Belgium has given India assurances after New Delhi raised concerns over arms supplies to Pakistan, even as India-Belgium strategic ties enter a new phase. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever in New Delhi, with defence, trade, technology, clean energy and critical minerals emerging as key areas of cooperation. The two sides are also pushing deeper defence-industrial cooperation, including collaboration linked to the Zorawar light tank, while India and Belgium aim to significantly expand bilateral trade.

Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall near Yuhuan in eastern China's Zhejiang province, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain across the region. With winds reaching around 151 kmph, the storm has triggered mass evacuations, flood and landslide alerts and major transport disruptions. More than one million people have been evacuated, while Wenzhou relocated over 900,000 residents and opened more than 1,000 emergency shelters. Shanghai also cancelled around 1,500 flights, while ferry services and port operations were disrupted across affected areas