5月8日，英国威尔士王妃凯特在白金汉宫举行的皇家花园派对上与宾客交谈。 （法新社）

英国威尔士王妃凯特星期三（5月13日）开始对意大利进行两天访问。

法新社报道，这是凯特自2024年确诊癌症以来首次官方海外之行，她将访问意大利北部城市雷焦艾米利亚（Reggio Emilia）。

凯特和威尔士亲王威廉育有三个孩子，儿童早期教育是凯特非常关注的领域。

肯辛顿宫发表声明说，此次访问将聚焦于凯特在幼儿早期发展领域的工作。声明还说，这将是一次高级别的实地考察，旨在探索国际上支持幼儿及幼儿照护者的领先做法。

凯特2025年1月宣布癌症病情缓解，并已逐步恢复履行王室公务。她上一次正式出访是在2022年12月，与威廉一同前往美国波士顿，出席“地球卫士奖”（Earthshot Prize）的颁奖典礼。

英王妃凯特访问意大利两天 患癌后首次出访

2026年5月13日 16:26 / 联合早报

5月8日，英国威尔士王妃凯特在白金汉宫举行的皇家花园派对上与宾客交谈。 （法新社）

英国威尔士王妃凯特星期三（5月13日）开始对意大利进行两天访问。

法新社报道，这是凯特自2024年确诊癌症以来首次官方海外之行，她将访问意大利北部城市雷焦艾米利亚（Reggio Emilia）。

凯特和威尔士亲王威廉育有三个孩子，儿童早期教育是凯特非常关注的领域。

肯辛顿宫发表声明说，此次访问将聚焦于凯特在幼儿早期发展领域的工作。声明还说，这将是一次高级别的实地考察，旨在探索国际上支持幼儿及幼儿照护者的领先做法。

凯特2025年1月宣布癌症病情缓解，并已逐步恢复履行王室公务。她上一次正式出访是在2022年12月，与威廉一同前往美国波士顿，出席“地球卫士奖”（Earthshot Prize）的颁奖典礼。

德黑兰东部发生多次小型地震 引发大地震担忧

2026年5月13日 16:57 / 联合早报

德黑兰东部5月13日黎明前发生多次小型地震，震感区域靠近莫沙断层。 （法新社）

德黑兰东部5月13日黎明前发生多次小型地震，震感区域靠近莫沙断层。 （法新社）

伊朗迈赫尔通讯社（Mehr）星期三（5月13日）报道，伊朗首都德黑兰以东的帕尔迪斯（Pardis）在夜间发生了九次小型地震。

这再次引发专家和民众对德黑兰可能面临一场重大地震灾难的担忧。虽然当地地震活动频繁，但一个晚上连续发生多次却非常罕见。

德黑兰东部13日黎明前发生多次地震，震感区域靠近莫沙断层（Mosha Fault）。莫沙断层是伊朗地震活动最活跃的地区之一。

反复发生的地震活动令人们担忧，靠近多条活跃断层线的德黑兰和周边地区地下积累的构造压力，未来某个时候可能会引发一场规模更大的地震。

伊朗国家媒体报道，其中一次地震记录为4.6级，并表示此次轻微的地震活动没有造成人员伤亡或财产损失。

德黑兰东部发生多次小型地震 引发大地震担忧

2026年5月13日 16:57 / 联合早报

德黑兰东部5月13日黎明前发生多次小型地震，震感区域靠近莫沙断层。 （法新社）

德黑兰东部5月13日黎明前发生多次小型地震，震感区域靠近莫沙断层。 （法新社）

伊朗迈赫尔通讯社（Mehr）星期三（5月13日）报道，伊朗首都德黑兰以东的帕尔迪斯（Pardis）在夜间发生了九次小型地震。

这再次引发专家和民众对德黑兰可能面临一场重大地震灾难的担忧。虽然当地地震活动频繁，但一个晚上连续发生多次却非常罕见。

德黑兰东部13日黎明前发生多次地震，震感区域靠近莫沙断层（Mosha Fault）。莫沙断层是伊朗地震活动最活跃的地区之一。

反复发生的地震活动令人们担忧，靠近多条活跃断层线的德黑兰和周边地区地下积累的构造压力，未来某个时候可能会引发一场规模更大的地震。

伊朗国家媒体报道，其中一次地震记录为4.6级，并表示此次轻微的地震活动没有造成人员伤亡或财产损失。

国际能源署：受伊朗战争影响 石油库存以创纪录速度下降

2026年5月13日 17:41 / 联合早报

国际能源署5月13日说：“随着全球石油库存已以创纪录的速度下降，在夏季需求高峰期来临之前，油价可能进一步波动。” （法新社）

国际能源署（IEA）说，随着伊朗战争导致的中东供应中断加剧，全球石油库存正以创纪录的速度下降，且未来数月将继续下降。

综合法新社和彭博社报道，国际能源署星期三（5月13日）发布月度报告说，继3月份减少了1亿2900万桶，4月份再减少1亿1700万桶。

月度报告显示，3月和4月全球观测到的石油库存以每天约400万桶的速度下降。国际能源署正协调美国、日本、德国等主要经济体释放应急燃料储备。报告称，即使冲突下个月结束，市场仍将持续“严重供不应求”直至10月。

