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驻大阪总领事薛剑新春致辞：中日关系严峻对日政策不变

发布时间：2026年2月12日 14:52 / 来源：联合早报

中国驻大阪总领事薛剑星期二（2月10日）在总领馆举办的“温暖迎春·共庆中国年”春节招待会上致辞。 （中国驻大阪总领事馆微信公众号）

去年11月曾发表“斩首”论的中国驻大阪总领事薛剑，在总领馆主办的新春招待会上致辞时说，中日关系目前严峻复杂，但中国对日政策立场不变。

据中国驻大阪总领事馆微信公众号消息，薛剑星期二（2月10日）出席总领馆举办的“温暖迎春·共庆中国年”春节招待会并致辞。领区华侨华人、中资企业、留学生代表等近百人到馆参加活动。

薛剑向领区侨胞致以马年新春祝福，并强调面对当前中日关系严峻复杂局面，中国的政策立场明确一贯，不会有任何动摇和改变。

薛剑敦促日本政府以实际行动维护中日关系政治基础与地区和平稳定大局，并呼吁领区各界人士积极作为，为推动两国关系重回正轨积势赋能。

日本首相高市早苗去年11月7日在国会答辩时称，如果“台湾有事”危及日本安全，可能被认定为“存亡危机事态”，日本自卫队可行使集体自卫权。

薛剑隔天在X平台发文说，高市把脖子伸到不该伸的地方，“那种肮脏的头就应该毫不犹豫斩掉”，引起舆论哗然。高市之后指她发言依照日本政府既有见解，“没有撤回或取消的打算”。

据日本放送协会（NHK）报道，日本外长茂木敏充去年11月12日在加拿大受访时说，作为驻外使领馆领导人，薛剑的言辞是极不妥当的，令人遗憾。“我们强烈要求中方采取适当措施，以免对双边关系的大方向造成影响。”

执政的日本自民党11月11日通过一项决议，要求若北京方面不采取适当行动，日本政府应果断把薛剑列为“不受欢迎人物”，将他驱逐出境。被问及是否会驱逐薛剑时，茂木没有给出答复。

薛剑在卷入上述言论风波后持续未在大阪公开露面，并缺席了上月8日大阪府日本中国友好协会，以及日中经济贸易中心等日本民间团体在大阪举办的新春会。

不满擅开他车 索赔又被拒 男子烧母衣物

发布/2026年2月12日 14:53 / 新明日报

不满父母未经同意就开他的车，男子向当时在出差的母亲索1万元赔偿，不果后竟恐吓要烧屋，还拿母亲的衣物放在灶炉上烧，结果被判坐牢五天。

被告是现年35岁的黄志豪（译音），他承认一项恶作剧的控状，指他烧毁母亲的衣物。

调查揭露，去年8月23日早上10时30分，被告给去中国出差的母亲打电话，称她和父亲在没有经过他允许的情况下用他的车，因此向他们索取3000元的赔偿。母亲拒绝赔偿后，被告竟把赔偿金额提高到1万元。

