Resource security when it comes to rare earth magnets is something the modern-day world has been desperately trying to get right. This is primarily due to rare earths’ increasing importance in electronics, defense, vehicles, and much more.  For years, countries have been seeking ways to secure access to these vital resources. However, 90% of the current supply is in the hands of China, whose relationship with the U.S. and other countries has not been ideal of late. Despite best efforts, many nations remain dependent on Beijing for their…

1 de octubre de 2025.- En una operación de patrullaje marítimo ejecutada por funcionarios de la Dirección de Policía de Espacios Acuáticos del Cuerpo de Policía Nacional Bolivariana (CPNB), se logró la captura de dos ciudadanos presuntamente vinculados a actividades de trata de personas. El opera...

1 de octubre de 2025.- El Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (Seniat) cerró el mes de septiembre con una recaudación de 141 millardos 30 millones 607 mil 609 bolívares. Es importante destacar que en el transcurso del 2025, el Seniat ha recaudado un total de 743 mi...

In July this year, the Mexican government did something no other government had ever done. It used a corporate debt tool to reduce the massive debt pile of state-owned energy major Pemex. Now, others are using this as a template for their struggling state entities. In July, the Mexican government issued $12 billion worth of something called P-Caps. Normally used in corporate circles, P-Caps, or pre-capitalized securities, allow a borrower access to debt funding in case of need but without being included in its balance sheet. The securities sit…

1 de octubre de 2025.- La flotilla internacional Global Sumud, compuesta por 45 embarcaciones que transportaban ayuda humanitaria hacia la Franja de Gaza, fue interceptada este miércoles 1 de octubre por la Armada israelí en aguas internacionales del Mediterráneo oriental. Telesur transmitía en vivo...

1 de octubre de 2025.- Las protestas juveniles convocadas en Marruecos para exigir reformas en los sectores de la educación y la sanidad, y que habían sido prohibidas por las autoridades, derivaron en disturbios en varias ciudades del país. En la ciudad de Uxda, en el este de Marruecos, se produj...

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are expanding their visions as they move forward with their respective nuclear energy programs. Tashkent is now striving to build larger reactors than originally envisioned, while Kazakh officials are voicing ambitions to take full control over the country’s nuclear fuel cycle. Uzbekistan’s original plan was to build six small-scale RITM-200N reactors each capable of generating 55 megawatts of power per year. But on September 26, Uzatom, Uzbekistan’s nuclear entity, announced a…

The Trump administration will keep oil and gas permitting moving unhindered, despite the federal government shutdown that began on Wednesday, while approvals for renewable energy projects will halt, according to Interior Department plans seen by industry media.  Staff at the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres of public land, have been exempted from furloughs to continue processing leases and drilling permits. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said it will use carryover funds to maintain work on “priority…

The Trump administration will keep oil and gas permitting moving unhindered, despite the federal government shutdown that began on Wednesday, while approvals for renewable energy projects will halt, according to Interior Department plans seen by industry media.  Staff at the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres of public land, have been exempted from furloughs to continue processing leases and drilling permits. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said it will use carryover funds to maintain work on “priority…

Miércoles, 01 de octubre de 2025.- El mundo parece estar al borde de una potencial confrontación nuclear. Con simulacros masivos por parte de Rusia y Corea del Norte, y EEUU mostrando su poder con pruebas de misiles, la tensión global se intensifica. Analizamos en este video las recientes ma...

1 de octubre de 2025.- El portavoz de las Fuerzas Armadas, general de brigada Yahya Sari, informó que las fuerzas navales ejecutaron una operación con un misil de crucero que impactó directamente contra el buque Minervagracht en el Golfo de Adén, provocando un incendio a bordo que dejó al navío en r...

Miércoles, 01 de octubre de 2025.- En esta pieza desglosamos, paso a paso, las afirmaciones clave: la supuesta ruptura de acuerdos sobre neutralidad, la negativa a reconocer lo que Rusia define como golpes de Estado, la argumentación legal basada en la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y decisiones judi...

Trump's Industrial Economy policies just took down their latest scalp, so to speak.  One week after Bloomberg reported that the White House was considering a 10% stake in one of the largest North American lithium mining companies, Lithium Americas, on Tuesday afternoon, the US government agreed to acquire a stake in the company, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Tuesday on Bloomberg TV, giving a boost to the Canadian company as it develops its Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada. The deal is the Trump administration’s latest effort…

Es 1 de octubre de 2025. Han transcurrido 274 días del año y faltan 91 días para su terminación. Hoy es miécoles. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cienc...

No quiero guerra ni presos políticos en Venezuela, sino democracia "No estoy de acuerdo con que haya guerra en Venezuela, porque sería dañino para el pueblo, a lo mejor inocentes tendrían que morir y no quiero que eso pase, pero tampoco quiero que haya presos políticos y repres...

1 de octubre de 2025.- La actual crisis climática deja sus huellas a nivel mundial, también marcadas hoy en las temperatura de las 40 capitales más pobladas, según un nuevo estudio del Instituto Internacional para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (IIED). Estas ciudades registraron aumento del 25...

Crude oil benchmarks were trading even lower midday Wednesday, at prices lower than they’ve dipped for several months, even as OPEC+ emphasizes that it is committed to a calibrated increase in crude output, rejecting media speculation of a sweeping jump in inventory.  Still, it involves additional supply, and as of the time of writing, that continued to put downward pressure in markets already showing signs of strain.  The expanded cartel’s decision to add barrels amid soft demand has empowered the bears, dragging both Brent…

Crude oil benchmarks were trading even lower midday Wednesday, at prices lower than they’ve dipped for several months, even as OPEC+ emphasizes that it is committed to a calibrated increase in crude output, rejecting media speculation of a sweeping jump in inventory.  Still, it involves additional supply, and as of the time of writing, that continued to put downward pressure in markets already showing signs of strain.  The expanded cartel’s decision to add barrels amid soft demand has empowered the bears, dragging both Brent…

Natural Gas Intel has reported exclusively that pipeline gas flows from the United States into Mexico are being reduced because certain volumes are failing to meet specification requirements. The issue, tied to compositional limits such as nitrogen, sulfur, and moisture, has forced curtailments and left more gas stranded in the Permian basin. For the Waha hub in west Texas, the immediate effect is additional supply without an outlet, and hence, wider discounts to Henry Hub. The Waha hub has long been the most fragile point in the Permian chain,…

Decenas de miles de personas protestaron este miércoles en las principales ciudades de Grecia contra un proyecto de ley presentado por el Gobierno que contempla la ampliación de la jornada laboral hasta un máximo de 13 horas diarias. Las movilizaciones en el centro de Atenas y otras...