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韩国启动原油互换计划 缓解炼油企业压力

2026年3月31日 11:52 / 联合早报

韩国启动原油互换计划 缓解炼油企业压力

3月9日在韩国首尔一加油站外，汽车大排长龙。 （路透社）

韩国出台一项新政策，允许炼油企业从国家储备中调拨原油。

路透社报道，韩国产业通商资源部发言人星期二（3月31日）说，这项政策将允许炼油企业从国家储备中借用原油，并在国外的原油船货运抵达后归还等量原油。

波斯湾石油运输要道霍尔木兹海峡在美以伊战争爆发后陷入瘫痪，鉴于全球超过80%的原油出口经过此海峡销往亚洲，亚洲受影响最大。菲律宾3月24日宣布进入“国家能源紧急状态”，原因是美以伊战争给菲律宾国内燃料供应带来风险。韩国3月25日也宣布进入危机模式，成立应急经济工作组以紧急应对不利局面。

US Army reviewing helicopters near Kid Rock’s house and anti-Trump protests

2026-03-30 21:28:43 UTC / Reuters

By Reuters

March 30, 2026 9:28 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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Singer Kid Rock testifies on the cost of concert tickets before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army said on Monday it was investigating why military helicopters were operating near the house of singer Kid Rock, seemingly in support ​of the vocal backer of U.S. President Donald Trump, and also ‌near anti-Trump protests.

Over the weekend, Rock posted a video on X, which showed two Army Apache helicopters flying next to his house in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer, standing in front ​of his swimming pool, can be seen saluting one of the helicopters.

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Military ​helicopters were also seen flying close to demonstrators in the city, ⁠who were taking part in protests decrying Trump’s aggressive deportation efforts, war ​in Iran and other policies.

“Army aviators must adhere to strict safety standards, professionalism, and ​established flight regulations. An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements,” U.S. Army spokesperson Major Montrell Russell said.

“Appropriate action will be taken ​if any violations are found. Until the review is complete, there will be ​no further comment,” Russell added.

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The U.S. military is supposed to be apolitical, loyal to the ‌U.S. ⁠Constitution and independent of any party or political movement.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has moved quickly to reshape the military, firing top generals and admirals as he seeks to implement Trump’s national security agenda and root out diversity initiatives he calls ​discriminatory.

Democratic lawmakers have ​warned the Trump ⁠administration is increasingly trying to use the military for political gain.

In his post about the helicopters, Rock took a swipe ​at Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom.

“God Bless America and all ​those who ⁠have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her,” Rock commented above the video of the helicopters.

Over the weekend, as part of the anti-Trump “No Kings” protests, more than 3,200 ⁠events ​had been planned in all 50 states, after ​the two previous nationwide events attracted millions of participants. Local news said thousands took part in Nashville ​as part of the protests.

Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart Editing by Rod Nickel

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Attack on Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah-inspired ‘act of terrorism,’ FBI says

2026-03-30 21:56:55 UTC / Reuters

By Jasper Ward

March 30, 2026 9:56 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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Parents who pulled out their kids from the Temple Israel Synagogue stand near police after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident there, in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an “act of ​terrorism” inspired by Hezbollah.

Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old man who was born in ‌Lebanon and became a U.S. citizen in 2016, killed himself during the March 12 attack, when he crashed his truck into the Temple of Israel synagogue before opening fire on ​security guards and causing an explosion using fireworks, said Jennifer Runyan, the ​special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s ⁠Detroit field office.

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No one else died during the attack on the synagogue where ​children were attending preschool.

Ghazali consumed pro-Hezbollah ideology prior to the attack, said Runyan, ​but the FBI has not been able to verify if he was a member of Hezbollah. There is no evidence that he had co-conspirators, Runyan said.

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was founded ​by Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in 1982. Both Hezbollah and ​the IRGC are designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. The U.S. and Israel launched a ‌war ⁠against Iran on February 28.

“Had this man lived, I am convinced that my office would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed the federal crime of providing material support to Hezbollah,” said Jerome Borgen, the U.S. Attorney for the ​Eastern District of Michigan.

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Runyan ​said the day ⁠before the synagogue attack Ghazali started sharing photos on social media of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ​was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes last month. Then, on the day ​of the ⁠attack, while sitting in the parking lot of the Temple of Israel, Ghazali told his sister in a message that he planned “to commit a mass terrorist attack.”

Antisemitic ⁠incidents have spiked ​in recent years in the U.S., with anti-Jewish ​incidents accounting for nearly two-thirds of 5,300-plus religiously motivated hate crimes since February 2024, according to ​FBI data.

Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Michelle Nichols and Bill Berkrot

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US Defense Secretary Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defense fund before Iran attack, FT reports

2026-03-30T22:51:07.144Z / Reuters

By Reuters

March 30, 2026 10:51 PM UTC Updated 27 mins ago

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz//File Photo

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March 30 (Reuters) – A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to ​a big investment in major defense companies in ‌the weeks leading up to the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing three people familiar with the ​matter.

Hegseth’s broker at Morgan Stanley (MS.N) contacted BlackRock (BLK.N) in ​February, about making a multimillion-dollar investment in the ⁠asset manager’s Defense Industrials Active ETF, shortly before ​the U.S. launched military action against Tehran, the report added.

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According ​to the FT report, the investment discussed by Hegseth’s broker did not ultimately go ahead as the fund, which launched in May ​last year, was not yet available for Morgan ​Stanley clients to buy.

The FT report did not say how much discretion ‌the ⁠broker had to make investments on Hegseth’s behalf, or whether Hegseth knew what the broker was doing.

BlackRock declined to comment on the report, while Morgan Stanley and ​the Department of ​Defense did ⁠not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

The report on the investment attempt comes ​amid a wider scrutiny of trades made ​in ⁠financial and prediction markets ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s major policy decisions.

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Some of these decisions have been preceded ⁠by well-timed bets, ​leading some experts to raise ​questions about whether information had somehow leaked ahead of time.

(This story has been refiled to fix the hyperlink in paragraph 7)

Reporting by Akanksha ​Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese and Stephen Coates

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Florida to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump

2026-03-30 22:43:34 UTC / Reuters

By David Shepardson

March 30, 2026 10:43 PM UTC Updated 28 mins ago

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U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One en route to Washington at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

March 30 (Reuters) – Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after Donald Trump, the latest ​in a series of buildings, institutions, government programs, warships and money to ‌bear the U.S. president’s name.

The decision to rename the airport after Trump follows Florida’s approval last year of a plan to donate a downtown Miami property for the site of Trump’s presidential library.

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Trump, a native ​of New York, moved to Florida in 2019. Before the move, he lived ​in a penthouse at Trump Tower but has since taken primary residence ⁠at his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach.

Before the name can be changed, a formal ​request must be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration, which then must process the change ​in various flight charting and navigation databases, and the airport signs must be changed.

Last week, Representative Brian Mast introduced legislation to change the airport’s three-letter code from PBI to DJT denoting Trump’s initials.

The U.S. ​Treasury said last week that American paper currency will bear Trump’s signature starting this summer, the ​first time a sitting president has signed American money.

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Trump’s name has also been affixed to a planned ‌class ⁠of Navy warships, a visa program for wealthy foreigners, a government-run prescription drug website, and federal savings accounts for children.

In December, the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which Trump filled with allies during a board takeover, added Trump’s name to ​the institution.

Trump’s name was ​also added in December ⁠to the United States Institute of Peace building in Washington, months after his administration seized the nonprofit organization and all but closed ​it.

Earlier this month, a federal arts panel comprised of members appointed ​by Trump approved ⁠a commemorative gold coin featuring his image, part of a series of coins the U.S. Mint is planning to produce to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year.

In February, the White House ⁠confirmed Trump raised ​the idea of dropping his hold on funding for ​a New York Hudson River tunnel project in exchange for Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer supporting renaming of Washington Dulles ​Airport and New York Penn Station after Trump.

Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese

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JetBlue hikes bag fees to offset higher fuel costs. Here’s what travelers will now pay.

March 30, 2026 / 7:24 PM EDT / CBS News

JetBlue has raised checked bag fees to offset the impact of higher jet fuel prices amid the Iran war.

Passengers must now pay at least $39 to check a bag, up $4 per bag from the previous $35 fee. Checking a second bag now costs at least $59, up from $50. Those rates apply to bags checked more than 24 hours before departure.

If passengers check their bags within 24 hours of departure, they will be charged an additional $10 per bag on top of those rates, according to the airline’s website.

JetBlue increased the fees as airlines maneuver to cover their rising jet fuel costs, which have soared since the Iran war began. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has constrained oil supplies, driving up transportation costs for a range of industries.

Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose to $115 a barrel on Monday before falling to $107.95, according to data from Oilprice.com and FactSet. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, rose 2% to $101.70.

“As we experience rising operating costs, we regularly evaluate how to manage those costs while keeping base fares competitive and continuing to invest in the experience our customers value,” JetBlue said in a statement to CBS News on Monday. “Adjusting fees for optional services used by select customers, such as checked baggage, allows us to continue offering more competitive fares.”

The airline added that it only increases fees “when necessary.”

Some airlines are passing higher fuel prices on to consumers in the form of jet fuel surcharges or higher ticket prices.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby last week told CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave that elevated oil prices “create a lot of stress” for airlines, noting that United’s airfares have increased between 15% to 20% over the past month.

