Banasur Fort () is a hill fort located in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, India. Situated in the Kumaon region at an elevation of approximately 1,859 metres (6,099 feet) above sea level, the fort is presently in a ruined state and consists of surviving stone structures. According to Hindu mythology, the fort is believed to have been built by Banasura, a demon king and son of Bali, who is said to have ruled the region in ancient times. 
The Fort is located near the village of Karnakarayat, approximately 7 kilometres from Lohaghat town in Uttarakhand. It lies in the lower Himalayan foothills and is accessible by road up to Karnakarayat, followed by a short uphill walk to the site.
Presbyterian Church, Ross Island was a stone-built Presbyterian church constructed during British colonial rule on Ross Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was established between 1863 and 1866 under the oversight of Henry Fisher Corbyn of the Bengal Ecclesiastical Establishment for use by the British administrators and residents of the penal colony.
The church had window frames made of Burma teak, a residence for the clergy to the south, and stained glass behind the altar. Ross Island was the administrative centre of the Andaman penal settlement from 1858 until 1942, when an earthquake and the Japanese occupation ended British control. The church was abandoned and later became a ruin.
Smurf gathering events take place in various countries, where many people dress up as Smurfs, the blue characters from the comic series created by Belgian artist Peyo.
Floods in Kazakhstan occur due to seasonal snowmelt, heavy rainfall, and river overflows. A total of 12 floods have been documented in the country, including the most recent in 2024. In the spring of that year, rainfall and snowmelt led to widespread flooding, and a state of emergency was declared in ten of Kazakhstan’s 17 regions on 6 April. An estimated 120,000 individuals were displaced, compared to an annual average of approximately 6,500 over the previous decade. The Ural River, which flows from Orenburg through northwest Kazakhstan into the Caspian Sea, along with the Ishim and Tobol rivers, reached elevated levels during the event. A major flood also occurred in 2010, when a dam failure caused by snowmelt and rainfall resulted in extensive damage. Economic losses from the 2024 floods were estimated at over 200 billion tenge (approximately USD 440 million).