Audio: https://clyp.it/01aldmmu Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. – The Russian outlet Dos’e and dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky revealed a document drafted in February by the circle of Sergey Kiriyenko, deputy head of the Presidential Administration, outlining how to “sell” any peace agreement with Ukraine to the Russian population as a victory. Audiences to be managed one by one […]
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“We had to evacuate the apartments for safety reasons,” explained Indira Yánez. “I don’t want to leave my little home,” confessed Oliva Carrero. Vanessa Davies When Indira Yánez opened the door to one of the ground-floor apartments in Building 6 of the Oropeza Castillo housing complex in Guarenas, her first reaction was to shout, “Run […]
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Audio: https://clyp.it/p2koe0pw Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .— Chevron is set to sign preliminary agreements to invest in two Iraqi oil fields and join a consortium of investors studying the construction of a pipeline linking Iraq’s oil-producing basin to Syria’s Mediterranean coast, specifically the port of Baniyas. The Context: Iraq, the Most Exposed Iraq — the second-largest […]
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Audio: https://clyp.it/ne1oh5te Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief — Petronas, through its subsidiary Petronas Suriname E&P B.V., announced two new hydrocarbon discoveries and a successful appraisal well in Block 52, offshore Suriname, bringing its total number of successful wells in the country to eight and surpassing 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources. Three Wells, Three […]
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Listen to the editorial audio here: https://clyp.it/02cbhnwd Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .— Venezuela has for years ranked among the permanent strategic priorities of the U.S. intelligence community. For the National Security Agency, this means continuous, multidimensional monitoring of the country that goes far beyond ad hoc responses to political or humanitarian crises. The objective of this […]
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Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iranian vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and will impose a 20% transit fee based on the value of all cargo passing through the waterway, as the conflict with Iran intensifies following the collapse of peace […]
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Román Eduardo Reyes Vásquez, Foro Penal Coordinator in Utah. — The recent earthquakes forced Venezuela to confront the full extent of its own fragility. The destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, and public services demands an urgent physical reconstruction. But no country rebuilds itself with concrete alone. It must also restore justice, public trust, and respect […]
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Neirlay Andrade On July 3, while excavators continued clearing concrete and rescue teams searched the rubble for survivors, 180 days had passed since Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) ordered Delcy Rodríguez to assume the Presidency of the Republic “in an acting capacity” following the “abduction” of Nicolás Maduro. The maximum period the Venezuelan Constitution […]
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The earthquakes in Venezuela have triggered a geopolitical shift. The arrival of IsraAID rescue teams and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s official welcome to the Jewish community have buried nearly two decades of ideological dogmatism, opening a channel of pragmatism amid the rubble. By Óscar Reyes Matute Geology has achieved what diplomacy seemed unable to accomplish: […]
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Listen to the audio of the Editorial Summary here: https://clyp.it/mdkelqzu Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. — Geology does not write checks, drill wells, or rebuild pipelines. Venezuela has oil and gas, including known oil and gas fields. The problem lies in converting that geological wealth into financeable projects, production, employment, taxes, and infrastructure. The legal reform opened […]
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