A bloke dubbed “Indian Nostradamus” has named the exact date World War 3 could start – despite getting it wrong three previous times.

Earlier this year, the Daily Star reported how Kushal Kumar, who claims to be an astrologer who predicts world events, recently told how tensions would rise between Israel and Hamas, both side of Korea, China and Taiwan and Russia and NATO. Although some would say these were blindingly obvious open goals, Kumar used the Vedic astrology chart to do so. For the unaware, the chard is based in Hindu culture, and is supposed to be a “map of our karma” using planetary and star alignment.

He also used it to predict the exact date World War Three is supposed to start, originally on June 18. But June 18 came and went, and over the last few months he's two other dates – both in July.

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And with July coming to an end and no all-out war taking place (thankfully), Kumar is back with another attempt at guessing when it will start. This time, he claims, it'll happen next week on August 4 or 5.

He said: “Some worrisome news reports in other potentially war hotspots across the globe have also appeared in media during July 2024, particularly covering 24 and 26 July. The Israel and others were equally in news for some serious concerns.

“The tempo of worrisome concerns relating to potentially war hotspots is likely to prolong for a more time to come reflecting different hues and shades of human anger and ambitions. August 4 and 5 would call for utmost caution and care.”

In his vast explanation as to why these dates could, maybe, hopefully, potentially, be the right ones, he names two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying near Alaska, concern in Romania over Ukraine an Russia, military drills in Cuba – and the previous war-sparking issues he previously mentioned relating to Israel, Hamas, China and Taiwan.

But expanding more on it, he claimed that it might not be a war starting on land. He said: “It looks likely that the crucial focus or epicentre could be sea or ocean. But land and air cannot be counted as less important.”

Will he finally make a correct prediction? Probably not, but you can be sure we'll be here to let you know.

Poor guy.

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