分类： 未分类

Iran taps financial lifeline, Russian arms as Trump escalates ‘crushing’ economic warfare

Behnam Ben Taleblu says Tehran is working to enmesh itself with Moscow and Beijing against U.S. economic pressure

August 19, 2026 9:09pm EDT / Fox News

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

Tehran is deepening its financial and military ties with Beijing and Moscow, forging a critical lifeline as it seeks to circumvent U.S. sanctions and weather Washington’s renewed “maximum pressure” campaign, regional security analysts warned Wednesday.

As the U.S. continues to ramp up Operation Economic Fury, Iran, they say, has turned to non-Western blocs and alliances to unite further with Russia and China while positioning itself as a “linchpin” in a network that directly challenges American influence.

The warning came as President Donald Trump announced Wednesday what he called the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country,” threatening sweeping consequences for nations and businesses that provide Iran with an economic lifeline as he seeks to further isolate Tehran.

“This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,” Trump said in a post shared on Truth Social.

IRAN DEAL CLOCK HITS ZERO AS TRUMP DEMANDS ‘WHITE FLAG’ WITH NEW PRESSURE CAMPAIGN LOOMING

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Chief Justice of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and IRGC Commander General Mohsen Rezaee attend a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026.(Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

“The Islamic Republic is looking to survive, but in order to survive, it needs to adapt,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), told Fox News Digital.

“It needs to adapt not just to U.S. and Israeli military pressure, but this U.S. political and economic pressure.

“There’s no doubt the Islamic Republic is looking to maximize its enmeshment with countries like Russia and China that have been subject to U.S. political and economic pressure in the past.”

BRICS, an economic bloc consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several recent expansion nations, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Eurasian political, economic and security alliance led by Beijing and Moscow, have become key vehicles for Iran’s outreach of late.

Trump has previously labeled BRICS policies “anti-American,” CNBC reported.

CHINA ORDERS FIRMS TO IGNORE US IRAN SANCTIONS, DARING US TO ENFORCE CRACKDOWN

Iran and allies North Korea, Russia and China are using cybercrimes to push a financial war against the U.S.(Fox News)

Abdolnaser Hemmati, governor of the Central Bank of Iran, said Tehran will soon join the BRICS-backed New Development Bank, though the bank told Reuters it could not confirm Iran’s membership.

“The most important result of cooperation among BRICS member countries is the establishment of the New Development Bank, and our country will soon become a member of this bank,” Hemmati said, according to state media.

“You can see Iran trying to benefit from its role in BRICS, as well as a constellation of other organizations, that really would allow itself to be shielded — or try to make itself more shielded — from U.S. political and economic pressure,” Taleblu explained.

“The Islamic Republic is looking to be more formally integrated into economic orders brought about by Russia and China, which are looking to contest the U.S. dollar as much as they’re looking to contest U.S. power and influence.

“It is quite key and important for policymakers in Washington to wake up and see how interconnected these state threats are becoming.

IRAN TURNS TO PUTIN AS US TALKS COLLAPSE, HORMUZ STANDOFF THREATENS GLOBAL OIL FLOW

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for Russian-Iranian talks in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 7, 2023. (Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via Reuters)

“These are independent relationships that have been coming together. They have differences, but as an authoritarian axis, these are countries that are better able to manage their differences at present than it seems like America and the liberal western order are able to handle their differences.”

NBC News also reported Aug. 17 that Russia is supplying Iran with ammunition, drone components and TNT via Caspian Sea shipping routes, citing a European government document verified by a Western official.

The report comes amid indications that Tehran is relying on Russian technology and military support to adapt to U.S. military and economic pressure.

“Even limited technology and military flows from Russia to the Islamic Republic help it fight to survive, adapt and live another day to combat the U.S. order in the region,” Taleblu said.

“In the short term, there is less transaction cost on this anti-American authoritarian order that is fast emerging than there is on the pro-American order.”

