4月11日，美国副总统万斯的车队抵达巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡的塞雷娜酒店。 （路透社）

知情人士透露，伊朗正考虑暂停霍尔木兹海峡的航运以免破坏谈判进程。

彭博社引述一名了解伊朗情况的消息人士报道称，伊朗正考虑暂停经由霍尔木兹海峡的航运，以免触碰美国的封锁措施并破坏新一轮和谈。

这名消息人士说，这项潜在措施反映出伊朗希望在敏感的外交关头避免局势立刻升级，目前华盛顿和德黑兰正就新一轮面对面会谈的具体安排进行协调。

伊朗驻英国大使馆及德黑兰外交部尚未立即置评。

另据新华社报道，卡塔尔外交部发言人安萨里星期二（4月14日）说，霍尔木兹海峡的安全不应受到任何一方威胁，其重新开放不应附加任何条件。

知情者指美伊继续对话 特朗普：伊朗“合适的人”来电
沙特施压美国放弃封锁霍尔木兹海峡

他当天在一场例行记者会上说，卡塔尔正与各方沟通，推动重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。海峡危机的解决应由周边国家以及依赖海峡航道的国家共同参与。

安萨里也说，需要制定持久的解决方案来巩固停火，使各方受益。

4月11日，美国副总统万斯的车队抵达巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡的塞雷娜酒店。 （路透社）

知情人士透露，伊朗正考虑暂停霍尔木兹海峡的航运以免破坏谈判进程。

彭博社引述一名了解伊朗情况的消息人士报道称，伊朗正考虑暂停经由霍尔木兹海峡的航运，以免触碰美国的封锁措施并破坏新一轮和谈。

这名消息人士说，这项潜在措施反映出伊朗希望在敏感的外交关头避免局势立刻升级，目前华盛顿和德黑兰正就新一轮面对面会谈的具体安排进行协调。

伊朗驻英国大使馆及德黑兰外交部尚未立即置评。

另据新华社报道，卡塔尔外交部发言人安萨里星期二（4月14日）说，霍尔木兹海峡的安全不应受到任何一方威胁，其重新开放不应附加任何条件。

他当天在一场例行记者会上说，卡塔尔正与各方沟通，推动重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。海峡危机的解决应由周边国家以及依赖海峡航道的国家共同参与。

安萨里也说，需要制定持久的解决方案来巩固停火，使各方受益。

韩国启动对伊谈判营救26艘船只 特朗普“逆封锁”增添变数

2026年4月14日 21:01 / 联合早报

3月11日，从阿联酋拉斯海马北部靠近阿曼穆桑达姆地区边界的地方拍摄的霍尔木兹海峡附近的货船。 （路透社）

韩国政府正加紧展开外交协调，力图营救被困霍尔木兹海峡的26艘韩籍船只。韩国已向伊朗提供船舶详细信息，并着手启动正式谈判机制。韩国拟于本周内敲定对中东追加人道援助方案。然而，美国总统特朗普提出的“逆封锁”措施为局势增添变数，相关外交斡旋面临更大挑战。

韩国《中央日报》14日报道，目前滞留在霍尔木兹海峡的韩国籍船只共26艘，包括在外国船只上工作的韩国船员在内，共有173名韩国人员受影响。为协助船只安全撤离，韩国政府近期已向伊朗方面提供包括船名、国籍、航运信息及国际海事组织（IMO）注册编号等在内的详细资料。

分析认为，在无人机袭击及扣押风险仍存在的情况下，此举有助于降低误判与冲突风险。

据了解，在冲突初期，韩国对是否提供船舶信息一直持谨慎态度。3月23日韩伊外长通话时，伊朗方面曾明确提出相关要求，并希望韩国协助改善人道主义状况。鉴于难以确保通航安全且存在信息被滥用的可能，韩方当时未积极回应。

不过，本月7日美伊达成停战两周安排，随着部分航道逐步恢复通行，韩国政府开始调整策略。在坚持“保障所有船舶通航自由”的原则下，韩方将外交重点转向优先确保本国船舶安全撤离，并以提供船舶信息作为启动实质性协商的必要前提。

