LIMA — At least one person was killed and 16 others treated for smoke inhalation as wildfires raged in northern Peru’s Lambayeque region, local authorities said Sunday.

The fatal victim, a 40-year-old female farmer in the town of Incahuasi, suffered burns all over her body, according to Radio Programas del Peru, a radio and television broadcasting company in Peru.

She had been rushed to the local clinic but succumbed to her severe injuries. Several locals were treated for smoke inhalation and later discharged, as they were “out of danger,” the network reported.

Peru’s National Meteorology and Hydrology Service warned that from Sunday through Wednesday, atmospheric conditions could lead to the “start and spread of forest fires.”

The absence of precipitation is expected to persist in these regions, along with decreasing humidity and increasing daytime temperatures, it added.

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ADEN, Yemen — At least 15 people were killed and three others injured when a passenger bus fell off a mountain road in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj on Sunday, a security official told Xinhua.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the accident occurred in the Maqatrah district on a hazardous road linking the provinces of Aden and Taiz. He added the bus fell from a steep slope and plunged into a rocky valley below after the driver lost control due to a brake failure.

The official confirmed that the death toll includes women and children. Eyewitnesses described the accident as “horrific,” noting that the impact was so severe that some victims were ejected from the vehicle.

Maqatrah, known for its dangerous mountain routes, has seen numerous accidents in recent years. Local observers said the incident highlights the broader impact of Yemen’s decade-long civil war on civilian safety and infrastructure. With main interprovincial roads often blocked by warring factions, civilians are forced to use perilous alternative routes, including hazardous mountain passes.

Yemen’s crisis began in late 2014 when the Houthi group took control of the capital, Sanaa, leading to a Saudi-led military intervention and escalating into what the United Nations now describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

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DAMASCUS — Israel carried out air strikes on a scientific research facility and an arms depot in central Syria on Sunday night, a war monitor reported.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted sites in Masyaf, in western Hama province. Ambulances were seen rushing to the area, the Britain-based group said, adding that a large fire was seen near Wadi al-Oyoun in western Hama following the strikes.

Syrian state television reported that air defenses responded to “Israeli aggression” in central Syria. The Observatory said several missiles were intercepted.

The extent of casualties and damage was not immediately clear.

Israel has conducted numerous strikes in Syria in recent years, often targeting what it says are Iranian-linked and Hezbollah positions.

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RABAT — At least 11 people have been killed and nine others went missing after torrential rains battered southern Morocco, the Interior Ministry said in a provisional report on Sunday.

Seven of the fatalities were reported in the Tata province, while four others, including a foreign national, were found in the provinces of Errachidia and Tiznit, ministry spokesperson Rachid El Khalfi told reporters in Rabat. The spokesperson also noted that the missing individuals are from the provinces of Tata, Errachidia, and Taroudant.

The heavy rainfall also caused significant material damage, including the collapse of 40 homes and damage to 93 road sections. Traffic has been restored on 53 of the affected sections. The rains also disrupted electricity, drinking water supply networks, and telephone networks.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Equipment and Water, nearly 200 people and 96 earthmoving machines have been deployed to restore traffic in the affected regions.

The Interior Ministry urged local residents and visitors to exercise extreme caution due to the unstable weather and to follow all guidelines issued by authorities, the spokesperson added.

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HANOI — Super typhoon Yagi that swept through Vietnam’s northern mountainous localities over the weekend killed at least 21 people and injured 229 others, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Sunday evening.

The fatalities include five from the coastal province of Quang Ninh, two from Hai Phong city, one from Hai Duong, one from capital Hanoi, four from Hoa Binh, one from Yen Bai, one from Lang Son and six from Lao Cai.

Six people killed in Lao Cai were buried in a landslide which occurred on Sunday noon in Sa Pa Town.

A 20-meter-high mountain suddenly collapsed at 1:00 p.m. during heavy rain that swept through Muong Hoa commune where 26 residents live in four houses.

Nine people managed to escape. Seventeen others were buried by mud and collapsed house structures.

By 3:30 p.m., six bodies were found, including a 68-year-old woman, a one-year-old boy and an infant, local media reported.

Natural disasters, mainly floods and landslides, left 147 people dead and missing, and injured 104 others in Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office.

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IPOH — Khidmat anggota bomba terpaksa digunakan bagi memotong cincin besi yang tersangkut pada alat sulit seorang lelaki yang dikejarkan ke Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB), di sini, hari ini.

Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Ipoh, Azman Hussin berkata, panggilan diterima daripada pihak hospital jam 9.14 pagi tadi, sewaktu pihak hospital sedang berusaha mengeluarkan cincin dari kemaluan lelaki berusia 37 tahun berkenaan.

Katanya, operasi yang berlangsung di Unit Kecemasan HRPB itu mengambil masa 15 minit susulan sedikit kesukaran.

“Panggilan khidmat khas bantuan itu diterima daripada pihak HRPB bagi memotong cincin pada alat sulit lelaki itu. Setiba di lokasi didapati seorang lelaki tersangkut cincin besi pada kemaluannya.

