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Alkasa Airlines, India: Affected by the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, aviation turbine fuel prices have risen sharply. Fuel surcharge ranging from Rs 199 to Rs 1,300 will be levied on domestic and international routes.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: We will respond to currency market fluctuations at any time and pay attention to the impact of exchange rate changes on people's lives.

South Korea's Ministry of Finance: South Korean and Japanese business people appreciate South Korea's efforts to improve market access for Japanese institutional investors.

South Korea's Ministry of Finance: The finance ministers of South Korea and Japan reiterated that they will closely monitor the foreign exchange market and take appropriate measures against excessive volatility and disorderly trends.

Ministry of Finance of South Korea: The Ministry of Finance of South Korea and Japan welcome South Korea’s efforts to strengthen communication with international investors on inclusion in global government bond indices.

According to AFP: Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Norway has become the largest single natural gas supplier in continental Europe. Now Norway hopes to use the Middle East conflict as an opportunity to win EU approval for (gas) drilling in the Arctic.

According to Israeli media N12: Iran claimed to have shot down an American MQ-9 drone near Bandar Abbas Port.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: At night, Russia used about 430 drones of different types and a large number of missiles. There were 13 ballistic missiles alone, bringing the total number of missiles in the attack to 68. According to preliminary data, 58 of them were shot down by our air defense systems.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Russia’s main target is energy facilities in the Kiev region, but unfortunately, ordinary homes, schools and civilian businesses have also been attacked and damaged. Four people are known to have died.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Cleaning up the consequences of large-scale Russian attacks is underway in the Kiev region, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Mykolaev.

India's largest steelmaker JSW Steel has secured the rights to a coal mine in Mozambique's Tete province, ensuring the supply of a key raw material for steel production.

Carney, global CEO of JERA, Japan's largest power company: The LNG cargo swap memorandum of understanding just signed with Korea Gas will help stabilize the energy supply of both parties.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tsering Toje agreed to strengthen bilateral relations.

Carney, global CEO of JERA, Japan's largest power company: If the conflict in the Middle East continues, we may need to cooperate with the government and consider taking measures such as calling for electricity conservation and restarting idle coal power plants.

Carney, global CEO of JERA, Japan’s largest power company: The team is discussing additional LNG purchases with existing long-term suppliers.

Carney, global CEO of Japan's largest power company JERA: Despite tensions in the Middle East, there will be no immediate shortage of LNG supply.

Iraqi security source: Iraq shot down a drone targeting the US diplomatic center near Baghdad airport.

Iraqi security source: The fire inside the US Embassy caused by the attack has been brought under control.

Majid Mousavi, Commander of the Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: In the past 48 hours, the "hit rate" of Iranian missiles against U.S. and Israeli targets has doubled.

According to the Associated Press: Iraqi security officials revealed that the missile hit a helicopter pad on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.