In a major media mix-up, Fox News called Kyiv a Russian city, prompting Ukraine to seek a formal apology and a probe into the error. Newsroom geography just got a lot more complicated.
One climber turned Mount Fuji into Japan's most exclusive round-trip airlift clubâreturning four days later for his phone and a bonus rescue.
Step aside, human immigrantsâthe US now pleads with Mexico to hold back a wriggling invasion of screwworm parasites. Border security gets a squirmy upgrade as diplomacy meets entomology.
A TikTok astrologerâs horoscope took a sharp turn when authorities arrested him for predicting a Myanmar earthquake. Apparently, Mercury retrograde is now a prosecutable offense in parts of Southeast Asiaâs influencer scene.
Even the holiest of lying-in-state events can't escape the selfie generation. The Vaticanâs latest plea for papal decorum collides hilariously with TikTok tourism and influencer culture.
Serbia decided to treat researchers like Cinderella with a midnight deadlineâexcept itâs noon, and the only thing turning into a pumpkin is academic productivity. Peer review just got a turbo mode.
Shanghai shoppers can now liquefy their gold trinkets at an ATM and watch their savings melt awayâliterally. This futuristic gold-melting cash machine redefines âliquid assetsâ and makes old VCRs look like untapped treasure chests.
A fired Disney worker hacked food menus to slip in profanities and chaos, earning himself a three-year vacation courtesy of federal prison. Turns out, the happiest place on Earth does not tolerate âCheesy Shitsâ with your fries.
Residents of Trang, Thailand, think Nutchaâs massive 3.8-foot dreadlock isnât just a hair-raising sightâitâs literally haunted. Local folklore collides with flyaway follicles as âghost hairâ becomes the townâs supernatural centerpiece.
The UKâs latest nuclear project screeched to a halt after a brigade of radioactive rats decided to make it their new home. Britainâs nuclear ambitions just got upstaged by rodent squatters with a glow-in-the-dark twist.
Dubai drinkers now pay $100 for Greenlandic ice cubes in their cocktails, proving luxury knows no boundsâor logic. Greenland's new export: ancient iceberg cubes straight to your glass, climate guilt included free of charge.
Move over, robo-judgesâthe UAE just put ChatGPT on the legislative payroll. The first nation to automate lawmaking, the Emirates lets artificial intelligence draft the rules mere mortals must follow.
A bargain coloring book from B&M turned from toddler treat to cryptic comedy after one mum discovered pages filled with freakish creatures and surreal scenes. Discount shopping just got a psychedelic twistâCrayola wasnât ready for this fever dream.
Judge mistakenly raided after being named in her own orderâreal-life courtroom drama skips the gavel and goes straight to the plot twist.
Space junk with a Soviet pedigree makes a dramatic return after half a century. The vintage probe could soon crash-land, reminding us that even forgotten relics eventually RSVP to Earthâs cosmic party.
