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[Communist Espana]

Madrid News
Madrid, Espana
June 23, 2083

King Henrique II speaks on Espana’s Reconstruction

King Henrique II of Espana came before the Parliament of Espana with his sons Prince Antonio and Prince Rafael begins him as he made a speech in order to, as he put it, re-introduce the Royal Republics to the world.

I am delighted to be here with you today to discuss the reconstruction of Espana, a country that has suffered so much and that has so much to contribute to the world.

I thank the government of Prime Minister Dávalos for demonstrating, once again, its commitment to this nation.I also wish to thank Aogau for its support in this time of reconstruction

We are all grateful to the Prince Regent for his role as a bridge-builder, an honest broker, and a source of support to countries in the region and around the world. The Prince Regent’s generosity in hosting donor conferences for the people of Rogoda has helped raise billions of dollars for humanitarian efforts.

Aogau’s dedication to the humanitarian cause goes beyond Rogoda and Espana to include Nukasta, Imarati and others. Last year, Aogau co-hosted a donor conference for Espanard efugees and host communities in Gênes.

Your contribution was rightly recognized and I wish to see that it is made clear that the Prince Regent a Humanitarian Leader and honoured the State of Aogau as a Humanitarian Centre.

Today, I would like to reiterate my appreciation and thanks.

I would also like to congratulate the Government and people of Espana on their victory against Milan’s murderous campaign. I pay tribute to their determination and to their resilience in the face of unimaginable suffering.

I wish Prime Minister Dávalos and his administration very success in his efforts to build a cohesive, non-sectarian future for Espana.

Tens of thousands of Espanards have lost their lives. Hundreds of thousands have lost their homes and livelihoods. Close to six million have been displaced. Women and girls have been targeted for sexual violence on a staggering scale.

Espanards have made a massive national effort, providing 80 per cent of the humanitarian support needed for their fellow countrymen and women.

Throughout the conflict, the Espanard people never wavered from their legendary tradition of hospitality, as families and communities across the country opened their homes to those fleeing death and chaos.

I myself have witnessed Espanard who have nothing, but somehow find the resources to help others. Espanard will never refuse to help a stranger in trouble. It sometimes seems that those who have the least, give the most to others.

The formation of the new League of Harmony, its forming governmental and non-governmental organization partners, and civil society will I hope, in the future come to support national efforts, reaching millions of people in need with aid.

The international community has seen Espana at its worse and seen it commit terrible crimes. However many have shown forgiveness and it is my hope that they will continue to stand with Espana as it recovers from its national nightmare.

The conflict caused by the Grand Duchy of Milan have created staggering levels of destruction.

Schools, hospitals, roads and homes are still contaminated by unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices. Whole neighborhoods, even entire cities, are uninhabitable.

The fighting has not yet stopped, but can not simply be a mind of war, for even once this campaign of terror has ended, there is an enormous task ahead.

Espanards are building a new Espana. Even as people try to tear it down.

We should all stand ready to support our fellow countrymen and women’s efforts to build a country that is committed to unity and inclusivity at all levels and for all areas.

An Espana that is ready for wide-ranging reforms, including to its public finance and security sectors.

The Monarchy, and the Parliament will do its part and stands with you, the people of Espana, every step of the way.

Millions of people are still displaced in the wake of the terror that has cut through the stellar dominions of the royal republics.

Helping them to return home safely and voluntarily, and with dignity, is one of our highest priorities.

The new administration’s Development of Infrastructure’s program of funding facility for stabilization is working in 25 cities and districts, supporting the return of displaced people to their homes, laying the groundwork for reconstruction and recovery.

But we must and will do more.

Today, I am delighted to launch the National Recovery and Resilience program for Espana. This two-year programme is designed to help the Government fast-track the social dimensions of reconstruction.

It aims to make immediate and tangible improvements to people’s daily lives, rather than the long timelines associated with major infrastructure projects and economic reforms.

It will revitalize areas that are at risk of violence, and support broad political participation and inclusive social development.

The National Recovery and Resilience programme will help those who have suffered most.

It will offer hope, and opportunity.

Education, culture and heritage will also be key elements for successful reconstruction. The administration’s and the Monarchy’s initiative to coordinate international efforts for the reconstruction of the Madrid, which for decades has suffered and had its growth stunted deserves our full support.

I urge all those here today to support both these initiatives politically, and with resources.

Reconstruction and development programmes must go hand-in-hand with a strategy to prevent the recurrence of violent extremism and terrorism in Espana.

This must include full respect for human rights, including political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights. There will be a major role for civil society.

Counter-terrorist policies must address the factors that radicalize young people, including lack of education and opportunity.

This requires national and international development programs to prioritize training and jobs for Espana’s young women and men.

Women, girls and all those who step outside traditional gender roles have suffered terrible abuses in Espana over recent years, from execution to torture and sexual slavery. We must continue offering them support to help them to heal.

Espana’s reconciliation process must also include accountability for the crimes that have been committed. Women must participate fully in decision-making on all political issues, from reconstruction to national reconciliation.

I have agreed to the implementation of the new National Action Plan on women, peace and security in the royal republics as well as on conflict-related sexual violence.

National reconciliation and unity are a necessity. They are also an opportunity to address the causes of violent extremism.

Success will require compromise for the greater good.

That can only come through accommodating the interests of all parts of Espanard society. Agreement must be based on citizenship, equal rights and opportunities for all.

Espana’s demographic diversity is a vital part of its rich history.

All Espanard share a remarkable past and a promising future.

I am encouraged to see progress in the Madrid-Cadiz dialogue, and I hope that meetings between the federal Government and Granada Regional government will continue and resolve outstanding issues.

The Parliamentary elections scheduled for July will be key to Espana’s unity, political stability, reconstruction and economic recovery. The participation of women, young people, minorities and civil society in the electoral process will be critical. Espana and its people have survived great horror and pain.

The whole nation owes you, the people of Espana, a debt for your struggle against the deadly global threat posed by the past demons of the nations and the continued strive for recovery and success.

It is time to demonstrate our lasting gratitude and solidarity with the Espanard people.

The monarchy and the administration, stands with the people of Espana.

Thank you.

The King of Espana’s announcement has been met with excitement at his eagerness and encouraging attitude of the Monarchy towards the new changes of the progressive actions that will be taking place in Espana. Henrique II’s call has also been seen as a plea for the League of Harmony and the international community to come to aid against the actions of former Queen Josefina and her attacks on stellar Dominions, coming just days after conquest on Hueguna.

It seems that with Henrique at the helm, that Espana shall be a new nation on the international stage and be one of progress and forward thinking.

[Great New England Confederation]

Interstellar News Network
Earth

Stellar Navy Unveils SRN Valiant, and a new generation of New England Starships


Today the New England Starport over earth was the site of a spectacular unveiling, as a new and beautiful new starship made its appearance for the first time. The new vessel has been bestowed the name Valiant, and has been declared as the beginning of a new line of starships, departing from previous New England designs drastically, designs that have seen service since before the founding of the Stellar Kingdom.

The Stellar Navy has stated that it plans to build at least 450 such vessels, and that the new ship is the beginning of a new era for the Stellar Kingdom.

[Beliany]

#NotmyKing

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Stefie de Waele (@S.DeWaeleRoyalsLife)
^{June 30 2083 | Bleugate, Beliany}

11:08 am — The weeks long standoff between the King and Queen continues and reaches new heights today as King Leopold officially filed for divorce from his wife, Queen Antoinette in order to marry his fiancé, Prince Maximilian. And this has just added to the chaos caused by news of the break down of the marriage back in spring. The nation has become more spilt than ever as the once perfect image of the monarchy now lies in tatters.

Among the many groups politically, morally and socially divided there is one that has come to night, the Anti-Leopiots who have championed the bold new hashtag, #NotmyKing. The group, a right-wing Catholic group with strength in, surprisingly, both the Southwest and Southeast that believe that Leopold has loss the moral right to be king. They declare that he has committed sin and that he must reconcile with his wife or abdicate the throne. And they are favoring the later.

