Slovenia will play the bronze medal match in the Olympic men's handball tournament after losing to Denmark 30:31 in a dramatic finish in the semifinals on Friday. They will face Spain on Sunday morning in what will be another opportunity to win a medal.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed former Slovenian President Danilo Türk to the five-member Peacebuilding Architecture Review group, the Slovenian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday, welcoming Guterres' decision.
Slovenian sailor Toni Vodišek won the silver medal in the men's Formula Kite event in Marseille on Friday to earn the second medal for Slovenia at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
The government officially named the country's former chief auditor Tomaž Vesel as Slovenia's candidate for European commissioner on Friday after he received a nod from the parliamentary EU Affairs Committee on Thursday. The government can now submit the candidacy to Brussels, the prime minister's office said.
Nova Gorica, whose Franciscan monastery holds the remains of the last French king, and the municipality of Saint-Denis, whose basilica served as the burial site for most French monarchs, have signed an agreement on cooperation in tourism and culture. The partnership was announced as culture was celebrated at Slovenia House in Paris on Thursday.