“Bomba mengambil masa 15 minit untuk memotong cincin itu menggunakan peralatan khas kerana besinya agak tebal,” katanya ketika dihubungi malam ini.

Menurutnya, dua anggota bomba dikejarkan untuk operasi memotong cincin berkenaan yang tamat jam 10.12 pagi tadi.

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KUALA LUMPUR — Ahli Parlimen Seputeh, Teresa Kok menjelaskan beliau tidak mempunyai peluang untuk menyampaikan pandangan berhubung pensijilan halal melalui saluran dalaman.

Justeru, Setiausaha Publisiti DAP itu berkata, sebagai Ahli Parlimen yang bertanggungjawab, beliau mengutarakan masalah dan suara hati rakyat berbilang kaum.

“Itu sebabnya saya minta kerajaan mengkaji semula cadangan ini.

“Kenyataan saya tidak sama sekali bermaksud saya mempersoalkan pensijilan halal, peranan Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) atau tidak menghormati agama Islam.

“(Lagi pun) Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Agama), Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar yang membangkitkan cadangan itu melalui forum terbuka tanpa mengadakan libat urus dengan wakil rakyat terlebih dahulu,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

Kelmarin, Teresa dalam satu kenyataan di media sosial dilaporkan berkata, pelaksanaan pensijilan halal harus bersifat sukarela bagi membolehkan pengusaha membuat keputusan berdasarkan permintaan pasaran, bukan secara paksa.

Beliau berkata, cadangan mewajibkan restoran dan syarikat makanan memiliki sijil halal hanya menambah kesukaran operasi perniagaan dan beban kepada perniagaan kecil.

Khamis lalu, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Agama), berkata JAKIM sedang mengkaji cadangan untuk mewajibkan restoran dan syarikat makanan memiliki sijil halal.

Kenyataan Teresa itu mendapat kecaman pelbagai pihak termasuk pemimpin UMNO, pembangkang dan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO).

Malah, hari ini polis membuka kertas siasatan terhadap Teresa bagi membantu siasatan berhubung kenyataannya yang mendakwa sijil halal akan menambah beban peniaga dan memalukan negara.

Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain berkata, setakat ini pihaknya menerima lima laporan di seluruh negara berkaitan kenyataan itu.

Kertas siasatan sudah dibuka mengikut Seksyen 298 Kanun Keseksaan, Seksyen 505(b) Kanun Keseksaan dan Seksyen 233 Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia.

Teresa menjelaskan beliau akan memberi kerjasama penuh kepada Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) yang ingin memanggilnya untuk memberi keterangan.

Katanya, beliau menyokong usaha kerajaan, khususnya JAKIM untuk mempromosi pensijilan halal dalam industri makanan dan minuman.

“Sebenarnya standard yang digunapakai oleh JAKIM dalam pensijilan halal adalah di antara yang paling tinggi di dunia.

“Saya mempromosi pensijilan halal Malaysia sejak tahun 2008 bila saya pegang Exco Perdagangan, Industri dan Pelaburan di Selangor sehingga hari ini,”

Tambahnya, dalam banyak pertemuan dengan rombongan dan agensi kerajaan asing, salah satu agenda yang dibangkitkan adalah meminta mereka mendapatkan pensijilan halal dari Malaysia sekiranya ingin mengeksport makanan ke negara ini atau negara Islam yang lain.

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KUALA TERENGGANU — Mahkamah Sesyen di sini memutuskan hukuman penjara 42 tahun 30 sebatan ke atas seorang pemotong rumput bagi tiga pertuduhan merogol adik iparnya berusia 12 tahun pada 2021.

Hakim Nooriah Osman membuat keputusan itu selepas tertuduh, 39, didapati salah terhadap pertuduhan mengikut Seksyen 376(3) Kanun Keseksaan.

Tertuduh didakwa merogol mangsa yang ketika kejadian berusia 12 tahun di sebuah sebuah rumah di Marang antara Februari hingga Julai 2021.

Berdasarkan keputusan hakim, tertuduh dijatuhi hukuman penjara 14 tahun dan 10 sebatan untuk setiap pertuduhan dengan hukuman penjara bermula tarikh sabitan iaitu hari ini.

Bagaimanapun tertuduh hanya akan menjalani hukuman penjara keseluruhan 28 tahun memandangkan mahkamah mengarahkan hukuman pertuduhan kedua dan ketiga berjalan serentak sebaik tertuduh selesai menjalani hukuman penjara bagi pertuduhan pertama.

Tertuduh juga hanya akan menjalani hukuman 24 sebatan berdasarkan had maksimum dibenarkan mengikut Seksyen 288 Kanun Prosedur Jenayah.

Mahkamah turut membenarkan penangguhan hukuman penjara terhadap tertuduh dengan jaminan RM35,000.

Pendakwaan dikendalikan Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Noradila Ab Latif.

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