In a joint statement on Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Albanese and the Vietnam president agreed to further strengthen defence and security cooperation and to step up efforts against transnational organised crime and people‑smuggling. During the Vietnam president's first visit to Australia, both sides pledged to increase trade and investment and to support "resilient supply chains in critical minerals, semiconductors and clean energy."

Black Sea grain exports face new constraints: Danube water levels have hit record lows, curbing shipments via Romania, while intensified Russian strikes have disrupted exports from Odesa and other Ukrainian ports. Russia and Ukraine together account for more than a quarter of global wheat exports; escalating attacks on regional grain infrastructure and vessels are undermining export reliability and adding to supply risk. These disruptions coincide with an unusually strong El Nifio and Middle East tensions that are lifting energy costs and disrupting trade routes. Paris and Chicago wheat and corn futures rose sharply last month.

美國總統特朗普：我們已經對整個霍爾木茲海峽進行了掃雷。