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[Astreas]

Astrean Unemployment Hits Record Low

Unemployment in Astreas hit a new record low in March, official data showed Friday, as Korovia's largest economy continues to defy economic uncertainty with a strong performance.
The out-of-work figure fell to 5.8 percent this month, the Labour Agency said, beating analysts' forecasts.

"The number of unemployed sank significantly as spring begins to breathe life into the economy," said the agency's chief in a statement. "Growth in employment is holding steady and demand from companies for new employees remains high." In seasonally-adjusted figures, the number of people registered as out of work fell by 30,000 in March.

Jobs, wages and working conditions are set to be a key battleground in Astrean elections slated for September, with left-wing politicians pushing for higher wages and more unemployment protection. Whereas Right-wingers contend that tough employment law reforms in the mid-2000s built the foundation for Astreas's present economic success and should not be rolled back.

A new report predicts that this year Astreas will see a record high in its working population to reach nearly 45 million people in a "job boom", as Astrean media calls it. The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) wrote in its report released on Friday that it predicts the working population to reach 44.3 million people this year, up by 670,000 people from last year.

The report also forecasts that the number of unemployed people would drop to about 2.5 million people or 160,000 fewer than the average in 2016. This would be the lowest level since 1990. In particular, the report says that Astreas will see more people working in the public sector, child care, education, and health services, with an increase of about 270,000 more people in these three fields total.

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"Humanitarian efforts in the now defunct Etarmoof have been hindered due to the ongoing civil war there." said the head of the Red Cross. "The primary objective of our humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. However, power-hungry warlords have been siphoning the supplies for their own personal gain." she adds. According to some reports, most of the humanitarian aid sent to the current conflict in Etarmoof is acquired by the warlords to supply their own troops.

However, tracking where aid goes is extremely difficult due to the ongoing conflict and chaos that is ripe in the country. In addition, corruption within some of the break-away states is highly prevalent and the aid that goes to these regions go missing, either being stolen or sold on the black market.

[Ohino]

Ohino Mail, to make improvements to mailing system

The Ohino Mail service, the 10th largest employer in Ohino has announced improvements to the mailing system in Ohino to take place in the next couple months. Outgoing Mail will now be picked up from 8-9 am, and incoming mail will be delivered at 3-4 pm. This improvement will make the mail move faster. The way the new system works is that all local mail going within a 50 mile radius of a major distribution center will have there mail picked up and delivered the same day Mail moving out of that radius will be delivered the same or next day. If you wanted to send a letter from Ohino City to Opolis, the postman picks up your letter from the Neighborhood Box. The Post Office will only accept outgoing mail if it was in the neighborhood box. A box on every corner separated by 4 zip codes. The Postman picks it up and takes it to the post office, which sorts the mail from things going into the same area to mail going outside the post office serving area. The mail is then transferred to the central distribution center near all major airports, where mail is processed and sorted. All mail is sorted and goes on the next flight to Opolis. The mail flies there and goes to the largest facility in the world for mail where it is processed and sorted again by post office. Each truck then delivers the mail to that post office by 2 pm where it is sorted again and separated by zip code. Then by 3-4 pm, the mail is out for delivery. This means, in a matter of 6 hours, the post office will be able to get mail from one side of the country to the other. The big cities will see the greatest effect of this. Smaller towns will have their mail delivered the next day because they take longer to get to. The Post Office will find a way to get it to these towns faster as soon as they can.

Ohino Mail is the only mail carrier in Ohino and is a publicly owned business. It makes its money on selling stamps and taxes from Opolis.
-Ohino Government Network

[Horavia]

Kaiser Konrad Found Dead! A Nation in Mourning

(Above) Konrad the deceased Kaiser of Horavia

Tragedy has struck the nation of Horavia as the revered Konrad the Kaiser has been found dead in his bedroom passing at the ripe old age of eighty-nine.

Konrad of the house of Betig-Holsten succeeded his own father, Kaiser Frederick-Ulrich III, at the age of 20 reigning for the last sixty nine years.

Upon becoming Kaiser, Konrad carried out an extensive reforms within the government, gradually taking away power from corrupt nobles and rooting out all other forms of corruption. Konrad also supported the growth of industry investing his own money in various local businesses and funding the building of factories while working to ensure workers rights. Konrad also updated the country's outdated infrastructure paving rural roads and revitalising the Horavian National Railway Company.

When not governing his nation Konrad could be seen gardening, and in his youth horseback riding, hiking and hunting. The late Kaiser could be seen regularly walking down the streets of Griz conversing with his subjects listening to any concerns they brought up. “Konrad was a very attentive listener you could see in his eyes that every word that came out of your mouth he considered” said Kurt Muller a citizen who spoke with the Kaiser.

In foreign affairs Konrad ensured Horavia’s status as a neutral nation building up good relations with leaders from across Korovia and ensuring a vast trade network building upon the nation's wealth.

Konrad is survived by his widowed Queen Eleanora and his son and heir Crown Prince Albert-Berthold, aged 38, and his daughters Princess Constanze, aged 36, and Elisa, aged 35.



(left)Crown Prince Albert-Berhold Crown

(right) Konrad with his wife and Queen Consort Elanora

Albert son and heir to the Kaiser seeks to continue his father's legacy seeking to establish his own rule, by continuing to weaken the power of the nobility, and make moves towards constitutional monarchy. For domestic policy Albert seeks to update the education system, improve infrastructure. As for foreign policy, Crown Prince Albert is expected to break with his father's policy of passive isolation, and begin to establish a neutral meeting ground for conflicting nations, and turn the military toward peacekeeping operations.


Kaiser Konrad is dead long live Kaiser Albert!

[Entrits]

Entrits Conducts Airstrike on Southeast Drusgo

Prime Minister Novak Ezra reported on Wednesday morning that the Parliamentary Democracy of Entrits conducted airstrikes against Aw -Ja’amq militants 50 kilometers southeast of the Aw-Ja'amq occupied city of Sinjal, in a coordinated response by the Entritsian government against provocations against the international community.


Preliminary released footage of airstrike against Aw-Ja'amq militants in Southeast Drusgo.

"The Parliamentary Democracy of Entrits conducted a strike against Aw-Ja'amq militants in the southeast of Drusgo in response to planned and conducted actions against the Entritsian people and the international community. It is in Entrits' national security interest to stand with the international community to secure the safety of Entrits and the regional community.

Prime Minister Ezra - who was accompanied by Department of National Defense and Peace (DNDP) Head Secretary, Tihomir Radetić, Department of Global Affairs Head Secretary, Véric Stern, and Office of Intelligence Head Secretary, Držiha Zagorec - claimed that the strike was prompted by crimes against humanity against domestic and international actors by Aw-Ja'amq militants in Drusgo.

"Years of working with Drusgoian officials have been ineffectual at stemming violence in the southeastern districts of Drusgo. The current political situation in the country leads us to believe that current efforts to end militancy throughout Drusgo and provide security to the populous have been demeaned," the Prime Minister announced, referring to the recent coup led by so called acting president of Drusgo, Hanfali Jamdal.

