由于航空公司和炼油商严重依赖波斯湾稳定的石油和其他能源供应，欧洲和亚洲的航空燃油价格正在飙升。图为4月28日，一架停放在波兰华沙机场的飞机正准备添油。 （路透社档案照片）

由于霍尔木兹海峡关闭，全球航空公司举步维艰，美国炼油商正以前所未有的速度向海外出口航空燃油。

美国能源信息署星期三（5月13日）发布的一份报告显示，上周美国航空燃油出口量飙升至每日45.5万桶的历史新高，超过了4月初创下的最高纪录。

由于航空公司和炼油商严重依赖波斯湾稳定的石油和其他能源供应，欧洲和亚洲的航空燃油价格正在飙升。

彭博社汇编的数据显示，自美伊冲突爆发以来，新加坡和欧盟的航空燃料价格分别上涨了61%和59%。

美国能源经济与金融分析研究所（IEEFA）周二发布报告指，随着美国填补中东地区天然气供应减少带来的缺口，欧洲今年对美国天然气的依赖预计将升至历史新高。

报告说，欧洲今年约三分之二的液化天然气可能来自美国，比例将创纪录。若按天然气总供应量计算，美国甚至可能超越挪威，成为欧洲最大天然气供应国。

US House passes bill allowing year-round sales of E15 gasoline

May 14, 2026 12:12 AM UTC / Reuters

A sign advertising E15, a gasoline with 15 percent of ethanol, is seen at a gas station in Clive, Iowa, United States, May 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo

NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. House passed legislation on Wednesday that would allow nationwide year‑round sales of gasoline containing 15% ​ethanol, handing a major win to biofuel producers and ‌farm groups while raising concerns among refiners about higher compliance costs.

The H.R. 1346 bill, or the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, approved by ​a vote of 218 to 203, would permit fuel ​retailers to offer E15 year‑round, removing seasonal restrictions linked ⁠to smog concerns.

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The legislation would need to pass the Senate, ​where it needs 60% of votes, and get a signature ​from President Donald Trump to be enacted.

Supporters say allowing year-round E15 sales would expand biofuel demand and help lower fuel prices that have spiked since the ​start of the Iran war. Critics argue it risks raising ​costs for refiners already facing higher compliance burdens under federal biofuel mandates.

Some ‌lawmakers ⁠have also raised fiscal concerns, with Representative James McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, saying the measure will add billions to U.S. debt.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would increase direct spending by $2.7 ​billion while raising ​revenues by $0.4 ⁠billion, resulting in a net deficit increase of about $2.3 billion between 2026 and 2036, based on ​an assumption that the legislation would take effect ​in ⁠August 2026.

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High fuel prices due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, conduit for a fifth of global oil and liquefied ⁠natural ​gas supplies, have become a major vulnerability ​for President Donald Trump and his Republican party ahead of the November midterm ​elections.

Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in New York; Editing by Sonali Paul

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【视频】中国为特朗普举行欢迎仪式 习特会登场

2026年5月14日 09:53 / 联合早报

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/china/story20260514-9044035

美国总统特朗普本周访华，中国国家主席习近平星期四（5月14日）上午在北京人民大会堂东门外广场举行欢迎仪式，迎接特朗普一行。

欢迎仪式结束后，中美两国元首将举行双边会谈。

Denise Powell projected to win Democratic primary in key Nebraska district

May 13, 2026 / 8:29 PM EDT / CBS News

Denise Powell, a political organizer, won the competitive Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, CBS News projected, amid concerns that another leading hopeful in the race risked harming the party in presidential politics.

Powell will face Republican Brinker Harding, a member of the Omaha City Council, in the general election. Harding did not have a challenger in the primary to replace GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who is retiring after a decade in Congress.

Though the Omaha-area district has been in GOP hands for all but two years in the last three decades, the district has voted Democrat in three of the last five presidential elections.

Nebraska, a solidly Republican state, allocates its Electoral College votes by congressional district, instead of winner-take-all, giving Democrats a chance to deny Republicans of at least one electoral vote in the presidential election. The vote could take on greater importance in a close race for the White House.

In 2024, President Trump and his allies unsuccessfully pressured Nebraska Republicans to change the allocation to winner-take-all for the state. Kamala Harris won the district — known as the “blue dot” — that year. Barack Obama won the district in 2008, followed by Mitt Romney in 2012, Mr. Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.

The state’s electoral system was a key issue in the Democratic primary.

Powell warned that if state Sen. John Cavanaugh had won the contest and went on to flip the House seat in November, Republicans could be emboldened to try again to change the electoral system to winner-take-all or redraw the congressional map because Cavanaugh would have to resign his seat.

Republican Gov. Jim Pillen would have then appointed Cavanaugh’s replacement, potentially giving the party more support in opposing the current electoral system of splitting votes. The 2024 effort fell short after a single Republican state senator announced his opposition.

