Welcome to the first of April. It’s like Super Bowl Sunday for dad jokes, a day when we can all wake up, fire up the internet, and sigh a collective groan at the barrage of cringe-worthy pranks, tall tales and PR stunts conjured up by desperate media companies and junior brand creatives across the world.

Putin, Poroshenko To Take This Outside.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has thrown down the gauntlet to Vladimir Putin, challenging the Russian leader to a one-off judo match to settle the future of eastern Ukraine,the Economist has reported.

When reached for comment, a spokesman for Angela Merkel reportedly said: “Bring it on.”

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