The death toll from a landslide in Ethiopia has risen to 55, local media reported on Tuesday.

The deadly landslide occurred on Monday morning at around 10.00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) in southern Ethiopia's Geze Gofa district, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported.

Misikir Mitiku, the chief administrator of the district, said that more than 55 bodies, including women and children, have been found in the district, adding that the death toll could yet increase as rescue continues, news agency reported.

Ethiopia is in the midst of a rainy season which started in July and is expected to last until mid-September.

Indonesia is planning to broaden its mineral and coal online tracking system, known as Simbara, to include several commodities, including copper, gold and bauxite, said the country's Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif.

He mentioned the plan after the government officially broadened its Simbara to encompass nickel and tin commodities on Monday, news agency reported.

"Next, we will finish several other commodities, including copper, gold, bauxite, manganese, and others," said the minister.

Two people on board a plane were killed after their aircraft crashed in a farm field near the site of an air show in the US state of Wisconsin, authorities said.

Sheriff's deputies and firefighters responded to the crash in the eastern Wisconsin town of Nekimi on Monday afternoon, news agency reported, citing the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office.

The names of the people who were killed were not released pending notification of relatives.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister's senior advisor for special political affairs, Ali Asghar Khaji, stressed his country's commitment to existing agreements with Syria.

In a statement issued following his meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus, Khaji said his visit to Syria on Monday was part of a broader tour to discuss and evaluate regional issues, particularly those related to bilateral relations and their future trajectory.

He added that the talks with Mekdad focused on a joint assessment of bilateral and regional matters and setting objectives to further enhance relations, news agency reported.

A fast-growing wildfire in Southern California, western US state of California, has destroyed three homes and damaged four others in Riverside County, authorities said.

The wildfire, dubbed the Hawarden Fire, was first reported at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday local time in the Hawarden area, news agency reported.

As of Monday morning, the blaze had burned a total of 527 acres (2.13 square km), according to the City of Riverside Fire Department.

There are 1,500 residences in the surrounding area and the Riverside Police Department is helping evacuations, Riverside Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve McKinster said at a news conference on Monday.

One firefighter suffered a minor injury. Twenty-one engines and two hand crews are fighting the fire, he added.

Syrian Culture Minister Lubanah Mshaweh and Russian Ambassador Alexander Yefimov met to discuss the ongoing project to rebuild the war-damaged Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, according to state media.

Mshaweh stressed the project's importance for both Syria and Russia, urging swift progress and praising the existing scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries, news agency reported.

Yefimov echoed the significance of the project, highlighting its cultural and political value.

He emphasised Russia's commitment to preserving the historical landmark, pledging to utilise the latest methods and scientific approaches for its restoration.

Many parts of south China witnessed rainstorms and gusty winds from Sunday to Monday morning due to Typhoon Prapiroon, the fourth typhoon of the year, according to local meteorological authorities.

From 8 a.m. local time on Sunday to 10 a.m. on Monday, torrential rain hit eastern, central, and western Hainan.

A total of 12 cities and counties in the island province of Hainan, including the provincial capital Haikou, saw rainfall exceeding 100 mm, news agency reported.

The Philippines' poverty rate declined to 15.5 per cent in 2023 from 18.1 per cent in 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday.

Citing preliminary data, PSA head Dennis Mapa said the number of poor Filipinos in 2023 was about 17.54 million, down from 19.99 million in 2021, news agency reported.

The subsistence incidence, or share of the total population with per capita income lower than the per capita food threshold, decreased to 4.3 per cent in 2023 from 5.9 per cent in 2021.

The estimated number of Filipinos whose income was insufficient to buy basic food was 4.84 million, lower than the 6.55 million in 2021.

Australian police confirmed on Monday that a 20-year-old male suspect has been charged with a stabbing incident over the weekend.

At about 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, emergency services were called to a function centre on The Boulevarde in Fairfield Heights following reports of an assault, news agency reported.

Upon arrival, officers located a 45-year-old man suffering from stab wounds in his shoulder and back.

The injured victim received treatment by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.

The African Union (AU) opened its sixth mid-year coordination meeting in Accra, the capital of Ghana, calling for peace and solidarity in the continent.

The meeting on the theme of 'Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century' brought together the AU, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and the AU members, among some others, news agency reported.

In his remarks, AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat stressed the role the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) played in promoting integration in the continent.