Powell accused Cavanaugh of jeopardizing the “blue dot” for “for his own political ambitions.”

“We cannot afford a candidate whose campaign hands Republicans the votes to gerrymander us into oblivion,” Powell said in a statement Friday. “Sending John Cavanaugh out of the Unicameral and into a congressional seat he can’t protect is exactly how we lose NE-02 — not just in November, but for the foreseeable future.”

Cavanaugh had a section of his campaign website pushing back on the attacks that his candidacy harms the district’s “blue dot” status.

“John would not resign until January, meaning by the time he resigns, new senators will be elected. Half the Legislature is up for election this year, and elected Democrats in Nebraska are confident that they will pick up more than enough seats in November to offset John’s vote,” his website says.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/midterm-matchups-take-shape-across-the-us-after-key-primary-elections/

美国官员透露，自对伊朗开战以来，美军已发射超过1000枚长程战斧巡航导弹。图为美国海军从弗兰克·E·彼得森号驱逐舰发射一枚战斧巡航导弹。 （路透社档案照片）

知情人士透露，特朗普政府对伊朗开战导致美国导弹和弹药储备严重枯竭，以致本就面临严重供应链瓶颈的美军在重建军备的过程中，对中国主导的稀土矿产供应产生更深的依赖。

《纽约时报》星期三（5月13日）引述知情人士报道称，这使中国在双边外交和贸易谈判中获得巨大筹码，美国或不得不在关税或半导体限制等方面做出妥协。

全球咨询公司博然智（Brunswick）高级顾问帕迪拉（Christopher Padilla）说：“向伊朗每发射一枚导弹，都会让美国在短期内对中国及其稀土矿物的依赖更深一分。”

帕迪拉认为，美国在伊朗战事中大量消耗精确制导弹药，将进一步增强中国的博弈底气。至少未来数年内，美国重建武器库的努力意味着需要从中国获取稀土矿物供应。

纽时报道指，尽管美国正试图通过巨额预算开发替代供应源，但在短期内，这种资源制约不仅削弱美国干预其他地区冲突的能力，也重塑中美两国之间复杂且相互博弈的权力平衡。

美国战争部与国会的预估数据显示，自伊朗战争爆发以来，美国已动用约半数远程隐形巡航导弹，战斧巡航导弹（Tomahawk）消耗量更是达到当前年均采购量的10倍左右。

美国官员透露，自对伊朗开战以来，美军已发射超过1000枚长程战斧巡航导弹。图为美国海军从弗兰克·E·彼得森号驱逐舰发射一枚战斧巡航导弹。 （路透社档案照片）

知情人士透露，特朗普政府对伊朗开战导致美国导弹和弹药储备严重枯竭，以致本就面临严重供应链瓶颈的美军在重建军备的过程中，对中国主导的稀土矿产供应产生更深的依赖。

《纽约时报》星期三（5月13日）引述知情人士报道称，这使中国在双边外交和贸易谈判中获得巨大筹码，美国或不得不在关税或半导体限制等方面做出妥协。

全球咨询公司博然智（Brunswick）高级顾问帕迪拉（Christopher Padilla）说：“向伊朗每发射一枚导弹，都会让美国在短期内对中国及其稀土矿物的依赖更深一分。”

帕迪拉认为，美国在伊朗战事中大量消耗精确制导弹药，将进一步增强中国的博弈底气。至少未来数年内，美国重建武器库的努力意味着需要从中国获取稀土矿物供应。

纽时报道指，尽管美国正试图通过巨额预算开发替代供应源，但在短期内，这种资源制约不仅削弱美国干预其他地区冲突的能力，也重塑中美两国之间复杂且相互博弈的权力平衡。

美国战争部与国会的预估数据显示，自伊朗战争爆发以来，美国已动用约半数远程隐形巡航导弹，战斧巡航导弹（Tomahawk）消耗量更是达到当前年均采购量的10倍左右。

US judge blocks Justice Department bid for Rhode Island hospital transgender care records

2026-05-14 00:17:05 UTC / Reuters

By Nate Raymond

May 14, 2026 12:17 AM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

The flag of the U.S. state Rhode Island is seen in this illustration taken, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

May 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the Justice Department from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to hand over records on gender-affirming care for transgender ​youth, saying prosecutors acted in bad faith.

District Judge Mary McElroy ruled that Rhode ‌Island Hospital, run by Brown Health, did not have to comply with a sweeping subpoena seeking a wide range of documents, including medical records of minors treated for gender dysphoria with drugs such ​as puberty blockers.

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The hospital and the state’s child advocate had asked the ​court to intervene ahead of a Thursday deadline, after a judge in ⁠Texas, at the Justice Department’s request, ordered the hospital to comply.