Didier Arijs, leader of the Anti-Leopiots, was seen in Brusek leading a rally with a petition with a claim of 1,242 signatures calling for the abdication of the King do to his unfit morale footing to lead the nation and the chaos that has cause, most noticeably the stunting of the formation of a cabinet and effective administration under Prime Minister Masson, with many unwilling to serve under the conditions set by the king’s Current state.

Even in Bleugate the Anti-Leopiots have struck, with an unidentified vandalizor spraying in large black letters across the front of the Royal Palace downtown, NOT MY KING, much to the shock of the populace. It has lead to concerns on the fate of Leopold’s reign, if the Anti-Leopiots get their way. Can he remain king without his Queen? Is Maximilian worth a Kingdom?

[Nukasta]

Sarastus News
Oskan, Nukasta
July 2, 2083

President Raita announces huge military budget cuts

OSKAN — Nukastan Military downsized as President Raita has the Guard of Honor take on a ceremonial role in the capital.

A release from the Presidential Palace in the capital city of Oskan announced the cutting of the military budget following in-depth investigations into the spending of resources into the Defende department found that much of its spending was being used on continuing production on obsolete weaponry.

This, along with multiple advocates for the demilitarization of the nation, where already military service is compulsory, has lead to President Raita to approve the change in the national budget for military affairs. The change in budget planning as lead to a massive cut, the largest in Nukastan history.

The budget had been reset at roughly 34.8 billion nouses, as opposed to its previously set 70 billion nouses. This has come to mean that the military, and most notably the Guard of Honor, whilst still trained, will become a mostly ceremonial aspect of the nation. This however is predicted to be good for the struggling economy as it might encourage tourism.

[Makonia]

Bagata Chronicle
Bagata, Makonia
July 7, 2083

Refugee Crisis!

Displaced stateless peoples on the seas

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the seas after being removed from the kingdom after being declared stateless by royal decree. In the wake of the fire that struck the capital city of Bagata, much of the residents were re-located from the capital to refugee camps in the southern sections of the kingdom. However, upon investigation by the Queen's cabinet, it was discovered that the vast majority, roughly 92% of people in the camps did not properly satisfy the citizenship requirements of 2082, resulting in their arrest for attempted illegal alien residence in the kingdom, with the requirement of going through the citizenship process. However only 6% were egilible, resulting in mass deportation.

However, for those being deported, only 1.7% returned to home countries, whilst the rest were declared stateless, left to their own devices in international waters and in temporary camps as they search for nations to shelter them. What will come of these more souls left to the mercy of the elements?

[Great New England Confederation]

Interstellar News Network
New England Coast

The Makonian refugee crisis has been a striking development, with many citizens both at home and out in the colonies calling for action in the situation. Today King William stated that the refuges will be welcomed with open arms within the borders of the Stellar Kingdom, and that they will be offered the opportunity to make new lives out in the colonies. The Maritime Defense Force has been authorized to provide safe passage into New England , and has stated that the refugees will fall under the protection of the MDF for the duration of the crisis. The Stellar Navy has stated that while they will not be taking an active role in the crisis, with more important duties to worry about on the frontier, they will likewise be offering safe passage through New England space, and New England starships have been authorized to provide medical assistance to any of the refugees that are in need.

King William has stated that he wishes to end the crisis as soon as possible, and with as good of a result as possible, and has encouraged the other Interstellar nations to take similar actions.


SNS IKarin, one of the Guided Missile battleships assigned to escorting refugees, in the strait of New England

[Kingdom of Derita]

Derita to accept Makonian refugees

Naval ships picking up and escorting refugees to shore

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Régis de Roschette (@RegisRoschette)
^{July 9, 2083 | Sixeko-Marais, Derita}

1:00 am — The Deritain government has committed to accepting refugees under a program to resettle people considered particularly vulnerable. Controls of Derita western seaboard border look set to be extended for another six months.

Varés the Younger, Prime Minister of Derita said that the Celestial Empire would be accepting more than 100,000 refugees from southern Makonia and the ruins of Bagata that suffered from it’s great fire last year. He added that the administration had received a commitment from the Crown this week, confirming that Derita would play an important role in the administration’s latest resettlement program.

"The Deritain government is once again there when it comes to international solidarity," Variés the Younger said in regards to the unprecedented stance towards accepting large waves of refugees.

The Variés Administration aims to provide a legal, direct and safe route to Derita for refugees in need of protection. At least 150,000 refugees from crisis areas are to be brought into the Celestial Empire by 2084. Sections of the empire like the Duchy of Alençon, the Duchy of Normandy and the Duchy of Maine, have already agreed to resettle 100,000 refugees, meaning that the program's goal has been achieved, and may even be exceeded.

The move to open up the borders to those in need has come as something of a shock to some people within the entire, with the King-Emperor’s isolationist policies of the 60’s and 70’s having burned strong even in the face of the Crown Prince’s internationalism, and the biggest cornerstone of those policies being the strict ban on immigration.

With the borders now opened up for the first time in roughly a generation what does it mean for Deritains both on the world stage and at home?

According to Variés the Younger, it is the return to the old traditional ideals of Derita to love and help one’s neighbor and seems to be another step in his quest to reshape the Celestial Empire from the militaristic superpower it was in the early 2070’s into the more diplomatic champion that has been associated with it for various periods of its history.

At home, he promotes the diverse blending of Deritain and foreign cultures, like that of the friendly and unique Deritain-Polonge culture of the Lacmontagne Region. Whilst critics have called him a blue clad liberal with his alliance with the Duke of Maine, his father’s old rival, many seem to forget that spearheading the settlement of refugees are the Dukes of Alençon.

The popular prince will personally be over seeing operationsof refugees transported from unsafe locations to the Celestial Empire.

[Les Etats Connuriste]

Tousart announces new election in wake of MacDonald news

Gabrielle Tousart called for a press conference shortly after midday this afternoon

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Eleanor Riencourt (@EleanorRiencourtCBC)
^{July 20, 2083 | Lausanne, Switzerland}

When interim Chancellor Gabrielle Tousart announced she would be holding a press conference this afternoon, there was press all around the nation speculating on what she might want to share with us. There is no disguising that 2083 has not been the kindest year to our great country and for some, there was fear that poor fortune had struck the nation once again. For now, however, those fears have been left unfounded, as Madame Tousart brought us several interesting developments in the world of politics, including extra-terrestrial expansion and news of a new election to be held as Connuriste hopefully begins to approach the end of a short era of uncertainty and transition.

Madame Tousart, who turns 62 next month, has certainly enjoyed an increase in popularity over the past six months since she has been temporary Chancellor of Connuriste. Many of us remember her two terms between 2069 and 2077 rather well, though it seems that now in 2083 she is more admired than ever before. In the absence of Aurelia MacDonald, it has been Tousart who has stepped in to retake the reins of the chancellorship and leadership of the Christian Democrats, and people have been quick to point out that her more traditional and conventional approach to national politics are by no means a relic of the past. In fact, Tousart enjoys more support now in some parts of the country than she did in her two previous terms of office.

The most major revelation that came out of the conference today was that there will be a new election held in January of 2084. Tousart said that it has been 'an honour and a privilege to serve my country again in it's time of need' but that her appointment was an emergency measure and not the democratic will of the people. Therefore, she will seek to give the population a chance to find the man or woman for the job that they really want. Tousart revealed that Aurelia MacDonald had woken up from her coma this week, although she stressed firmly that there is a long way to go in the Chancellor's recovery. When questioned on whether or not MacDonald will be fit enough to stand in January, Tousart added that her recovery will be a slow process, but that a country can not put democracy on hold forever for one individual, no matter who that is. MacDonald is not expected to be able to return to office in January - though we could not reach her for comment yet, she is expected to be occupied with recovering from some of the side effects of her life-threatening, if not life-altering experience. Tousart said she would be 'surprised' if MacDonald returned to leadership next year, but that her party would always have a place for her to return to, even if that isn't immediately back at the head of the organisation. "We wouldn't want Aurelia to rush herself and come back to too much too soon." said Tousart. "But we will help ease her back in gradually if she does want to come back when she's ready."

