Mediterranean tanker freight has fallen sharply: broker Riverlake says a 140,000‑dwt Black Sea→Med voyage slid from about WS570 in mid‑August to WS280 by early September; cross‑Med rates are down roughly 100 WS points since late August and another broker pegs levels near WS200. By contrast, traders report freight for Urals from Novorossiysk to India holding at about $18–20m per voyage, supported by shipowners avoiding Russian Black Sea ports on security grounds, which has reduced available tonna

At a State Council press briefing the National Healthcare Security Administration said that over the next five years it will build a comprehensive, risk-based supervision system for medical insurance funds. Oversight will extend to all pooled regions nationwide and to all entities, types, ownerships, scales, scenarios and insurance categories — achieving seven "full coverages". The agency will establish a closed loop for problem handling and rectification, deepen multi-agency co-governance and set up an integrated "inspect—handle—rectify—govern" supervisory chain.

法國軍方發言人：我們正在密切關注中東局勢，並可調派額外兵力。