韩国政府同步加强外交行动，派遣特使赴中东，与伊朗高层就地区局势及韩国国民、船舶和船员安全问题展开磋商。外交人士称，当前重点在于通过直接沟通，尽快协助韩方船只脱离高风险海域。

然而，特朗普政府近期提出限制伊朗相关航运的“逆封锁”措施，使局势再趋紧张。为降低潜在风险，外交部相关人士称，双边协商与多边合作并行推进，“在考虑谈判破裂等多种可能性的同时，与有关国家保持密切沟通”。

包括韩国在内的40多个国家计划在星期三（15日）通过副部长级视频会议，就霍尔木兹海峡通航问题展开协调。

韩国政府相关人士指出，韩国被困的26艘船只都不涉及伊朗原油运输，原则上不属于美方限制措施的适用范围，但随着局势变化，整体环境趋于紧张，“局面确实更加僵化”。

Powerful super typhoon takes aim at remote U.S. islands in Pacific

April 14, 2026 / 8:52 AM EDT / CBS News

By Emily Mae Czachor

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is closing in on remote U.S. territories in the western Pacific Ocean, threatening to bring extremely powerful winds, thunderstorms and widespread flooding when it barrels over the northern Marianas Islands on Tuesday, forecasts show.

Sinlaku’s inner eyewall came ashore on the Marianas islands of Tinian and Saipan at around 10:15 p.m. local time, which was around 8:15 a.m. ET, according to the latest update from the National Weather Service office in Guam. At the time, the storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, equating to a strong Category 4.

“As the eye moves over the islands, a short reprieve of winds and rains will occur before stronger winds on the backside of the storm move across Tinian and Saipan,” the weather service said. “Everyone should remain sheltered in place even if the winds temporarily become calm within the eye.”

Video shared by the Associated Press showed the early impacts of the super typhoon on Saipan, as Sinlaku hovered offshore, launching fierce winds and rain toward the island. Earlier in the night, the storm had become “nearly stationary” about 30 miles off the coast of the archipelago for several hours.

Home to three U.S. military bases and about 170,000 people, Guam is not expected to see a direct hit from the super typhoon. However, wind gusts of up to 80 mph have already been recorded on the island and tropical-storm-force winds were forecast to continue through Wednesday afternoon, according to Guam’s Joint Information Center.

“Even though the closest point of approach has passed, damaging winds will persist across the island, posing ongoing risks to public safety, infrastructure, and power lines,” the center said in its latest advisory, which urged people to remain indoors and out of the water.

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows super typhoon Sinlakua in the Pacific Ocean, Monday, April 13, 2026. NOAA via AP

The Guam Department of Education closed schools Tuesday and Wednesday, and the information center said they would remain shut until the governor declares conditions are safe for classes to return. The center also said Guam’s water authority was “aware of multiple power outages throughout the island as a result of the super typhoon.”

Forecasters anticipate that Sinlaku will pass over or near Tinian and Saipan as a destructive Category 4 storm late Tuesday night in the local time zone. Typhoon warnings were in effect for the Marianas islands of Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan ahead of the typhoon’s arrival, according to the weather service. Guam remained under a tropical storm warning and typhoon watch, the weather service said.

In the Southwest Pacific, “typhoon” is used to describe a tropical storm that forecasters would call a hurricane in the U.S. When a typhoon’s maximum sustained winds rise above 150 mph, it becomes a “super typhoon.”

Sinlaku’s maximum wind speeds peaked at 180 mph as the typhoon traveled over the open ocean on Sunday, making it the most powerful storm to develop so far this year, after typhoons Narelle and Dudzai.

