World Wide Journal (The New Earth Only)

[The Noiharan Union]

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Seoul: Army Offensive Forces Demonstrators to Retreat

January 27, 2019

The conflict in Seoul escalated on Saturday into the bloodiest day of violence since protests began, as the Governor Yong Seong-Hyeon ordered the deployment of Noiharan soldiers and tanks to regain control of central Seoul. Dozens died and hundreds were injured in a day of dramatic violence that turned into a seesaw contest and saw thousands of protestors loosing territory they seized since last Sunday. The day ended with thousands of protestors retreating, arrested, injured or even dead. A large part of the protestors have gathered around the Gyeongbok Palace in northern Seoul, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, where they started fortifying the area with barricades as Noiharan soldiers and police forces began their offensive. A nearby hotel converted into a makeshift field hospital confirmed that at least 95 protesters died on Saturday, bringing the death toll to about 370 since last Monday. Official reports claim that 357 people had been killed and 4500 wounded since the beginning of the riots. The army and police suffered at least 35 casualties while 950 were injured.

The protestors, however, refuse to give up. Yi Hyun, who took part in Saturday's battle equipped with body armor, mask, sledgehammer, walkie-talkie, flares, and a knife, said: "We live for today. We have no idea what will happen tomorrow. We need a better life for Korea. For our children."

The battle erupted as dawn broke on Saturday when Noiharan soldiers started shooting massive amounts of tear gas as an opening attack followed by armored vehicles and infantry pushing through the barricades and lines of demonstrators. A firefight left at least 10 dead, including nine opposition fighters. Noiharan soldiers and heavily armed police officers started encircling the protestors from all sides while police snipers could be seen picking out targets as the city center turned into a warzone. The deafening noise included the clear sound of automatic weapons, as well as smoke and percussion grenades raining down on almost every major street. Demonstrators tried to occupy the police headquarters within the city center but failed after busloads of riot police swiftly entered the scene of battle aided by military vehicles. As the protestors retreated, dead and wounded were hauled away on their backs, on wooden planks, on makeshift metal shields and in blankets.

Protesters ducked behind trees and ran for cover as police and soldiers opened automatic gunfire. But by mid-morning, the city center was largely in the hands of the government. The anti-Noiharan seizure of the city center was almost finished. The demonstrators pulled back to the Gyeongbok Palace, the last major place to be controlled by the anti-Noiharan demonstrators, to form new lines. While battles were already fierce enough until now, the fiercest and heaviest battle is still up ahead. The police and Noiharan army still need to conquer the place around the Gyeongbok Palace and government authorities expect that the demonstrators will try to defend the place at all costs.

[Aeuria]

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Aeurian Emperor Ends Gladiatorial Prohibitions:
90,000 Attend "Grand Reopening" of Pavonian Amphitheatre

February 4, 2019

Pollice Verso, Jean-Léon Gérôme c.1872

Praevalidus - In a shocking announcement by the Imperial Palace, Emperor Aleksander XVII has ordered the end of "all prohibitions and restrictions placed upon gladiatorial combat." The shift in policy, bringing an end to nearly 450 years of strictly non-lethal combat and the total exclusion of wild animals in the arena, has been met with equal measures of shock and excitement by the Aeurian public. While some have declared the move immoral, expressing concerns about resuming mortal combat and/or the inclusion of wild animals, many more have welcomed the return of a "proud and venerated tradition of the Aeurian Empire."

In conjunction with his announcement, the Emperor extended an invitation to all subjects of the empire to attend the "Grand Reopening" of Praevalidus' Pavonian Amphitheatre; better known as the Aeurian Colosseum, so-named for borrowing from the design of the Flavian Amphitheatre. With free admission and more than 500 gladiators set to fight to the death, a total of 90,000 Aeurians filled the amphitheatre to capacity Monday morning.

For more than 6 hours filled with an excess of pomp, ceremony, and pageantry, 500 Aeurian gladiators - for the first time since 1590 - fought to the death. Emperor Aleksander attended the games, seated in the Imperial Box with Crown Prince Jean-Pierre and other members of the Imperial Court including members of the Imperial High Command and Senate. Observing ancient tradition, before the games began the Emperor addressed the gladiators, wishing them luck and offering his blessing, before casting a laurel wreath into the arena; the signal to commence the fighting. Erupting into cheers and applause, the crowd was decidedly pleased as the games unfolded. In the end, 174 gladiators were killed with the remaining 76 either seriously wounded or spared a killing blow. The 250 victors were each awarded 50,000 Denarii, an official commendation from the Emperor, and an open invitation to return.

