'Trump can say bye to that Nobel Peace Prize - you can't take one mid-airstrike'
Islamabad had heaped praise on the convicted felon for brokering a truce between India and Pakistan after the Kashmir massacre, calling his role a 'decisive diplomatic intervention'.
But by Sunday, the tone had flipped faster than a reality show confession.
After Trump launched airstrikes on Iran, Pakistan condemned the attack as a 'serious violation of international law' and scolded him for undermining the very peace they'd just tried to reward.
Turns out, it's hard to hand someone a Peace Prize while they're mid-airstrike.
***
A Texas woman is behind bars after allegedly marrying her ex-boyfriend... without him.
Kristin Marie Spearman, 36, is facing felony stalking charges after police say she convinced a pastor to sign off on a wedding sans groom, then filed the certificate with the county clerk - all without her ex's knowledge.
The 42-year-old man told police he discovered he was hitched when he found a copy of the marriage certificate in a surprise package from Spearman.
Turns out he thought the wedding was off. She apparently thought otherwise and made it official.
*** The Tuscaloosa Police Department has a mystery on its hands, and this time, it's not just meddling kids.
According to officers, someone dressed head-to-paw in a full Scooby-Doo costume broke into the Quick Stop store in Duncanville over the weekend.
The shaggy suspect then made off with cash and coins... but, bafflingly, no (Scooby) snacks.
Cops shared surveillance stills of the cartoon caper and asked the public for help identifying the culprit. They're hoping it doesn't take a whole Mystery Machine crew to crack the case.
No word yet on whether Fred, Velma or Daphne were involved.
*** Graduation at Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School this weekend might look more like a glitch in the Matrix - 30 pairs of twins are crossing the stage among 500 pupils.
The suburban Long Island school has become a hotspot of double trouble, with some of the twins knowing each other since nappies, thanks to a local twins club.
Many still go on family holidays together.
*** New York has battled rats since the 1700s, and judging by recent sightings, the rodents are winning.
Enter Suzanne Reisman, the city's unlikely rat whisperer.
She runs the Garbage & Rats in NYC walking tour, bravely guiding tourists through Gotham's grimiest corners with facts, humour, and zero fear of twitchy tails.
Think of her as a Pied Piper but with hand sanitiser.
*** Breckenridge ski staff got a frosty surprise during post-season cleanup - 780 pounds of rubbish emerged from the melting snow, including a vintage iPod Nano and even a message in a bottle.
Frozen in time, the haul was found during the resort's Mountain Cleanup Day.
Turns out, what happens on the slopes... sticks around until spring.
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Outline emerges of Putin's offer to end his war in Ukraine
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Once again Vladimir Putin has left Donald Trump looking weak
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West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington DC
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