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韩国启动对伊谈判营救26艘船只 特朗普“逆封锁”增添变数

2026年4月14日 21:01 / 联合早报

3月11日，从阿联酋拉斯海马北部靠近阿曼穆桑达姆地区边界的地方拍摄的霍尔木兹海峡附近的货船。 （路透社）

韩国政府正加紧展开外交协调，力图营救被困霍尔木兹海峡的26艘韩籍船只。韩国已向伊朗提供船舶详细信息，并着手启动正式谈判机制。韩国拟于本周内敲定对中东追加人道援助方案。然而，美国总统特朗普提出的“逆封锁”措施为局势增添变数，相关外交斡旋面临更大挑战。

韩国《中央日报》14日报道，目前滞留在霍尔木兹海峡的韩国籍船只共26艘，包括在外国船只上工作的韩国船员在内，共有173名韩国人员受影响。为协助船只安全撤离，韩国政府近期已向伊朗方面提供包括船名、国籍、航运信息及国际海事组织（IMO）注册编号等在内的详细资料。

分析认为，在无人机袭击及扣押风险仍存在的情况下，此举有助于降低误判与冲突风险。

据了解，在冲突初期，韩国对是否提供船舶信息一直持谨慎态度。3月23日韩伊外长通话时，伊朗方面曾明确提出相关要求，并希望韩国协助改善人道主义状况。鉴于难以确保通航安全且存在信息被滥用的可能，韩方当时未积极回应。

不过，本月7日美伊达成停战两周安排，随着部分航道逐步恢复通行，韩国政府开始调整策略。在坚持“保障所有船舶通航自由”的原则下，韩方将外交重点转向优先确保本国船舶安全撤离，并以提供船舶信息作为启动实质性协商的必要前提。

韩国政府同步加强外交行动，派遣特使赴中东，与伊朗高层就地区局势及韩国国民、船舶和船员安全问题展开磋商。外交人士称，当前重点在于通过直接沟通，尽快协助韩方船只脱离高风险海域。

然而，特朗普政府近期提出限制伊朗相关航运的“逆封锁”措施，使局势再趋紧张。为降低潜在风险，外交部相关人士称，双边协商与多边合作并行推进，“在考虑谈判破裂等多种可能性的同时，与有关国家保持密切沟通”。

包括韩国在内的40多个国家计划在星期三（15日）通过副部长级视频会议，就霍尔木兹海峡通航问题展开协调。

韩国政府相关人士指出，韩国被困的26艘船只都不涉及伊朗原油运输，原则上不属于美方限制措施的适用范围，但随着局势变化，整体环境趋于紧张，“局面确实更加僵化”。

国际货币基金组织首席经济学家古兰沙认为，中东战事已显著影响当前世界经济增长势头，若战事与高油价持续更长时间，今年世界经济增速将降至2.5%，甚至更低。 （彭博社）

（华盛顿综合电）国际货币基金组织（IMF）星期二下调了2026年世界经济增长预测，并警告中东战争可能使世界经济“偏离轨道”，因冲突扰乱大宗商品市场并推高物价。

IMF星期二（4月14日）发布最新一期《世界经济展望报告》，将2026年世界经济增长预期下调0.2个百分点，至3.1%。

IMF首席经济师古兰沙告诉法新社：“如果不是因为这场战争，我们原本计划将2026年的增长预期上调至3.4%。”

报告指出，自美伊冲突爆发以来，伊朗几乎阻断霍尔木兹海峡这一关键航道，全球石油、天然气和化肥价格飙升，美国总统特朗普还下令对伊朗港口实施海上封锁。

IMF预计，今年通胀率将升至4.4%，比1月的预测高出0.6个百分点。

古兰沙说，之后通胀有望重回过去几年的“缓和轨道”，但这一预测建立在冲突持续时间相对短暂，以及能源市场仅暂时受影响的前提上。

他警告，在更不利的情境下，如果今年能源价格持续居高不下，全球经济增长可能放缓至2.5%，甚至降至2%左右。这将接近2008年金融危机和冠病疫情等严重冲击时期的水平。

IMF强调，这场战争对中东地区及其他“脆弱经济体”的打击更大，新兴和发展中经济体所受影响几乎是发达经济体的两倍。

中东和中亚地区的增长预测被下调约一半，至1.9%；沙特阿拉伯今年增长预期下调至3.1%，比1月份的增长预测低了1.4个百分点。

在主要经济体中，美国今年预计增长2.3%，略低于此前预测，但仍受益于高油价；中国今年增长预期为4.4%，略低于1月预测。

Tax extension filers beware: Payments are still due to the IRS by April 15

2026-04-14 10:22am EDT / Fox News

The IRS extension gives taxpayers until October to file paperwork but does not delay the obligation to pay what they owe

By Amanda Macias, Fox News

Chief tax officer at Jackson Hewitt Mark Steber explains filing an extension may give you more time to submit paperwork — but the IRS still expects your payment on time, and missing that deadline can trigger costly penalties and interest.

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Each year, roughly 20 million Americans file for tax extensions, but many may not realize that any taxes owed are still due to the IRS by April 15.

While an extension gives taxpayers until October to file, it does not delay their obligation to pay what they owe — and missing the deadline this week can trigger penalties and interest.

“The federal tax extension and most state extensions that piggyback on that simply give you six months to finalize your paperwork,” Mark Steber, chief tax officer at Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, told Fox News Digital.

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“It in no way extends the amount of time that you have to pay the tax that you owe. Those are due on April 15 by midnight,” he said.

The IRS offers several ways for taxpayers to pay what they owe or set up payment plans, including short-term options and longer-term installment agreements. Missing the deadline altogether, however, can increase penalties and interest.

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Experts say taxpayers who can’t pay their full bill should still file and pay as much as they can by the deadline to limit added costs.

The agency can impose multiple penalties, including a failure-to-pay penalty and interest that compounds daily, which can cause balances to grow over time.

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Identity theft and fraudulent tax filings remain top concerns for the Internal Revenue Service as criminals exploit confusion around credits and filing rules.(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Even taxpayers who can’t pay in full are generally better off filing on time or requesting an extension, as the penalty for failing to file is typically higher than the penalty for failing to pay.

“The worst thing you can do is ignore the deadline,” Steber said. “Many people think they’ll deal with it later, but that can lead to multiple penalties and interest that quickly add up.”

Amanda covers the intersection of business and politics for Fox News Digital.

At least 16 wounded in Turkey high school shooting; gunman dead

April 14, 2026 / 9:41 AM EDT / AP

A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said.

The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly inside a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province. He later killed himself with the same shotgun after being “cornered by police,” Gov. Hasan Sildak said.

The attack hurt 10 students, four teachers, a canteen employee and a police officer, Sildak said. While most of them were being treated in Siverek, five of the teachers and students were transferred to a hospital in the provincial capital because their conditions were more serious, the governor said.

The motive for the attack remains unclear. School shootings are rare in Turkey.

The attacker did not have a criminal record, Sildak said. The school had been declared safe and no permanent police officer was assigned to protect it, he added, calling the shooting an “isolated incident.”

NTV television and other media reports said the assailant had threatened an attack on the school on social media prior to the shooting.

One student told the state-run Anadolu Agency that he and a friend jumped out of their classroom window to flee the attacker.

“He suddenly entered the classroom and fired. He fired four or five times. Two people were hit. He then went into the next classroom,” Anadolu quoted Omer Furkan Sayar as saying. “We first threw ourselves to the ground and then two of us jumped out of the window.”

Sayar continued: “He didn’t say anything, he entered and started to shoot directly.”

Earlier, media reports said all students were evacuated and police special operations units were deployed after the assailant refused to surrender.

“The individual was cornered inside the building through police intervention and died after shooting himself,” Sildak told reporters, adding that a “comprehensive” investigation into the shooting would be carried out.

Video footage showed dozens of students running out of the school toward the gate and onto the street.

