United States Army

Bovec – A special ceremony on Friday marked 77 years since the 10th Mountain Division of the US Army held a ski race on the slopes of Mt Mangart. The event was followed in the evening by the Slovenian premiere of American filmmaker Chris Anthony’s documentary dedicated to the post-WWII race.

A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain's interior minister for a decision, though the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal.

The United States will send troops to Bulgaria for joint exercises and better interoperability said Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.

"Bulgaria will accept an American company of armored personnel carriers "Stryker" from Germany for exercises," he was quoted as saying by WorldAkkam.

The first US military convoy arrived this morning at around 7.30 a.m. at the Mihail Kogalniceanu military base near the Romanian Black Sea city of Constanta, Digi 24 reports. It consists of about 18 trailers with military equipment.

"There is hope and light - the end of the fifth wave of the coronavirus is visible", said the director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Iva Hristova.

In five recent polls, dissatisfaction with the policy of the country's 46th president was registered on the RealClearPolitics website, with three being positive.

A badge found in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır during the excavations at the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Fortress that was used as a "military settlement" during the Roman Empire, aroused curiosity.

Lawmakers and military officials are reportedly outraged after the United States gave the Taliban a list of the names of Americans and Afghan allies to evacuate.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, killing more than 70 people, including many US troops, who are practically in control of Kabul airport to ensure the evacuation of all foreigners and their associates from Afghanistan.

As scenes of chaos and desperation have unfolded in Kabul, the response of EU leaders has varied from impassioned calls on the Taliban to allow refugees to leave to expressions of concerns over women's rights.

Beyond the hand-wringing, however, one theme stands out.