TRUMP TO CONFRONT XI AT HIGH-STAKES SUMMIT OVER CHINA BACKING FOR IRAN, RUSSIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attend a meeting at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 27, 2026.(Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via Reuters)

Taleblu also highlighted Iran’s dual role in what he terms the “Axis of Aggressors,” a coalition of hostile, authoritarian states including Russia, China and North Korea, and the “Axis of Resistance,” Tehran’s network of regional proxy groups including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Shiite militias in Iraq.

“They all have hostile intentions towards the U.S. and the liberal world order. They are authoritarians at home and creditors abroad.

He also noted that even if Tehran’s economic goals within BRICS fail to fully materialize, the political and military backing it gets from Moscow and Beijing is significant.

“So, even if what the Islamic Republic wants from the BRICS countries, particularly the likes of Russia and China, doesn’t happen, that doesn’t mean that political, economic and military support to this regime at a critical time is not happening.

“The linchpin between the state threats that the U.S. faces in the 21st century, from the Axis of Aggressors and the non-state threats in the Middle East, is the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Taleblu clarified.

“It is actually a bridge for capabilities, money and technology from states to flow to non-state actors.”

Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.

One killed when small plane, state police helicopter collide in midair over Pennsylvania, officials say

2026-08-19T21:16:00-0400 / CBS News

By
Faris Tanyos News Editor

Updated on: August 19, 2026 / 11:38 PM EDT / CBS News

One person was killed and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane and a state police helicopter were involved in a midair collision in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, authorities said.

The collision involved a Cessna 150 and a Bell 407 chopper, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Acting Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said in a news conference Wednesday night the pilot of the Cessna, who was believed to be its only occupant, was killed in the collision, which occurred at Carlisle Airport in Cumberland County.

The two pilots aboard the chopper, who were members of the state police’s elite aviation unit, were injured but are expected to survive, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said at the briefing.

The helicopter, based out of Harrisburg, was conducting routine training exercises at Carlisle Airport when the crash occurred just before 7 p.m. ET, Bivens said.

Authorities investigate a crash between a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and a small plane at the Carlisle Airport in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Aug. 19, 2026. Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP

The helicopter was hovering several feet off the ground in a grass area when a small Cessna “approached from behind” and lined up with one of the runways near that grass area, Bivens told reporters.

“As that Cessna came down along that runway, for an unknown reason, it veered hard to the right at the last moment,” Bivens said. “It struck the helicopter from the rear. The pilots would not have been able to even see that airplane approaching them.”

Bivens described the crash as “violent,” saying the helicopter “rolled inverted and crashed into the ground on its side and partially onto its roof.”

The Cessna pilot died at the scene. Both helicopter pilots were initially trapped, but one of them was able to push out a window and get both of them out, Bivens disclosed.

They were taken to Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Ashley Ludwig, trauma director at the hospital, said in the briefing that both pilots sustained minor injuries and were stable.

The name of the deceased Cessna pilot was not immediately released.

FAA officials were on scene, and National Transportation Safety Board investigators were arriving overnight, Bivens said. The FAA said that the NTSB would lead the investigation, with the FAA assisting.

“There is some video and photographs that are available that will be used to reconstruct what occurred,” Bivens said.

The NTSB noted that after the wreckage was documented, it would “be moved to a secure facility for further examination.”

“Tonight could have been much worse, tonight could have been much more tragic for our state police family, thank God that it wasn’t,” Shapiro said.

Carlisle is located about 120 miles west of Philadelphia.