On Friday, the average airfare for a same-day JetBlue flight was up 16.2%, to $368 for a one-way ticket, according to research from Deutsche Bank. Tickets for flights departing later in April were up 24%, to $286, for the airline.

Jet fuel costs account for roughly one-fifth of airlines’ operating expenses.

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US Citizenship and Immigration Services resumes asylum claims after halt

2026-03-30T22:20:30.886Z / Reuters

By Jasper Ward

March 30, 2026 10:20 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will resume processing some asylum applications ​after it halted all such claims ‌following the shooting of two National Guard members by an asylum seeker, U.S. Citizenship and ​Immigration Services said on Monday.

“USCIS has ​lifted the adjudicative hold for thoroughly ⁠screened asylum seekers from non-high-risk countries, ​an agency spokesperson said, adding that maximum ​screening and vetting for immigrants will continue.

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USCIS did not say which countries were considered “non-high-risk.”

Washington’s halt of ​asylum proceedings in November came after ​the Trump administration blamed Biden-era vetting failures for the ‌admission ⁠of an Afghan immigrant accused of shooting the National Guard members – one of whom later died.

The suspended services were part of an ​immigration crackdown ordered ​by ⁠President Donald Trump in response to the attack.

The Trump administration was ​already carrying out an aggressive immigration ​campaign ⁠before the shooting. In July, the U.S. imposed a travel ban on citizens from ⁠12 ​countries. That ban was ​expanded after the shooting to include seven more countries.

Reporting by ​Jasper Ward in Washington Editing by Matthew Lewis

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DeSantis clears renaming of Florida airport after Trump for takeoff

2026-03-30 7:43 PM ET / CNN

By Betsy Klein

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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on March 23, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Travelers in South Florida might soon find themselves transiting through Trump International Airport.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday that could rename the Palm Beach International Airport to the “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” after the state’s House and Senate passed the legislation last month.

Once approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, it would take effect July 1. The measure also requires official government records, including maps, to use the new name once approved.

Long known as PBI, the airport would also get a new code: “DJT.”

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The bill was introduced by Florida state Rep. Meg Weinberger, who was present at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year for an unveiling of signage for the newly renamed “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard,” the four-mile stretch between the airport and Trump’s private club formerly known as Southern Boulevard.

“I am proud to have played a role in to make that happen, and I’m looking forward to the airport where greatness takes off,” Weinberger, a Republican, said at the time.

Along with the renamed airport and road, the president or his allies have sought to put his likeness or name on numerous other entities, including the Kennedy Center, the US Institute of Peace, the administration’s prescription drug website and its high-dollar “gold card” visa, coins and a fighter jet, among others.

Florida Democrats have already raised concerns as to whether the president or his family could stand to profit from the airport name change after trademark applications were filed by the private entity that handles licenses and trademarks for the Trump Organization last month.

A spokesperson for the Trump Organization said in February that Trump and his family would not receive royalties or licensing fees from the renaming of the Palm Beach airport, and the House bill’s text specifies that the branding would come at no cost.

“To be clear, the President and his family will not receive any royalty, licensing fee, or financial consideration whatsoever from the proposed airport renaming,” said Kimberly Benza, Trump Organization director of executive operations.

The bill requires a license agreement from The Trump Organization, but Benza said they are “willing to provide this right to his hometown county at no charge.”

CNN’s Kit Maher contributed to this report.

Countdown underway for long-awaited Artemis II moon mission

March 30, 2026 / 7:57 PM EDT / CBS News

By William Harwood

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For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA’s accelerated drive to establish a lunar beachhead with landings in 2028, followed by construction of a moon base.

With forecasters continuing to predict an 80% chance of favorable weather, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen hope to strap into their Orion capsule and blast off atop a giant Space Launch System rocket at 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday.

Photographers set up remote cameras near launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday to capture the huge Space Launch System rocket as it blasts off Wednesday, sending four astronauts on a trip to the moon. NASA

“We just wrapped up our L(aunch)-minus two (day) mission management team review and the team polled go to proceed towards the planned April 1 launch attempt,” said Amit Kshatriya, the NASA associate administrator.

The review included “the usual readiness items — vehicle status, ground systems, flight hardware and the integrated launch operations timeline,” Kshatriya said. “We also reviewed the most recent engineering assessments (and) the team concluded that everything continues to look good, and there are no issues preventing us from pressing ahead.”

Assuming an on-time liftoff, the crew will pass behind the moon next Monday, sailing 4,100 miles above the lunar far side before heading back to Earth for a Pacific Ocean splashdown on the southern California coast on April 10.

Mission duration: nine days and one hour, covering nearly 700,000 miles.