Defense Secretary Tihomir Radetić reported that coordinated airstrikes conducted by PH-6 fighter jets targeted a training facility used by Aw -Ja’amq militants 50 kilometers southeast of Sinjal. The air to ground bombs were targeting unit encampments, bunkers, and supplies used by militants in the area. While a full damage report has not been given by National Defense and Peace members, preliminary reports suggest that the strike killed 7 militants and destroyed a large cache of ammunition. Reports suggest that many of the bunkers were only moderately damaged by the strike.

Acting military and political leader in Drusgo, Hanfali Jamdal, claimed that the strike "further damaged the Drusgoian-Entritsian relations" and that further actions by the Entritsian government within Drusgo would be met with a "merciless and brutal retaliation." Jamdal fell short of calling for war against Entrits as he has done with at last two other countries that are strike government forces or products with Drusgo. Gazel and Ulenska have both lead strike against Drusgoian and Aw-Ja'amq forces in Drusgo, but have largely paused after a coup overthrew the acting government earlier this year.

Break-off units called the Order of the Hand, loyal to the imperial crown, have taken refuge in the Fatyad Republic of Drusgo after successor to the throne, Emperor Vulcun Augustius IV, issued a desire to transition to a more democratic system of governance. A bombing during the constitutional signing that killed the Emperor and many of his elite supporters has thrown the former Etarmoofian state into chaos, further complicated international efforts to alleviate pressure in Drusgo. It is still unknown the exact influence of the Order of the Hand in the constitutional bombing.

Spokesman for the Department of Defense and Peace, Anto Bašić, reported that PH-6 aircraft launched from the Entritsian aircraft carrier, HPS Entrits, at 2:30 am in the morning and conducted a targeted strike on a militant camp in southeast Drusgo at 3:15 am. "All consideration was made to give notice to any Drusgoian military personnel that might be in the location of the attack. We made considerable effort to eliminate the possibility of civilian and Drusgoian military casualties at this time."

Entritsian administration sources claim that the strike was ordered as a message to Aw-Ja'amq and the Drusgoian government officials that the Parliamentary of Entrits would not stand by and watch the current situation play out in its current form.

"The administration does not support the current regime's policies" and "that a failure to act would be to fail the lives of hundreds of thousands of Drusgoians and the security of the region," reported head Secretary of Global Affairs Véric Stern, referring to negotiations between the current Drusgoian regime and Aw-Ja'amq militants.

While no lasting solution has been solidified by the Drusgoian government and Aw-Ja'amq militants, critics have claimed that acting president Hanfali Jamdal has supported efforts to appease the militants and move closer to a less secular government. The Fatyad Republic of Drusgo has not confirmed or denied these claims.

(Done as a preliminary test for the Korovian Conflict Simulator. The Offensive (Entrits) was given a cumulative total of 560 points out of 1000. Since the strike was only aircraft orientated, the role only simulated an aircraft approach. Entrits showed superior rating in intel, technology, training, and supplies, and manpower. Aw-Ja'awq militants (Defense) were given a score of 261 out of 1000. The militants do not own any aircraft and currently have rudimentary anti-air gun and light weapons, which are ineffective at shooting down aircraft. The Aw-Ja'awq militant showed superior ratings in moral (religious and ideological fervor), combat experience, and had a defensive advantage. Those indicators alone would not overpower aircraft. The fractional probability of a defensive victory (or not an offensive victory) was 35%. If the random number generated was below 350.5 then defense "wins." The random number was 445, giving Entrits a "small to moderate" victory. A major victory would be anything over 700.

A moderate victory means that the Entritsian objectives were realized and achieved, though at some cost to troops or not all objectives were fully destroyed. Since the militant do not have planes nor any real threatening anti-aircraft weapons, not all bombs hit targets. Infrastructure bunkers were only moderately damaged and not destroyed. Furthermore, personnel were only moderately affected.

A failure would have meant little of the targets were hit or an accident cause planes to be damages or destroyed. A defeat could have resulted in Drusgo firing anti-air missiles at Entritsian planes.

At this time, Drusgo did not fire anti-air missiles at planes targeting militants in the Southeast as radar jammers and quick action by Entritsian personnel inhibited any effort by Drusgo's missile systems.)

[Ulenska]

Troops Arrive in Tethys

Ulenskan Troops Invade and Occupy North Tethys Island

Early this morning, residents of NTI woke up to warfare as Ulenskan IDF troops and an Imperial Militia Force, loyal to one of the local Warlords, engaged in combat around the island. The IDF commenced amphibious and airborne invasion operations from Task Force Charlie at 12:01 AM this morning. Landing in complete darkness, IDF forces quickly advanced to their objectives meeting little opposition from the Militia Force, quickly overpowering the defenders to the point of surrender. By dawn this morning, the island was effectively in Ulenskan hands. Ethnic Wazekians celebrate in the streets, calling the IDF liberators.

The Burgess met this morning in another emergency session of legislature. They were briefed on the situation in Tethys and voted to make the island a temporary protectorate, effective immediately.

The Provost also responded an hour ago. By executive order, he has pledged to send 5,000 more troops to Tethys to help stabilization efforts and has also pledged to send humanitarian goods and supplies which are to arrive soon.

The Wazekian Government in Exile is preparing to move to the island. While IDF forces continue to occupy the island, they have begun to erect defensive positions and artillery emplacements. Once the region is reinforced, the IDF will expand its mission to mainland Etarmoof. Refugees have begun to arrive on NTI from Etarmoof and Nova Rei, although these are mostly ethnic Wazekians and other minorities fleeing the nationalistic warlords.


Temporary Protectorate Flag

-This has been a special KRNN Report, live from Ulenska

[Ohino]

North West Nova Rei's second part referendum: Alhmanic votes against joining the overall state. Rest of the state votes to start state constitution. Ohino People's Branch starts preparation for Special Council Elections for the upcoming state.

Alhmanic votes against joining the overall state
When the rest of the state voted to join the original state, the City of Alhmanic in a margin of 72% to 28% voted against joining the rest of the state. What does this mean? This does not mean that the city gets to go independent from Ohino but it means that Alhmanic could become its own City-State within the states of Ohino. This means that the Municipality of within the city would have the powers of the local and state layers of government. This is not a new thing in Ohino. Ohino City is an example of this, not only that but Opolis controls everything within its borders except the Federal Offices.

The people that live in Alhmanic voted for this according to local advocate Marry Dunn is because the city does not want to support the poorer parts of the state. "Alhmanic is a city that can go without the rest of the area. If we did join the rest of the state, we can end up not being controlled by rural politicians that know nothing about our city and pass laws hurting us. And yet, we would be supporting their economy in return. The rest of the state must find another driver, because we are not joining them." Another reason for this is possibly because the city is drastically different than the poorer rural areas.

The Queen of Ohino, Grace Hunter commented on this. "This is interesting that the city has voted to go on its own. I say we accept their decision and let them go their own way. We will see what happens."

Rest of the state votes to start state constitution
Except for Alhmanic, the rest of the townships have voted yes to join as one state. A constitutional convention for the state will began in 2 weeks. In a week, the townships will vote on 2 representatives to debate the constitution of the new state. All of the representatives will go to the city of Ebbe to get their say on the constitution of that state. The event will be hosted by Queen Hunter herself. She will moderate how the event goes.

