The price of Petroleum Texas Intermediate (WTI) opened this Monday with a rise of 1.63%, to US$83.14 per barrel, after having closed last week with five consecutive days of declines. At 14:00 GMT, WTI futures contracts for delivery in December gained US$1.31 compared to the previous day’s close. If in recent weeks it was the […]
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Russia: Vladimir Putin will remain in power beyond 2024
Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the presidential elections in March, a decision that will keep him in power at least until 2030, as the head of the Kremlin believes he must lead Russia through the most dangerous period in recent decades, six sources told Reuters. After defusing an armed mutiny by the leader […]
Saudi Arabia and Russia to continue additional voluntary oil cuts
The main exporters of Petroleum, Saudi Arabia and Russiaconfirmed on Sunday that they will maintain their additional voluntary oil production cuts until the end of the year, as concerns about demand and economic growth continue to weigh on crude markets. Both countries indicated that they will review their cuts next month to study the possibility […]
South Korean spy says North Korea sent artillery shells to Russia
The spy agency south korean North Korea is believed to have sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia since August for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraineaccording to a legislator who attended a confidential meeting with intelligence agents. North Korea and Russia have actively promoted their partnership as each of their confrontations […]
Israel reproaches the Russian ambassador for the visit of a Hamas delegation to Moscow
The Russian ambassador to IsraelAnatoly Viktorov was summoned this Sunday to the Israeli Foreign Ministry to express a diplomatic protest over the visit to Moscow of a delegation from the Palestinian Islamist group. Hamas. A statement from the ministry indicates that the deputy director of the department’s Eurasia Division, Simona Halperin, made it clear to […]
ATACMS, Ukraine’s powerful new weapon, which will lengthen its “agony” according to Putin
The arrival to Ukraine of US long-range ATACMS missiles will change the course of the war, Ukrainian and Western experts say, but the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinassured today that they will only serve to lengthen the “agony” Ukrainian and increase the number of victims. “There are no longer safe places for Russian troops within […]
Why Russia makes cautious statements regarding the war between Israel and Hamas
The war between Israel and Hamas has forced Russia to perform a delicate balancing act, in which Moscow has called for a quick end to the fighting without blaming anyone. The careful position is due to the Kremlin’s long-standing ties to Israel, the Palestinians and other regional players, and reflects the Russian government’s hopes of […]
OPEC: A barrel of crude oil is around US$90 due to the conflict in the Middle East
He Petroleum of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has resumed its upward path by trading on Monday at US$89.99 per barrel, 3% more than its value on Friday, according to calculations published by the oil group on its official website. The rise of US$ 2.69 is attributed by analysts to the fear […]
Freight traffic between Russia and North Korea increases
Railway traffic between North Korea and Russia grew drastically after a recent summit between the leaders Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putinindicating a “probable” arms transfer, according to a report by the analysis organization Beyond Parallel. High-resolution satellite images reveal at least 70 freight cars at North Korea’s Tumangang border station, the Washington-based group reported […]
Exclusion of women costs Afghanistan US$1 billion a year, according to UN
The exclusion of women from most of the working market in Afghanistan and public space in general is costing the country US$ 1,000 million, a sum that will only increase, warned today the executive director of UN Women, Sima Bahous. Bahous was speaking at a session of the Security Council dedicated to the situation of […]