随着冲突持续，有效封锁连接波斯湾与国际市场的霍尔木兹海峡，出口受挫程度正在加深。报告显示，上月全球供应量进一步减少180万桶/日，自2月以来的累计减产量已达1280万桶/日。

总部位于巴黎的国际能源署说：“随着全球石油库存已以创纪录的速度下降，在夏季需求高峰期来临之前，油价可能进一步波动。”

这场危机对需求造成的冲击也愈发深重，促使国际能源署自美以伊战争爆发以来，连续第三个月下调预测。受产品供应中断和油价飙升影响，本季度全球石油消费量预计势将骤降245万桶/日，为自2020年冠病疫情以来最剧烈的跌幅。

美国和以色列2月28日向伊朗发动空袭后，伊朗做出反击，且实际上封锁了具有战略意义的霍尔木兹海峡，阻止海湾地区的石油和天然气出口，导致油价飙升，迫使各国争相寻找替代供应来源。

随着北半球夏季旅游旺季临近，人们对石油短缺的担忧日益加剧。多家航空公司已发出警告，如果供应中断持续下去，几周内就可能出现航空燃油短缺。

油价飙升也对需求前景构成压力，因为石化和重型制造业等终端用户正在减少用量。国际能源署目前预计，第二季度全球石油需求每日将减少240万桶，低于中东战争爆发前预测的每日350万桶。

国际能源署报告称，“油价上涨、经济环境恶化以及抑制需求的措施将进一步抑制全球石油消费。”

国际能源署5月13日说：“随着全球石油库存已以创纪录的速度下降，在夏季需求高峰期来临之前，油价可能进一步波动。” （法新社）

国际能源署（IEA）说，随着伊朗战争导致的中东供应中断加剧，全球石油库存正以创纪录的速度下降，且未来数月将继续下降。

综合法新社和彭博社报道，国际能源署星期三（5月13日）发布月度报告说，继3月份减少了1亿2900万桶，4月份再减少1亿1700万桶。

月度报告显示，3月和4月全球观测到的石油库存以每天约400万桶的速度下降。国际能源署正协调美国、日本、德国等主要经济体释放应急燃料储备。报告称，即使冲突下个月结束，市场仍将持续“严重供不应求”直至10月。

随着冲突持续，有效封锁连接波斯湾与国际市场的霍尔木兹海峡，出口受挫程度正在加深。报告显示，上月全球供应量进一步减少180万桶/日，自2月以来的累计减产量已达1280万桶/日。

总部位于巴黎的国际能源署说：“随着全球石油库存已以创纪录的速度下降，在夏季需求高峰期来临之前，油价可能进一步波动。”

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这场危机对需求造成的冲击也愈发深重，促使国际能源署自美以伊战争爆发以来，连续第三个月下调预测。受产品供应中断和油价飙升影响，本季度全球石油消费量预计势将骤降245万桶/日，为自2020年冠病疫情以来最剧烈的跌幅。

美国和以色列2月28日向伊朗发动空袭后，伊朗做出反击，且实际上封锁了具有战略意义的霍尔木兹海峡，阻止海湾地区的石油和天然气出口，导致油价飙升，迫使各国争相寻找替代供应来源。

随着北半球夏季旅游旺季临近，人们对石油短缺的担忧日益加剧。多家航空公司已发出警告，如果供应中断持续下去，几周内就可能出现航空燃油短缺。

油价飙升也对需求前景构成压力，因为石化和重型制造业等终端用户正在减少用量。国际能源署目前预计，第二季度全球石油需求每日将减少240万桶，低于中东战争爆发前预测的每日350万桶。

国际能源署报告称，“油价上涨、经济环境恶化以及抑制需求的措施将进一步抑制全球石油消费。”

Trump says no need for China’s help on Iran as shippers seek passage through Hormuz

2026-05-13T09:19:55.568Z / Reuters

By Nandita Bose and Jana Choukeir

May 13, 2026 9:19 AM UTC Updated 34 mins ago

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• Summary

• US and Iranian demands to end the war remain far apart
• Trump says Americans’ financial pain has no bearing on war strategy
• Iran strikes export deals with Pakistan and Iraq, sources say
• Global oil supply will undershoot demand this year, says IEA

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump headed to ​China on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, saying he does not expect to need Beijing’s help to end the war with Iran and ease Tehran’s ‌grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking before departing from Washington, Trump played down the role China could have in resolving the conflict, in which both sides have blocked maritime traffic through a waterway that normally carries one-fifth of the world’s oil supplies.