Once the constitution is created, the voting public will vote on it in another Referendum. A yes or no vote that will decide it all. If the people reject the constitution, it will go back for debate. And then its back in forth until it is accepted, that is when the area officially becomes a state.

Ohino People's Branch starts preparation for Special Council Elections for the upcoming state
The People's branch will decide the number of representatives the state gets and the states will decide how the people elect them. It looks like Alhmanic will get 28 representatives in Opolis and the rest of the area will get 27. The area was going to get 55 as a whole but Alhmanic has voted to opt out, which was literally half of the area's population. In the city, it looks like they will cut the area into 13 districts and each will elect 2 representatives to the Council. 2 of them will be elected overall. In the other state, They plan on deciding the area into 25 district with each district electing 1 Representative to the council and 1 of them will be elected overall. And the other will be appointed by the legislature of the state.

The People's Branch plans for the Election to take place in August. District Maps will be published later this week.

-Ohino National

[Ohino]

Ohino News Round Up 6/14/17

Ohino Council Passes law, Banning For Profit Colleges

Along Liberal and Conservative lines, the Bonny Law officially passed the Council 292 to 208. The vote officially bans for profit college from existing in Ohino after a controversy in Ohino City with the Universal College. This was a major blow to the college which now has its investors scrambling. The Prime Minister Signed the bill at 9:00 pm before she went to bed. The law takes effect July 1st.

Ohino Council, to debate law on National Card and Electronic Cash

One of the most controversial laws out there is the National Card and Electronic Cash. This is claimed to make payments easier instead of paying in cash, and the National Card to hold all of their money on, voter name, drivers licence, and more important government documents. A poll found that 55% of the Ohino People are against the proposal. "People are afraid of getting hacked, putting everything in one place is convenient but it can all be stolen in seconds." says Council-member Bob Carson of Reme. "I can understand why the liberal majority wants a law to make things more convenient, the Bank is state run. Because of this, Liberal councilmen have gone back to their districts to explain and campaign for the national card, it is unlikely it will get though the Council.

Ohino City starts preparation for the Culture Fest.

With the expected Traffic to attend, Ohino City has already started preparation for the Culture Fest. The Mayor reveled the security plan to the City Council and the OC TRANS. The plan has Main and Center St. Closed, the town square closed, the Government Center will be used to house more festivities. 20 concert stages will be set up in the park and food stands will be south of the park. "There is still work to do but we are making progress." says police chief Mark Harrison.

Nova Rei's find a name for their state and put up a condition for the Ohino Council to Review.

After a month of Constitutional Conventions, a constitution was drafted to the Ohino Council in which they will review and vote on for approval, then send it back to the area to be voted on by the people. The name of the state is Fredrick and their language will be the normal Etarmoof & Wazekian languages, making it the only other state other than New Nara and Xei that has their own state language not counting Hunter that has Horovian as a second language. The government will be structured as followed, the state is divided into districts which people will vote on 1 representative, which will represent them in Ebbe, the capital. The people will then elect 2 governors. 1 will have more power than the other. 1 is elected by the people, and the other is elected by the council, to pass a law, 2 of the 3 major government figures must agree. If 1 governer agrees with the Council, it becomes law. If Council doesn't agree but the 2 governors agree, it becomes law and etc. The Ohino Council will debate the Constitution, Next Week.

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[Entrits]

Entritisan Warplanes Strike Aw-Ja'amq Militants in Drusgo


An Entritsisan airstrike targeted Aw-Ja'amq militants in southeastern Drusgo this Thursday as the Prime Minister continues efforts to clamp down on Entritsian designated terrorist groups and put pressure on the Drusgo regime.

Defense Secretary Tihomir Radetić reported that PH-6 warplanes struck an Aw-Ja'amq militant training facility and a major arms cache southeast of Sinjal. "Earlier this morning Entritsian warplanes struck Aw-Ja'amq militants in response to provocations against Drusgoian and international actors. Entrits will not stand by and let violent actors create fear among Korovian nations."

Photographs released this morning by the Entritsian military of the strike.


Timomir made no mention of the military and political leaders in Drusgo in response to the strike; however, Savezna skupština (Federal Assembly) members claimed that the strike could be viewed as a warning to acting military and political leader, Hanfali Jamdal. After a coupe that left the political situation in Drusgo in shambles, Jamdal has begun to reformulate the state through a more traditional view of Fatyadism. Further complicating the situation, a break-off group called the Order of the Hand, loyal to the imperial crown, have taken refuge in the Fatyad Republic of Drusgo after successor to the throne, Emperor Vulcun Augustius IV, issued a desire to transition to a more democratic system of governance. The break off group have been providing the Drusgoian military with advanced training and weaponry.

Initial reports suggest over 30 militants were killed as a result of the strikes with many more wounded. "The Entritsian planes who conducted the strike had a good effect on target, completely destroying the facility and cache. The strike will help enforce and support continuing efforts against terrorist and radical units within Korovia," claimed Timomir in a press conference earlier today.

Drusgoian "President" Jamdal claimed that the attacks were interfering with peace talks with Aw-Ja'amq militants. "Perhaps the Entritsians and international community want to create chaos within our country. It could be for the oil or maybe because they want to keep us in depravity. It wouldn't surprise me one bit. They are afraid, as they should be. Yadal condemn them."

Jamdal also took it a step further and gave a stiff message to the Entritsian administration. " If you threaten or attack my land again, their will be grave consequences for your mistakes. Those new missiles will not remain idle on their slings."

Entritsian security officials were unfazed by the apparent threat. "The Entritsian military will not be deterred by threats. That being said, we are fully capable of interdicting any threatening that comes our way. We are determined to create a secure and safe region for our citizens and the rest of Korovia."

Left winged politicians have started to voice concern over the strikes, apparently worried about the strategic outcome of the current administrations plans. "Do we really want to risk the dissolution of the political solution in Drusgo? I fell like we should be handling this with more care," commented an anonymous Democratic Liberal Assembly member.

Democratic Conservative Assembly member Viktor Bekić claimed that his fellow assembly member wasn't "thinking rationally." "These people wan't to kill us whether they are together or not. It is vital for our security that we don't make deals with terrorist."

Currently popular support remains comfortably with the DCP. Statistical research analysts have concluded that the current administration has seen a rise in the polls recently because of successful actions abroad. "The administration may soon be able to flex its muscles like it hasn't been able to do for awhile. If they are able keep it, the popular resurgence will definitely help them next year or they may call a snap election. We will have to see." reported an anonymous statistical analyst from an independent think tank in Cail.

[Astreas]

Customs in Königsbörg to destroy 35 tonnes of unsafe Fidget Spinners

Customs officials at Königsborg Airport have recently seized huge quantities of unsafe fidget spinners, with 35 tonnes worth of the gadget being classed as unsafe at the airport in May alone.
The hand-held spinning tops are currently very popular with children, and recently Astrean merchants have struggled to keep up with demand for the toy.

The flat, palm-sized gadgets look like a cross between a propeller and a ninja's throwing star, and are balanced on the fingers and spun around. In some cases, the colourful wheels swirl for up to several minutes at a time.
Manufacturers claim that they help kids to alleviate symptoms of hyperactivity, ADHD, or autism.