当母亲仍拒绝赔偿时，被告称会把他们的房子烧掉，并在瞬间挂断电话。母亲随之给被告的孪生兄弟打电话，让当时也在家的他报警求助。

被告接着走进母亲的卧室，从衣柜里拿走一些母亲的衣物，再走回自己的房间。接着，他拿着衣物到厨房，把衣物放在灶炉上开火烧。

新加坡民防部队抵达后，确定被告和他的孪生兄弟都没有受伤，并且没有看到任何火焰，或是仍未熄灭的火苗，只看到烧毁的衣服仍在冒烟。

被告当天被捕，两天后被控，随后被还押在心理卫生学院接受精神评估，直到去年9月8日才获得保释。

被告称已知错，会负全责。律师指出，被告的精神评估报告显示他的精神疾病并不是导致他犯罪的原因，但希望法官看在除了一些衣物被烧毁，没有其他损伤，对他从轻发落。

法官最终判他坐牢五天。

美驻联合国大使：数周内支付联合国欠款

2026年2月12日 11:17 / 联合早报

美国驻联合国大使沃尔兹上周末说，特朗普政府很快将开始支付拖欠的会费，但他没有透露华盛顿准备支付的具体金额。 （路透社档案照片）

美国驻联合国大使沃尔兹周三说，华盛顿将在“数周内”开始支付拖欠联合国的数十亿美元会费，同时继续推动联合国改革。

联合国秘书长古特雷斯上月底警告，各国拖欠会费已使联合国濒临财政崩溃的边缘。

联合国长期面临预算困境，因为一些成员国未能全额缴纳强制性会费，另一些成员国则未能按时缴纳，迫使联合国不得不冻结招聘和削减开支。

近几个月来，特朗普政府削减了对部分联合国机构的资助，并拒绝或拖欠了一些强制性会费。

据报，特朗普政府共拖欠联合国超过20亿美元（约25亿新元）的会费，这些会费原本用于联合国的日常运营预算，而用于联合国维和行动的单独预算也拖欠了几乎相同的金额。

沃尔兹上周末告诉路透社，特朗普政府很快将开始支付拖欠的会费，但他没有透露华盛顿准备支付的具体金额。

联合国发言人本周早些时候说，“正在等待确切的付款时间和金额。”

沃尔兹星期三（2月11日）强调，美国没有放松对联合国进行全面改革的要求。“改革必须推进，所以我们将继续施压，要求提高效率。我们将继续要求这些机构在资源更少的情况下，至少完成同样甚至更多的工作。”

沃尔兹说，特朗普政府非常支持古特雷斯去年启动的改革议程，但他希望这位联合国秘书长“能早点启动这项倡议，而不是等到他任期第九年才开始”。

自特朗普一年多前重返白宫以来，美国已退出包括世界卫生组织在内的多个联合国机构。

美预算办公室预测：美国财政赤字将小幅增长

2026年2月12日 11:56 / 联合早报

美国国会预算办公室（CBO）周三预测，2026财年美国财政赤字将小幅增长至1.853万亿美元（约2.34万亿新元）。这表明，总体而言，在经济增长低迷的情况下，特朗普总统的经济政策正在加剧美国的财政困境。

无党派的国会预算办公室星期三（2月11日）指出，2026财年（特朗普执政的第一个完整财年）的赤字将占国内生产总值（GDP）的5.8%左右，与2025财年大致相同，当时的赤字为1.775万亿美元。

但未来十年，美国的财政赤字占GDP的比重平均将达到6.1%，到2036财年将达到6.7%，远高于美国财政部长贝森特设定的将其削减至经济产出3%左右的目标。

国会预算办公室主任斯瓦格尔在一份声明中说：“预计未来10年的预算期内失业率将保持在5%以下，有鉴于此，持续的巨额赤字在历史上是不寻常的。”

白宫发言人德赛则说，国会预算办公室经常低估经济增长，并指2025年的GDP增长超过了国会预算办公室的预测。

德赛说：“由于特朗普总统的经济政策，赤字减少，经济增长加快，这将大幅降低而非扩大美国赤字占GDP的比重。”

美众院通过法案 中期选举投票选民须出示公民身份证

发布/2026年2月12日 12:37

共和党控制的美国众议院周三投票通过一项法案，要求在11月的中期选举中投票的选民出示美国公民身份证。

民主党人批评，此举将给美国选民带来不必要的负担，并将选举权力集中在特朗普总统手中。

众议院议员星期三（2月11日）以218票赞成、213票反对的投票结果通过《保护美国选民资格法案》（简称 “拯救法案”），只有一名民主党议员与共和党人联手支持该法案。

该法案接下来将提交参议院，预计参议院将进行投票表决，但该法案不太可能获得通过所需的60票多数票。

拯救法案要求在中期选举登记时提供公民身份证明，并对未提供所需文件仍为选民办理登记的选举官员处以刑事处罚。

共和党人还提出，在随后的联邦选举中，无论是在投票站投票还是通过邮寄选票投票，都必须出示带照片的身份证明。他们引用了包括皮尤研究中心在内的民调，该民调显示，83%的选民（包括71%的民主党人）支持选民出示带照片的身份证明。

