Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel over a 2007 diplomatic incident involving his pet Labrador, Koni. Merkel, who has a well-documented fear of dogs, said in her latest memoir that Putin scared her with his pet dog despite knowing she was afraid of dogs. What Did Putin Say? Addressing
Why would anyone willingly get stung by the “most venomous fish in the world”? YouTuber Mark Vins, host of Brave Wilderness, decided to find out firsthand—and the results were as intense as you’d expect. Vins Already Experimented With Lionfish After experimenting with lionfish and scorpionfish stings, Vins upped the ante by taking on the stonefish.
Outgoing US President Joe Biden pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House. He kicked off his final holiday season at the White House with the tradition of pardoning Peach and Blossom. The ceremony, held on the South Lawn before 2,500 guests, marks an annual event dating back to Harry Truman’s presidency, with an official
The capture of a British soldier in Ukraine has entered the war into a new phase after Russia confirmed the arrest. The man, identified as 22-year-old James Scott Rhys Anderson from Banbury, Oxfordshire, appeared in a video circulating online. Dressed in military gear, he introduced himself and mentioned his past service in the British Army
Two ducks talking to each other and that too, in the depths of Antarctica? Seems like we are talking about a monster movie but it is not and scientists are quite worried about this. Dubbed the “Bio-Duck,” the noise resembled the quack of a duck—if that duck were enormous and possibly mythical. First recorded in
Kuwait, one of the richest Arab kingdoms, has announced to revoke the citizenship of 4,200 citizenships. The government said it was targeting those accused of forging documents or breaking the law to gain the country’s citizenship. The Gulf News website wrote that those found guilty included more than a thousand women, without citing any specific
Press conferences of countries are usually expected to be formal and diplomatic but not this one. The spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry, Maria Zakharova, got a telephone call from someone in the Russian government, ordering her not to talk about ballistic missiles. The moment was captured by the entire world media as press conferences
The US Air Force (USAF) has announced that it has seen three mysterious drones over three bases in the United Kingdom. The USAF confirmed the incidents and said they spotted around three unmanned aerial vehicles over three of its air bases, but they didn’t pose any threat. Which Air Basis Saw The UAVs? Between Wednesday
To the shock of many world leaders and the United Nations chief, the President of Azerbaijan took an interesting turn by suggesting that fossils were God’s gifts. The country is hosting the world’s biggest climate summit in Baku where leaders around the world decide to make the world fossils-free. President Ilham Aliyev defended oil and
The newly-elect US President Donald Trump has selected Elon Musk to lead a newly formed government institution called the Department of Government Efficiency. The department also known as the ‘Doge’ will not be a government agency as the name indicates and will operate external to the Federal government. Trump also announced that former presidential candidate
Social media users were shocked to see a Boeing flight bound to China caught fire mid-air during a flight in Rome, Italy. A Hainan Airlines Boeing 787 with 249 passengers and 16 crew had to make an emergency landing back at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport after an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. The aircraft reportedly
Current and former democrats are blaming each other for the historic loss of democratic party candidate Kamala Harris. The latest blame came from Washington’s most powerful politician, Nancy Polisy, who blamed Joe Biden for the defeat. Pelosi told the New York Times that “had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates
