United States

• Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

  NASA Chief pledges lunar base shortly

  

  Newly confirmed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has announced that the United States is accelerating its space agenda, with plans to return to the Moon and establish a permanent lunar base in the near future.

• Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

  Panama to sanction tankers intercepted by US

  

  The Government of Panama will take disciplinary action against several oil tankers registered under its flag targeted by the United States for alleged irregularities, Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha announced Friday. These vessels “failed to respect Panamanian maritime legislation,” he explained.

• Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Honduras: Fraud allegations erupt as Nasry Asfura proclaimed President-elect

  

  Honduras' National Electoral Council (CNE) declared conservative businessman Nasry “Tito” Asfura as the president-elect after 24 days of political deadlock and a contentious vote count, with opposition leaders vowing to challenge the outcome.

• Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:03 UTC

  US launches second strike against ISIS in less than a week

  

  US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his country had conducted “deadly” precision airstrikes against ISIS (Islamic State) targets in northwestern Nigeria, which was later corroborated by local authorities. The operation marked a significant escalation in Washington's involvement in Africa to stop what the Republican leader acknowledged was a “massacre of Christians.” The second major US offensive against the terror group this month followed a massive strike on 70 targets in Syria on December 20.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 11:05 UTC

  Oil prices surge amid US-Venezuela standoff

  

  International oil benchmarks posted modest gains on Tuesday as the market entered a holiday-shortened week. Investors remained focused on the escalating geopolitical friction between Washington and Caracas, which has introduced a risk premium into an otherwise oversupplied market.

• Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:01 UTC

  Russia evacuates diplomatic families from Venezuela

  

  Russia has reportedly begun evacuating the families of its diplomats from Venezuela as tensions with the United States reach a volatile peak. According to the Associated Press (AP), citing a European intelligence source, the operation began on Friday and involves women and children.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

  Venezuela: Chevron tanker departs for Texas

  

  The Canopus Voyager, a tanker operated by US energy giant Chevron, departed Venezuelan waters on Sunday carrying 500,000 barrels of crude oil destined for Texas. The shipment proceeds despite an aggressive campaign by the President Donald Trump administration to intercept Venezuelan oil exports in international waters.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  Venezuela reactivates Panama flight despite US “airspace closure”

  

  In a move to preserve international connectivity amid escalating regional tensions, Venezuelan carrier Rutaca Airlines officially resumed commercial service between the city of Barquisimeto and Panama City on Sunday.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:23 UTC

  Trump picks Special Ops Veteran for Southcom Chief post

  

  US President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis “Frank” L. Donovan to head the US Southern Command (Southcom), the Pentagon confirmed Friday.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 21:23 UTC

  Venezuela's PDVSA vows to continue global oil exports

  

  Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA declared Wednesday that its export operations remain fully functional, signaling a defiant stance against a newly announced naval blockade by US President Donald Trump.