Starting off the 2025-26 school year, the global arena has plenty going on.

In Spain, every August, Bruñol turns into the biggest food fight: “La Tomatina”. As the name suggests, thousands gather to duel in hurling mushy tomatoes at each other. The streets run like salsa rivers, and after a good spray from fire hoses, the cobblestone streets look like nothing ever happened.

 In the Caucasus, Azerbaijan and Armenia (not Albania as our President said) signed a peace deal, ending decades of conflict over a region. This breakthrough was apparently, in part, brokered by the U.S.

Next, the 2025 World Games have wrapped up in China, and it is their first time hosting the globally recognized event. Every four years, almost 4,000 athletes compete in off-olympic sports, such as tug of war, trampoline, and even kayak polo.

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage, where many ships pass through daily. Although waves can often get higher than 40 feet, this tremor serves as a reminder of how volatile this oceanic route can be.

In Morocco, scientists have unearthed a dinosaur fossil whose bones were studded with spikes. Something like this has never been witnessed in any other vertebrate, extinct or alive.

Lastly, looking for a real estate flex? A Cold War-era bunker near Las Vegas is up for grabs at $8.5 million, complete with every doomsday-level comfort one could want.

As always, the world finds a way to surprise us.