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“I don’t think we need any help with Iran. We’ll win it one way or the other, peacefully or otherwise,” he told reporters.

More than one month after a tenuous ceasefire took effect, U.S. and Iranian demands to end the ​war remain far apart.

Washington has called for Tehran to scrap its nuclear programme and lift its chokehold on the strait, while Iran has demanded compensation for war damage, an end to ​the U.S. blockade and a halt to fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is battling Iran-backed Hezbollah. Trump has dismissed those positions as “garbage.”

Iran, ⁠meanwhile, has appeared to firm up its control over the Strait of Hormuz, cutting deals with Iraq and Pakistan to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the region, according to sources with knowledge ​of the matter.

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On Wednesday, a Chinese supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude was attempting to sail through the strait, ship-tracking data showed. If successful, the voyage would mark the third known passage by a ​Chinese oil tanker through the channel since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28.

Other countries are exploring similar shipping arrangements with Iran, sources said, potentially entrenching Tehran’s control of the waterway through which fertilisers, petrochemicals and other bulk commodities vital to global supply chains normally flow.

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that senior U.S. and Chinese officials had agreed last month that no country should be able to charge tolls on traffic through the region, ​in an effort to project consensus on the issue ahead of the summit.

China, a major buyer of Iranian oil that maintains close ties with Tehran, did not dispute that account.

PRICE OF WAR

As the ​costs of the conflict mount, Trump said Americans’ financial struggles were not a factor in his decision-making on the war.

Data released on Tuesday showed that U.S. consumer inflation accelerated in April, with the annual rate posting its largest gain in ‌three years ⁠as food, rent and airfares rose.

Asked to what extent the economic strain on Americans was motivating him to strike a deal, Trump replied: “Not even a little bit.”

“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation …,” Trump said before leaving for China. “I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.”

The remarks are likely to draw scrutiny as cost-of-living concerns remain a top issue for voters ahead of November’s midterm elections.

WAR HITS OIL SUPPLIES

The conflict is weighing heavily on global energy markets. Global oil supply will fall by around 3.9 million barrels per day across 2026 and undershoot demand due to disruptions caused by the Iran ​war, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, ​with more than 1 billion barrels of Middle ⁠East supply already lost.

Brent crude futures edged down slightly to around $107 per barrel, after a three-day rally driven by the Hormuz deadlock.

U.S. Central Command said the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was in the Arabian Sea enforcing a maritime blockade, redirecting 65 commercial vessels and disabling four others.

The Pentagon put the cost of the war ​at $29 billion so far, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month.

Surveys show the war is unpopular with U.S. voters less than ​six months before nationwide elections. ⁠Two out of three Americans, including one in three Republicans and almost all Democrats, think Trump has not clearly explained why the country has gone to war, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

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ISRAEL CONTINUES TO STRIKE LEBANON

Iran has demanded security guarantees for Lebanon as part of its proposal to end the wider war, but despite a U.S.-mediated ceasefire announced last month, Israel has continued to strike Hezbollah.

On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes on a highway south of Beirut ⁠killed eight people, ​including two children, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

In Tehran, Iranian officials remained defiant.

A Fars news agency report cited an Islamic ​Revolutionary Guard Corps official as saying Iran had expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz into a zone stretching from the coast of the city of Jask in the east to Siri Island in the west.

In the capital, where a series of ​small earthquakes were reported overnight, the Guards held drills “centred on preparation to confront the enemy”, state TV said on Tuesday.

Reporting by Reuters Newsrooms; Writing by Ros Russell; Editing by Aidan Lewis

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英国承诺为霍尔木兹海峡护航行动提供军机军舰

2026年5月13日 18:01 / 联合早报

全球约五分之一的石油经由霍尔木兹海峡运输，但美伊战争严重限制了霍尔木兹海峡的航运，扰乱了石油出口，并推高了能源价格。路透社4月24日获得的图片显示，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队在霍尔木兹海峡扣押了一艘货轮。 （路透社档案照片）

（伦敦综合电）虽然霍尔木兹海峡迟迟未解封，但英国承诺一旦条件允许，将派战机、军舰和自主扫雷设备等前去保障航运安全；澳大利亚也承诺加入护航行动。

40多个国家的代表星期二（5月12日）参加线上会议，讨论如何在美伊战争结束后确保霍尔木兹海峡的航运安全。

英国防长希利在会议上宣布了英国的部署计划，并承诺在条件允许的情况下启动计划。他说，这项任务将与盟友共同执行，而且严格属于防御性质。

按计划，英国将为霍尔木兹海峡防御任务提供1亿1500万英镑（近2亿新元）的新资金，用于自主扫雷设备和反无人机系统。其他还有高速无人艇、台风战斗机以及已启程前往中东的龙号驱逐舰。

