Gaming the Clock for Industry

Colombia's Richest Man Turns Venezuelan Oil Contract Into $500 Million GeoPark Stake Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinski is positioned to take control of GeoPark Ltd., a Latin American energy producer, after converting a Venezuelan oil agreement secured at almost no upfront cost into an equity stake initially valued at more than $500 million, according to Bloomberg. The transaction illustrates the competition for Venezuelan assets following Nicolás Maduro’s removal in January and Washington’s subsequent relaxation of energy sanctions. Investors with government connections are moving quickly into a country whose enormous oil reserves have...

The death toll in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire deal was signed in October 2025, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the agreement. The ministry said in its daily update on Sunday that Israeli attacks over the previous 24-hour period killed at least seven Palestinians, […]

These Are The Countries Importing The Most Military Drones Two countries at war with each other account for more than nine in ten of the military drones that crossed borders over the past four years. Ukraine took delivery of 8,664 foreign-supplied military drones from 2022 through 2025, most of them American, while Russia received 6,720, mostly Iranian Shahed-136s, according to SIPRI data compiled by Visual Capitalist. Taiwan, a distant third, received 291. SIPRI's count leaves out most of what is actually flying. It tracks only large drones and long-range one-way attack models,...