During the Cold War, the Kremlin worried about the threat posed by American nuclear missiles. Now, Russian leaders seem panicked at the thought of an American nuclear reactor at their doorstep. Since the United States and Armenia signed a nuclear cooperation deal on February 9 during Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Yerevan, the Kremlin has seemingly gone to a civilian equivalent of DEFCON 3 with a wide-ranging effort to scuttle the construction of a US-designed nuclear plant on Armenian soil. In addition to media…

Hungary and Slovakia have formally requested that Croatia authorize the transit of Russian crude oil via the Adriatic pipeline, following the complete suspension of oil flows through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline, which has been out of service since January 27. The two countries seek to use the Adria pipeline (operated by the Croatian state-owned company Janaf), which connects the Croatian port of Omišalj to refineries in Hungary and Slovakia.  According to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó,…

CARÚPANO. – La ciudad de Carúpano, en la costa norte del estado Sucre, se reafirma este año como el epicentro festivo del oriente venezolano al celebrar el 61.° aniversario de sus carnavales internacionales. Esta tradición, iniciada el pasado viernes, se extenderá hasta el gran cierr...

Lunes, 16 e febrero e 2026.- Miguel Mejía rompió el silencio y lo dijo todo sobre el caso de Nicolás Maduro, señalando que la verdadera amenaza no vino de afuera, sino desde adentro. En este video se analiza quién habría delatado a Maduro, las fracturas internas del poder, y cómo estas revelacion...

CARACAS. – El Fiscal General de la República, Tarek William Saab, informó este lunes sobre la imputación de la ciudadana Margarita Rodríguez por los presuntos delitos de Maltrato Animal (Abandono) y Apología del Delito. La acción judicial se produce tras la presunta desaparición de vario...

Teherán, 16 feb (EFE).- Irán y Estados Unidos celebrarán mañana martes en Ginebra una segunda ronda de negociaciones nucleares, con Teherán abierto a diluir su uranio altamente enriquecido a cambio de un alivio económico y en medio de renovadas amenazas del presidente estadounidense, Donald Tr...

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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