A Reform government would partially nationalise Rolls-Royce as a quid pro quo for helping it ramp up its small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear programme “as fast as it possibly can”, its policy chief has said. In a wide-ranging interview setting out his party’s plans for the UK economy, Zia Yusuf told City AM that Reform would actively “accelerate our national champions”, taking inspiration from Donald Trump’s decision to buy a stake in US chipmaker Intel. “What we would do, is say, Rolls-Royce,…

Es 16 de diciembre de 2025. Han transcurrido 350 días del año y faltan 15 días para su terminación. Hoy es martes.

16 de diciembre de 2025.- La libertad de expresión en todo el mundo ha sufrido un retroceso histórico en los últimos 13 años, debido a la creciente autocensura entre los periodistas y los ataques que enfrentan, tanto en la vida real como en línea, afirma un informe divulgado por la Unesco este...

The government of Canada and the province of Alberta reached a major milestone in late November, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen energy collaboration and sustainable economic development. A core pillar of the announcement is a contingent bitumen pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia, targeting at least 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of capacity for waterborne exports. The news comes shortly after several Canadian midstream operators announced brownfield crude oil pipeline expansions with the potential…

Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA is facing wider crude discounts, stuck cargoes, and growing pressure from buyers to rewrite trading terms after the United States seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil, traders and sources told Reuters. The seizure of the very large crude carrier Skipper near Venezuela’s coast last week marked Washington’s first interception of a tanker transporting Venezuelan crude. The move came alongside new U.S. sanctions on six vessels and their associated companies, tightening the screws on President…

16 de diciembre de 2025.- Más de 1.300 delegados de la clase obrera venezolana se han congregado en la ciudad de Caracas, para participar en el Gran Congreso Constituyente de la Clase Obrera venezolana. Este encuentro crucial tiene como objetivo principal la refundación, transformación y organizació...

The prospect of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan appears to be fueling a feud between Baku and its other South Caucasus neighbor, Georgia.  Two media outlets in Azerbaijan that are often seen as reflecting official thinking have published a series of scathing reports in recent weeks, accusing the Georgian government of obstructing Azerbaijani trade. The reports contend Georgia is acting purposefully to undermine the provisional Armenian-Azerbaijani peace deal signed in Washington in August.  There appear to be multiple…

The price of Russia’s crude has tumbled over the past three months to its lowest level since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, weighed down by intensified U.S. sanctions and falling international benchmarks. Russian crude shipped out of all major export terminals on the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and Far East port of Kozmino fetches just about $40 per barrel currently, per Argus Media data cited by Bloomberg on Tuesday. The discount of Russia’s crude to Brent has widened since the U.S. sanctioned the top Russian oil producers and exporters,…

The price of Russia’s crude has tumbled over the past three months to its lowest level since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, weighed down by intensified U.S. sanctions and falling international benchmarks. Russian crude shipped out of all major export terminals on the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and Far East port of Kozmino fetches just about $40 per barrel currently, per Argus Media data cited by Bloomberg on Tuesday. The discount of Russia’s crude to Brent has widened since the U.S. sanctioned the top Russian oil producers and exporters,…

16 de diciembre de 2025.- El Partido Liberal de Honduras solicitó formalmente el recuento voto por voto de las 19.167 Juntas Receptoras de Votos (JRV), en el marco de las crecientes denuncias de irregularidades que rodean el proceso electoral celebrado el pasado 30 de noviembre. La petición fue r...

The UK North Sea is being reshaped by consolidation at a pace not seen since the aftermath of the 2014 oil price crash. In the past twelve months alone, a series of mergers has concentrated more than 500,000 boe/d of production into a handful of operators, as companies respond to a 78% marginal tax rate, falling output and an investment environment that has effectively closed to new developments. Deals involving Harbour Energy, TotalEnergies, Shell, Equinor and Ithaca Energy have created fewer but larger players managing a basin where production…

Hasta hace poco, el mundo de las criptomonedas operaba en una zona gris, a menudo percibido por muchos como un entorno riesgoso donde las reglas no siempre estaban claras y la protección al usuario era limitada. El organismo encargado de supervisar la actividad bancaria en Estados U...

La crisis interna en Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) se intensificó en los últimos días y, según el senador independiente Bernie Sanders, el panorama se agravó por la gestión de carácter exclusivamente militar impulsada por el presidente Donald Trump, quien utiliza su campaña de agresiones contra Vene...

Shell has restarted a process to sell its minority 37.5% stake in the Schwedt refinery in Germany, whose majority shareholder is now-sanctioned Russian state oil giant Rosneft, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.  Shell has opened a data room this month and is seeking offers for its stake in the refinery by the end of January, according to some of Reuters’ sources.  The Schwedt refinery, the fourth-largest refinery in Germany, used to process Russian oil before Germany cut off supplies…

Un juez del Estado de México ha declarado culpable a María Elena Martínez Robles, expresidenta municipal de Amanalco, por su responsabilidad penal en el homicidio calificado de dos subordinados, el síndico municipal Miguel Ángel Lara de la Cruz y su chofer. El fallo judicial confirm...

16 de diciembre de 2025.- El vicepresidente Sectorial de Política, Seguridad Ciudadana y Paz, Diosdado Cabello, informó que la Gran Misión Vuelta a la Patria ha recibido a un millón 100 mil venezolanos para la reunificación familiar. “Que ellos quieran perseguir a nuestro pueblo lo fortalece. Aqu...

El presidente Donald Trump se burló el lunes de Rob Reiner, el actor y director de cine asesinado que también fue un activista demócrata, sugiriendo que fue asesinado por sus opiniones anti-Trump a pesar de que la policía no esbozó un motivo para el aparente homicidio. Reiner, de 78...

Martes, 16 de diciembre de 2025.El presidente de Colombia advirtió que Colombia no se deja amenazar. Aqui defendemos la soberanía con nuestra vida. Advertimos que el que pase de la amenaza a la acción solo despertara al jaguar americano, que esta dormido en el corazón del pueblo. [yt=J9q...

La preocupación en torno a la actual campaña del presidente Donald Trump contra Venezuela sigue frustrando a los legisladores republicanos que no tienen idea de lo que el presidente está tratando de lograr en la región latinoamericana. En el programa This Week de ABC, el representan...