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Energy and Sovereignty, the Map of Power
Pressenza
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July 30, 2025
“Whoever does not control their energy has no homeland. They have territory.” The energy world and the new colonialism Energy is not just electricity, nor just oil, nor merely turbines spinning in the wind. Energy is power. It is independence or...
Venezuela and Iran Strengthen Strategic Ties Ahead of 75th Diplomatic Anniversary
teleSUR
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July 29, 2025 Hour: 3:37 pm Presidents Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Mahmoud Pesheskian of Iran held a cordial phone call on Monday to reaffirm their countries’ growing strategic alliance. The leaders emphasized the “excellent” state of...
US accuses Venezuelan regime of narco-terrorism over alliances with Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel
Fox News
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July 29, 2025
Former Pentagon official Alex Plitsas provides analysis of the Trump administration’s prisoner swap with Venezuela. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. government has named the Cartel de los Soles, a Venezuela-based criminal group...
Iranian president supports Venezuela’s initiative to convene global summit for peace
TASS
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July 29, 2025
CARACAS, July 30. /TASS/. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has supported Venezuela’s initiative to convene a global summit for peace and against war, the Venezuelan foreign ministry said after a phone call between Venezuelan President Nicolas...
The Venezuelanalysis Podcast Episode 39: Communes, Anti-Imperialism and National Liberation
Venezuelanalysis
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July 29, 2025
VA's latest podcast examines the role played by Venezuelan communes in global struggles against imperialism and for national liberation. In this episode, we explore the pivotal role of communes in socialist construction and anti-imperialist...
Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
Lancaster Farming - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
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Maria Corina Machado: The Legitimate Leader For Change In Venezuela
Forbes
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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters from the back of a truck during a campaign ... More rally.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Maria Corina Machado has been persecuted by those who usurped the...
How energy politics fuels global militarisation
Daily Star
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July 29, 2025
In the contemporary world, energy is no longer merely a commodity; it is power, influence, and a principal driver of militarisation. As the global economy continues to rely on oil, gas, and critical minerals, states have increasingly turned to...
How Chavismo Built Venezuela’s New Abnormal
Caracas Chronicles
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July 29, 2025
Over the past decade, Venezuela’s opposition leadership became fixated on the idea of Legitimacy as the key factor sustaining Maduro’s rule. The main debates—both public and behind closed doors—among analysts, lawyers, and political advisors...
Dictators win as Trump cuts aid to human rights groups in Cuba, Venezuela
El Periodico - Texas
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July 29, 2025
Andres Oppenheimer The dictators of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua are breathing more easily these days. Human rights groups and independent media in their countries are being decimated, courtesy of President Trump’s massive foreign aid cuts to...
Energy Sector Drags as Oil Prices Weigh on Profits
Oil Price
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July 28, 2025
We are still in the early innings of the ongoing earnings season, with only a third of S&P 500 companies having returned their second quarter scorecards. According to FactSet, blended earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 is clocking in at 6.4%...
Venezuelans describe abuse at El Salvador prison and witnesses recount Michigan Walmart stabbing: Morning Rundown
NBC News
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July 28, 2025
Venezuelans that President Donald Trump sent to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison say they were describe being beaten and sexually assaulted. The U.S. and European Union reach a long-awaited trade agreement. And witnesses to the Michigan Walmart...
Maduro Consolidates Criminal Power in Venezuela Municipal Elections
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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July 28, 2025
Venezuela held municipal elections on July 27 to mark the end of this election cycle, which the regime of President Nicolás Maduro used to consolidate its control over key territories where the country’s primary criminal economies are...
False Anti-imperialism and the Class Struggle in Venezuela
Marxism-Leninism Today
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July 28, 2025
July 9, 2025 Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal An interesting debate has opened up in the prestigious online media outlet LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal regarding the character of the Venezuelan government and the...
Von der Leyen Slammed for One-Sided Deal As Europe Forced to Buy $750 Billion in US Energy
Pravda.ru
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July 28, 2025
Von der Leyen Slammed for One-Sided Deal As Europe Forced to Buy $750 Billion in US Energy Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán described the recently announced EU–US trade deal by declaring, “Trump ate Ursula for breakfast,” a pointed jab at...
Edmundo González: ‘We continue the fight to restore the popular will in Venezuela’
El País
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July 28, 2025
The life of Edmundo González Urrutia, 75, has taken a tremendous turn in the last year. The presidential elections held in Venezuela on July 28, 2024 awarded the majority of votes to the opposition candidacy that he led, according to the voting...
Chevron's New Upside Catalyst in Venezuelan Oil Rights
myMotherLode - California
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It‘s no secret that the ongoing trade tariff negotiations between the United States and China have sparked significant volatility and uncertainty in many areas of the market and the global economy alike, with the energy sector being one of the...
White House gives Chevron green light to resume oil production in Venezuela
E&E News
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July 28, 2025
The Trump administration will allow U.S. energy giant Chevron to resume production of crude oil in Venezuela, a source familiar with the situation said Thursday. The White House move represents a reversal of its previous decision to cancel a...
Taihan Cable & Solution Acquires Subsea Cable Construction Company Ocean CNI
Business Korea
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July 28, 2025
Taihan Cable & Solution announced on July 28 that it will acquire Ocean CNI, a company specializing in subsea cable construction, to enhance its turnkey order competitiveness by advancing subsea cable construction capabilities. Taihan Cable &...
Venezuela’s elections highlight significance for Democracy
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 27, 2025
In a telephone conversation with Venezolana de Television, which is broadcasting a special program about the elections, the chief executive of the National Electoral Council indicated that the process of opening the polling stations began at 6:00...