríguez y qué significa todo est...

The clean energy future is within reach, Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary General, said after meeting with renewable energy representatives in India. “I recently met with leaders from across India’s renewable energy ecosystem, listening to different perspectives from industry, finance, policy & civil society,” Guterres posted on X. “The message was clear: The clean energy future is within reach – but we need a system-wide transformation to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels,” added…

Lunes, 23 de febrero de 2026.- ¡Rusia, China y México responden! Tras sanciones impuestas a Cuba, análisis geopolítico actual del profesor Richard Wolff En este análisis, el profesor Richard Wolff examina las respuestas diplomáticas y económicas de Rusia, China y México tras el anuncio de nueva...

El presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defendió este domingo 22 de febrero la unión del Sur Global para transformar la economía mundial. Antes de viajar a Corea del Sur, señaló que las naciones en desarrollo deben negociar en bloque ante las superpotencias para evitar pérdidas. Seg...

The Iranian government, facing pressure at home with a growing opposition and globally with threats of a US military strike, appears ready for a third round of Omani-mediated talks with American negotiators in the upcoming week. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi on February 22 said talks would resume on February 26 in Geneva "with a positive push to go the extra mile toward finalizing the deal" over Iran’s nuclear program. In separate remarks, the Iranian government suggested talks in the Swiss city on that date. US officials did not…