最大贸易伙伴阿联酋实施禁运 伊朗重要经济命脉恐遭切断

2026-08-20 09:33 / 联合早报

美伊冲突爆发后，阿联酋成为伊朗在海湾地区报复性打击的重点目标。图为海湾富查伊拉酋长国一个能源设施3月14日遇袭，冒出滚滚浓烟。 （法新社）

在德黑兰与美国紧张局势不断升温的同时，阿拉伯联合酋长国切断与伊朗经济联系的决定可能会让伊朗的形势雪上加霜。

彭博社报道，既然战争久拖不决，美国加大对伊朗的经济施压，而阿联酋作为德黑兰最重要伙伴的禁运，可能进一步加大对伊朗经济的冲击。阿联酋是伊朗关键的金融和商业枢纽，近年来也是该国最大的贸易伙伴，进口商品金额高达百十亿美元。

阿联酋星期二（8月18日）称，侦测到两枚从伊朗发射、瞄准海上交通的弹道导弹。两枚导弹最终坠海，却凸显海上安全风险依然高企。这是阿联酋自5月4日以来首次报告类似袭击。阿联酋随后宣布暂停与伊朗所有贸易、商业往来和金融交易，但伊朗否认发动这次袭击。

总部位于德黑兰的咨询公司Ara Enterprise创始人兼首席执行官拉扎吉（Cyrus Razzaghi）说，伊朗企业花了几十年在阿联酋搭建起商业网络和人脉，从这个意义上来说，阿联酋的贸易禁运可能比美国和欧盟的制裁有效得多，也可能对伊朗经济造成更大的损害。

阿联酋为何作此决定？两国关系缘何脆弱？接下来局势如何发展？新华社分析指出，阿联酋称此举的直接导火索是遭伊朗方面“断然否认”的导弹袭击。

延伸阅读

阿联酋宣布暂停与伊朗的一切贸易金融往来 特朗普宣布对伊朗实施“毁灭性经济行动”

再来，与阿联酋有关的油轮近期在霍尔木兹海峡多次遭袭，阿联酋将矛头直指伊朗。仅过去一周，阿联酋阿布扎比国家石油公司至少三艘船在通过霍尔木兹海峡时遭袭。阿联酋外交部本月14日凌晨发表声明说，伊朗的袭击对地区稳定、民众安全以及全球能源安全造成威胁。

今年2月，美国与以色列对伊朗发动军事打击后，阿联酋成为伊朗在海湾地区报复性打击的重点目标。伊朗的打击并不局限于美军基地等军事目标，而是直接对准阿联酋的经济命脉，包括能源设施、金融中心和关键工业区。阿联酋国防部5月的数据显示，阿联酋防空系统在战事期间累计拦截551枚弹道导弹、29枚巡航导弹和2263架无人机。

近期，美国在伊朗问题上陷入“打不动也谈不了”的被动局面，转而寄望通过经济施压手段迫使伊朗屈服。一些分析人士认为，阿联酋此举事实上配合美国对伊朗的“经济扼杀”。

美国黑曜石风险咨询公司首席执行官布雷特·埃里克森说，作为伊朗第二大贸易伙伴，阿联酋此举发生在美国布局对伊朗实施“前所未见的经济孤立”之际。“这两件事时间点如此巧合，实在令人无法忽视。”

两国关系缘何脆弱

历史上，阿联酋与伊朗就存在领土争端、教派分歧等矛盾。2020年，阿联酋与以色列在美国斡旋下同意实现关系全面正常化。伊朗将此举视为阿联酋倒向敌对阵营，曾公开表示阿联酋犯了“战略错误”，做出“愚蠢行为”。

多家美国媒体报道称，美以伊战事期间，阿联酋与以色列的军事和情报合作进一步加强。以色列总理办公室今年5月公开说，以总理内坦亚胡在战事期间曾秘密访问阿联酋，不过阿联酋外交部随即予以否认。同在5月，美国驻以色列大使赫卡比称，以色列已在阿联酋部署“铁穹”防空系统及相关操作人员。

美以伊战事爆发后，阿联酋被曝也曾参战，但阿联酋都予以否认。美国《华尔街日报》5月引述多名知情人士报道称，阿联酋在战事期间对伊朗发动数十次军事打击，其中4月初对伊朗一座炼油厂的袭击引发大火，导致炼油厂丧失大部分产能。按照多家西方媒体的说法，在海湾国家中，阿联酋对伊朗持最强硬立场。

