{"id":78846,"date":"2025-05-26T17:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78846"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:24:50","slug":"defender-europe-25-troops-from-around-the-world-arrive-in-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/defender-europe-25-troops-from-around-the-world-arrive-in-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDefender Europe 25\u201d: Troops from Around the World Arrive in Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 27, Albania will host the start of Defender Europe 25, a large-scale multinational military exercise\u2014one of the most extensive and complex drills in Europe and Africa in the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Led by the United States European Command (USEUCOM) and conducted in collaboration with NATO allied nations and strategic partners, the exercise will continue until June 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of tomorrow morning, troops will depart from Zall-Herr toward the training center in Biz\u00eb, where the most intensive phases of the drill will take place. 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