i24News reported Israel denied a Daily Telegraph story that NETANYAHU ordered diplomats to back Argentina’s call for talks on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) as retaliation for UK sanctions on West Bank settlements. Alex Gandler, spokesperson for Israel’s embassy in London, posted: "I categorically deny the allegation. There was no such instruction."

State Grid said on Oct. 24 that at 20:38 local time power supply in the M7.0 earthquake zone in Baqing, Nagqu, Tibet was fully restored. State Grid Tibet mobilized 301 repair personnel, 39 vehicles, 19 medium- and low-voltage generator trucks, 83 sets of emergency equipment and connection materials. Crews set up on-site command, reopened distribution lines and restored power to shelters, tents and prefabricated housing, following an on-site “build one, energize one” procedure. State Grid Tibet said it will continue to prioritize power protection at key points to ensure affected residents have heating and to maintain safe, reliable supply.

On Oct 24, Suzhou's Housing and Urban‑Rural Development Bureau, Natural Resources and Planning Bureau and the Suzhou branch of the National Administration of Financial Regulation issued implementation guidance to apply the national notice on improving the commodity housing sales system (Jianfanggui [2026] No. 3). The guidance mandates that commodity-housing projects on land newly granted from Aug 28, 2026, should prioritise completed-unit sales; deposits for completed-unit sales should, in principle, not exceed 3% of the total purchase price. This is Jiangsu's first implementation opinion under the 8/28 policy.