今年6月，美伊谅解备忘录签署后，阿联酋和伊朗紧张关系有所缓和。美国彭博社当月引述消息人士报道说，阿联酋和伊朗的国家安全高级官员举行面对面会谈，这标志着双方关系显著转变。6月下旬，两国外长通电话，就地区局势交换意见。

今年7月，伊朗首都德黑兰至阿联酋迪拜的航班恢复运营。阿联酋还一度被曝同意解封数十亿美元伊朗资金，但阿联酋称这些报道“纯属捏造”。

局势将如何发展

阿联酋是伊朗的重要贸易伙伴。世界贸易组织的数据显示，2024年，伊朗从阿联酋的进口额超210亿美元，对阿联酋的出口额超过71亿美元（约90亿2900万新元）。

阿联酋外交部在宣布暂停与伊朗的一切贸易金融往来的声明中，“驳斥有关阿联酋与伊朗经济关系状况的指控”，并强调阿联酋“将继续致力于维护国际金融体系的完整性”。

卡塔尔半岛电视台引述美国前助理国务卿金米特的解读说，阿联酋是伊朗最大的进口来源国，伊朗约三分之一进口商品需要从迪拜中转，迪拜作为金融中心长期以来为伊朗提供了规避国际制裁的渠道。“在许多方面，阿联酋实施禁运可能比美国自4月中旬以来对伊朗港口实施的海上封锁更具威力。”

美国财政部前制裁事务官员马利基持类似看法。他在社交媒体上写道，阿联酋此举如果付诸实施，“将可能是这场战事中对伊朗影响最为深远的经济行动，其重要性甚至可能超过美国的制裁”。

一些分析人士认为，伊朗可能将阿联酋此举视为接近战争行为。目前，伊朗方面尚未宣布针对阿联酋的反制措施。伊朗武装部队总参谋长阿卜杜拉希星期三警告地区国家，任何向美军提供的支持都将等同于参与针对伊朗的军事行动。

最大贸易伙伴阿联酋实施禁运 伊朗重要经济命脉恐遭切断

2026-08-20 09:33 / 联合早报

AI摘要

• 阿联酋以遭伊朗导弹袭击为由，宣布暂停与伊朗所有贸易、商业及金融往来，伊朗否认发动袭击。
• 作为伊朗最大贸易伙伴，阿联酋2024年对伊进口超210亿美元，其禁运或比美欧制裁更具经济杀伤力。
• 阿联酋近期多艘油轮在霍尔木兹海峡遭袭，矛头直指伊朗；此前美以伊冲突中，阿联酋被曝参与对伊军事打击。
• 分析指阿联酋此举配合美国对伊“经济孤立”，可能重创伊朗依赖迪拜中转的进口与金融渠道。

本摘要由AI辅助生成，仅供参考

美伊冲突爆发后，阿联酋成为伊朗在海湾地区报复性打击的重点目标。图为海湾富查伊拉酋长国一个能源设施3月14日遇袭，冒出滚滚浓烟。 （法新社）

在德黑兰与美国紧张局势不断升温的同时，阿拉伯联合酋长国切断与伊朗经济联系的决定可能会让伊朗的形势雪上加霜。

彭博社报道，既然战争久拖不决，美国加大对伊朗的经济施压，而阿联酋作为德黑兰最重要伙伴的禁运，可能进一步加大对伊朗经济的冲击。阿联酋是伊朗关键的金融和商业枢纽，近年来也是该国最大的贸易伙伴，进口商品金额高达百十亿美元。

阿联酋星期二（8月18日）称，侦测到两枚从伊朗发射、瞄准海上交通的弹道导弹。两枚导弹最终坠海，却凸显海上安全风险依然高企。这是阿联酋自5月4日以来首次报告类似袭击。阿联酋随后宣布暂停与伊朗所有贸易、商业往来和金融交易，但伊朗否认发动这次袭击。

