Flip News — wildfires news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/wildfires/ The latest Flip News stories on wildfires. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT Algeria lower house approves death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-10-01-2250-algeria-death-penalty-arsonists-bill/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-10-01-2250-algeria-death-penalty-arsonists-bill/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The National People's Assembly voted to amend the penal code to allow capital punishment for arson, despite a moratorium in place since 1993 and warnings from Amnesty International. Sarah Whitfield algeria death-penalty wildfires Al Jazeera, Algerian media Indonesia's haze sickens more than 170,000 as fires rage across Borneo, Sumatra and Papua https://flipnews.co.uk/world/indonesia-haze-170000-respiratory-cases/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/indonesia-haze-170000-respiratory-cases/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT More than 174,000 acute respiratory infections have been recorded in seven Indonesian provinces hit by forest and land fires, health officials said, as toxic haze blankets the archipelago and reaches Malaysia and Singapore. Sarah Whitfield indonesia haze wildfires air pollution public health CNA