Solar flare

The fatal flare exploded in Manolis' hands - Second loss of a family member within a few years

The most powerful solar flare since 2017 has been registered so far. The sun has expelled a mass with values unseen for close to a decade, reports UPI. In less than 24 hours, the sun has unleashed three waves of X-class flares, the highest magnitude on the scale measuring the intensity of solar eruptions.

A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth.

The sun spit out the huge flare, resulting in two hours of radio interference in parts of the U.S. and other sunlit parts of the world. Scientists said it was the biggest flare since 2017.

The 18-year-old, accused of the flare attack on a 31-year-old police officer that occurred last week during a volleyball match between local rivals Olympiakos and Panathinaikos in Rentis, was remanded in police custody on Thursday.

According to information, the 18-year-old asked to join a witness protection program, but his request was not accepted.

The younger brother of the 18-year-old who fired a flare at a police officer, severely injuring him, during a volleyball match in Athens last week, testified to police on Wednesday, claiming he attempted to deter him. 

The 16-year-old boy was summoned to testify again because of inconsistencies between his testimony and that of his brother, sources said. 

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, illuminated the skies over multiple cities in Türkiye's Marmara and Black Sea regions in vivid shades of red, green and violet in a rare display after the most powerful solar storm hit the earth.

Serbia navigated the last Ukraine conflict with some success - but the latest flare-up threatens to upset its East-West balancing act.

Three people have been indicted to stand trial after their arrest on Sunday on charges of soccer-related violence and possession of explosive devices, flares and firecrackers during a amateur soccer game in the central Greek town of Agrinio.

A 53-year-old camera operator has been killed while filming a flare throwing contest in the southwestern Greek city of Kalamata Sunday.

The deadly accident happened around 9.15 p.m. Sunday.

The sun goes out for about another 4.5 billion years, reports RIA "Novosti" with reference to Director of the Institute of terrestrial magnetism, ionosphere and radio wave propagation named Pushkov RAS Vladimir Kuznetsov.