With 2025 mere months away, pretty soon we'll be reflecting on the year that's passed.
If you're curious to get a glimpse into the future, then fortuneteller Baba Vanga has made some pretty wild predictions for the new year.
From another huge war breaking out in Europe, to humans battling martians, we're in for a rocky ride.
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The Bulgarian psychic, who was blind at birth, has supposedly foreseen some pretty major world events, including 9/11, the death of Princess Diana, and even her own tragic death.
The psychic made some pretty bold statements about this year - and some have already come true.
We take a look back at Baba Vanga's 2024 forecast to see which of her visions came to life.
Terrorism
Baba Vanga claimed there would be increased terrorist attacks this year and, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2024 report, that appears to be the case.
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The report says terrorism increased by 22 percent this year to 8,352, the highest level since 2017.
Natural disasters
The mystic foresaw more terrifying weather events - and that's certainly been the case. In recent weeks alone, Hurricanes Helene and Milton have devastated parts of the US, with the latter prompting scientists to consider creating a new, stronger category of storm.
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Elsewhere in the world, Jamaica was hit by Storm Beryl, Pakistan faced deadly floods, and wildfires raged in parts of the US and Canada.
Recessions
Baba Vanga warned of economic crisis in her 2024 forecast. Sure enough, both the UK and Japan found themselves facing financial hardships this year.
The UK slumped into recession towards the end of last year, while the Office of National Statistics (ONS), said in February that gross domestic product (GDP) fell by a larger than expected 0.3 percent in the three months to December in the UK.
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The country managed to climb out of recession this May, with its strongest economic growth since late 2021. I suppose Baba Vanga didn't say how long the recession would last.
Earlier this year, Japan moved down one position to fourth in global standings as it faced economic challenges.
Health treatments
There was some hope among the doom and gloom Baba Vanga predicted. The psychic reckoned humanity would shackle cancer 'with iron chains'.
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Baba Vanga herself died of breast cancer at the age of 84 in 1996.
There have been a number of cancer treatment breakthroughs this year, including a lung cancer vaccine, LungVax, in the works.
Scientists from the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London (UCL) received £1.7 million ($2,139,225) from charities Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to fund 3,000 vaccines.
A ground-breaking brain cancer treatment could also be available in the UK within the next five years. drug ipilimumab - has proven particularly effective for patients who have not responded to conventional therapies.
Dr Paul Mulholland, who is pioneering the treatment at University College London, found that the drug ipilimumab has proven effective for patients who have not responded to conventional therapies.
What hasn't come true?
While there's two and a half months of the year left, a handful of Baba Vanga's predictions haven't come true. These include the assassination - or attempted assassination - of Vladimir Putin.
Another grim prediction included a 'major country' testing or deploying bioweapons. Let's hope she's wrong about this one.
Topics: Baba Vanga, World News
Ellie Kemp