Two police officers have been killed and a third has been injured in a shooting in southeast Australia, local media reported on Tuesday.

The three officers were at the rural property in the town of Porepunkah, 210 km northeast of Melbourne in the Alpine region of the state of Victoria, on Tuesday morning to execute a warrant related to historical sexual abuse allegations when they were ambushed and shot by a gunman, News Agency reported.

Two police officers, who Victoria Police initially said were unaccounted for following the attack, were killed and the third was airlifted to hospital with serious lower body injuries, according to News.

As of 4:30 pm local time on Tuesday a widespread police search for the gunman was ongoing. Nine Entertainment newspapers reported that he was on the run with several family members, including children.

Afghan police set on fire 29.8 tonnes of illegal drugs seized during a series of operations in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, according to a statement issued by the office of the Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics.

The confiscated substances included 1,442 kg of methamphetamine (ICE), 588 kg of heroin, 15,714 kg of hashish, 460 kg of opium poppy, and other narcotics, along with materials used in drug production, said the statement issued late Monday, News Agency reported.

The contraband was uncovered during counter-narcotics operations in Jalalabad city and various districts of the province, it said.

Without furnishing details on whether the narcotics had been discovered, the statement noted that 2,586 individuals were arrested for smuggling, purchasing, and selling the illicit drugs, and their dossiers were referred to the judiciary for further investigation.

वियतनाम के कृषि एवं पर्यावरण मंत्रालय ने मंगलवार को बताया कि तूफ़ान काजिकी के कारण उत्तरी और मध्य वियतनाम में भारी बारिश, तेज़ हवाओं और बाढ़ के कारण कम से कम तीन लोगों की मौत हो गई और 10 अन्य घायल हो गए।

मंत्रालय की रिपोर्ट का हवाला देते हुए, वॉयस ऑफ़ वियतनाम ने कहा कि तूफ़ान ने 6,800 से ज़्यादा घरों को नुकसान पहुँचाया, 28,800 हेक्टेयर से ज़्यादा चावल के खेत और 2,200 हेक्टेयर अन्य फ़सलें जलमग्न हो गईं और प्रभावित प्रांतों में लगभग 18,000 पेड़ गिर गए।

रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि तूफ़ान ने बिजली के बुनियादी ढाँचे को बाधित कर दिया, कुल 331 बिजली के खंभे गिर गए और लगभग 13 लाख ग्राहकों को बिजली कटौती का सामना करना पड़ा।

समाचार एजेंसी के अनुसार, स्थानीय अधिकारी राहत कार्य जारी रखे हुए हैं और नुकसान की पूरी सीमा का आकलन कर रहे हैं।

At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in northern and central Vietnam due to heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding triggered by Typhoon Kajiki, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam said Tuesday.

The storm also damaged over 6,800 houses, inundated more than 28,800 hectares of rice fields, 2,200 hectares of other crops, and toppled nearly 18,000 trees across the affected provinces, the Voice of Vietnam said, citing the ministry's report.

The storm disrupted power infrastructure, with a total of 331 power poles knocked down, and nearly 1.3 million customers experiencing power outages, the report added.

Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th typhoon of the year, brushed past the coast of south China's island province of Hainan on Sunday night, affecting over 100,000 people, according to a provincial press conference held on Monday.

The typhoon passed through the offshore areas from the resort city of Sanya to Ledong Li Autonomous County, and headed toward the central and northern coastal regions of Vietnam, according to the press conference on Kajiki response.

Preliminary figures show that about 102,500 people in Hainan have been affected, and no casualties had been reported as of 9 am Monday.

The typhoon inflicted damage on roads, water supply systems, power and communication facilities in cities and counties including Sanya, Ledong, Lingshui and Wanning, as well as fallen trees and flooding in some areas, news agency reported.

Spain's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has said that the heatwave striking the country this August was the most intense on record, both in terms of temperatures and impacts.

According to provisional data, average temperatures during the August 3-18 period were 4.6 degrees Celsius above the seasonal norm, surpassing the previous record of 4.5 degrees Celsius set in July 2022, reported.

AEMET noted that August 8-17 marked the hottest 10 consecutive days since at least 1950, while the first 20 days of August were the hottest for that period since at least 1961. The days of August 11, 16, and 17 rank among the 10 hottest days registered in Spain since 1941.

A road accident claimed the lives of three passengers and left four others injured when a vehicle veered off the road and flipped over in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, the provincial police said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the Pul-e-Shopay area of Kohistan district, where a passenger vehicle turned turtle due to reckless driving, said the provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar.

Among the deceased were a woman and a child, who died at the scene. The four injured were rapidly shifted to local health centres for treatment, reported.

Earlier on Sunday, at least two people were killed and 12 others injured in two separate road accidents in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province.

At least 788 people have lost their lives and more than 1,000 others have sustained injuries as relentless monsoon rains continue to batter Pakistan since June 26, local media reported on Monday.

According to figures released by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the death toll includes 200 children, 117 women and 471 men, reported.

Punjab recorded 165 fatalities, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported the highest with 469 deaths, followed by Sindh with 51, Balochistan with 24, Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan with 45, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with 23, and Islamabad with eight.

An investigation team has been established by the Qinghai provincial government in China following a fatal bridge construction accident that occurred on Friday, according to the provincial emergency management bureau.

Highlighting the cultural ties between India and ASEAN countries, a special cultural event with a gathering of over 600 people, titled 'Celebrating India-ASEAN Cultural Harmony', featuring music and dance, including the dramatic retelling of Ramayan, was held in Kuala Lumpur.