La presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez, afirmó que ningún sector del país ha estado exento de los efectos del extremismo, el odio y la intolerancia, vinculando estas posturas con las solicitudes de invasión, bloqueos y sanciones económicas que ha realizado la oposición. Rodríguez ...

En horas de la mañana, se prevé cielo con nubosidad fragmentada en gran parte del país; asimismo, habrá mantos nubosos acompañados de precipitaciones de intensidad variable en áreas de la Guayana Esequiba, Delta Amacuro, Bolívar, Amazonas, Llanos Centrales y Occidentales; igualmente, precipita...

Según el más reciente Monitor País Hinterlaces, 63% de los consultados considera que a Venezuela le conviene esperar dos años para consolidar un mayor crecimiento económico y social, mientras 31% prefiere convocar elecciones presidenciales este año. El dato refleja una percepc...

22-05-26.-Una emisora de radio local del sureste de Inglaterra presentó el miércoles 20 de mayo sus disculpas al rey Carlos III y a sus oyentes por haber anunciado por error la muerte del soberano, atribuyéndolo a un fallo informático. El director de la emisora Radio Caroline, Peter Moore, escrib...

July WTI crude oil delivered a volatile week as traders aggressively repriced geopolitical risk and then rapidly removed part of that premium on hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran. Through Thursday, May 21, July WTI posted a high of $105.21, a low of $95.76, and settled at $97.77, up $3.39, or 3.35%, for the week. The price action told a much bigger story than the weekly gain itself. Crude spent the early part of the week climbing sharply as traders focused on supply disruptions tied to Iran and the continuing…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The biggest (and only, really) takeaway from the Trump-Xi meeting is that, as we mentioned last week and the week prior, this is all about Taiwan. All eyes are now on the $14-billion Taiwan arms package that Trump suddenly appears willing to drag his feet on, raising immediate questions about how far Washington is prepared to bend. Trump’s refusal to immediately approve the already Congress-cleared package, combined with his repeated emphasis on having an “amazing” meeting with Xi, is creating…

All the Hormuz chaos is giving Egypt another chance to become a gas hub. In the immediate term, Egypt is taking a hit, but the conflict is strengthening Cairo’s long-term East-Med gas position.  Right now, the Iran conflict means that Egypt has an immediate supply problem. Israeli gas exports to Egypt were disrupted after the conflict escalated, removing roughly 1.1 billion cubic feet per day from the Egyptian market. And domestic output was already under pressure amid rising electricity demand. Cairo has been forced to increase LNG…

A supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude is set to arrive in Japan early next week after clearing the Strait of Hormuz in late April, in the first shipment of Middle East crude to Japan via the chokepoint since the Iran war began on February 28. The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Idemitsu Maru, which had departed from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port in the Persian Gulf in mid-March, is expected to arrive in Nagoya on May 25, data on MarineTraffic showed. As of early Friday, the supertanker was close to the coasts of Japan.…

22-05-26.-La cuenta oficial de la Casa Blanca difundió este miércoles una imagen en la que aparecen varios líderes internacionales señalados como “enemigos neutralizados” por Estados Unidos, entre ellos los expresidentes Nicolás Maduro y Raúl Castro. El cartel presenta a cuatro figuras con etique...

22-05-26.-Dirigentes del sector transporte aseguraron que el pasaje mínimo urbano quedó en 140 bolívares por un acuerdo entre el gobierno y los representantes del sector. La medida entraría en vigencia a partir del 1 de junio. La decisión habría sido tomada en el Órgano Superior del Transporte...

22-05-26..-Luis Hernández, padre de Aranza de los Ángeles Hernández Castillo, de 20 años de edad, abogó por su libertad este jueves 21 de mayo. «Su único delito es ser hermana de un militar disidente», escribió en su cuenta en X. La joven fue detenida el 21 de noviembre de 2025. Dos días antes, ...

22-05-26.-El periodista y conductor del espacio “La Hojilla”, Mario Silva, profundizó este martes sus cuestionamientos públicos por la entrega del exministro Álex Saab a Estados Unidos, en una señal de las crecientes tensiones al interior del chavismo. En su programa La Hojilla, transmitido por ...

22-05-26.-Un grupo no identificado públicamente emitió un «pronunciamiento ciudadano» en el que rechazan la realización del simulacro de evacuación en la embajada de los Estados Unidos (EEUU) en Caracas el próximo sábado 23 de mayo. ...

22-05-26.-Los docentes jubilados denuncian desigualdad de condiciones socioeconómicas con relación a los profesionales activos, exigen la recuperación integral del salario y su calidad de vida, que se ha visto mermada debido al estancamiento del salario mínimo durante cuatro años. En su cuenta en...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the government to urgently explore an increase in the use of alternative energy sources, including biogas as a substitute for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as the Middle East crisis is choking oil and gas supply to the world’s third-largest crude importer. Modi also urged ministers to move faster with implementing reforms to turn India into a developed nation by 2047, the goal for its 100th independence anniversary. India has been grappling with the energy crisis that the Iran war created.…

Risks to oil prices are firmly skewed higher amid plunging global oil inventories in the worst supply disruption in history, according to Barclays. The investment bank on Friday kept its $100 per barrel Brent forecast for 2026, but warned that the risks are skewed to the upside as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been draining U.S. and global inventories to multi-year lows.   “Inventory trends are signaling a 6-8 (million bpd) deficit with the U.S. inventories within reach of the lowest levels since 2020,” analysts at Barclays…

22-05-26.-.El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EE. UU. arrestó este jueves a Adys Lastres Morera, hermana de la jefa del conglomerado militar cubano Gaesa. Las autoridades federales informaron que este consorcio controla el 70% de la economía de la isla y gestiona activos valorados en 18.000 mi...

India’s power generation rose to a new all-time high amid hot weather that drove air-conditioning demand up, with thermal generation, most of its coming from coal power plants, covering 62% of demand. Power demand on Thursday hit 271 GW, on the “fourth consecutive day when the peak power demand (solar hours) reached a new all-time high,” India’s power ministry said, as quoted by AFP. After milder temperatures tempered demand growth in the fiscal year to March 2026 to the lowest level in six years, demand is now beating peak…

India’s power generation rose to a new all-time high amid hot weather that drove air-conditioning demand up, with thermal generation, most of its coming from coal power plants, covering 62% of demand. Power demand on Thursday hit 271 GW, on the “fourth consecutive day when the peak power demand (solar hours) reached a new all-time high,” India’s power ministry said, as quoted by AFP. After milder temperatures tempered demand growth in the fiscal year to March 2026 to the lowest level in six years, demand is now beating peak…

22-05-26.- La defensora del pueblo, Eglée González Lobato, realizó un recorrido por las instalaciones de la Entidad de Atención al Adolescente «Dr. José Gregorio Hernández», ubicada en la parroquia Antímano. En compañía de la magistrada Carmen Marisela Castro Gilly, presidenta de la Sala Penal de...