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New York, Aug 15 (UNI) Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered geomagnetic storms because of the effect climate pollution has on Earth’s atmosphere, a new study has found. The increasing volume of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere is likely to make the…

Sofia, Aug 15 (UNI) Bulgaria has detained 28 illegal migrants found hidden in a van, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday. On Monday, Bulgarian border police received a tip-off that a group of migrants had boarded a van near the village of Brodilovo, the ministry said. The authorities stopped the vehicle on the road…

Beirut/Jerusalem, Aug 15 (UNI) Two people were injured Thursday night from a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes and drones on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s official media and Lebanese security sources. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, an Israeli drone fired two missiles at a motorcycle in the village…

Canberra, Aug 15 (UNI) Australia’s national science agency has opened a biodiversity center to safeguard over 13 million specimens. The new building, named Diversity, in the capital Canberra, unites the Australian National Wildlife Collection and the Australian National Insect Collection under one roof in temperature-controlled, bushfire- and pest-resistant vaults, according to a statement released Thursday…

Washington, Aug 14 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said the Friday summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska could pave the way for a second round of talks — potentially involving Ukrainian Prez Volodymyr Zelensky — though there is admittedly a “25% chance that this meeting will not be successful”. Speaking to…

Moscow, Aug 14 (UNI) The Ukrainian authorities have decided to withdraw from the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) agreement on cooperation between participants in the event of evacuation of their citizens from third countries in case of emergency, Taras Melnychuk, Ukrainian government representative in the Verkhovna Rada, said. “The draft law ‘On withdrawal from the…

Seoul, Aug 14 (UNI) Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea’s former ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol, on Thursday arrived at a special counsel’s office to be questioned over corruption allegations involving the presidential couple. A prison van carrying Kim arrived at the office in central Seoul at around 9:53 a.m. local time (0053 GMT) from the…

Berlin, Aug 14 (UNI) US President Donald Trump assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders of briefing them on the outcome of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska immediately after the end of the meeting, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said. “We wished President Trump all the best. We agreed that immediately after…

Prague, Aug 14 (UNI) Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that 1 million large-caliber artillery shells were delivered to Ukraine in 2025 as part of the ammunition initiative. “I can also announce that, as of today, through the Czech Ammunition Initiative, we have already delivered one million rounds of large-calibre ammunition to Ukraine this year,”…

Kuwait City, Aug 14 (UNI) Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 13 people have died from poisoning caused by locally produced alcohol. In a statement posted on social media platform X, the ministry said that since Saturday it had handled 63 cases of alcohol poisoning resulting from drinks contaminated with methanol. The ministry…