Typhoon Zitan disrupted South China Sea shipping routes, raising freight and pushing iron ore futures higher. Singapore Exchange benchmark September iron ore futures rose 1.04% on Wednesday to $98.15 per tonne. Higher freight typically supports seaborne iron ore prices, but analysts said widening steelmaker losses have slowed production and mill inventories remain relatively high, capping further upside for ore.

US law enforcement sources told Newsmax that Yair Netanyahu, 35, son of Israeli prime minister NETANYAHU, was the target of an Iranian assassination plot while in Florida. Intelligence agencies believe Iranian operatives conducted on-the-ground surveillance of Yair in the Miami area. He was warned to leave immediately, departed Florida without packing and has returned to and remains in Israel, according to the report.

以色列國防部長卡茨：以色列國防軍不會在威脅存在的情況下離開敘利亞安全區。