作为现有防御行动的一部分，英国已在中东地区部署了1000多名人员，包括反无人机小组和战斗机中队。

澳洲防长马尔斯说，澳洲将加入由法英牵头的护航行动，派遣一架E-7A“楔尾”预警机参与护航任务。这架预警机目前已部署在中东地区，用于保护阿联酋免受伊朗无人机袭击。

马尔斯在周三发表的声明中说，一旦任务启动，澳洲随时准备提供支持。

欧盟海上行动或扩展至霍尔木兹海峡

欧盟外交与安全政策高级代表卡拉斯则说，一旦战争结束，欧盟可能会将红海的海上行动扩展至霍尔木兹海峡。

卡拉斯在周二召开的欧盟防长会议后说：“‘盾牌行动’（Operation Aspides）在保护红海航运方面发挥了至关重要的作用，它的行动范围也可以扩展到霍尔木兹海峡。”

3月间，欧盟防长拒绝了扩大红海行动范围的提议。但卡拉斯现在说，一些国家已承诺向盾牌行动增派舰艇，如果决定扩大行动范围，这将有所帮助。

韩国考虑分阶段作出贡献

正在美国访问的韩国防长安圭伯说，韩国正在考虑分阶段为确保霍尔木兹海峡航行安全作出贡献，这可能包括表达政治支持、派遣人员、信息共享和提供军事资产，但他强调，韩美双方尚未就扩大韩国军队的参与进行详细讨论。他还说，任何决定都须遵循国内法律程序。

Judge shot dead in Ecuador while heading to gym without her bodyguards

May 13, 2026 7:16 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

An Ecuadoran judge was fatally shot during a state of emergency that had been declared to combat organized crime, Ecuador’s judicial oversight body said.

It called the killing of Lady Pachar a “serious attack against justice and the rule of law in Ecuador” in a statement released Monday.

Pachar was shot that day while traveling by car to a gym in the southwestern city of Machala.

Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.

A police source told AFP on Tuesday that the judge had received threats and was killed in retaliation for the release of gang members.

Ecuadorian police officers work at the crime scene of the judge Lady Pachar’s murder in Machala, Ecuador, on May 11, 2026. Luis Suárez /AFP via Getty Images

“The judiciary cannot carry out its work under intimidation or violence,” Ecuador’s Judicial Council said in a statement.

At least 16 judges or prosecutors have been killed in Ecuador since 2022, according to Human Rights Watch. Last October, a gunman on a motorbike killed a judge in Ecuador while he was walking his children to school.

The Ecuadoran Judges’ Association condemned Pachar’s murder on Tuesday, writing on social media: “Without independent judges, there is no justice.”

Around 70 percent of the drugs produced by Colombia and Peru, the world’s largest and second-largest cocaine producers, respectively, are shipped through Ecuador.

President Daniel Noboa, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies on the continent, has prioritized targeting cocaine traffickers since he came to power in 2023.

He has deployed soldiers on the streets and in prisons, launched dramatic raids on drug strongholds, and declared frequent states of emergency — measures fiercely criticized by human rights groups. Despite his hardline policies, however, homicides have only increased, ticking up to a record 9,216 violent deaths last year.

U.S. forces help Ecuador target alleged narco-terrorists

American commandos recently joined Ecuadorian troops in a joint mission aimed at dismantling a suspected criminal hub operated by an alleged narco-terrorist organization along the country’s coast.

The operation, dubbed Lanza Marina, focused on a compound believed to serve as a staging ground for high-speed boats linked to Los Choneros, according to two U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

The two U.S. officials said the American forces worked in advisory roles, assisting and accompanying their Ecuadorian counterparts as they moved against the site, part of a broader effort to curb trafficking networks that rely on fast-moving maritime routes.

In early March, the U.S. and Ecuador launched joint military operations against “designated terrorist organizations” in the South American country

日媒：高市早苗拟访问英国和意大利

2026年5月13日 18:13 / 联合早报

多名日本匿名官员说，高市早苗计划在出席G7峰会前访问英国和意大利。G7峰会6月中旬在法国举行。 （路透社）

日本电视台（NTV）报道，日本首相高市早苗将在6月访问英国和意大利。

七国集团（G7）领导人峰会定于6月中旬在法国举行。NTV星期三（5月13日）引述多名不具名的日本政府官员称，高市早苗计划在出席G7峰会前访问英国和意大利。

日本正与英国和意大利合作开发一款下一代战斗机，计划在2030年代中期部署，这是日本自二战以来最大规模国防建设的一部分。

报道称，高市早苗正在安排对伦敦和罗马的访问，但一名匿名官员说，她对英国的访问仍存在变数，这取决于英国首相斯塔默的政治前途。

英国工党近期在地方选举中遭遇惨败，斯塔默面临下台压力。