总部位于德黑兰的咨询公司Ara Enterprise创始人兼首席执行官拉扎吉（Cyrus Razzaghi）说，伊朗企业花了几十年在阿联酋搭建起商业网络和人脉，从这个意义上来说，阿联酋的贸易禁运可能比美国和欧盟的制裁有效得多，也可能对伊朗经济造成更大的损害。

阿联酋为何作此决定？两国关系缘何脆弱？接下来局势如何发展？新华社分析指出，阿联酋称此举的直接导火索是遭伊朗方面“断然否认”的导弹袭击。

延伸阅读

阿联酋宣布暂停与伊朗的一切贸易金融往来
特朗普宣布对伊朗实施“毁灭性经济行动”

再来，与阿联酋有关的油轮近期在霍尔木兹海峡多次遭袭，阿联酋将矛头直指伊朗。仅过去一周，阿联酋阿布扎比国家石油公司至少三艘船在通过霍尔木兹海峡时遭袭。阿联酋外交部本月14日凌晨发表声明说，伊朗的袭击对地区稳定、民众安全以及全球能源安全造成威胁。

今年2月，美国与以色列对伊朗发动军事打击后，阿联酋成为伊朗在海湾地区报复性打击的重点目标。伊朗的打击并不局限于美军基地等军事目标，而是直接对准阿联酋的经济命脉，包括能源设施、金融中心和关键工业区。阿联酋国防部5月的数据显示，阿联酋防空系统在战事期间累计拦截551枚弹道导弹、29枚巡航导弹和2263架无人机。

近期，美国在伊朗问题上陷入“打不动也谈不了”的被动局面，转而寄望通过经济施压手段迫使伊朗屈服。一些分析人士认为，阿联酋此举事实上配合美国对伊朗的“经济扼杀”。

美国黑曜石风险咨询公司首席执行官布雷特·埃里克森说，作为伊朗第二大贸易伙伴，阿联酋此举发生在美国布局对伊朗实施“前所未见的经济孤立”之际。“这两件事时间点如此巧合，实在令人无法忽视。”

两国关系缘何脆弱

历史上，阿联酋与伊朗就存在领土争端、教派分歧等矛盾。2020年，阿联酋与以色列在美国斡旋下同意实现关系全面正常化。伊朗将此举视为阿联酋倒向敌对阵营，曾公开表示阿联酋犯了“战略错误”，做出“愚蠢行为”。

多家美国媒体报道称，美以伊战事期间，阿联酋与以色列的军事和情报合作进一步加强。以色列总理办公室今年5月公开说，以总理内坦亚胡在战事期间曾秘密访问阿联酋，不过阿联酋外交部随即予以否认。同在5月，美国驻以色列大使赫卡比称，以色列已在阿联酋部署“铁穹”防空系统及相关操作人员。

美以伊战事爆发后，阿联酋被曝也曾参战，但阿联酋都予以否认。美国《华尔街日报》5月引述多名知情人士报道称，阿联酋在战事期间对伊朗发动数十次军事打击，其中4月初对伊朗一座炼油厂的袭击引发大火，导致炼油厂丧失大部分产能。按照多家西方媒体的说法，在海湾国家中，阿联酋对伊朗持最强硬立场。

今年6月，美伊谅解备忘录签署后，阿联酋和伊朗紧张关系有所缓和。美国彭博社当月引述消息人士报道说，阿联酋和伊朗的国家安全高级官员举行面对面会谈，这标志着双方关系显著转变。6月下旬，两国外长通电话，就地区局势交换意见。

