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Into the black mountains: Meyer's night assault on the Yugoslav frontier and the lightning drive toward Monastir

On a sweltering night in April 1941, Kurt Meyer briefs his battalion in the shadow of the Macedonian mountains, evoking the bloody German battles of WWI to steel them for the coming assault. At dawn, ...
Archaeology

Great Prespa Lake Islands, North Macedonia and Albania

Tour operators can help you rent a kayak or hire a motorboat from the Albanian town of Pustec to get to Maligrad and several shoreside cave-hewn churches where Christian hermits once dwelled. For more ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The Army’s M551 Sheridan light tank never had a chance

The M551 Sheridan was America’s last true light tank: airdroppable, amphibious, and armed with a 152mm gun that could launch ...
Greek Reporter

Battle of Pydna: How Rome Ended Macedon’s Power

The Battle of Pydna in 168 BC was arguably the most consequential clash between ancient Rome and the Kingdom of Macedon.
EuropaWire

Rheinmetall secures largest-ever order for laser systems to equip Bundeswehr assault rifles

The LLM-VarioRay forms part of Rheinmetall’s latest generation of laser and illumination systems designed to enhance the combat effectiveness of infantry and dismounted forces. Mounted primarily on ...
EuropaWire

Rheinmetall to Deliver Skyranger 30 Platforms for Mobile and Stationary Air Defence to the Netherlands

Rheinmetall has been awarded a major contract by the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply a two-digit number of Skyranger 30 air defence systems, with an order value in the triple-digit million euro ...
BBC

Revamped military museum's new name revealed

The new name of a revamped military museum has been revealed. The former Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Museum in Aykley Heads, which is due to reopen in 2026, will be called Light. Durham County Council ...
Daily Mail

Britain could deport failed asylum seekers to North Macedonia under plan to open 'return hubs' in the Balkans

Failed asylum seekers could be deported to North Macedonia under a new plan to reduce Channel crossings. The Balkan country entered formal talks with the UK about hosting a migrant 'return hub' in the ...
The Sun

Illegal migrants could be deported to North Macedonia under Starmer’s ‘return hub’ plan

North Macedonia entered formal discussions with the UK earlier in the Autumn ILLEGAL migrants could be deported to North Macedonia under a fresh bid to stop channel crossings. Britain is in talks with ...
usace.army.mil

4th Infantry Division Reassigned to America’s First Corps

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The Department of the Army announced today the reassignment of the 4th Infantry Division from the III Armored Corps to America’s First Corps, effective Dec. 5, 2025.
CNN

There’s still one beautiful Southern European country with delicious food, great wine and no tourist crowds

Spiked with ridges and peaks that deliver scenery running the full four-seasons gamut — from electric green slopes to snow-capped crags — North Macedonia offers one of Southern Europe’s final chances ...