Countdown clocks began ticking at 4:44 p.m. EDT Monday. Engineers planned to spend the initial hours of the carefully orchestrated procedure readying the SLS rocket and ground systems for propellant loading and powering up the crew’s Orion capsule. The astronauts, meanwhile, planned to enjoy dinner with family members at the nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

On Tuesday, the launch team will continue power-up and checkout operations, testing communications circuits and loading “late stow” experiment packages.

Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson walks reporters through Artemis II countdown procedures during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Monday afternoon. NASA

Early Wednesday, cockpit switches will be configured for launch, star trackers and navigation gear will be powered on and Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson will poll her launch team to make sure they’re “go” for propellant loading, scheduled to begin at 7:44 a.m.

The core stage of the SLS rocket will be filled with 537,000 gallons of supercold liquid hydrogen fuel and 196,000 gallons of liquid oxygen. The rocket’s upper stage, the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, or ICPS, will be loaded with another 24,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and oxygen.

The process will take about five-and-a-half hours to complete. While fuel loading is underway, Wiseman and his crewmates will be awakened and given a weather briefing before donning their pressure suits and heading for launch pad 39B to strap in aboard the Orion capsule shortly before 2:30 p.m.

With the countdown in a final 30-minute built-in hold at the T-minus 10-minute mark, Blackwell-Thompson will poll the launch team again before giving permission to resume the countdown.

A rainbow appears above the countdown clock as NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are prepared for launch on Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on March 30, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Joe Raedle / Getty Images

When the hold ends at 6:14 p.m., the ground launch sequencer computer will take over the countdown, the launch pad’s crew access arm will be retracted and auxiliary power units will spin up to provide hydraulic power. The four main engines at the base of the SLS core stage will begin igniting six seconds before liftoff.

After a lightning round of computer checks to verify the engines are running normally, commands will be sent to fire the rocket’s two strap-on solid-fuel boosters. As the boosters roar to life, explosive bolts at the base of each booster will shatter, and the SLS rocket will begin climbing away atop 8.8 million pounds of thrust.

At that point, flight controllers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston will take over from the launch team, monitoring ascent telemetry, providing guidance to the astronauts and managing a complex flight plan. NASA’s first crewed moonshot in more than half a century will finally be underway.

“It is an exciting time,” said Blackwell-Thompson. “It’s an exciting time for this team and our crew and really our nation and the world. … We’ll fly when this hardware is ready, and we’ll see if it’s ready to go in just a couple of days. But certainly, all indications are right now we are in excellent, excellent shape.”

January 6 protesters seek millions in court for ‘physical and emotional injuries’

2026-03-30T22:59:31.925Z / CNN

By Devan Cole

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2026, 6:59 PM ET

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

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Several people who were at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection are suing the police agencies that worked to defend the building that day, asking a federal court to award them millions of dollars in damages for the “physical and emotional injuries” they say were inflicted on them by law enforcement.

The class action lawsuit filed Friday at a federal court in Florida contends that the actions of US Capitol Police and members of DC’s police department the day of the riot were an unjustified response to the incident, during which a large mob of supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to block Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential win.

To push the crowd back from the iconic building and defend against the rioters, many of whom acted violently against the officers, the agencies deployed tear gas and other chemical irritants, as well police weapons.

Those actions, the lawsuit claims, were excessive and are grounds for compensatory damages worth tens of millions of dollars for dozens of people.

The named plaintiffs – Patrick Sullivan, Marie Sullivan and Alan E. Fischer – say they filed administrative claims for government compensation stemming from their alleged injuries, but those claims have yet to be resolved. Forty-three others who were at the Capitol that day have similarly sought money from the government through the same avenue and have also not had those claims fully adjudicated, according to the lawsuit.

The complaint says the total amount of money currently being sought by all 46 people is $18,405,000.00.

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But the named plaintiffs are asking for the court to certify a class of individuals comprised of all people on the Capitol grounds that day “who were struck by weapons or exposed to chemicals launched or thrown or weapons used by law enforcement personnel or struck directly by law enforcement personnel.” They’re seeking a jury trial to determine how much money, if any, should be awarded in the case.

“The actions of the police caused physical and emotional injuries, including but not limited to chemical burns, concussive trauma, emotional distress, and other damages to plaintiffs, class members and thousands of other protesters,” the lawsuit states.

CNN has reached out to USCP for comment. The DC Metropolitan Police Department declined to comment.

At least one named plaintiff – Fischer – was prosecuted for his actions on January 6. Federal prosecutors charged him in 2022 with a slew of alleged crimes, saying at the time that he “threw chairs, an orange traffic cone, and a pole towards officers” defending the Capitol from the rioters.

He was set to go to trial last year, but his case ended after Trump pardoned him and more than 1,000 others who took part in the episode.