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AUGUST OCTOBER
• Masala Magazine celebrates its 15th Anniversary, • A bus carrying students, some as
a milestone of serving and uniting the Indian young as six, crashes and catches fire in

communities in Thailand through inspiring stories. Bangkok, killing at least 23 and sparking
• Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismisses Prime public debates on transportation safety
Minister Srettha Thavisin for illegal cabinet and the need for improved regulations.
appointments, and Paetongtarn Shinawatra • Thailand experiences severe flooding,

becomes the youngest person and the third affecting 44 provinces, with more than
member of the Shinawatra family to become 240,000 households impacted, and
Prime Minister of Thailand. widespread destruction and displacement.

• The rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee in Kolkata sparks nationwide • Spain experiences its worst flooding in half a century, with over 200 killed and
protests, igniting a conversation on women’s safety and legal reforms in India. many more missing, as a year’s worth of rain falls in eight hours.
• Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns after months of protests, • The Europa Clipper spacecraft is launched on a mission to investigate Jupiter’s
raising questions about the country’s democratic future. moon Europa.
• The downfall of popular YouTube star MrBeast begins – he faces backlash after
claims of unsafe working conditions, sexism, and mistreatment on his Beast Games NOVEMBER
set, and in September, another controversy arises with the discovery of mould in • Donald Trump, with running mate JD
his Lunchly pre-packaged meals. Vance, wins a second non-consecutive
term as U.S. president, with major
SEPTEMBER implications for both domestic and
• The Tripura Peace Accord, which ends a 35-year insurgency in Tripura, India, is foreign policy.
hailed as a breakthrough in peace-building and political reconciliation. • The ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli

• Jared Isaacman historically becomes the first person to complete a commercial Prime Minister Netanyahu and Hamas
spacewalk as part of the Polaris Dawn mission. leader Mohammed Deif over war crimes

during the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict,
• Thirty-two are killed in cyberattacks involving Hezbollah militants’ pagers and intensifying international pressure for
walkie-talkies, marking a significant escalation in the use of technology for terrorism.

accountability.
• The UK phases out coal power, becoming the first G7 country to fully transition, • Vistara ceases operations after merging

setting an environmental benchmark worldwide.

with Air India, marking a significant change
in India’s aviation industry landscape.
SOME NOTABLE DEATHS
• Quincy Jones • Dikembe Mutombo
• Liam Payne • Dame Maggie Smith
• James Earl Jones
• Ustad Rashid Khan
• Smriti Biswas
• Gangu Ramsay