今年7月，伊朗首都德黑兰至阿联酋迪拜的航班恢复运营。阿联酋还一度被曝同意解封数十亿美元伊朗资金，但阿联酋称这些报道“纯属捏造”。

局势将如何发展

阿联酋是伊朗的重要贸易伙伴。世界贸易组织的数据显示，2024年，伊朗从阿联酋的进口额超210亿美元，对阿联酋的出口额超过71亿美元（约90亿2900万新元）。

阿联酋外交部在宣布暂停与伊朗的一切贸易金融往来的声明中，“驳斥有关阿联酋与伊朗经济关系状况的指控”，并强调阿联酋“将继续致力于维护国际金融体系的完整性”。

卡塔尔半岛电视台引述美国前助理国务卿金米特的解读说，阿联酋是伊朗最大的进口来源国，伊朗约三分之一进口商品需要从迪拜中转，迪拜作为金融中心长期以来为伊朗提供了规避国际制裁的渠道。“在许多方面，阿联酋实施禁运可能比美国自4月中旬以来对伊朗港口实施的海上封锁更具威力。”

美国财政部前制裁事务官员马利基持类似看法。他在社交媒体上写道，阿联酋此举如果付诸实施，“将可能是这场战事中对伊朗影响最为深远的经济行动，其重要性甚至可能超过美国的制裁”。

一些分析人士认为，伊朗可能将阿联酋此举视为接近战争行为。目前，伊朗方面尚未宣布针对阿联酋的反制措施。伊朗武装部队总参谋长阿卜杜拉希星期三警告地区国家，任何向美军提供的支持都将等同于参与针对伊朗的军事行动。

长和向巴拿马索偿逾15亿美元

2026年8月20日 08:38 / 联合早报

深陷巴拿马港口风波的香港长江和记实业星期四（8月20日）宣布，向巴拿马索偿超过15亿美元（19亿新元）。巴拿马法院早前裁定长和子公司运营巴拿马运河两座港口，即巴尔博亚港及克里斯托瓦尔港的合约违宪后，巴拿马政府强制接管这两座港口。图为巴尔博亚港，摄于4月9日。 （法新社）

深陷巴拿马港口风波的香港长江和记实业星期四（8月20日）宣布，向巴拿马索偿超过15亿美元（19亿新元）。

综合香港《明报》和路透社报道，长和称，由于多番尝试寻求解决方案未果，公司星期四就巴拿马违反投资保护条约启动国际仲裁程序，此条约违反源自巴拿马于2025年及2026年期间采取的一系列措施，最终导致巴拿马破坏巴尔博亚港及克里斯托瓦尔港的特许经营合约，并强行接管港口码头。

长和续称：“本公司就其在巴拿马之投资遭受破坏，索偿超过15亿美元。”

长和也说，董事会强烈反对巴拿马采取违反条约的措施。公司将继续与巴拿马寻求解决方案，同时致力维护公司根据条约及国际法享有的一切权利及补偿。

特朗普去年初指巴拿马运河已被中国控制、誓言收回美国所有。长和去年3月公告，宣布以228亿美元，将包括巴拿马运河两个港口在内的43个海外港口业务，出售给由美国资产管理巨头贝莱德、意大利亿万富翁阿蓬特家族旗下的地中海航运公司组成的国际财团。

这笔交易被视为特朗普的胜利，也引发北京不满。中国监管机构随后展开调查，长和也因此遭到批评，交易持续陷入僵局。

巴拿马最高法院今年1月裁定，长和旗下巴拿马港口公司持有巴拿马运河两个港口，即巴尔博亚港及克里斯托瓦尔港的运营合同违宪，巴拿马政府2月下旬正式接管了这两个港口。

以色列拒查澳援助人员在加沙遇害 澳洲召见以大使

2026年8月20日 10:07 / 联合早报

澳大利亚外交部长黄英贤说，以色列选择在“世界人道主义日”宣布这个消息，尤其让遇难者的亲友、人道主义工作者以及所有澳洲人感到受辱。 （路透社档案照片）

以色列决定不对澳大利亚援助人员在加沙遇害一事展开刑事调查，澳洲召见以色列大使对此提出质疑。

法新社报道，澳洲外交部长黄英贤星期四（8月20日）发声明说，她对这起事件感到愤慨。

声明说，澳洲将就此事召见以色列驻澳大使纽曼（Hillel Newman），并已要求堪培拉驻以色列大使“直接向以色列政府传达我们的立场”。

她说：“澳洲政府直到昨晚（19日）深夜、就在以色列宣布这一决定前几分钟才得知此事。而以色列选择在‘世界人道主义日’宣布，尤其让佐米（Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom）的亲友、人道主义工作者以及所有澳洲人感到受辱……这一决定也远未达到我们所期望的问责标准。”

