Al-Arabiya reports a press conference is scheduled shortly at the U.S.-Iran talks venue.

Refinitiv reported sources close to the negotiating team said the first round of talks in Switzerland concluded.

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.