On the 21st in Switzerland, Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker Ghalibaf met Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and earlier held talks with Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed. Discussions reportedly focused on implementing clauses of the Iran‑U.S. memorandum of understanding — notably Articles 1 and 11 calling for a halt to fighting on all fronts including Lebanon and the release of $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets — and Article 6 arrangements for about $300 billion in r

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China’s national flood-control office and Ministry of Emergency Management said heavy rain over the next three days presents high disaster risk in Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan and Anhui, with threats of mountain floods, geological hazards, small- and medium-river flooding and urban waterlogging. On the 21st a multi-agency meeting including the China Meteorological Administration, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and Ministry of Transport reviewed rainfall trends and ordered stepped-up monitoring, more frequent forecasts and earlier warnings, pre-positioning of resources and moving the response window forward, with timely initiation or adjustment of emergency responses and, as needed, decisive shutdowns and strict control measures.