According to employees of the Central Customs Office on Friday, some of the LED lights in the spinners could be so easily unhinged that small children could have swallowed them. According to customs, the spinners arrived in several import shipments from Scivonia. The CE mark, required for the protection of consumers, was also missing, according to a statement by Christine Straß from the Central Customs Office in Königsborg-am-Main in a press release.

Information about the manufacturer could not be found on the product or the packaging. The fidget spinners are now set to be destroyed.

[Scivonia]

SCNN - Borea Kraslava, Scivonia - After months of continued effort to support the ousted and former Drusgonian regime, The Federal Council together with Pres. Madvem declared the official withdrawal of Scivonian Military Activity in the state of Drusgo. The decision was made after continous talks and planned covert action to support the regime failed, followed by rapid military campaign by the state of Entrits and others to eliminate extremists. Pres. Madvvem said in a press statement that continued efforts to assist the previous regime will cause chaos and confusion to allied forces who led military campaign in the country. But the President noted that Scivonia will still do its part and continue its role to humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation in Drusgo only clarifying in deterring its military meddling. According to Federal Council General, Scivonian President also plans to send team of professional and highly skilled workers for Drusgonian rehabilitaion and Financial aid are also inline once the situation subsides and stabilize.

[Scivonia]

ScTV - Ranov, Scivonia - Automobile usage and sales have skyrocketed in the region of Ranov enticing foreign automobile manufacturers. Economic boom and strong and stable workforce made it prosperous than its neighbouring states in the northern part of the country.

According to Ms. Memento, "Foreign automobile manufacturers see (Scivonia) our country as a viable market of their products, 80% of Scivonian vehicles are from overseas." Scivonian's patronize foreign made automobiles rather than the very scarce locally made vehicles which only composes of 3 brands - Kiel Vox, Volaz, and Kundra.

[Horavia]

This is the Horavian new bulletin to round out the week:

Kaiser Albert appoints regent ahead of Ohino cultural fest :

In preparation for his trip to Ohino the Kaiser has appointed Otto von Spiel a top adviser to oversee the country's stead


Massive overhaul in Horavian rail way system in the works :

In an attempt to update Horavia’s aging infrastructure Kaiser Albert has approved a plan updating Horavia’s rail system the plan includes the fitting of new overhead wires for electric locomotives, and update of the the railway fleet with hopes of introducing high speed travel for passenger trains with trials being planned for the beginning of July and a 3 Billion Horviz contract awarded to the manufacturer. Stations are also going to undertake massive renovations as well.


above An old Horavian Diesel locomotive waiting to take on passengers at a rundown railway station in eastern Horavia

Horavia sends peacekeepers to Drugso:

In a growing concern over the situation in Drugso the Kaiser, foreign ministry and the military chief of staff has approved a motion that would send Horavian peacekeepers to observe the conflict and protect the civilians. The plan is to send in 4 thousand active personnel to secure the capital of Drugso and set up safe zones to get civilians out of major combat zones. Equipment to go along with the expedition are 200 light armored vehicles, 100 motor transport vehicles. Operations are set to begin next week beginning with an airdrop of humanitarian supplies followed by the peacekeeping disembarking and setting up the military safe zones. The peacekeeping force will be identified by blue helmets


above Horavian peacekeepers with their blue berets and helmets standing to attention as Kaiser Albert inspects them

Horavian energy giant begins research in Horavian :

Horavian energy producer Energieprodukte has begun research in Horavian waters in search for undiscovered deposits of oil. CEO Werner Braun commented “If there are deposits of oil, imagine the benefit it would provide for the whole nation new jobs, boost to the economy and energy independence.” But there have been concerns over this research fishermen like Heinrich Fischer fear of the potential loss of fishing grounds “Even though oil will bring lots of jobs to Horavia but I can help but be concerned about the loss of prosperous fishing grounds and how the challenges that come with oil extraction will affect my and many other Horiavian’s livelihood.” Environmental concerns over potential oil spills.

[Ohino]

Ohino News 6/23/2017

National Card Law fails to pass council

In a close vote, A law to create the national card lost from 255 to 245 in the Ohino Council after enough public outrage against it. This was a devastating blow to the Progressives, Greens, and half of the New Nara party which was split on the bill. Prime Minister Mataki, who is a New Nara Party member was even against the law and promised a veto if she was given the bill. "There was no way that this system would work. Ohinoians need privacy and they want the government to protect their identity. We can't creature a national system without being vulnerable to hacking."

The Prime Minister does believe that the law has good intentions. "I think we need a system that is hard to hack before we try this law again."

Prime Minister Mataki talks to Queen Hunter about sending peacekeepers to Drusgo

Sources inside the Prime Estate say that the PM has been holding private meetings with Queen Hunter about the possibility in taking action in Drusgo with a peacekeeping force or an airstrike team targeting terrorist. She has been sighting the October Terrorist Attack in Ohino and also been wondering if she could reopen the investigation. Currently, Korovia is split on who caused the Terrorist Attack. There are nations like Entrits and Astreas that think that the
Aw-Ja'amq militant group conducted the attacks and continue to attack their bases, and their are other nations like Ulenski and Gazel that believe the Drusgo Government conducted the Attacks. The Ohino People voted in December to declare war on the nation by just 24 votes but the Queen used her powers to reject the vote sighting that was too close of the vote to be considered legitimate. The Council has not been able to make a deal with the government because of some issues with stability. Drusgo is constantly changing hands every couple days with factions fighting each other. According to these sources, the Prime Minister has been considering on reopening the investigation and solve the question on why did the Terrorist attack Ohino when Entrits was the original target, what made them change their plans?

Beach side towns use Nudity to "attract" international tourism

In Ohino, it is legal to be nude in public because of historic culture. Towns like Port Watana, Viner have come together to create a commercial for world wide TV. the add shows a woman sunbathing on the beach with her suddenly siting up reveling that she isn't wearing anything, the camera shows her back. Nothing was shown in the film that was reveling. The add then says "Visit Ohino, its OK to be free from your clothed prison".

Some are saying that the ad is too reveling for world wide audiences. Some are saying that the ad will be rejected by TV networks all over the world. "we are on the border and we are testing the waters." says director Barbra Rene."If they reject it, we will attempt to make another ad."

Ohino vs. Entrits Citizens

In Entrits, 4 citizens are suing the Ohino government for keeping their loved ones in prison without telling the Entrits Embassy. If Ohino loses, it would possibly cost 1 billion dollars in settlement. Today was the last day of the trial with all of the testimony done by former prisoners held by the government. The defense seemed defeated by the prosecutions arguments, it is likely that Ohino will lose the trial. The jury will start deliberation next week.

Horavia and Ohino make a deal on creating a national rail system

Today, the negotiators filed a bill in the Ohino Council to combine Ohino Rail with the Horavian Rail Authority and create a national rail system connecting both countries.

"This is a big deal," says negotiator Allen John "This is a win win. Horavia will get extra funding for its aging infrastructure and will be getting high speed rail from Ohino in the future. People and trade will have easy access to both countries and will jump-start both of our economies."

The Ohino Council will debate the deal in the coming days.

