中國地震臺網自動測定：08月30日18時32分在貴州畢節市威寧縣附近（北緯26.74度，東經104.19度）發生3.0級左右地震，最終結果以正式速報爲準。

Iran’s Mehr news agency said Iranian armed forces have prevented 30 vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz without permission since Aug. 22. Mehr said vessels may only transit via Iran-approved routes after coordinating with Iranian authorities and paying passage fees. Allegations of mine-clearance operations and claims about oil export volumes lack documentary evidence, Mehr added, and said the US has not provided proof, characterising such reporting as part of a US media campaign aimed at influencing global, particularly energy, markets.

UK Chancellor Healy is weighing a windfall tax on banks and oil companies for her first budget. Treasury officials are discussing the measures as a way to plug a £4.7bn fiscal shortfall while avoiding direct increases in personal taxes. Healy is aiming for a low-key budget next month and for any unavoidable tax rises to be markedly smaller than those implemented under former chancellor Reeves.