India, July 31 -- World events have always been unpredictable in nature. However, a few individuals like the original Nostradamus and Baba Vanga (also known as 'Nostradamus of the Balkans') have been able to predict important global events long before any chance of them actually happening. Here's a look at some predictions that have come close to or already come true this year:

A self-proclaimed clairvoyant Ryo Tatsuki, known as the 'New Baba Vanga of Japan', wrote in her 1999 book 'The Future I Saw' that seas around the south of Japan would boil on July 5, 2025. This falls in line with the 8.7 magnitude earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, triggering a massive tsunami. Similarly, Nostradamus and Baba Vanga...