Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a "real threat" of US military action against Colombia. Petro said the United States is treating other nations as part of a US "empire". It comes after Trump threatened Colombia with military action. He said that the US risks transforming from "dominating the world" to becoming "isolated from the world." He also accused US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of acting like "Nazi brigades".
Top energy executives are weighing telling President Donald Trump that the industry can increase Venezuela's oil output by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day over the coming months, people familiar with the preparations for Friday's White House meeting told CNN. The pledge would be aimed at setting a realistic initial goal for accelerating the nation's output, while preempting demands by Trump for the companies to make massive new investments in rebuilding Venezuela's energy infrastructure. read more
Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their mission a month early because of a "serious medical condition" affecting one of the astronauts. The agency did not disclose the name of the crew member or the medical condition, citing health privacy, but said the person was in a stable condition. read more
The landmark mission, dubbed Artemis II, is on track to lift off as soon as February. read more
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change. Among the 66 groups, nearly half of them are bodies of the United Nations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - a treaty that underpins all international efforts to combat global warming. read more
Big Oil seems to be reluctant
I'm sure they will happily take the oil reserves, to save for a rainy day. No big rush to do anything with them now given the current glut on the oil market.
Lowering prices is not in Big Oil's wheelhouse.