We are now five days into the second quarter of the 21st century and, once more, Nostradamus predicts woe ahead. This 16th century prophet of doom (generally) makes predictions that are found to be true after they have happened, which hardly seems fair. This was interpreted as war with China. For 2025 Nostradamus predicted that “through long war all the army exhausted, so that they do not find money for the soldiers, “interpreted as an end to the Russian war in Ukraine through financial ruin and exhausted resources. For 2026 he forecasts that “the great swarm of bees will arise ... by night the ambush ... ” interpreted as Trump and/or Putin arriving at agreement on Ukraine.

Source: The Irish Times January 05, 2026 05:01 UTC