In what appears to be an attempt to limit controversy, to speak nothing of the quagmire of broadcasting laws, the event was not televised. Nonetheless, despite the games' "resounding success" as one Imperial Senator declared, the games have already sparked significant controversy within Aeuria. More than 50 high-ranking aristocrats signed an open letter to the Emperor condemning the games' "barbarous and uncouth nature" and have called for the return of prohibition. Substantial public outcry was also observed with an estimated crowd of 7,500 gathered outside the Pavonian Amphitheatre to protest the games before being dispersed by security forces.

[The United Continent of North America]

Feburary 7, 2019

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American Military Exercises
with Usnarov

UCNA Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 327th
Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
during the exercises.

MINOS - The arrival of American forces in
the Mediterranean has been a welcome
sight for the island nation Usnarov,
especially as tensions reach a boiling
point in nearby North Africa. With the
prospect of American involvement in the
region seeming inevitable the American
armed forces have agreed to conduct
military exercises and training alongside
Usnarov's Military Assault Command
Office (MACO). '...it has been a pleasure
working with MACO over the past week,'
the American Minister of Defense, who
arrived in Usnarov on Sunday to be
present during the events, stated.
"...there are few doubts in my mind that
the Usnarovian military will shape up
to be a more than adequate partner in
the coming months." The first of the
forces scheduled to take part of the
exercises arrived at the recently
acquired Naval Station Balearic on
Monday this week with the American
6th Fleet arriving offshore soon after.

The primary goals for American forces
present for the exercises are to improve
coordination with local forces, as well
as train and instruct their forces with
the newly sold equipment, in particular
the naval vessels.

Congress authorized the sale of multiple
destroyers, submarines, and most
prominently the aircraft carrier HMS
Kitty Hawk to Usnarov in November.
‘...the capital may of done the
paperwork, but it's our job to make sure
they [MACO] know how to properly operate
the vessels, in peacetime or otherwise’
the 6th fleet commander Vice Adm.
Vivien Baudet stated in a press conference.
‘I would personally like to extend my
compliments to their crews however. Their
performances so far have been excellent. I
expect good things to come in the future.’

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A Look at Liberia’s Future

The following has been taken from the
American newspaper The Globe and Mail

MONROVIA - As we come closer to
arriving at the one year mark following
the conclusion of the widely criticized
Stockholm Conference, the public’s
attention has once again been turned
towards the Commonwealth of Liberia,
America’s prize from the conference.
As the newest member of the Confederation
albeit slightly different from the rest
of it’s dominion and territorial counterparts,
with only Hawai’i being granted a similar
status, Liberia has been home to a great
expectations over the past several months.
Like Hawai’i, Liberia was a territory of
North America before being granted
independence, and has similarly struggled
in recent decades due to economic and
political turmoil. Now with the return of
direct American rule over the nation the
Tremblay administration has striven to
turn Liberia’s situation around, passing
legislation in Congress setting out to
rapidly increase the Commonwealth’s
economic output.

‘Liberia occupies a unique position both
within America and the African continent,’
Tremblay stated in a visit to Liberia last
month. …’it is our administration’s
intention to build a better Liberia and,
with determination and hard work, turn
Liberia into a center of development and
freedom unlike anywhere else on the
continent.’

While that is all well and good, with opinion
polls indicating that a majority of Americans
(roughly 60 percent) when questioned seem
to stand by the PM’s objective, the Tories
have stated their qualms with Tremblay
and the Liberal’s goal, many of whom remain
discontent following the constitutional
amendment permitting the Commonwealths
within the UCNA. ‘Don’t get me wrong,
I full heartedly support the goal of building
a strong Liberia, but at the very least we
shouldn’t forget the economics behind such
a development,’ Conservative MP Abigail
McNevis of Virginia commented in a recent
press interview. ‘...because unlike Hawai’i,
we’re essentially going to have to build
Liberia from scratch, meaning that even if
we stick to even the lowest estimates this
project will cost us several billion dollars
per year for over a decade before this
investment starts paying itself off in the
long run. Sure, we can afford it, but it
won’t be cheap.’

