A Canadian tourist has fallen to his death while ziplining at a popular tourist attraction in northern Thailand.
According to reports, the 25-year-old man was taking part in Chiang Mai's Flight of the Gibbon, when the cable disconnected halfway through the zipline journey, plunging him from the height of 12 metres.
Thai officials have shut down the attraction as they launch an investigation into the incident.
Remaining 130 abducted Nigerian students have been released, official says
The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a school have been released, President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson said on Sunday, following one of the country's biggest mass kidnappings of recent years.
Australia state parliament to push through stricter gun laws after Bondi shooting
The parliament of Australia's New South Wales state has been recalled on Monday to vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on firearm ownership, ban the display of terror symbols and restrict protests, following the mass shooting on Sydney's Bondi Beach last week.
Malaysia court denies ex-PM Najib's bid to serve jail sentence at home
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak, jailed for corruption in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, will learn on Monday if he can serve the remainder of his sentence at home in the first of two rulings this week that will test current premier Anwar Ibrahim's campaign against graft.
Australian PM booed as Bondi Beach attack victims honoured
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed by an angry crowd gathered at the famous Bondi beach on Sunday to honour the victims of a gun attack a week earlier.
Kremlin: Revised US proposals don't improve peace outlook
Russian President Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide said on Sunday that he was sure the chances of peace in Ukraine were not improved by changes to US proposals made by the Europeans and Ukraine.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has discussed the importance of strategic international partnerships with American tech entrepreneur Elon Musk during his visit to the UAE on Sunday.
The UAE Aid Agency has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support the delivery of urgent humanitarian and relief aid to the Sudanese people impacted by the repercussions of the ongoing conflict in the country.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, has discussed the UAE's emergence as a global technology destination in a meeting with Elon Musk, CEO of X, SpaceX, Tesla, and Starlink, on Sunday.