她说，遇难的佐米代表了澳洲最优秀的一面。“她的勇气值得赞扬。她的家人理应得到公正的对待。”

佐米是2024年4月遇难的七名世界中央厨房工作人员之一，当时他们的援助车队被以色列空袭误击。

他们的遇难引发全球的强烈愤慨，并促使人们再次呼吁确保在加沙的援助人员的安全。

以色列总理内坦亚胡此前承认，军方“无意中”杀害这些志愿者。不过，以色列军方星期三宣布，不会就他们的死因展开刑事调查。

以色列拒查澳援助人员在加沙遇害 澳洲召见以大使

2026年8月20日 10:07 / 联合早报

澳大利亚外交部长黄英贤说，以色列选择在“世界人道主义日”宣布这个消息，尤其让遇难者的亲友、人道主义工作者以及所有澳洲人感到受辱。 （路透社档案照片）

以色列决定不对澳大利亚援助人员在加沙遇害一事展开刑事调查，澳洲召见以色列大使对此提出质疑。

法新社报道，澳洲外交部长黄英贤星期四（8月20日）发声明说，她对这起事件感到愤慨。

声明说，澳洲将就此事召见以色列驻澳大使纽曼（Hillel Newman），并已要求堪培拉驻以色列大使“直接向以色列政府传达我们的立场”。

她说：“澳洲政府直到昨晚（19日）深夜、就在以色列宣布这一决定前几分钟才得知此事。而以色列选择在‘世界人道主义日’宣布，尤其让佐米（Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom）的亲友、人道主义工作者以及所有澳洲人感到受辱……这一决定也远未达到我们所期望的问责标准。”

她说，遇难的佐米代表了澳洲最优秀的一面。“她的勇气值得赞扬。她的家人理应得到公正的对待。”

佐米是2024年4月遇难的七名世界中央厨房工作人员之一，当时他们的援助车队被以色列空袭误击。

他们的遇难引发全球的强烈愤慨，并促使人们再次呼吁确保在加沙的援助人员的安全。

以色列总理内坦亚胡此前承认，军方“无意中”杀害这些志愿者。不过，以色列军方星期三宣布，不会就他们的死因展开刑事调查。

Doctors explain how Moderna’s melanoma mRNA vaccine could fight deadliest form of skin cancer

August 19, 2026 / 9:03 PM EDT / CBS News

Moderna is touting a “landmark moment” in its experimental melanoma treatment, saying its vaccine could help prevent the deadly skin cancer from returning or spreading.

The groundbreaking clinical trial studied over 1,100 people whose melanoma was in advanced stages, taking a piece of a patient’s tumor and using it to build a shot, CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder explained.

The results came from a Phase 3 trial, the last stage before a Food and Drug Administration review.

Gounder, who has had melanoma herself but noticed it very early, said the trial is “a big win for mRNA vaccines against cancer.” Following the news, Moderna’s stock more than doubled on Wednesday morning.

Here’s what to know about the melanoma vaccine:

How does the melanoma vaccine work?

After a piece of the patient’s tumor is removed, it is analyzed to identify the unique mutations present, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said. Artificial intelligence is then used to help scientists figure out which of the hundreds of mutations should be included in the vaccine.

Like other mRNA vaccines, Moderna’s melanoma vaccine delivers synthetic mRNA into cells, delivering a “one-two punch” to melanoma, LaPook said.

Moderna’s mRNA vaccine — used in combination with Merck’s cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda — is built from a patient’s own tumor, which has its own genetic sequence, so each dose is personalized.