IN OTHER NEWS
Culture Fest: to enter into its final prep week
Alhmanic submits constitution to Ohino Council
Ohino Council accepts Nova Rei and referendum will be held
Scivonian Military withdraws from Drusgo
Horavia, to send peacekeepers to Drusgo
Entrits conducts airstrikes on terrorist bases.
Chemical plant shuts down in Nova Rei.

-OHINO NATIONAL

[Entrits]

Entritsian Split Over Ohino Lawsuit

After the Democratic Empire of Ohino revealed that numerous Entritsian citizens were being incarcerated in the Ohino state, friends and family of those affected have decided to officially sue the country of Ohino for damages over 1 billion. Deliberation are seeming to go against the Ohino state with many already calling victory for the four Entritisians.

Despite the possibility of victory, many in Entrits are unwilling to support the lawsuit. "While I understand the concern and frustration involved in the case, I do think this sets a bad precedence internationally. This could open up Entrits to subsequence lawsuits in the future. Where do we stop, there are no real internationally sanctified limits," claimed an anonymous source from the Democratic Conservative Party.

International lawyers in Entrits have stated that, while it is legal to sue the Ohino governments, it has to break Ohino law, not Entritsian. "The four Entritsians will have to navigate Ohino's law, not Entritsians," claimed chief Attorney General of Entrits. "This could deem challenging and we are still unaware of how the judges will adjudicate."

Public opinion is quite split. 32 percent agree with the lawsuit, claiming that Ohino could have engaged in human rights violations. Those who agree with the lawsuit are largely associated with the far left and far right parties: Liberal Socialist Party and Cruitsian Nationalist Party. An anonymous CNP member reported "we cannot allow them to treat Entritsians like this. We must send a message to Ohino that we will not take this depravity." SLP members are quoted with claiming that "Ohino needs to be fined with human rights violations and must change their ways."

20 percent of the population claim that they are unsure or do not care about the outcome with the rest against it. "I think we can just move passed this. It seems like some oversite by the Ohino authorities that will be addressed. I think that should be the end of it," reported a anonymous member citizens of the DCP. "The lawsuit is already being addressed."

Drusgo Likely to Reject Peacekeepers

"It is unlikely that the Drusgo government will allow Peacekeepers into the country," reported a source in the International Security Institute in Cail. "It is not within the self-interest of the Drusgoian authorities to let the international community into the country. Not only would it be a stigma against the new de facto presidents power, which is still trying to consolidate authority, but would delegitimize himself in the eyes of the people. It is more likely that the President will vehemently disagree with any attempts to subvert his power any more than it already is being subverted by troops loyal to the former Etarmoofian Emperor."

After the death of the former Emperor of Etarmoof, changes were being made to transition closer to a democratic system. But dissidents among government members led to the death of the new Emperor and chaos in Etarmoof as different groups vey for political control. A dissonant group aligning with former Etarmoofian policies have taken asylum in Drusgo under the new President, Hanfali Jamdal, who took control under a coup earlier this year. Some believe groups loyal to the former Emperor were responsible for the success of the coup.

"It is unlikely that the Etarmoofian groups will be allowed to stay in Drusgo for much longer, especially if President Jamdal is unable to consolidate legitimate authority. We could see further escalation of the conflict that could drag out for much larger. Its a difficult issue. Either some sort of peace is created with the militant groups to the east, or further escalation. This is not to forget religious groups in the north who are opposed to Salyfads."

[Entrits]

Protest Outside the Valcet Turn Tense

Liberal Socialist Party members conducted a protest out front of the Valcet, the small city run by the Patriarch in Radovanci, claiming that the Vifist religion was based off a male dominated Patriarchial system that makes women sumbit to the dominace of men. "The Patriarchy is a [explitive]," and "Down with the Patriarchy, down with religion" were common in the 350 protesters that were present at the protest.



"I am tired being told that I am on an unequal footing when I am in fact more qualified then most of the men in the workforce today. I want to be paid the same and given the same opportunities. The Patriarchy is the symbol of that inequality that has regressed back into our political system. Down with Vifism and the patriarchial authoritarianism is symbolizes," told a protester to a Vefich news reporter before addressing the protesters.

Counter protesters numbering around 250 were seen chanting back at the crowd. Despite the efforts of Radovanci police, protesters began flinging bottles and other objects at each other promting the Reverential Guard, the guards of the Valcet, to assist local law encorcement in splitting the protesters up.

Fights broke out when a bottle of water was thrown at the Patriarch himself when he came to invite leaders of the protesters inside the Valcet to communicate their complaints.

Eight protesters, four from anti-vifism groups and three counter protesters, were arrested by local law enforcement under charges of assault as a result of the fight that ensued between protesters. One counter protester was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.

The Patriarch was uninjured during the incident and encouraged protest leaders to communicate their concerns to him. "Peace will never be achieved through violence," spoke the Patriarch Pestritia Dreifntzi. "I am not here to incite hate or impede you of your value. We all deserve the ability to be loved and achieve the wonders of life equally. Forgive me for any transgressions I have made upon you." The Patriarch reported that he will not be pursuing charges on anyone concerning the incident.

Reporters who were on the seen reported that Dreifntzi refused to allow the Reverential Guard from using any force but force necessary to assist local law enforcement in keeping the two groups seperated. No guard member was responsible for arresting any of those arrested.

Dekorum member Archbishop Mateo Lončar, spokesman for the Valcet, has officially invited the leaders of the protest to sit down peacefully with the Patriarch whenever they wish.

Protesters did not respond to the invite.

"The fact is that there has never been a woman Matriarch and certain 'sacraments' cannot be performed by women. This among many other historical examples shows the deprevity women are up against in a society that embraces this religion and culture," claimed a historian at the University of Hlevic. "It is up to the people of Entrits to reject this religion and its stigmas, especially in government."

Head of the Department of Theology at Cail University, Petar Lukić, echoed claims from both secular and non-secular professors and clergy who study Vifism. "The idea that Vifism's core believes are based on the idea of male domination is quite inacurrate. In fact, Vifism teaches equality of every man, women, and child," claimed Lukić. "Sure, I will agree that the society has been dominated by men, but this is from tradition not dogma. Professor of History at Cail University, Anđela Marušić furthered Lukić claims. "Vifism has been male dominated but only by tradition. In fact, there is nothing that says a Matriarch couldnt be established. It is purely based off of tradition and as we all know tradition has not been kind to the female sex. This is a societal issue that is not based off a religion."

-Vefich News

[Ohino]

Ohino News 6/29/2017

Protest outside Entrits Embassy in Opolis/The People call for blocking the payment to the 4 families



OPOLIS - As the jury in Entrits debates weather to make Ohino pay to 4 families on damages done after the country locked up their family members for breaking Ohino law, a protest of 400 people gather outside of the Entrits Embassy, requesting that the country stop the trial.

"That is our tax money if we lose." says Richard Damon of Reme. "If 1 billion is taken from the budget that we the people vote on every year, that could bet taken from healthcare, infrastructure, and more. Ohino is a country that can not take that kind of blow to its budget. It is ether that the people that are going to get the money lower their price or we, the people can vote to tell the government not to pay them."

