Dengfeng Meteorological Observatory upgraded an orange rainstorm warning to red at 06:39 on July 25. It forecasts over 100 mm of rain in the next three hours for parts of Dengfeng, including Songyang, Shaolin, Zhongyue and Ludian subdistricts and Donghua, Dajindian, Gaocheng, Daye, Xuanhua, Xuzhuang, Tangzhuang and Baiping towns, and warned of secondary hazards: mountain floods, geological disasters and urban waterlogging.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam told Al Jazeera the group's maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia is the first step in a 'blockade-for-blockade' operation. He accused Saudi Arabia of escalating military and economic pressure after an eight-year Yemen campaign and said Riyadh is attempting an economic blockade. On Masirah TV he alleged Saudi strikes on Hodeidah, Kamaran Island and Sanaa airport and warned any attack on Yemen would be met with retaliation, saying Saudi actions will have consequences for its security and economy.

ANTHROPIC launched OPUS 5, an AI model whose performance approaches frontier-level Fable 5 while costing roughly half as much.