据阿拉伯卫星电视台英文频道：法国军方表示，法国正在曼德海峡附近部署两艘护卫舰，执行侦察和船舶保护任务。法国部队也正在参与红海商船的保护工作。

China’s foreign ministry said on Oct. 9 Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu met in Beijing with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary An Sijie for the 26th China‑Australia political consultations, and the two sides exchanged frank, in‑depth views on bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual concern.

China State Railway Group will implement a new national freight train timetable from Oct. 10 at 18:00. The revamp refines the China Railway logistics product suite to lower overall logistics costs and improve transport efficiency. Key measures: optimize intercity freight services to speed city-to-city cargo flows; enhance multimodal train products to raise end-to-end logistics efficiency; expand direct rail transport for bulk commodities to secure movement of key strategic and livelihood materials; upgrade China–Europe and Central Asia rail services to provide safer, faster cross-border logistics; and continue railway logistics service improvements to drive freight cost reductions and efficiency gains.