Events That Surprised the World, from the False Announcement of King Charles’ Death to an Unusual Discovery in a Suitcase

British radio station Radio Caroline accidentally broadcast a previously prepared recording announcing the death of King Charles III. The recording was activated by a volunteer while the equipment was being serviced.

The volunteer played the audio “out of curiosity,” unaware that it was being broadcast live. After realizing his mistake, he left in alarm, and the radio station remained silent for 16 minutes. The presenter, convinced that he had still been on air, returned after another quarter of an hour and apologized.

Another unusual incident was recorded in Australia, where a highly realistic sex doll sparked suspicions of murder. In a rural area of New South Wales, two men discovered a suitcase that appeared to contain human remains.

Murder investigators were sent to the scene, but examinations confirmed that the “victim” was simply a doll. It had a nose piercing and marks resembling bruises. Police do not believe its owner will come forward to collect it.

In France, a drug-trafficking network used drones to make more than 1,800 deliveries to a prison near Lyon. The flights took place at night and without lights, making it difficult for guards to determine the drones’ locations. After two months of investigations, police uncovered the scheme and arrested the suspects outside the prison in the act.

Also in French territory, large swarms of jellyfish blocked the pumps supplying water to the cooling system of the Gravelines nuclear power plant near Dunkirk. The incident caused three reactors to go offline.

North Korean authorities are advising citizens to eat hot dog-meat soup as a way of coping with record temperatures. A doctor quoted by state media recommended hot foods during the hottest period of summer.

In Brazil, a goal celebration ended badly for Coritiba captain Jacy Maranhão. After crossing the barrier, he fell into the tunnel leading to the changing rooms and disappeared from his teammates’ view for several moments. Footage of the incident spread rapidly on social media.

The situation became even worse when VAR ruled out the goal. Maranhão managed to return to the field, but pain forced him to be substituted during the second half.

Steffen Bilger, Germany’s new transport minister, personally encountered the problems of the railway system he has undertaken to improve. During his first official train journey, the air conditioning failed amid sweltering heat, forcing the minister to move to another carriage.

In the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, a person was fined $5,255 after sounding a ship’s horn to wake up a polar bear that was sleeping.