Social media has been excited by the news, though not everyone shares the exact same opinion. Some have wondered whether Tousart's comments have a deeper meaning to them, it has been questioned how receptive she would be to a return for Aurelia MacDonald. But most have chosen to believe that Tousart only wishes for the best for her colleague, though it still remains unclear as to when MacDonald will be discharged from hospital or when she will make her first public appearance since the events of December 2082. In Connuriste at least, people are generally pleased that MacDonald is improving and getting better, it has given some hope that the Empress too can recover from her condition. The Emperor has not said anything to the press about the development but it is understood he was in hospital earlier this week to repair hearing damage when the Chancellor began to wake up, and that he has been one of the few people to see her since she has emerged from the coma. No official word has been given on a timeframe for when we might hear or see more of Aurelia MacDonald but there has been plenty of speculation on social media sites, whilst weeks (if not months) of physiotherapy are pretty much standard, some have dared to ask the dreaded questions about how much will she be the same person as before, about if her affliction has affected her memory or personality.

Regardless, as for the 2084 election it currently remains unclear whether Gabrielle Tousart herself will seek to continue to lead the Christian Democrats and angle for a third term in office. Her eldest daughter Monique is a member of the Christian Democrats who serves as council member for her constituency, and it is rumoured she may be involved in working with her mother as a number two if she does make a push for the 2084 election. However, Minister of Defence Michel de Vada is also an early favourite for the Chancellorship, as well as several other less senior candidates, although no-one has yet come forward and officially announced a campaign yet.

Nevertheless, there was more to address in Tousart's press conference. She revealed that before the end of the year, the CSA (Connuriste Space Agency) are due to settle several new colonies that have been picked out and agreed upon. Tousart was coy about giving too much away, but she did say that the press could expect to hear the full story from the CSA before the end of the year. The CSA has several interstellar holdings at the moment, but only one major planet with more than one major settlement so far, Astraeus. Tousart's choice of words concerning 'several new colonies' imply that Astraeus may be joined by a range of other planets that will be settled similarly to what is the benchmark for how Connuriste should run a colony.

Tousart did not comment on or address the current Makonian refugee crisis, with the only official communication on the matter coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week, which released a statement reaffirming that for those who wish to immigrate to Connuriste, there is only the due process of legal immigration. It reminded people that special dispensation does exist and can always be applied for, but advised that it was difficult to qualify for, as many of these refugees have been offered places by other countries.

Be sure to keep up with CBC news in the upcoming weeks and months so that you don't miss out on news updates relating to the issues discussed today. Further reports on the 2084 election, Aurelia MacDonald, Connuriste in space, and the refugee crisis are to come soon.

[Great Hyruke]

Empress Charlotte wakes from Coma

Empress Charlotte left the hospital this morning

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Gido Augsburger (@G.AugsburgerRoyalsLife)
^{July 23, 2083 | Lausanne, Switzerland}

There was something to celebrate this morning as it was announced that the Empress of Connuriste, after falling into a comatose state in late March has recovered, waking before sunrise this morning. Just hours later the Empress was seen departing from the hospital, already dressed to impress as she met up with a motorcade that took her to the royal palace.

The recovery of the Empress comes just a week after the recovery of Aurelia Macdonald and just weeks before the upcoming wedding of Prince George and Princess Joséphine, creating a much happier atmosphere this summer after such a difficult winter earlier this year. For now the Empress is refraining from public appearances to spend time with with her family.

[Gwaga]

Free Gwaga Post
Gali, Gwaga
July 30, 2083

Kyauta Sojojin, the self proclaimed Defenders of Gwaga

Mustafa Jokonya, Head of Kyauta Sojojin

Mustafa Jokonya, a former member of the Rogeno Defensive Forces and son of wealthy Gwagan businessman Ngunzi Jokonya has been seen rallying support for “the defense of Gwaga through the hands of its proud citizens” with the formation of the paramilitary group, Kyauta Sojojin, the Free Army. Jokonya and roughly 1,000 other men and women have been seen in a caravan of trunks, armed with OGS-34’s, military grade rifles with Dutch origin, flooding into the fertile eastern section of the country towards the border with Rogoda.

Jokonya has proudly stated in videos, that he sees himself as a Gwagan Nationalist, and he will protect the sovereign state of the Republic of Gwaga if he must, with blood and steel. This was joined in with a rallying cry by his supporters of “Gwaga Forever!”. According to Jokonya, the Rogeno government has been passive aggressive towards Gwaga since the Declaration of Independence of Gwaga early this year and that it is only a matter of time before they attempt to reconquer the country. Kyauta Sojojin’s mission, to prevent that.

Along the eastern section of Gwaga, between the Dominion of Brésil in the north and the river to the south lies the Province of Agetsina, which, during the referendum last year was the area with the closest in votes to staying or leaving Rogeno. Now, with the arrival of Kyauta Sojojin and their many flags and songs celebrating Gwagan sovereignty, some are worried that tensions might arise and that confrontation might come to Agetsina. In the capital, President Chikawerva stated that Kyauta Sojojin is not apart of the Gwagan Defensive Forces and that they risk being vigilantes.

[Polonge]

Royal Wedding between Prince George and Princess Josephine

Prince George and Princess Josephine at their wedding

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Gido Augsburger (@G.AugsburgerRoyalsLife)
^{August 14, 2083 | Lausanne, Switzerland}

Connuriste not only got a new princess, it got a radiant, and happy wedded bride and groom as Prince George married Princess Josephine of Lorraine in a beautiful, lavish and surprisingly “folklorish” wedding with children wearing flower wreaths, and folk music. The ceremony took place at la Chapelle de Credo, the Palace Church in Lausanne. It took place on a beautiful, sunny day in Lausanne, and was held in Deritain and Polongain, but predominantly in Deritain, with the Princess Margaret reading Saint Francis’ prayer in Polongain, while baby Louis and Alice stole the show being cute and well-behaved.

Princess Josephine wore a gown designed by Elizabeth Percy, in pleated silk organza with applications of ivory-colored Chantilly lace. The top was in lace with a deep back, the waist was accentuated, opening up with vertical folds over a full skirt, which was finished with a four-meter (over 13 feet) long train. The veil was also in silk organza with borders of tulle covered with “point d’esprit” dots and small orange blossoms in Chantilly lace. The shoes (with very high heels) were in ivory-colored organdy with woven “point d’esprit” dots as well. The tiara is a private one, and it was adorned with orange blossom branches. The princess’ hair and make-up was created by Gido Foster and Kea Wenger.

Princess Josephine’s wedding bouquet consisted of classic garden roses and gentians (a favorite of the late Princess Alexia) as well as the traditional ayana from Prah. All the flowers were white or blue and the bouquet was bound in a round shape.

Princess Alanna, who in 2017 married Francis II in St. Stephan’s Basilica in Bledapestra in Polonge, brought with her to Polonge a collection of ayana flowers. It grew and was nurtured at first at Senkopac Palace and nowadays at Válcování Palace. A branch from this plant has ever since 2047 in of form or another, been involved in royal wedding bouquets or in the hair of the royal brides.

The officiants at the ceremony were Royal Court Chief Chaplain, Bishop Samonte Truninger, assisted by the Vicar of the Royal Court, Reverend Gene Bosstito. Prince George’s best man was his younger brother, Prince Frederick. The processional music was a traditional wedding march from Blonay, Marie Nator sang “Den Knoten binden” and a hymn from the Traditional Roman Hymnial was sung. Vittoria Schwarzentrub (currently Adel in “Bátor” in Bleugate) sang “Lover of Mercy”. The Bridal Recession was done to the Wedding March from Delsbo. At the left of the altar was Princess Entonia de Berry’s crown from 1848, the same crown that was present at the baptismal font at Empress Charlotte’s, the bride’s mother-in-law, christening.