Americans in Solidarity with
Korea and Britain

CAPITAL DISTRICT, TORONTO - Large
demonstrations have taken place throughout
the UCNA yesterday tens of thousands of
Americans take to the streets to voice their
support for the peoples of Korea and the
British Isles. The demonstrators, comprising
mostly of younger individuals including
prominent figures of Korean, British, and Irish
descent, have called upon the American
government to take action against the
oppression taking place in Scandinavia and the
Noiharan Union. ‘It’s outrageous to think
that the Capital touts America as a bastion
of liberty, yet utterly fails to take action
when that liberty is threatened,’ an
anonymous protester carrying an Irish
flag stated. ‘...we failed to protect
Finland, we failed to prevent the Arabian
tragedy, we will not fail a third time to
protect the people of the [British] Isles.’
Public opinion of the Scandinavian and
Noiharan nations have hit their lowest
point in history, with only 2% of Americans
polled expressing vaguely positive views of
Scandinavia. As Americans continue to rally
against these nations, even more calling
on Prime Minister Tremblay to withdraw
relations with the nations of UFIN and take
action.

As the uproar among the American people
continues to grow in strength and number
the lower house convened in an emergency
meeting to discuss America’s direction
concerning this issue. Numerous MPs
representing every party and affiliation
present within the House have called
for the creation of a formal American
plan to respond to the events taking
place overseas. ‘We have called
upon this government to take real and
concrete steps to opposethe tyrannical
actions taking place abroad,’ NDP leader
Clark Sully of California told the WWJ in
an interview. With the a bill titled “the
Call for American Action Act” expected
to be passed in the Senate House on
Thursday the Tremblay administration
have already stated their intentions to
formulate strategies to carry out in the
coming weeks. ‘I would like to make it
clear the America stands with the peoples
of Korea, Britain, and Ireland,’ Tremblay
stated in a press conference following the
vote in the House. ‘We are preparing for any
possibility or outcome.’

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NAASA Day of Remembrance

TITUSVILLE - Prime Minister Tremblay on
Thursday this week honoured the service
and sacrifice of astronauts who gave their
lives in the pursuit of space exploration
during NAASA's annual Day of Remembrance.
NAASA's Day of Remembrance is a somber
event when the space agency reflects on
those who have died while advancing
spaceflight, including the 17 astronauts lost
in the Apollo 1 fire of Jan. 27, 1967, the
space shuttle Challenger disaster in Jan.
28, 1986 and the Columbia shuttle tragedy
of Feb. 1, 2003. While the incidents occurred
decades apart, the anniversaries of all three
space disasters fall in a single week.

'Each year America pauses to remember some
of its greatest explorers who perished in the
pursuit of advancing spaceflight,' PM Tremblay
said in a statement.

This year, it’s celebrated February 7. And
NAASA Administrator Michael Taylor will lay
a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
in Arlington National Cemetery. Another
wreath-laying ceremony will also happen
at Canaveral Space Center’s Space Mirror
Memorial. Both ceremonies will also include
observances for NAASA’s lost explorers. The
three great disasters in NAASA history all
occurred near the same time of year, hence
the timing of the Day of Remembrance, though
its specific date shifts from year to year.

Each tragedy put dampers on America's
human spaceflight progress, particularly the
Challenger disaster, which put a hold on further
shuttle missions for more than two and a half
years. But in every case, NAASA reviewed
its mistakes and took back to the skies.
NAASA has continued to launch its own crew
into space since the end of the space shuttle
program in 2011, utilizing the Space Launch
System to send its astronauts to the UCNA's
Freedom Space Station. But in the next few
years private space companies are also
expected to pick up some of the loads,
with several aerospace and technology
companies developing their own crew capsules
scheduled for unmanned tests this spring,
with manned tests before the end of the year.

This year is expected to be a busy one for
American spaceflight, with several manned
and unmanned missions set to take place
alongside the numerous ongoing ones taking
place around the Solar System. America is
widely regarded as one of the leaders of
human space exploration, accomplishing
numerous achievements over the past 60 years.

America to Host Royal Visits


Parliament Hill in the middle of winter storm Jayden. This winter has been among the coldest in recent memory.

