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WATCH: Bei Bei gets his bearings after falling out of tree

WASHINGTON — Need some midweek inspiration? Let the National Zoo’s panda cub Bei Bei remind you that no matter how hard you fall, you can always get back up.

In a video shared on Twitter by the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, the playful panda is seen getting caught in a tree branch — upside down. In a bit of a predicament, Bei Bei tries to right himself when … the branch breaks and Bei Bei goes tumbling down.

Don’t worry: The resilient rascal pops right back up and gets climbing again. The zoo also added that giant pandas are “built to withstand falls.”

US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday that abruptly ended a month without military action and threatened to fully reignite a conflict that has spiked global oil prices and posed political problems for Republicans in November's midterm congressional elections. The renewed fighting comes after President Donald Trump had appeared to pivot toward trying to bend Iran to his will through economic sanctions. “If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings,” Trump warned on social media. U.S. Central Command said the latest strikes were in response to Tehran trying to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East. Trump offered an additional explanation, telling Fox News in a phone call that U.S. forces struck Iran's radars.
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