Apart from members of the Connuriste Imperial Family and the Polongain Imperial Family, there was a long guest list that included the following, among others: Crown Prince Baudouin of Beliany and Princess Sofia of Scots, Crown Prince Enrikos, Princess Adeline of Cinyras, King Kai-Kovas and Queen Alexandrine of Imarati, Princess Charlotte d’Aumale , and King Kresimir V and Queen Charlotte of Makonia, Princess Hélèna of Gênes, Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Selesburge, Prince Maurice and Princess Alizée, Princess Elisabeth of Reutia, Crown Prince Jonatan and Crown Princess Francina of Racraigua, Duke and Duchess of Cadiz, the Duke and Duchess of Anjou, and Connuriste Chancellor Gabrielle Tousart.

“Brudnäbbar” at the ceremony were Princesses Mary and Sofia, as well as Duchess Monika of Crisana and Duchess Josefina of Cadiz, Crown Prince François of Venise and Crown Prince Nikola of Modensora and Prince Valentin.

Following the beautiful and touching ceremony, The guests went in boats and buses to the Palais de Vamontlutry, with the bridal couple traveling in cortege through Lausanne and then to Lutry, waving at people who had come to see them, and then by boat.

The flower decorations were chosen to frame the wedding in a way that would hint at Connuriste summer and give a feel of a Connuriste “menton d'été” (a summery Connuriste pasture).

The newly wed and their guests partied until five in the morning, Guns n’ Roses’ “Sweet Child of Mine” and Haddaway’s “What Is Love?” are said to have been played at full volume. Prince George held a sentimental speech to his bride, declaring his love and talking also about his late sister, saying “if she had been here now, she would have loved Josephine almost as much as I love her,” according to daily Royals Life. Others who held speeches were Crown Princess Emily, Princess Margaret, and the former Empress Josephine of Polonge. If, where, and when the couple is going on their honeymoon is not yet known.

[Beliany]

King Leopold shot!

Scene following the attempt on King Leopold’s life!

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Stefie de Waele (@S.DeWaeleRoyalsLife)
^{November 14, 2083 | Bleugate, Beliany}

King Leopold was shot in the chest today by a gunman, apparently acting alone, as His Majesty walked to his limousine after addressing a meeting about the Clean Pipes Program at the Bleugate Marchond Hotel. The Royal Palace press secretary and two law-enforcement officers were also wounded by a burst of shots. The Prince of Bastenaken, who was accompanying him to and from the meeting, was, despite original reports, not injured.

The King was reported in ''good'' and ''stable'' condition tonight at François Constantin University Hospital after undergoing several hours of surgery. ''The prognosis is favorable,'' said Dr. Tina Destombes, dean of clinical affairs at the university. ''He is has regained consciousness and is breathing regularly.'' The hospital spokesman said surgeons removed a .22-caliber bullet that struck His Majesty’s seventh rib, penetrating the left lung three inches and collapsing it.

The Attack

A rapid series of five or six shots rang out at about 2:30 P.M. as King Leopold and Archduke Maximilian left the hotel. A look of stunned disbelief swept across the King’s face when the shots were fired just after he raised his left arm to wave to the crowd. Nearby, his press secretary, Lennart De Geyndt, fell to the sidewalk, critically wounded. Another shot struck the King, spraying blood and knocking and and his fiancé to the ground.

Eyewitnesses said six shots were fired at the royal entourage from a distance of about 20 to 30 feet. The assailant had positioned himself among the television camera crews and reporters assembled outside a hotel exit. A woman in red reportedly screamed as she alerted the authorities to the assailant, who did not attempt to run.

The authorities arrested a 29-year-old Brusek man, Joni Van Der Straeten, at the scene of the attack. He was later booked on Federal charges of attempting to assassinate the King and assault on a Royal officer and the peace of the people mind.

Within minutes, Belian were witnessing for the second time in two years television pictures of the king being put in direct danger at the hands of violence in what had seemed to be a routine appearance. For the second time in less than 2 years, too, they watched as the nation's leaders scrambled to meet one of the sternest tests of the democratic system. However, for the first time the King’s blood was spilled and the head of the monarchy was on the ground.

Scene of Turmoil
Archduke Maximilian was seen cradling the fallen king, his coat covered in blood, which lead to many believing that the two had both been shot. The King’s guard swooped down, surrounding the bloodied king and pulling him into a limousine with Maximilian scrambling in after them.

Behind him lay a scene of turmoil. Another King’s Guard agent writhed in pain on the sidewalk. Nearby a Bleugate plainclothesman had fallen alongside Mr. De Geyndt. The press secretary lay face down, blood from a gushing head wound dripping into a steel grate. A pistol, apparently dropped by one of the security aides, lay near his head.

At the scream from a woman in red, uniformed and plainclothes agents had piled on a blond-haired man in a raincoat, pinning him against a stone wall. ''Get him out,'' a gun-waving officer yelled as the King’s limousine sped off. At first, it raced down Driessche Avenue toward the Royal Palace.

The vehicle turned west toward the hospital. Upon learning of the shooting, Queen Antoinette returned to the capital centre from from her suburban chateau, where she has resided since the announcement of her planned divorce from the king. With her was Crown Prince Baudouin, the Duke of Brabant, accompanied her. In Bleugate, Prime Minister Marthe Masson and other Cabinet officers began gathering in the National Assembly’s situation room as soon as they learned of the assassination attempt.

At 4:14 P.M, Mrs. Masson, in a voice shaking with emotion, told reporters that the Administration's ''crisis management'' plan was in effect, and citing provisions for royal succession, Mr. Masson asserted that Queen Antoinette was in charge on account of Baudouin not being of age.

The King’s son, Baudouin, and senior royal advisers rushed to the hospital and talked to the King before he entered surgery at about 3:24 P.M.. Despite his wound, the 42-year-old King was wake as he was carried into the hospital, holding hands with Maximilian and was determined to reassure him, the Duke of Brabant and colleagues that he would survive.

''Honey, I missed the right notes,'' His Majesty was quoted as telling Maximilian. As he was wheeled down a corridor on a hospital cart, he told David Platteau, a political associate, ''Don't worry about me.'' According to Inne Glorieux, the Royal Palace political director, His Majesty winked at his eldest son in an attempt to reassure the teenage prince. However following this, he did faint and was quickly ushered into the operating room.

Recovery

Noting that the King’s lung had been reinflated, Dr. Destombes said that the King ''was never in any serious immediate danger'' since the bullet did not damage the heart. She did however admit that the second shot which injured the King’s shoulder has Dr. Destombes said His Majesty probably would be hospitalized for about two weeks.

His Majesty regained consciousness early tonight, according to a Royal Palace statement.

[Kingdom of Derita]

Empire at the end of a Barrel!
Failed Assassination attempt on Christopher II

The King-Emperor’s famed dressing style has saved his life

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[sup]November 15, 2083 | Port Victoria, Derita}

A shocking story unfolds from Port Victoria with the news of the assassination attempt on the King of Beliany yesterday:

In the early morning of a fall day, a small segment of family along with a few friends stood near a bastion on the bridges of Port Victoria’s old town small ferries and personal boats leave warfs and set failfor the bay from the canal below them. It was just before lunch hour. One of the members, the most powerful in the world, Deritain King-Emperor Christopher II, was dressed for the weather in a heavy coat and cap. These were to help shield him from the winter chill. Such unassuming attire was also about to save his life.

For not far away another man was moving toward the emperor rather quickly. He brandished a pistol, which he wanted to fire into the back of the monarch’s head. Watching this scene unfold was an unsuspecting Port Victorian woman. Realizing that something quite sinister was about to occur, she suddenly let loose a piercing scream. The assailant, discovered, yelled “Death to the Valois, Death to the Volonté!”