国际货币基金组织首席经济学家古兰沙认为，中东战事已显著影响当前世界经济增长势头，若战事与高油价持续更长时间，今年世界经济增速将降至2.5%，甚至更低。 （彭博社）

（华盛顿综合电）国际货币基金组织（IMF）星期二下调了2026年世界经济增长预测，并警告中东战争可能使世界经济“偏离轨道”，因冲突扰乱大宗商品市场并推高物价。

IMF星期二（4月14日）发布最新一期《世界经济展望报告》，将2026年世界经济增长预期下调0.2个百分点，至3.1%。

IMF首席经济师古兰沙告诉法新社：“如果不是因为这场战争，我们原本计划将2026年的增长预期上调至3.4%。”

报告指出，自美伊冲突爆发以来，伊朗几乎阻断霍尔木兹海峡这一关键航道，全球石油、天然气和化肥价格飙升，美国总统特朗普还下令对伊朗港口实施海上封锁。

IMF预计，今年通胀率将升至4.4%，比1月的预测高出0.6个百分点。

古兰沙说，之后通胀有望重回过去几年的“缓和轨道”，但这一预测建立在冲突持续时间相对短暂，以及能源市场仅暂时受影响的前提上。

他警告，在更不利的情境下，如果今年能源价格持续居高不下，全球经济增长可能放缓至2.5%，甚至降至2%左右。这将接近2008年金融危机和冠病疫情等严重冲击时期的水平。

IMF强调，这场战争对中东地区及其他“脆弱经济体”的打击更大，新兴和发展中经济体所受影响几乎是发达经济体的两倍。

中东和中亚地区的增长预测被下调约一半，至1.9%；沙特阿拉伯今年增长预期下调至3.1%，比1月份的增长预测低了1.4个百分点。

在主要经济体中，美国今年预计增长2.3%，略低于此前预测，但仍受益于高油价；中国今年增长预期为4.4%，略低于1月预测。

日本首相及自民党总裁高市早苗（中）星期天在东京举行的自民党年度大会上与其他党要一起高唱党歌。 （彭博社）

日本首相高市早苗星期天（4月12日）在执政自民党大会上宣布一年后发起修宪提案，被视为效仿已故前首相安倍晋三，试图加快国会对修宪的讨论。但高市的倡议被指操之过急，引来反弹。

日本战后宪法于1946年颁布，由当时接管日本的美国总司令部草拟。自民党建党之初便将“独立修宪”作为“党的使命”。

高市在党大会上说：“修宪的时机到了，让我们将理想的日本国宪法写成文字，将理想铭刻在新的篇章中。我希望在明年的党大会上，我们能够提出清晰的修宪方案，要堂堂正正地向（日本）国民提出。为了不辜负人民的信任，政治领袖应该积极参与决策辩论。”

自民党代理干事长萩生田光一对此表示欢迎，他说：“这是明确表示要在一年内为提议修宪创造条件。”联合执政的日本维新会党首吉村洋文也支持称：“应当设定好时间表，并稳步推进。”

日本时事通讯社报道，在未讨论修宪具体内容就设定时间表，自民党内部对高市的倡议有怨言。一名曾参与修宪讨论的资深议员认为，高市事先并未就此在党内进行沟通，她操之过急极可能引来失败。”他指，修宪需要获得参众两院三分之二的赞成票，目前执政党在参院仍是少数派。

2017年5月3日，时任首相安倍晋三在宪法纪念日上提出“希望在2020年成为新宪法施行之年”，招致在野党强硬抵制，原定要召开的众院宪法审查会不得不取消，留下了一段苦涩的修宪失败经验。

高市此次大胆抛出修宪时间表也被指是她要向支持自民党的保守派做出回应。这些组织主张修宪，是因为对战后由盟军总司令部强加给日本的现行宪法感到不满。

高市在会上还特地指出：“由日本人亲手自主修宪、恢复自主独立的权威，是自建党以来的一贯党纲。”

这次党大会也被批充斥着军事氛围，在场请来了身穿军服的自卫队中央乐团女高音鸫麻衣献唱国歌《君之代》，被指触犯禁止自卫队挺个别政治团体的《自卫队法》。但防长小泉纯一郎星期二辩称，军人歌手是以“私人身份”参加党大会。