Xinhua – The governments of Peru and Mexico have agreed to resume diplomatic relations between the two countries, restoring formal channels for dialogue and cooperation that had remained suspended since November 2025, Peru’s Foreign Ministry reported Friday. In a statement, Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two governments reached the decision “considering the historic […]
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The Daily Journal.- Following the June 24 seismic event, concerns over housing safety, the future of construction projects, and protections for tenants and property owners have moved to the center of the legislative debate. Amid speculation about potential land seizures in high-risk areas or expedited evictions, lawmaker Alejandra Rodríguez, second vice president of the Special […]
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The Daily Journal.- Rebuilding Venezuela’s energy infrastructure, which has suffered severe damage from corrosion and years of accumulated deterioration, will require multibillion-dollar investments that industry estimates place between US$100 billion and US$220 billion. Economist Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, estimates that the minimum […]
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The Daily Journal.- Anthropic has secured a $10 billion deal to expand its computing capacity with Volta Infra Holdings Ltd., an infrastructure startup founded just seven months ago with backing from Nvidia Corp. According to Bloomberg, the move forms part of the expansion strategy pursued by the company behind Claude as it seeks to secure […]
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The Daily Journal – When we stop and look at the state of the world, we scan the horizon from one side to the other and find ourselves overwhelmed, uneasy, even confused. Uncertainty fills us with anxiety because we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel, and amid it all the same […]
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The Daily Journal – The Venezuelan government held a strategic working session in Caracas with representatives of the African Energy Chamber (AEC) to explore joint investment opportunities and strengthen the country’s oil and natural gas industry. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez led the meeting alongside Minister of Hydrocarbons Paula Henao and PDVSA President Héctor Obregón. NJ […]
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By José Gregorio Yépez A new round of talks between the opposition and the government is about to begin. What can we expect? Judging by what Dinorah Figuera said over the weekend, this new dialogue seemed to begin with a phone call. Yet Jorge Rodríguez’s August 1 statement made one thing unmistakably clear: the talks […]
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By Dr. Juan Barreto, Director of The Daily Journal for Venezuela and Latin America Many are talking—or choosing not to talk—about Venezuela’s external debt. International agencies such as Reuters, Bloomberg, and several British financial publications place the country’s debt at an astronomical $240 billion, while other voices in the economic community, such as Miguel Rodríguez, […]
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The Daily Journal – A U.S. Senate committee voted 8-7 to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in contempt for refusing to testify about the federal government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Republican Senator Rand Paul, who spearheaded the measure, announced that he will refer […]
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The Daily Journal – The U.S. Embassy released an official statement on Thursday welcoming the arrival in Caracas of the 2015 Venezuelan National Assembly delegation, led by Dinorah Figuera, to begin direct, in-person talks with Venezuela’s interim government. Through the diplomatic mission, the U.S. administration described the meeting as a strategic opportunity to advance the […]
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