As the emperor turned around to see what was happening, he inadvertently caused the would be assassin to miss the mark. Instead of the bullet sailing into the back of his, it grazed his neck which was semi-protected by a stiff coat collar. The emperor reeled from the blow. A second shot hit him in the chest. His wife, Empress Alara and his grandson King André of Scots, held him to keep the tall ruler from falling. Their companion, the half-Russen, Count Jama Svyatoslav used his own personal firearm to strike down the assailant, shooting him in the arm. A local baker, Siseki de Nicollier, rushed over and helped further subdue the attacker. Meanwhile, the emperor was bleeding quite badly.

At first glance, it seemed that the King-Emperor had not escaped this brush with fate. Blood was pouring forth from the wound and the situation looked dire. Fortunately for His Imperial Majesty, it turned out to be much more superficial than first thought. Though knocking the wind out of the 90 year old monarch, neither of the bullets penetrated, the first leaving a gash but flying past and imbeddinh itself in a lamppost. The second would have struck the King-Emperor’s heart if not for his golden jubilee metal he’d pin to his suit.

None of the other royals or companions present (including the Queen and King of Scotland and the King and Queen of Danmark and the King-Emperor’s great-grandchildren) were injured. The King-Emperor was rushed to the nearest hospital, Empress Victoria’s Royal Health Centre, named for His Imperial Majesty’s grandmother. Doctors have at this time announced that they have been able to tend to bloody gash and the minor injuries to His Imperial Majesty’s chest. He is expected to spend several weeks bedridden, but will recover. Prime Minister Variés the Younger has said he will be perfectly well in time for Christmas.

As for the traitorous would be assassin? It has been revealed, though seemingly hesitantly, to have been Joseph Bonuparte, Duke of Chartes and father of the late Princess Charlotte de Montrose and Princess Zénaïde, Duchess of Saxe-Hanshalt who died last year and this year respectively. Empress Alara is said to have “plucked out his eyes” in her rage. The Duke of Chartes is believed to have been, in his heartbreak over the death of his children in such quick succession, been influenced by the anti-royalist anarchist terrorist organization, Maestro into attempting to commit regicide.

In a rare display of governmental division, while the Empress and the Crown Prince called for the Duke of Chartes’ immediate execution, Variés the Younger has announced that the Duke of Chartes shall face a fair and speedy trial in order to determine if he is sane or not, and which punishment shall befit his crimes. The Duke of Chartes is the second person in Deritain history to attempt to assassinate a reigning monarch, as well as the second to fail. Rennerate S'Lukas gained infamy in 2021 when he attempted to assassinate the King-Emperor’s father, Emperor Almahn II, but was in fact killed by the Emperor moments later.

The Trial of the Duke of Chartes is to take place within the next week or so, with already the public calling for his blood for his savage attempt on the beloved King-Emperor. Meanwhile the gates of Fontainebleau had been weighed down heavy with flowers and gifts from the wonderful citizens following and praying for the King-Emperor’s recovery with friendly and proud chants of “Back to ruling by Christmas!”

[Mantara]

National Media Outlet
Mantara City, Mantara
November 16, 2083

Derita and Mantara discussed cooperation in geothermal energy among other areas during a bilateral meeting between Deritain Affairs Minister Régis de Roschette and Mataran Foreign Minister Analu Lokelani here on Saturday.

“The two Ministers noted that in the areas such as geothermal energy, fisheries, IT, pharmaceuticals and tourism, both countries could establish strong partnership,” the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement following the meeting.

“The Deritain Minister appreciated growing opportunities for Deritain companies in the fast-growing Mantaran economy,” it stated. “The two Ministers expressed satisfaction at the ongoing cooperation at multilateral and international forums.”

Ahead of the meeting, Roschette told NMO that his country was keen to share its experience in generating geothermal energy. “Geothermal energy is a renewable source of energy and we want to share our experience with Mantara,” he said.

Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. Mantara has been working on renewable energy initiatives with Mantara City looking to host a climate agreement in order to maintain the health of the planet. Roschette, who arrived here on Friday on the inaugural MCV Airlines flight that connects Mantara City with Derita's economic capital Vanessa, said that his country wants more bilateral trade with Mantara, especially through the export of high quality seafood.

He also said that with the launch of the new Mantara City-Vanessa flight, Derita wants to attract Mantaran tourists and referred to the song “Kopani” from the Nabele de Yvondala starrer “King under the Mountain” that was shot entirely in Mantara.

Lokelani believes a smoother visa regime will boost tourist flow both ways. (NMO)

[Great New England Confederation]

Interstellar News Station
Solar Orbit

Today, Trinity Driveyards has finished its construction of what many within New England consider an important step in space travel, Stellar Station WHG-001, or the Origination Station. Origination is the first station of her type, as she uses singularity and Antimatter technology to create a stable Wormhole gate between itself and a receiver station, allowing a starship to pass through and travel near instantaneously between the two points in space. While there must be a receiver station for the system to work, it has already shown great promise, as it permits quick travel between earth and the colonies, although warp and hyperspace travel are still necessary to access new systems of systems that do not contain a receiver station. The Stellar Economic Comittee has announced that most systems under New England control will be given a receiver station, and that these stations, and Origination in particular, will be receiving permenant Stellar Navy and Army garrisons, and that they will be under the jurisdiction of the Stellar Kimgdom, and that the Stellar Navy will have the right to deny access if it is deemed necessary to do so.


A Recieved Station for the Wormhole Highway system

Trinity Driveyards has refused to give details on the design and technology used, stating that it is highly classified, and that such technology would e extremely destructive if used improperly, possibly capable of destroying entire planets in the worst case scenario, hence why the station is not constructed in a planetary orbit. Trinity Driveyards has stated that they will be open to building receiver stations for other stellar nations, however those stations would fall under the companies authority and maintenance, and would also fall under the protection as jurisdiction of the Stellar Navy, they have stated that these are non-negotiable, and any attempt to circumvent these conditions would result in denial of access and even destruction of the receiver station if necessary.

[Great Hyruke]

A Nation of Obedience and Security!

Tens of thousands of such posters have been seen across Londres

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Cornelius Blackthorn (@CorneliusBlackthorn)
^{November 18, 2083 | Londres, Great Hyruke}

A great new doctorine was established today in perfect speech by royal Chief Advisor and Director General of Security Service Marie Vanoranje-Nassau, being called the Caroline Codes as protective measures have been taken in order to keep the loyal citizens of Great Hyruke safe and secure. The proud and well orated speech came from the balcony of Wattingham Palace in Londres with other members of the Queen’s privy council in attendance along with the, the Duke of Alicante, and the CEO and COO of the tech company Cercle, as well as Princess of Éirea with Queen Caroline seared on a raised section in her throne. The city’s new Protectors of Londres guarded the palace and began their first rounds through the entire city armed with subdued and recording drones. At the playing of the national anthem, Ms. Vanoranje-Nassau rose from her seat and addressed the nation.