According to the Ohino Constitution, the People have the power to control money with the legislature (Council), if there is a company, organisation, or country that the people doesn't like the government giving money too, 1 million people sign a petition to block the money. If the petition is filed, it temporarily blocks the government from paying the organization until 3 months pass until a vote is held with all the Ohino Citizens to permanently ban the payment from happening. A petition has been going around about the payment when the trial was still going on. Now it has over 0.8 million signatures and is very close to it being filed. If it is filed, this will block the Ohino government from paying the four families for 3 months until the Ohino people vote on allowing the payment or permanently banning it.

The Prime Minister commented on the Petition. "I do not think this is a good Idea to have this petition out there. If it is filed, this may ruin the relationship between Ohino and Entrits. We are a representative/direct democracy and there is nothing I can do but campaign to stop it from happening."

According to a recent poll 34% are in favor of blocking the payment, 41% are against. 45% think it will hurt the Ohino/Entrits relationship if the payment is blocked. 30% think it will stay the same. "Entrits citizens are split on this issue too. But the point is that after Entrits filed the protest, our country instantly did something about it and fixed the problem. There is no need to sue us if the problem is solved." said Richard Damon

The Jury is still deliberating and is expected to come out with a verdict tomorrow.

Horavia and Ohino Railway deal: Council & Prime Minister passes agreement



OPOLIS - The Ohino council voted on a deal to combine Horavia and Ohino's Rail services together, the vote was 302 to 198 to pass it. The Prime Minister a few hours later with Horavian representatives in the room, The Prime Minister sat at the desk. "This is one of the first in the deals we will have with one of our best allies. We hope to have a deal on free border crossings next"

The Deal allows for both counties to jointly create a new publicly owned rail company that will own almost all major railroads in Ohino and Horavia and have the responsibility of maintaining them, building new ones, and building high speed rail and stations. It would be independently run separate from both governments to give it equal authority and will have a board made up from people half from Ohino and half from Horavia making decisions on whats best.

In order for it to be approved, the deal must now go passed Horavia's government and get approval in order to go forward. We are still waiting on the results.

[Entrits]

The Entritsian Government Confused Over Protests at Entritsian Embassy in Ohino

The Entritsian Department of Global Affairs in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General of Entrits released a statement regarding the current lawsuit of four Entritsians against the Ohino State after it was found that numerous Entritsian citizens were being held by Ohino authorities without proper notification by to the embassy.

"The Parliamentary Democracy of Entrits is very confused as to the apparition of protests at the Entritsian Embassy in Ohino. Currently the Entritsian state department and the Office of the Attorney General are unaware of any current or pending judicial hearings regarding the Ohino state in Entritsian courts. Any judicial action in regards to Ohino laws must be adjudicated in an Ohino jurisdiction. Since the four plaintiffs only relation to Entrits is through citizenship and Entrits has no bearing on Ohino law, we are unable to inhibit our citizens from pursuing legal action in another state. While we uphold that it should be legal for a citizen to sue in a foreign court for obvious reasons, it is the Ohino state which decides the legality of proceeding hearings, not Entrits. Entrits has not pursued any legal action against the Ohino state at this time and any legal action is at the risk of individuals not the Entritsian state."

While the Parliamentary Democracy of Entrits did formally submit a complaint and called the Ohino ambassador no charges were pursued by the Entritsian state after the release of prisoners that had been affected by the incident.

Professor of Law at Cail University, Cvijeta Stanić, told reporters earlier today that their are limited ways in which the Entritsian state can "sue" Ohino. "Unfortunately, their are very few ways in which Entrits can actually bring charges against anyone in Ohino. The state could charge someone within Ohino courts, but Ohino has no obligation to follow the ruling or extradite anyone. There currently in no international organization that will allow lawsuits to be heard on an international level that will force Ohino to paying any reparations. Everything really matters on Ohino law, not Entritsian law in this case since the perceived incident happened in Ohino, not Entrits. These four Entritsian citizens, for that reason, are suing in the Ohino court system. They believe that the Ohino government has broken their own law. There is nothing the Entritsian government can really do to stop them if they wanted too."

One Entritsian citizen suing the Ohino government was detained for littering, while the other three were arrested for drug use, trespassing, or theft. Ohino is notable for have more relaxed drug laws and the Entritsian government has realized that some citizens may leave Entritsian jurisdiction for drug usage. Entritsian authorities are trying to crack down on such drug tourism.

The names of those citizens suing the Ohino government were released today as Ms. Slavica Jukić, Mr. Miro Jović, Mr. Zdeslav Pejić, and Mr. Prvoš Stolar. Ms. Jukić was arrested for trespassing on government property after dark with Mr. Miro Jović. Ohino authorities stated that both were intoxicated and found traces of marijuana. Mr. Pejić was arrested for littering in Ohino city after authorities claimed that he did not pick up his trash that did not land in the bin. Mr. Stolar was arrested for attempting to take a traffic cone with a friend off the side of the road. While there were other detainees returned to Entrits, many are refusing to participate in the lawsuit for various reasons.

-Cail News Reporting

[Entrits]

Supreme Court Picks Up Two New Cases

The Visoki Sud (High Court) of Entrits agreed to hear two cases regarding religion political interference and laws regard foreign hearings.

In Pejić v. Entrits the Entritsian High Court agreed to hear a major challenge regarding the Sovereign Immunity Act. Mr. Zdeslav Pejić was arrested earlier this year in The Quasi-Democratic Republic of Ohino for supposed littering and is appealing a verdict from two lower courts that inhibited Mr. Zdeslav Pejić and three other Entritsians from suing Ohino in an Entritsian court. The Entritsian lower courts claimed that the four citizens are unable to sue in Entritsian courts because of a Sovereign Immunity Act that ensures that citizens may not sue a foreign country in Entritsian courts unless there is evidence of terrorism, torture, or extreme violent acts perpetrated by the foreign state. The lower courts adjured that there was no probable evidence that the Ohino state perpetrated any extremely violent acts against the prisoners and, in fact, complied with Entritsian demand to release most Entritsian citizens that had been detained without Entritsian knowledge. Pejić claims that being detained without access to any contact with family, friends, and the Entritsian government, along without a improper trial was a violation and a form of repression that should be included in the Sovereign Immunity Act. The High Court will discuss and listen to parties throughout the next month.

Mr. Zdeslav Pejić told Cail News reporters that "the events that transpired in Ohino were a direct violation to rights of man and those affected should receive the justice they deserve. If this is a true democratic country, then the country should protect its citizens. I do believe the court will do the right decision. The attorney general reported that he did not want to talk about an impending proceeding.

The second case, Kodvich v. Entrits, looks to challenge the current law placing Vifism as the official religion of Entrits. Kodvich claims that law impinges on separation of church and state that is enshrined in the constitution. "When the Vifist Patriarch has the ability to sway the legislative and executive there is no doubtedly a problem here. The official religion status also allows the state prioritize Vifist in front of other religious and non-religious peoples."

While the Attorney General refused to respond to repeated questions, lawyers with knowledge on the issue report that Kodvich will have to prove that the law does in fact impinge on the constitution and the rights of others. "Just because their is a state religion, does not mean that the state is impinging on the right of others," claimed a lawyer at the University of Tarławy. "It seems like the Patriarch has no authority other than to speak his mind. That is freedom of speech."

