Fujian flood control headquarters said coastal and southern Fujian will receive heavy rain on 24th under the joint influence of a monsoon trough and typhoon "Jianlawei". Forecast 24‑hour totals 60–130 mm, locally up to 250 mm; maximum hourly rate 90 mm. At 10:30 on the 24th the headquarters upgraded flood emergency response to Level‑3 and kept typhoon emergency at Level‑4.

Gold rose in Asian trade, supported by a rebound in investment demand and growing market unease over the US fiscal outlook, ING strategists said. Prices have rebounded from mid‑July lows of about $4,000 per troy ounce to roughly $4,600, returning to May levels. Prospects that the US Treasury may expand debt buybacks have refocused attention on US borrowing and fiscal credibility and rekindled concerns about currency debasement, further boosting gold’s appeal as a store of value.

Israel’s Channel 12 reported on the 23rd that Syrian transitional government foreign minister Shibani met with Mossad director Gofman. The meeting was described as “effective” and aimed at easing bilateral tensions after an Israeli airstrike on the Abu Zuhur airbase in Idlib province on the 18th, which the transitional government condemned as “an unjustified act of aggression.”