“Good evening. Ladies and gentlemen of Great Hyruke, I am afraid that we find our shores under attack. Even as a hard and bitter peace has come to exist between the nation’s of the world, and world’s, that has not brought peace to the works. Internal division and extrasolar conflicts have plunged some nations to war, destroying the lives of countless people, and destroying entire worlds in the process. Madmen who think themselves assassins, look to cut down the leaders of the world in savage attempts. Blood of the most powerful people in the world is being sprayed and spilt, splattered onto the pavement. Across the globe they are being hunted. By a beast unlike one seen before in our history on such a scale. Enemies that are not soldiers, are not paramilitary, not emblazons with their beliefs on their head. These are monsters who hid in plan sight. In every corner and every crevice like vermin. They could be your neighbor watering their flowers, preparing a bomb, they could be the paperboy tossing newspapers, practicing drive-bys. They could be even the children, playing with your own at the playground, spreading poison. Tell me, ladies, gentlemen, if the most powerful people can be betrayed, can be shot, can be hunted like animals by this beast, what do you think will happen to you? Death and destruction blaze from Makonia to Espana. Even as we speak, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of migrants sail towards our borders looking to break into the nation. It is not the greatest, not the best who look to flood into Londres and Oxford and Cambridge, but those who entered Makonia illegally, who lied malicious like parasites to reap the benefits from one kingdom and now they look to infect another, like fleas jumping from a corpse to a new healthy host. And with them they carry the Black Death. Maestro will looks to them to be their host to spread their death and evil. Tens of thousands of new strangers, hiding amongst them the infernal instruments of our destruction and doom! This catastrophe riding the waves of the sea must be prevented from ever striking Great Hyruke. The evil must be destroyed without question and without hesitation or it shall soon be the blood of your friends, your family and your own that is boiled in a fiery explosion or spilled on the cold pavement in the next savage attack.

This is why the Citizen Freedom and Security Act has been passed and ratified by the Privy Council and Her Majesty the Queen. The Citizen Freedom and Security Act secures for the benefit of you, loyal citizens, authorizes measures to enhance the ability of domestic security services to prevent terrorism, the surveillance of suspected terrorists, those suspected of engaging in computer fraud or abuse, and agents of a foreign power who are engaged in clandestine activities, the redistribution of resources to facilitate the prevention, detection and prosecution of international money laundering and the financing of terrorism. It also protects the nation’s borders at risk, by giving more law enforcement and investigative power to the United Kingdom’s Attorney General and to the Immigration and Naturalization Service and allows the Attorney General to pay rewards pursuant of advertisements for assistance to the Department of Justice to combat terrorism and prevent terrorist acts, though amounts over $250,000 may not be made or offered without the personal approval of Her Majesty, the Queen, and once the award is approved the Attorney General must give written notice to the Chairman and ranking minority members of the Committee on Appropriations and the Judiciary of Her Majesty, the Queen. To the victims and families who fall victim to terrorism, Her Majesty, the Queen shall provide speedy provision of aid to families of public safety officers by expedited payments to officers or the families of officers injured or killed in the line of duty. Payments must be made no later than fifteen days later.In order for the nation to prosper and for security and freedom and the great Hyrukian way to be preserve, it must be even a million eyes in the homes of its citizens. That means that everyone needs to stay vigilant.

And Cercle has joined in developing the new technology that can help us keep Great Hyruke safe. I have had the honor of working with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Cercle, Paige Brown and Samantha Stone respectively and together we have come up with something that shall only change the world for the better. We call it, SecureTransparency. The truest test of character is what they do when no one is watching. This often leads to evil things done when no one is looking, crimes like rape, murder and terrorism, they are concocted in the dark away from prying eyes. But what if there was always someone watching? But this logic people will act better, they will be more aware, and for those with evil in their heart, they will be found and punished accordingly. SecureTransparency provides small 360 degree cameras any and everywhere, able to hear everything, and see everything and everyone. And it shall keep us all acting on our best behavior. After all. If you don’t have it, what exactly are you hiding?

This system is just the beginning. Soon the loyal citizens of Great Hyruke will see that not only shall this keep the nation safe from terrorists, but also the individual safe under the watchful eye of Her Majesty, the Queen. Total transparency shall save lives, shall prevent disaster and bring everyone together. So go, keep a watchful eye, report on those who seem to be misbehaving, and might just be the enemy in disguise, planning their attack. Sign up for your requisite SecureTransparency systems today. Wear the Union flag proudly on your chest, and salute Her Majesty with pride. Security is the greatest desire there is. It is the most important right that must be protected by each and everyone of us. Only in the freedom of the rules may the loyal citizens be secure. Only in obeying the rules can security be achieved. In obedience there is security. And remember, Her Majesty is watching you.”

Another poster displaying Marie Vanoranje-Nassau, the Duchess of Wied

The rousing speech, done with Ms. Vanoranje-Nassau’s charming smile, was met with thunderous and eager applauded that could be heard a mile away as Cercle phones, tablets, computers were handed out by the Protectors along with pins with flags of the empire and images of the Queen. It seems that many are excited with the bold new path that Great Hyruke is following, with the knowledge that the country will be safe with live recording in ever corner of every home and work place, every crevice in every county, and every territory and dominion that no evil can ever strike at the nation’s heart again. The new codes, which include new curfews, escort rules, travel rules and more protections for the loyal citizens, have been met with cheers. More announcements and improvements are planned, including a protective citizens point system that shall watch over the morality and common good of the nation. We must simply wait obediently for these great strides of success. After all, Obedience is Security.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The New Colossus of the Empire!

Artist representation of the statute in the grand bay of Massalia

^{Bongeka Dyani (@B.DyaniRoyalsLife)
[sup]November 19, 2083 | Massalia, Derita}

Following approval of the assembling of a statute design and created by sculptor and architect, Vile Ncita that was orginially suppose to be in honor of the King-Emperor’s golden jubilee back in 2081 but was constructed in time, to be raised in the great seaport of Massalia just north of Port Victoria. Prime Minister, Magnus Variés the Younger, over come with the joy in hopes of seeing the statute raised in Massalia, has released the following sonnet:

Not like the brazen giant of Cinyroite fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
MOTHER OF EXILES. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

— Variés the Younger

The fundraiser is for the construction of a grand and beautiful pedestal to be constructed in the island of l'Île de l'Argentoise that is in the large bay that makes Massalia the great seaport that it is. The publicly funded project will be a great monument program unlike one seen in years. It shall a monument of the new Derita.

[Selesburge]

Royals Life — Selesburge Edition
Selesburge City, Selesburge
December 3, 2083

Maestro strikes at Grand Ducal Family!

Hereditary Grand Duke Maurice and Grand Duchess Alizée

Horrible events have unfolded at the Chateau de Mansfeld in eastern Selesburge when, during a charity ball for the royal charity of Tegroff, which looks to help victims of illegal sex trafficking, and was being hosted by Estelle Mayer, founder of Tegroff and who herself was a victim of sex trafficking when she was a teenager and started the non-profit program to help other young women and men who had fallen prey to such criminal activities three years ago when she was just twenty-one after escaping her terrible situation. Mayer and Hereditary Grand Duchess Alizée had cond together to make the House of Bissonette one of the largest donors to Tegroff. The goal of the charity ball was to raise 12 million deniers in order to provide housing and provide programs to those being re-incorporated into society. By the end of the night 20.44 million deniers had been raised.

Tragedy however struck as the night was coming to a close and as was customary, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess were leaving the Chateau de Mansfeld, which had hosted the ball, before the end of the night when several members of the crowd revealed themselves to be members of Maestro, the anti-royalist and anarchist terrorist organization that previously attempted to assassinate King Leopold of Beliany and King-Emperor Christopher II of Derita. The members of Maestro proceeded to open fire on the Grand Ducal couple. A bomb went off in front of their motorcade went one guard tackled a Maestro member who’d attempted to charge at them, killing both of them and injuring dozens. As the scene unfolded, more gunshot rang out, though secret service were able to apprehend of of them.

Hereditary Grand Duke Maurice was shot twice, believed to be in the chest and Hereditary Grand Duchess Alizée attempted to shield her husband, and was shot several times herself, collapsing in his arms. Seconds later guards shot the assailant, but it was too late. As confusion spread, the guards rushed the two royals back inside, their original exit cut off by the bomb. Within moments it was found that Hereditary Grand Duchess Alizée was dead. The Hereditary Grand Duke was then rushed to Beaufort Regional Hospital, where he currently remains under going surgery. The attack on the heir the the throne of Selesburge is an unprecedented one, with no former indication. Maurice has maintained the highest public approval rating in the Grand Ducal Family at 92% and there was no expectation that he might be targeted by Maestro. Other members of the royal family have been taken to secure locations, with Prince Philippe, who was out of the country, being prevented for the time being from returning home.