众议院议长约翰逊说，拯救法案是“一项常识性立法”，旨在确保美国大选由美国公民决定。

民主党领导人则批评，这项法案试图压制选民投票，并削弱民主党在当前形势下的选举前景。目前，独立分析人士普遍看好民主党能够掌控众议院。

总统所属政党历来会在中期选举失去席位，而民主党只须在11月选举中拿下三个共和党控制的选区，就能掌控众议院。

美国墨西哥在太平洋开展联合扫毒行动

2026年2月12日 13:54 / 联合早报

墨西哥海军新闻办公室发布的照片显示，2月11日，墨西哥海军陆战队员在曼萨尼约港展示缴获的可卡因包裹旁。 （法新社）

墨西哥海军周三宣布，美国和墨西哥在太平洋开展的一次“联合行动”中，从一艘船上缴获了数吨可卡因。

墨西哥海军星期三（2月11日）在声明中指出，在克拉里翁岛（Clarion Island）附近海域的一艘船上查获约188个包裹，内含数吨可卡因。

克拉里翁岛距离墨西哥科利马州港口城市曼萨尼约1100公里。

声明补充说，这次行动中有多人被捕，但未透露具体人数。

法新社报道指，这是美墨两国关系紧张之际开展的一次罕见联合行动。

美墨两国与加拿大之间的自由贸易协定将于今年重新谈判。特朗普此前威胁对墨西哥加征关税，以迫使该国加大缉毒力度，并逮捕更多贩毒集团成员。

特朗普政府周三还说，墨西哥贩毒集团的无人机在美墨边境附近活动，导致得克萨斯州一座机场暂时关闭。

墨西哥总统辛鲍姆则回应指，墨西哥政府没有收到任何关于贩毒集团无人机在边境活动的报告。

韩情报院：金正恩巩固女儿的继承人地位 | 联合早报

发布/2026年2月12日 14:07

韩情报院：金正恩巩固女儿的继承人地位

去年12月20日，朝鲜领袖金正恩（右）和女儿金珠爱在白头山一带的三池渊旅游区视察一家酒店。 （法新社档案照片）

韩国国会议员周四（2月12日）说，朝鲜领袖金正恩似乎正在采取措施巩固女儿金珠爱作为其继承人的地位，并且有迹象表明，她在政策问题上提供了意见。

韩国国家情报院将密切关注金珠爱是否出席即将召开的执政党劳动党会议，以及她如何被介绍，包括是否获得任何正式头衔。

韩国议员李成权在聆听了韩国国家情报院的汇报后告诉记者：“过去，韩国国家情报院称金珠爱‘正在接受接班人培训’，但今天使用的说法是，她‘处于内部任命接班人的阶段’。”

朝鲜从未公布金珠爱的具体年龄，但外界推测她出生于2012至2013年之间，目前约13岁。

近期，朝鲜官方媒体越来越多地报道金珠爱陪同父亲金正恩进行实地考察，包括视察武器项目。

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今年元旦，金正恩还携妻子李雪主与金珠爱前往锦绣山太阳宫，向祖父金日成与父亲金正日致敬。那是金珠爱首次现身这一象征政权正统性的核心仪式，引发外界高度关注。

韩国国家情报院认为，金珠爱在公共活动中所扮演的角色显示，她已开始提供政策意见，并被视为事实上的第二号领导人。

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Exclusive: AeroVironment’s LOCUST counter-drone laser used by US Army near El Paso airport, sources say

February 12, 2026 3:57 AM UTC / Reuters

By David Jeans and Mike Stone

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Item 1 of 2 Helicopters sit at Fort Bliss Air Base, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

[1/2]Helicopters sit at Fort Bliss Air Base, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jose… Read more

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc’s AVAV.O LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, leading to a seven-hour airspace shutdown, two people briefed on the situation told Reuters.

The use of the 20-kilowatt LOCUST direct-energy weapon, which has not previously been reported, is a rare known example of the U.S. deploying cutting-edge counter-drone technology capable of defeating flying objects at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptor missiles.

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AeroVironment and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted air traffic for more than seven hours in and out of the Texas border city of El Paso earlier on Wednesday after raising concerns that the Army’s laser-based counter-drone system, housed at Fort Bliss adjacent to the airport, could pose risks to commercial air traffic, government and airline officials told Reuters.

The United States has been seeking safe and cost-effective ways to defeat drones, particularly around airports and large sporting events – a concern that has become more urgent ahead of the FIFA World Cup and America250 anniversary celebrations this summer. On the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon reports more than 1,000 drone sightings monthly.