“Cancer can put a cloak of invisibility around itself so the immune system can’t see it, and the first punch is a drug called Keytruda, which removes the cloak,” LaPook explained.

Meanwhile, the patient’s cells read the mRNA and build a protein, breaking the messenger down. That protein then trains the immune system to learn to attack cancer cells.

“Think of it like giving a scent to a bloodhound. The vaccine gives the immune system the scent of melanoma so the immune system can hunt it down and kill it,” LaPook said.

What did Moderna’s melanoma vaccine trial find?

For patients whose melanoma had gone deeper, or reached the lymph nodes, Moderna and its drug development partner Merck said the novel treatment showed “statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement” in helping patients remain cancer-free for longer.

For those participating in the trial, surgeons had already removed their tumors, and everyone had been treated with Keytruda, the standard immunotherapy. But some patients were also given the mRNA melanoma vaccine. That group stayed cancer-free longer, the trial found.

Melanoma is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, with about 112,000 new cases each year. The American Cancer Society projects that about 8,500 people in the U.S. will die from melanoma this year.

Edited by Jordan Freiman

Jon LaPook and Dr. Céline Gounder contributed to this report.

一架直升机在肯尼亚坠毁 机上七人全部遇难

2026年8月20日 10:21 / 联合早报

一架载有游客的直升机星期三（8月19日）在肯尼亚桑布鲁郡坠毁，机上七人全部遇难，包括六名乘客和一名飞行员。 （路透社）

一架载有游客的直升机在肯尼亚桑布鲁郡坠毁，机上七人全部遇难，包括五名美国人和厄瓜多尔情报部门负责人。

法新社报道，这起事件发生在星期三（8月19日）上午，地点是位于首都内罗毕以北的桑布鲁郡。

路透社报道，阿彻斯波斯特警察局的初步报告显示，这架飞机当时正飞往位于肯尼亚北部的洛伊萨巴野生动物保护区，那里也是一处野生动物观赏目的地。

当局称，机上七人全部遇难，包括六名乘客和一名飞行员。

美国国务院发言人说，遇难者中有五名美国人。“美国大使馆正与当地政府保持联系，并提供领事协助。”

厄瓜多尔总统办公室证实，情报部门负责人森西-孔图吉及拥有美国国籍的妻子斯霍利汉也在这次事故中丧生。初步警方报告显示，森西-孔图吉及妻子当时是游客身份。

相关旅行社发声明说，事故原因有待调查。

肯尼亚红十字会指出，由于地形崎岖且坠机现场发生火灾，搜救工作受到阻碍。

一架直升机在肯尼亚坠毁 机上七人全部遇难

2026年8月20日 10:21 / 联合早报

一架载有游客的直升机星期三（8月19日）在肯尼亚桑布鲁郡坠毁，机上七人全部遇难，包括六名乘客和一名飞行员。 （路透社）

一架载有游客的直升机在肯尼亚桑布鲁郡坠毁，机上七人全部遇难，包括五名美国人和厄瓜多尔情报部门负责人。

法新社报道，这起事件发生在星期三（8月19日）上午，地点是位于首都内罗毕以北的桑布鲁郡。

路透社报道，阿彻斯波斯特警察局的初步报告显示，这架飞机当时正飞往位于肯尼亚北部的洛伊萨巴野生动物保护区，那里也是一处野生动物观赏目的地。

当局称，机上七人全部遇难，包括六名乘客和一名飞行员。

美国国务院发言人说，遇难者中有五名美国人。“美国大使馆正与当地政府保持联系，并提供领事协助。”

厄瓜多尔总统办公室证实，情报部门负责人森西-孔图吉及拥有美国国籍的妻子斯霍利汉也在这次事故中丧生。初步警方报告显示，森西-孔图吉及妻子当时是游客身份。

相关旅行社发声明说，事故原因有待调查。

肯尼亚红十字会指出，由于地形崎岖且坠机现场发生火灾，搜救工作受到阻碍。