Prays are with Hereditary Grand Duke Maurice with hopes that he recovers.

[Selesburge]

Royals Life — Selesburge Edition
Selesburge City, Selesburge
December 6, 2083

Death of the Hereditary Grand Duke

Maurice, Hereditary Grand Duke of Selesburge

Sober bells tolled today at 2:19 pm as it was announced that Hereditary Grand Duke Maurice had died from his wounds sustained from the terrorist attack committed at Chateau de Mansfeld three days ago. The Hereditary Grand Duke was rushed from the scene, where his wife, the late Hereditary Grand Duchess Alizée was declared dead after being shot six times, to Beaufort Regional Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. Yesterday, following further complications caused by fragmented pieces of the two bullets that had hit him in the chest, he was transferred to Hospital Center of Selesburge in Selesburge City.

At 1:00 pm today, doctors called in the Grand Ducal Family, reporting that the Hereditary Grand Duke’s condition was deteriorating and would not be able to survive much longer and were told to spend their final moments with him. The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, Maurice’s father and step-mother rushes in to see, followed by his brother, Antoine and aunt and uncle, Princess Émilienne and Prince Jean-Louis. Finally Prince Philippe ran into the room having come directly from the airport after security had finally cleared his return to Selesburge from Makonia. Along with him were Princess Jagoda, the late Hereditary Grand Duchess’s Mother.

It was among these loved ones that Hereditary Grand Duke Maurice died in his father’s arms from his injuries at 2:19 pm. His last words have been reported to have been “Papa, je peux la voir.” (Papa, I can see her.) believe to be referrence to his deceased mother. The Grand Duke has ordered a period of mourning for the two that shall last until June 4 of next year. The Grand Ducal Family shall not be taking part in the winter holidays in respect for their recent loss. Hereditary Grand Duchess Alizée’s Death marks the third Hereditary Grand Duchess to die in twenty years, the first two being Maurice’s mother Maéva and his first wife Natalya. Maurice is the first heir apparent to predecease a Grand Duke in Selesburgish history.

The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess who were just 29 and 31 years old, are to be buried together at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Selesburge.

[Gwaga]

Gwaga Free Post
Gali, Gwaga
December 10, 2083

Anarchist Attack!

A visit from King Henrique II was marded with chaos and crime this evening as an assassin’s bomb was planned for President Shungu Chikawerva and her royal guest after the two we’re leaving a traditional Gwagan ballet.

As scheduled, after the ballet, a production of Mala'ikan Fuska, the Presidental Guard would escort the carriage of the President and the King from the theatre of the Kawaishiga to the Presidential Palace. But when the procession passed through Magajin Street something terrible happened. From the third floor, a Rogene anarchist threw a bouquet of flowers which contained a bomb inside. In Gali however exist the downtown tram service and the bomb was diverted by the tram wires. Unfortunately, the bomb fell into the public and the consequences were catastrophic: 25 people were killed instantly, another 4 are in critical conditions and more than 200 people wounded. The bomb chosen by the anarchist had been a “Faiola Bomb” which did not need detonator. These kind of bombs explode on contact.

The chaos and confusion were tremendous, there were smoke, blood and debris everywhere. The Presidental Guard accelerated their pace and escorted the motorcade of the President and King until the Presidental Palace (200 meters from the site of the attack). Neither President Chikawerva nor King Henrique II were killed, and they did not suffer any injuries, though the dress of the President was completely splattered with blood. As for the terrorist, s/he took adventage of the confusion, mixed with the crowd and managed to escape. A hunt has commenced and the border between Rogoda and Gwaga has been closed.

[Monarch Republic]

Monarch News
Captain City,Koori District,Monarch Republic
Maestro Strikes at The Leader of The Monarch Republic,Despite Nation not being a Monarchy!

At 5:03pm,A member of Maestro attempted to kill the leader of the Monarch Republic.
The Person in particular used a Colt .38 to shoot the leader of the Monarch Republic in the chest as the leader was heading to a memorial ceremony for Hereditary Grand Duke Maurice and Grand Duchess Alizée,who had both died of a Maestro attack. The Leader of the Monarch Republic is currently undergoing surgery at Capacity City Hospital,in the North Province.
The attempted assassin was quickly subdued by police officers, civilians,and The Secret Service of the Monarch Republic.
The attempted assassin is currently held at Kohan Maximum Security Prison,in Kohan District.

[Gwaga]

Free Gwaga Post
Gali, Gwaga
December 24, 2083

Christmas Eve Massacre!


Kabiji, a Gwagan village in flames

Chaos has sprung from the border village of Kabiji following fights breaking out between Rogeno guards and the Kyauta Sojojin as a aggressive interaction escalated into a skirmish and then into a full on fire fight, resulting in the destruction of several homes in Kabiji. The fighting comes just two weeks since the attempted assassination of President Chikawerva during a visit from the King of Espana. Since this traumatic event there have been rising tensions between Gwaga and Rogoda, especially after the attempted capture of the would be murderer, Tsuru Mkondo. A Rogeno trucker driver, Mkondo threw a bomb at the President and the King after they had left the ballet. Mkondo then fled Gali and attempted to cross the border into Rogoda, but was hunted down by Gwagan Honor Guards who cornered him at the village of Ogamoso and killed him during a gunfight in an abandoned house.

Following the death of Mkondo, there were calls from Kyauta Sojojin leader Mustafa Jokonya for Gwagan retaliation against Rogoda, who have constantly challenged and opposed Gwaga’s independence and existence. Jokonya has been a fierce advocate of Gwaga maintaining its sovereignty and protecting it from its greatest enemy, Rogoda. Jokonya has claimed that it was the Rogeno Government that was behind the attempted assassination of President Chikawerva and that vengeance must be taken against them. It seems that with this fiery doctrine set by their leader, Kyauta Sojojin, who have moved into Agetsina this summer came into inflict with Rogeno border security. In the border village of Kabiji shots were fired, by which side first is unknown, resulting in the paramilitary and military fighting in an intensive fight, ending with the two withdrawing as 468 people dead and thousands of people injured and 33 homes in flames.

This Kabiji Christmas Eve Massacre has thrown the diplomacy between Gwaga and Rogoda, already tense, into question. President Chikawerva has condemned the Rogeno border guards for their attack on the village and the violence that has broken out with Kyauta Sojojin. And with this coming so soon after the attack against her, there is a demand from many members of Gwaga’s legislative branch for justice from their southern neighbor.

[Rogoda]

Rogoda Telegraph
Cenetru, Rogoda
December 25, 2083

The Nano Telegram!


Mr. Clem Nano, Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister

Fury ripped through the capital this morning as news settled in of the Kabiji Massacre in which the terrorist paramilitary organization known as Kyauta Sojojin attacked Rogeno border guards in Agetsina, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. The Massacre resulted in the destruction of many homes in the village of Kabiji. In the midst of the attack by the terrorists called Kyauta Sojojin and their aggressive leader, Mustafa Jokonya, Rogeno Intelligence has received via Gênoise sources, an intercepted message from the Foreign Affairs Office in Amsterdam to the leaders of the Gwagan rogue state:

We intend to begin on the first of January unrestricted stellar and economic warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the Celestial Empire [Derita] and Stellar Kingdom [New England] neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Gwaga a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Gwaga is to reconquer the ambiguities of Agetsina and new territories to the south in Rogoda. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the [enemy] is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Aogau to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Aogau and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our starships now offers the prospect of compelling Carlists in a few months to make peace.

Signed, NANO

The proof is clear, that the Dutch government, who have been the most interested foreign investors in the rogue region of Gwaga for years now ever since the discovery was rich resources under its sands, was making an attempt to make war against Rogoda via Gwaga. It can only be assumed that Gwaga and their illegal government have been in truth conspiring against the Rogeno president. This evidence is further added to by the murder of a Rogeno citizen under false accusations and the attack by the Kyauta Sojojin.

