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Saudi Aramco shares rose 1.1% in early trading.

Market news: Spanish health officials boarded a hantavirus-affected cruise ship and began evacuating passengers.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency: An Iranian military spokesman said that countries that comply with US sanctions against Iran will "face difficulties when crossing the Strait of Hormuz."

UK Maritime Trade Action Office: No environmental impacts reported.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: has received a report of an incident 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha, Qatar. A bulk carrier reported being hit by an unknown object and a small fire broke out. The fire has been extinguished and there are no casualties yet.

Saudi Aramco: Crude oil prices rose in the first quarter.

According to the Financial Times: Panama Canal revenue increased by as much as 15% as the Iran conflict cut off traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Panama Canal managers say daily traffic in the Panama Canal has increased by as much as 20% since the conflict broke out in late February.

According to the British Financial Times: Germany is relaunching plans to purchase U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles. Germany's defense minister plans to travel to Washington to revive Germany's proposal to buy the long-range system.

The Polymarket prediction market shows that as of June 30, the probability of the United States and Iran reaching a permanent peace agreement is 51%.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Bio-Bio region of Chile.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred 5 kilometers south-southwest of Brawley, California, USA.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands: On the first day of my visit to the Caribbean, I was warmly welcomed by Prime Minister Meselina of St. Maarten. We discuss the current state of St. Maarten and the opportunities and challenges facing St. Maarten. We also explore the impact of changing geopolitical conditions on the island, such as rising oil prices.

Alibaba (09988.HK) is preparing to unveil plans to integrate its artificial intelligence platform Qwen with e-commerce platform Taobao, a person familiar with the matter said, a move aimed at driving shopping through conversations rather than keyword searches.

Tesla (TSLA.O): The Fremont factory has completed the production of the last Model S and the last Model X.

U.S. State Department: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio meets with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The United States supports Qatar’s defense and emphasizes the importance of continued close coordination to deter threats and promote stability and security in the Middle East.

Market news: Japan plans to strengthen the bankruptcy risk protection mechanism of life insurance companies.

U.S. State Department: The United States supports Qatar’s defense and emphasizes the importance of continued close coordination to deter threats and promote stability and security in the Middle East.

U.S. State Department: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio meets with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

On the evening of May 9, local time, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia, Interior Minister Marasca, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and many other parties attended a press conference in Tenerife, Spain. Garcia said at the press conference that Spain is "everything ready" to receive the cruise ship involved in the Hantavirus epidemic. This evacuation operation involves 23 countries. Spain is coordinating with international health agencies to ensure that the operation is carried out with the highest level of protection. According to a statement from the cruise operator, The cruise ship is expected to arrive at the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife at 5:30 local time on the 10th in the Canary Islands, and passengers will begin to disembark at around 8:00 am.

According to the AXIOS website: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio and U.S. Special Envoy Witkov met with the Prime Minister of Qatar in Miami on Saturday to promote an agreement to end the war in Iran.