-Cail News Reporting

[Ohino]

High Court stops Entrits Trial and moves it / More secrets about Ohino's Criminal System

OPOLIS - A group of high court judges voted to move a case from a federal court in Arol City to the High court in Opolis due to constitutional matters with the case. The case was filed by a family member of Slavica Jukić named Lisa-Marie Jukić who was living in Ohino because of her being married to Ranima Entra. She is an Entrits citizen and her brother was visiting her in Ohino when he was accused of trespassing on government property. To be exact, it was on "The Queen's Resort" in Arol when he trespassed by following a guard in claiming to want to see the resort from the inside. He was arrested and was put in jail for 2 years before he was released by the Prime Minister, without a judge, and with nobody to contact. His sister Lisa-Marie tried to talk to him but was unable to because authority would not allow criminals to contact family. (That was law until recently). The lawsuit was filed a year ago and is just now being explored.

Judge Marshall Weedle (Appointed by former Prime Minister Jordan Gram) took notice of this case and questioned the constitutionality. This was debated and the judges voted 31 to 19 to let the High Court hear it. This temporarily stopped the trial and will move it to Opolis for the 84 citizen made up Jury to hear the case. Doing this will make it so this is a high profile case. It case could change the Constitution of Ohino. The Question is, "Did Ohino break the constitution in the case of restricting criminals on their rights." The truth is that according to Article 7 Section 5, criminals don't have rights. In fact, Ohino people in prison work in community service by picking up trash on the side of the road. "Its legalized slavery," says Pro. Arnold Stuarts of Gordon University. "People in Ohino are unaware and in the dark about what happens behind bars, it is possible that the foreigners that this country locked up and had to work on the side of highways and streets or more, they could be doing trash work or more."

The country is doing this but why is it accepted everywhere in the country? In Ohino culture, it is belief that if you must work to pay for your crimes. This rule has been in place for centuries . Criminals where doing work for the Public's benefit. It was also a way to scare people into not getting into trouble with the Authority. Ohino has been possibly having human rights violations since the beginning.

If the court rules that Ohino is breaking the Constitution with the Human rights violations in place, the court would instantly invalidate Article 7 Section 5 of the Constitution. It would be a huge consequence because the economy of Ohino will suffer. But if the court rules the other way and keeps everything the status Quo, it is possible that other nations may put sanctions on Ohino which would make the economy plunge. It is a lose lose situation.

With this news, the Prime Minister has been discussing with the cabinet on giving jobs to workers within Ohino, It will be hard for Ohino to get rid of tradition. It will be a long battle. The High Court is now in the process of selecting the Jury and the trial will began next month.

-Ohino National

[Svitka]

Svitka Celebrates 150 Years of Independence, Troops Sent Overseas


Svitka Independence Flag

"Today marks 150 years of independence on this warm morning in July..." the president spoke on the podium. "Today, the Svitkan Commonwealth celebrates its 150 years of independence from the Aloristani Empire". During the annual independence speech in front of a crowded and energetic audience in the heart of the capital city of Gredovia, the President talked about the great saga of the Svitkan War of Independence and lamented on the bravery that patriots fought and died for in the name of liberty. He compared the struggle for independence to that of the current issues taking place in Korovia including the Drusgo Insurgency and the Etarmoofan Crisis. He pleaded for civility and cautious action to be applied to nation's involving themselves in the conflicts.

After the speech, the Island Defense Force held a large parade, with thousands of people onlooking the parade. People danced in the streets, drank, consumed a number of drugs, fired off fireworks, held cookouts, and played numerous street sport games. A massive concert was held in Independence Square in front of the Senate Building, which was lit up in national colors. The President held a formal party at the Blue House for all governmental officials, Senators, IDF Commanders, Foreign Guests, and others in celebration. The Blue House was illuminated with the Independence Flag in celebration.

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A few days prior, the IDF prepared to send 1,500 troops, 3/4ths of its active military force, to guard the small liberated island off the Northern Etarmoofan Coast. These troops are to provide peacekeeping and stability operations in the region, helping stabilize the region and protecting refugees from conflict between warring clans and factions. Some of these troops will also be responsible for establishing and training a local militia force to protect against hostile attacks. Military Equipment was also loaded aboard with troops. The Task Force left early this morning and is expected to arrive soon.

More to come, this has been Korovia Regional News, reporting live from our new office in Gredovia.

[Astreas]

Königsbörg Firefighters work to tackle flooding after 'heaviest rain in a century'



Heavy rain has meant that Königsbörg firefighters battled flooded streets and cellars throughout the night on Thursday and into Friday morning.

Fire services were still in action on Friday morning, working hard to pump water out of cellars and away from streets after hours of uninterrupted rain on Thursday. On Friday morning 600 professional firefighters were still deployed. They had been supported by around 550 volunteers on Thursday evening.

The rain started shortly after midday on Thursday and still hadn't stopped by the evening. Much of the inner city had been brought to a standstill late on Thursday, with water levels often reaching up to knee height.

Throughout Thursday and Friday, people uploaded eye-watering footage of the flooding to social media. On Friday morning one commuter filmed a man swimming along the street in a central neighbourhood of the capital.

But the worst of the chaos seemed to be over on Friday morning.“It is gradually getting calmer”, said a fire services spokesman. But the Astrean Weather Service (AWD) has predicted more long-lasting rain for Königsbörg and Matzdorf on Friday and Saturday, and weather warnings are in place for the north and east regions of Astreas for Friday.

The Autobahn was fully open again on Friday after several nightly closures, according to police. The overground metro lines were all also running according to schedule, after a tree had fallen onto the track in the north of the city, blocking to major commuter routes. Underground U-Bahn services on the U9 were however still facing interruptions due to flooding in some stations. The U3 was running along the entire route again after a suspension of services on Thursday evening. No further delays are also expected at Königsbörg airport on Friday, after flight delays on Thursday.

A house in the Königbörg district of Egenhofern had to be evacuated due to the heavy rainfall, but a structural engineer has since given the all-clear and the 18 evacuees were able to return to the building.

According to a tabloid, the rainfall on Thursday was the heaviest seen in the capital for 110 years. A spokesperson for the Königsbörg Water Works told the tabloid that 150 litres of water fell per square metre in the district of Pillau

“On average around 580 litres of rain fall every year in Königsbörg. That means that a quarter of the normal total for the year fell within an 18 hour period,” the spokesperson said.

The state of Köln, which is next to Königsbörg, was also hit hard by the severe weather, with up to half a year's rainfall completely swamping some streets.

[Entrits]

Second Day of High Court Hearing, Experts Place their Bets on the State

Earlier today, hearing were conducted concerning Pejić v. Entrits for the second day in a row. Mr. Zdeslav Pejić has taken his case to the supreme court to sue the Ohino state after he believe he was wrongly detained and handled poorly. Pejić claims that his detainment signifies a human rights violation and a violation of the Sovereignty Immunity Act since he was unable to contact his family and detained without a proper trial. The Entritsian government rejects that the Sovereignty Immunity Act has been violated, inhibiting Pejić from waging a case against Ohino in Entritsian courts.