There is only one course of action that can solve this.

[Communist Espana]

Carlist launch attack on Earth!

Milanese and Dutch starfighters Battle over Artemis

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^{December 25, 2083 | Madrid, Espana}

For the second time in two years, warships appeared over Espana, but instead of them being the occupying and oppressive hand of the Queen of Gênes, this was the devasting and seemingly, and completely unexpected attack via the bloody claws of the Tigress, former Queen Josefina and her stellar Amazon Army. 102 war ships and thousands of starfighters under the Tigress’ command unexpectedly jumped from Coffa to Earth. The arrival of a military fleet suddenly over the planet naturally sent off alarms across the planet and nearby area.

The Dutch Defense Fleet was the first to respond, on high alert on account of the Carlist threat that has affected the far flung dominions and territories in the reaches of space. Under the command of Admiral Hasselo, 11 star destroyers move to meet with the Carlist fleet on short notice while hundreds of Dutch Starfighters were launched into the fight, and though outnumbered engaged with the Carlist Fleet as reinforcements were called. Over the moon colony of Artemis, explosions colored the sky as the violent clash unfolded.

Scene of Attack over Bocgana

However, the Carlist Fleet and their Amazon army was not satisfied with an orbital battle, and quickly began sending down troops and fighters down through the atmosphere and down to the surface of the planet. In Espana, and across the continent, in Gwaga, Rogoda, the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies thousands and various regiments landed in force. As thousands of Milanese and Carlist Spanish women began a continent wide and coordinated attack against various forces. From Bilbao to Bavata, Carlists attacked military targets, bases and dockyards.

Over Artemis, the Spanish Defense Fleet was commanded by the King and Prime Minister to attack the Carlist, furthering the battle over the sky as Christmas Day’s sky with unnatural light and explosions. On Spanish starship, the La Naja jumped into orbit, having been en route to Earth before being alert and found itself unexpectedly in the midst of a battle and within moments was disabled and abandon, left adrift as Queen Josefina, from her capital ship, La Paladiña turned her railguns on the ship, destroying it.

Battle of Madrid

Meanwhile, on the planet surface explosions and attacks played about across Espana, with stategic air strikes destroying several military bases, and airports, while at the same time seemingly random attacks on insignificant and indiscriminate attacks and bombings that resulted in more injuries that outright death. In Madrid, the city’s defense turned much of the southern and western part of the city into a battleground as soldiers rushed to fight the enemy from every direction. Here the fighting was the most intense, and soon the city was cover in smoke and engulf in the sounds of explosions.

In Gwaga, the Carlists attacked even more randomly, attacking libraries, banking centers and government buildings, with starfighters adapted for atmospheric fight and flight shattering windows as they zipped around with attacks. In Rogoda, the various regiments rolled across the border with flamethrowers and tanks. In the Netherlands, the Dutch battled with their enemy, miraculously preventing them from gaining a sustainable foothold. The Carlists were more successful in the Dutch East Indies were jungle fight broke out across the many islands.

Found footage of fighting in Artemis night sky

Three hours into the fighting, a great shock came from over Artemis were the Spanish Defensive Fleet had been supposed to be engaging the Carlists, stopped communications with Madrid. Moments later as several ships made their way to their capital ship, the Piedra de Cristal. Moments after this, the Piedra de Cristal turned against its Henrian orders, with Admiral Jonatán Saelices being ejected into space and command taken by Commodore Maria José Santángel. Under Conmodore Santángel the tide further turned in The Carlists’ favor.

Reports state the smaller Milanese cruisers descended to the planet surface around Great Hyruke, Derita and the Grand Duchy of Milan before withdrawing back to orbit. They were involved in small skirmishes before their pursuers fell back. Believed to have come along with the attack was the destruction of Isla Roca Hirviendo off the coast of Espana and Nukasta. In Madrid, the Duke of Xativa, the Prime Minister of the Royal Republics declared a state of emergency and martial law before being transported somehere secret and secure. In Bocgana, Major General Engracia Arbeuldos Villa was shot and killed.

The fall of the La Naja

At 8:13 pm, sixteen hours after the start of the terrible fighting of the day, the city center of Madrid is believed to have been attacked by multiple forces, resulting in urban warfare fights in the area, where much of the city is still being rebuilt. An explosion is believed to have gone off at the Royal Palace. The Parliament Building, long suffering and repeatedly destroyed before, was left unharmed, perhaps due to the congress having been out of session for the holidays. In orbit Henrian Spanish and a Dutch reinforcements arrived, only to have to soon retreat, outgunned.

While in orbit the Carlist held the upper hand, on the surface the Henrians and Dutch were able to push them back, outnumbering and overpowering them. Suddenly at 9:00 pm, the Carlist capital ship, the La Paldiña jumped, disappearing from the battle over the planet and moon. Soon the various regiments across the continent were retreating, reboarding their carrier vessels and collectively withdrawing to orbit before disappearing, perhaps jumping to a different system. By 11:00 pm the Carlist has seemingly left as quickly as they’d arrive, leaning behind the scars of battle.

Fighting in the surface in Gwaga

Estimates are still rolling in, with reports suggesting that roughly a 100,000 Carlist soldiers having landed and an estimated 80,000 successfully withdrawing. Of those who did not, it is estimated that 13,000 or so were killed and for both, 23,000 injured. The Henrian numbers are far more grim, with an estimated 300,000 Spanish, Dutch and Gwagan fighters, and a causality count as of now, of 144,616 dead and 122,000 injured. Civilians are estimated to have 63,000 deaths and 146,000 injured across the continent. Countless military vessels and bases and airports have been loss.

This daring and bold Christmas Day attack has left us shocked, and with many still missing in the smoking wreckage, including the King, this has been the most vicious attack by the Carlist and most unexpected. The Spanish Stellar fleet is fragmented, mostly turned to the Carlists, leaving the stellar holdings virtually cut off from the smoldering mother country. As people still try to process what happened and how this happened, a darker question looms over us all. This was just the precursor. What comes next?

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Rogono soldiers arrive Gwaga!

Rogeno forces arriving in Gwaga

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^{December 26, 2083 | Cenetru, Rogoda}

President Chengetai Majange-Vera spoke to the nation today in the Presidential Palace in Cenetru as dozens of battalions crossed over the border between Rogoda and the rogue state of Gwaga as an official declaration was made from the National Assembly, read by Speaker Tichatonga Chavundunka. In what is being called Operation Sahel Protector, the National Assembly has authorized the deployment of soldiers to destroy the terrorist organization Kyauta Sojojin of Gwaga. At the same time, President Majange-Vera from the Presidential Palace had this to say:

“Just two hours ago, strategic low-intensity Rogeno airstrikes and Battilon deployments began in Gwaga, and they continue as I speak. This conflict started December 24, when on Christmas Eve as many were waiting for a time of joy and holiday cheer, the Kyauta Sojojin attacked the village of Kabiji, and our brave soldiers. With out care for innocent life, the Kyauta Sojojin slaughtered those in their way and destroyed the village of Kabiji. While the leader of Gwaga claims to have no connection to Jokonya and his illegal paramilitary group, Mrs. Chikawerva does nothing, silently cooperating with Jokonya. This will not stand. The destruction of Kyauta Sojojin and its benefactors is the only solution.”

While the majority of the National Assembly was quick to fall behind the path to armed conflict in the wake of the Murder of Mkondo, the accusations against Rogoda, the Kabiji Christmas Eve Massacre and the Nano Telegram, there was naturally some opposition as well. Assembly member, Tichayana Chinodya as become quickly seen as the anti-conflict leader in the National Assembly. Shortly after the vote to confirm Operation Sahel Protector Chinodya spoke on the timing, coming so soon after the Carlist Attack on the continent and Gwaga seems to be unwise, suggesting that the optics look bad.

Nonetheless an estimated 5,500 soldiers have been deployed into Gwaga in order to defeat Kyauta Sojojin.