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AeroVironment, a Virginia-based drone and counter-drone manufacturer, delivered its first two LOCUST systems to the U.S. Army in September 2024 as part of the Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser prototyping effort. The systems underwent testing at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona before Army units received training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Defense experts have advocated for layering counter-drone technology into President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative, particularly along the southern border where cartel drones conduct surveillance and attacks on infrastructure.

Reporting by Mike Stone and David Jeans; Editing by Joe Brock and Kate Mayberry

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced she was ending the work of a task force that sought to reform the U.S. intelligence community, including rooting out what she described as the politicization of intelligence gathering, after less than a year since its creation.

Gabbard established the group in April, when it was also tasked with probing ways to reduce spending on intelligence and whether reports on high-profile topics such as COVID-19 should be declassified.

In a statement on Wednesday, Gabbard said the task force’s work was always intended to be temporary after she was tapped to oversee coordination of the 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.

“In less than one year, we’ve brought a historic level of transparency to the intelligence community,” Gabbard said in her statement. “My commitment to transparency, truth, and eliminating politicization and weaponization within the intelligence community remains central to all that we do.”

The number of officers assigned to the task force, as well as their identities, are classified, according to Gabbard’s office.

The officers will now return to other intelligence agencies to continue the work the group started, her office added.

The group sparked criticism against Gabbard after its creation, with Democrats and some intelligence insiders raising questions about whether it would be used to undermine intelligence agencies and bring them under tighter control of President Donald Trump.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said last year that the group appeared to be a “pass for a witch hunt” designed to target intelligence officers deemed disloyal to Trump.

“This seems to be just a pass for a witch hunt and that’s going to further undermine our national security,” Warner told Reuters at the time.

Gabbard has implemented significant changes to the country’s intelligence gathering in the last year, including by using agencies to back up Trump’s claims about alleged interference in the 2016 and 2020 elections.

In August, she revealed plans to cut her office’s workforce and slash more than $700 million from its annual budget. She also fired two top intelligence officials in May after concluding that they opposed Trump.

Since Gabbard took over as director, the federal government has revoked the security clearances of dozens of former and current officials, including high-profile political opponents of the president, which critics have panned as being a punishment for siding against Trump rather than posing security risks.

Gabbard’s presence for a recent FBI search of a Georgia election office in connection to the 2020 election has led to criticism from Democrats who argue she is blurring the traditional lines between foreign intelligence collection and domestic law enforcement.

The CIA has also released additional information about its investigations into the origins of COVID-19, such as an assessment released last year that affirmed the position that it most likely originated in a lab in China.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Trump administration moves to fire new US attorney appointed by judges

February 12, 2026 4:51 AM UTC / Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

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WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Justice Department moved to fire the new U.S. attorney for the northern district of New York on Wednesday, the same day that federal judges unveiled his appointment to replace a prosecutor allied with President Donald Trump’s administration.

Trump has drawn criticism from rights and political experts for what they call his administration’s targeting of political opponents in efforts that have faced legal challenges and protests.

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In a ceremony on Wednesday, the Northern District of New York Board of Judges appointed Donald Kinsella to replace John Sarcone, who had been serving on an acting basis and was disqualified by a court.

“You are fired, Donald Kinsella,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote on X. “Judges don’t pick U.S. Attorneys, @POTUS does.”

Kinsella, who could not immediately be reached for comment, has decades of experience in criminal and civil litigation and was previously an assistant U.S. attorney and the criminal chief of the Justice Department.

Last month a federal judge ruled that Sarcone was unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in the state’s capital of Albany, and blocked his involvement in an investigation of state Attorney General Letitia James.

On Wednesday, the department’s website, opens new tab showed him listed as the “first assistant U.S. attorney”.

The DOJ used a series of procedural maneuvers to retain Sarcone as acting U.S. attorney for the northern district after a federal court declined to extend his 120-day interim appointment.

Those moves were found to be unlawful in court, similar to other court rulings that rejected appointments in California, Nevada and New Jersey.

The Trump administration has particularly targeted James, an elected Democrat and one of the Republican president’s top political antagonists, who has said investigations against her are payback for suing Trump’s family business.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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