Deliberations began yesterday starting with Mr. Pejić lawyer, Lorena Posavec of the International Accord of Human Rights. "The Entritsian state rejected the subjected tyranny of a nation that was flooded with injustice that once was our Monarchy. We rejected a political organization that placed the inferiority of some in front of other. We rejected a system that deliberately targeted its people and did not give them fair judicial treatment. We reject a government that terrorizes its people and we, as Entritsians, should reject those countries abroad that do the same or we are complicit in their actions. For holding someone without a trial for a crime that is barley a crime is a travesty and a crime against humanity that should be punished whether it was a mistake or whether it was a targeted action," claimed Posavec during the first day of deliberations yesterday.

When the Attorney general was approached for a response, he claimed he did not comment on current cases.

Experts claimed that the High Court Justices were extremely critical of Lorena Posavec arguments with many taking dispute and asking for further clarifications. When the Attorney General finished with his preliminary arguments, justices questioned him for only 30 minutes while Posavec recieved a one hour and thirty minute review. Experts suggest the case looks dim for Mr. Pejić.

The High Court is expected to deliberate later this week and take up a case involving religious liberties next week.

-Cail News Reporting

[Svitka]

Troops Arrive in Onthanpos, Continue Defense Operations

After a week long journey across the ocean, the Task Force arrived on Onthanpos. Troops finished constructing defensive fortifications, including the expansion of the airport and port facilities. The IDF has begun to organize and train an Onthanpos Militia force for self defense against possible enemy action and to keep crime under control. The Onthanpos government has finished organizing itself as the Wazekian government in exile relocated to Wazek-Ussran controlled territory on Wazek Peninsula.

Refugees continue to flood onto the island with the government struggling to keep up with the sheer number of civilians fleeing from the conflict. Ethnic tensions are high, with groups of different ethnicities clashing in the streets, blaming one another for the start of the conflict. To combat this, Svitka has pressed two cruise ships into temporary service to evacuate these refugees to send them else-ware for the duration of the conflict. These ships will make stops in various ports of call to drop off these individuals.Those that wish to stay will be required to join the militia or civilian aid groups. Etarmoofan Prisoners of War were not transported and are being imprisoned on the island in a POW camp for labor purposes.

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In other news, the President has sent condolences to those in Astreas who were affected by the flooding. The President has promised to help in any way possible,
sending aid by executive order to those in need. The Senate has passed a recent bill, allowing the full use of drugs. While it frees up the drug world, it has also increased drug related penalties. Education on drug safety is also being taught at schools and adults also have the opportunity to take free classes on drug awareness to combat addiction. Native groups rejoice as they can now practice their religion in the full with psychedelics.

In sports, baseball is in full swing as the Whalers defeated the Anglers 4-3 on a stunning last pitch last, out miracle when pitcher Dan Petrov hit a walk off grand slam, driving home 4 runs to victory. In sailing, the National Regatta will take place in 10 days. The President's son will be a participant sailing against Svitka's greatist sailors.

This has been Krovoian Regional News, Svitka Office, reporting from Gredovia.

[Onthanpos]

Government Takes Hold, Militia Organized



After being under occupation from Wazekia and Etarmoof, Onthanpos has reappeared on the map as an independent entity. While we are currently under occupation of Svitka, we have organized a government to help organize a post-occupation authority independent of our occupiers. We welcome Svitkan help and await the end of this horrific conflict. With help from our Svitkan friends, we have organized a Militia Force to keep peace and order on the island. The Militia will have 3 departments: Sea,
Air, and Land. We will use donated and captured weapons as armaments. At this current time, civilians may not use weaponry.

We have modeled our government after that of Svitka; a presidential system with a unicameral legislature, guided by the rules of our constitution. Due to the weakness and vulnerability of the government, we have temporarily allowed Svitkan officials to help operate governmental structures, serving in advisory roles. We have established a fiat currency utilizing the Bond, a temporary step until we can stabilize our economy when the war finishes. Due to the circumstances, we are a protectorate, but will however seek full independence once the war is finished.

We have begun reconstructing our war-torn lands through the help of international aid and the Civilian Aid Corps, organized by citizens and refugees on the island.
More to come as the conflict closes.

[Ohino]

Ohino News 7/6/2017

Culture Fest in its final phase, What Locals need to know.

OHINO CITY - The Culture Fest is set to began Sunday night with 3 nations attending along with Ohino, Horovia, Entrits, and Scivonia. The event will take place in Downtown Ohino City from 16th Street, Carer (Y Ave), and Riverfront Ave up to the beach. All of the streets within that square up to the beach will be closed. The only thing that will stay open will be Oxpressway 1, 7 & 4 but all downtown Exits will be closed. If you are looking for parking, park at a Metro Park & Ride and buy a train ticket to downtown. The Metro will stay open with Ohino City Grand Station. A couple world leaders will stay at the Crown resort outside of town so locals can expect at time that Oxpressway 7 will be closed up to OC Highway 491. OC 491 will be closed up to the Crown Entrance. Alternate routes would be to use Oxpressway 4 or OC Highway 624 to Ohino City. It is suggested that the city take public transportation. All traffic coming into Ohino City must be aware of their surroundings. Police will be full force on the highway up to the Border with surrounding states. The weather will be sunny on Sunday, the perfect weather for the Culture Fest. Ohino Citizens must keep safe during this time.

Hurricane Frean set to landfall in Southern Ohino in the next couple days


SEASIDE, VINER - The Ohino Weather Center has put Hurricane Frean on a coarse for Southern Ohino as a category 4 hurricane. Winds will reach a average of 150 MPH knocking out power to 5 million people in the area. An Mandatory Evacuation has been ordered in the area for the areas along the cost. People are now covering their homes to prepare for the storm. The worry is flooding near the coast like in cities including Seaside, Viner. The Mayor will evacuate inland and he has suggested that the rest of the town follow suit. "This storm is like no other." The storm surge from the storm is starting to be seen in the area and in Ohino City. 2 people have already died including 1 coast guard member after a boat incident. It is estimated that only 3000 people will ride out the storm, some are storm chasers and scientist. The Storm is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.

Nova Rei Update: Alhmanic & Fredrick are now officially states, Special Council Election to take place in September.

Today, The two areas of interest in Southern Ohino in Nova Rei voted on their constitution and elected leaders on the State Level. The Results has Emily Grovena winning the mayor seat in Alhmanic City-State with the council having 31 seat make up, Liberal parties taking 14 seats and conservative parties taking up 17 seats. Emily ran as an independent candidate.

Meanwhile in Fredrick, the Council has a 99 seat make up with Liberal parties taking the Majority with 54 seats and Conservative parties taking 45 seats. A capital in Ebbe is currently being built, for now, they are meeting in a hotel. The people elected Brani Hoepe who ran as a conservative for governor. But the Liberal majority will elect another governor to represent the council. Their are still elections going on though. The States must elect their representatives for the Ohino Council which is now being expanded to 555 seats in the government. The election for that will happen in September.

In other News:
Trial Starts for Entrits citizens demanding justice in Opolis
Massive fire in the mountains of Xei is put out.