McElroy rejected the ​Justice Department’s claims that it was investigating alleged off-label use of FDA-approved drugs, and said enforcing ​the subpoena would violate the privacy rights of minor patients.

She also sharply criticised the Justice Department in her order, saying it had misled the court and acted in bad faith.

“DOJ has proven unworthy ​of this trust at every point in this case,” McElroy wrote, adding that “the ​discrepancy between the honorable conduct expected of federal prosecutors and DOJs tactics in this case is unsettling.”

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The ‌dispute ⁠is part of a broader federal effort to scrutinise gender-affirming care for minors. The Justice Department has issued similar subpoenas to multiple providers, though courts have quashed or narrowed some of them.

President Donald Trump last year signed an executive order ending all federal funding ​or support for ​gender-affirming care for transgender ⁠youth, describing it as a “dangerous trend.” He directed the Justice Department to prioritize investigations of such treatments, which LGBT rights advocates ​and major medical groups support as important for the well-being of ​transgender youth.

Following ⁠setbacks in courts, the Justice Department shifted some of its probes to northern Texas, which McElroy said amounted to forum shopping. A Texas judge had ordered Rhode Island Hospital to ⁠comply with ​the subpoena.

The DOJ’s latest move came on Monday, ​when NYU Langone Health said it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information ​on gender-affirming care for minors.

Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Additional reporting by Karen Sloan

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习近平同特朗普举行会谈

2026年5月14日 10:21 / 联合早报

中国国家主席习近平星期四（5月14日）上午在北京人民大会堂同赴华进行国事访问的美国总统特朗普举行会谈。

此前，习近平在人民大会堂东门外广场举行仪式，欢迎特朗普访华。

央视直播画面显示，习近平与特朗普见面时先握手。画面显示，特朗普佩戴着一条鲜红色领带。

欢迎仪式结束后，两人还在大会堂的台阶上谈了一阵子。

特朗普要在机场附近建凯旋门 FAA启动风险评估

2026年5月14日 10:45 / 联合早报

根据白宫公布的效果图，这座凯旋门通体呈象牙色，设计灵感源自古罗马的提图斯拱门（Arch of Titus），并借鉴了巴黎凯旋门的风格。 （法新社档案照片）

美国媒体报道，特朗普政府要求美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）评估，在距离里根华盛顿国家机场不到两英里处兴建巨型凯旋门是否存在潜在风险。

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）获得的文件显示，美国内政部已要求FAA对这座拟建的250英尺（约76.2米）高的凯旋门进行正式的航空研究。

FAA规定，高度超过200英尺且可能干扰空域的建筑物需接受审查。

FAA确认已收到内政部请求并已启动研究，但拒绝提供审查时间表。

特朗普政府上个月公布，将在首都华盛顿兴建巨型凯旋门的计划。这座250英尺高的纪念碑落成后，将超越墨西哥城、朝鲜平壤和法国巴黎的同类建筑，成为全球最大的凯旋门。

凯旋门拟建于波多马克河哥伦比亚岛一个交通圈，正处于林肯纪念堂与阿灵顿国家公墓入口之间。由于高度远超约100英尺的林肯纪念堂，凯旋门建成后将彻底重塑华盛顿的天际线。

这项耗资不菲的计划引发猛烈抨击。多名美国老兵和一名历史学家向华盛顿特区联邦法院提起诉讼，要求阻止建造凯旋门。

特朗普要在机场附近建凯旋门 FAA启动风险评估

2026年5月14日 10:45 / 联合早报

根据白宫公布的效果图，这座凯旋门通体呈象牙色，设计灵感源自古罗马的提图斯拱门（Arch of Titus），并借鉴了巴黎凯旋门的风格。 （法新社档案照片）

美国媒体报道，特朗普政府要求美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）评估，在距离里根华盛顿国家机场不到两英里处兴建巨型凯旋门是否存在潜在风险。

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）获得的文件显示，美国内政部已要求FAA对这座拟建的250英尺（约76.2米）高的凯旋门进行正式的航空研究。

FAA规定，高度超过200英尺且可能干扰空域的建筑物需接受审查。

FAA确认已收到内政部请求并已启动研究，但拒绝提供审查时间表。

特朗普政府上个月公布，将在首都华盛顿兴建巨型凯旋门的计划。这座250英尺高的纪念碑落成后，将超越墨西哥城、朝鲜平壤和法国巴黎的同类建筑，成为全球最大的凯旋门。

凯旋门拟建于波多马克河哥伦比亚岛一个交通圈，正处于林肯纪念堂与阿灵顿国家公墓入口之间。由于高度远超约100英尺的林肯纪念堂，凯旋门建成后将彻底重塑华盛顿的天际线。

这项耗资不菲的计划引发猛烈抨击。多名美国老兵和一名历史学家向华盛顿特区联邦法院提起诉讼，要求阻止建造凯旋门。