CAPITAL DISTRICT, TORONTO - This year is expected to be a busy one for the American Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An announcement made today from Prime Minister Tremblay, whom in American politics acts as the main representative of America internationally, stated that the UCNA will be hosting Her Imperial Majesty Kaiserin Elsa I and other high ranking Gibetan officials in light of a request to discuss the situations occurring in North Africa and Europe. Proceeding the Kaiserin’s visit, North America has also dispatched a formal invitation to Her Royal Highness Queen Maria of Usnarov and members of Usnarov’s government to discuss the future of American-Usnarovian relations.

The Gibetan visit comprising of the Kaiserin and several accompanying officials will be receiving the full pomp granted to a foreign monarch, though the notoriously bitter weather that usually grips the capital this time of year will determine much of the ceremony. While her visit to North America and the ceremony surrounding it is expected to a acquire great deal of attention from the American press and people, the primary diplomatic purpose of this meeting will be conducted behind closed doors. The suspected purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the crisis occurring in North Africa, potentially involving the possibility of a military intervention. Prime Minister Tremblay has so far been vague on how he expects this meeting to turn out, with many speculating that America’s plans and intentions in the region may conflict with those of Gibet’s. Many on the American left have expressed sympathy with the socialist uprising in Algeria and have openly stated their belief that assisting these rebels may be as New Democratic MP Olivia Wald commented '...a golden opportunity to expand democracy in an otherwise troubled region.' Excluding the potential conflicts in ideology, increasing numbers of MPs in Congress and American press have become increasingly critical of Gibet’s support of the UAF and Aelanias, believing that Aelanias’ leadership has become dangerously unstable citing military reports of UAF troops massing on the Edafosan border and failure to prevent a Scandinavian capture of Morocco. The American media has polarized on what should be North America's course of action involving Aelanias, with some suggesting a full withdrawal from the Suez Canal base and others believing that moving out would compromise a pivotal geographic location.

Other guesses involving the meeting with the Gibet center around the increasing volatile situation taking place in the British Isles, though a different conflict of interest between Gibet and the UCNA may occur in those talks as well. Numerous MPs have expressed that North America should 'stop at nothing' to restore democracy to peoples of Britain should an open revolt against Scandinavia take place.

The following visit expected to take place would be the Queen of Usnarov and other officials in the Usnarovian government, expected to stand in contrast of that of Gibet. It is likely the UCNA will seek to formalize their dealings with Usnarov and possibly offer an full alliance with the small Mediterranean nation.

Usnarov occupies a similarly valuable position to that of Aelanias, being positioned just offshore of continental Europe and relatively close to the Straits of Gibraltar and North Africa. Prime Minister Tremblay has stressed that it is North America's intention to ensure the security of Usnarov from potential threats. While many in the Opposition have criticized this statement citing the similar promise made to Aelanias and the continuing breakdown of relations that has taken place, the overall attitude involving the future of the Usnarovian-North American relationship has been more positive. Many MPs believe that Usnarov, unlike Aelanias, is more "like minded" in comparison despite the struggles that Usnarov faced in the recent past.

It is expected that the Kaiserin and the Gibetans will arrive in Toronto some time later this month, while Usnarovian Queen's visit will likely take place in early March.

While foreign visits of diplomats to the UCNA are relatively common place, visits from foreign monarchs and heads of state are much rarer and are therefore treated to a higher degree, usually entailing a personal meeting with the Prime Minister and other heads of government, as well as the King himself.

The State of America in 2019

With the year 2018 officially ending just over a month ago many Americans have looked to this new year with more uncertainty than ever. Through secure in its geographic position from hostile powers across either the Atlantic of Pacific Oceans and its economy increasing bolstered should the global market being going downhill, North America's inaction has placed the free world in increasing peril. The fall of Finland and Korea to the hands of the fascist UFIN nations combined with renewed aggression from a reawoken Empire of Edafos has resulted in an international crisis unseen since the World Wars. With much of the old world secure in the hands of opposing powers and ideologically aligned nations becoming fewer and far between, North America is at what many experts consider a "crossroads".

The current majority Liberial Party and Prime Minister David Tremblay's administration is viewed by many Americans with mixed emotions. While some have seen his focus on domestic reforms as a resounding success, with the UCNA enjoying the greatest economic prosperity seen since the 1950's, others have looked to his belief in compromise as highly detrimental to America's self-proclaimed mission as the protector of liberty, lulling the nation into becoming content with the status-quo and quasi-isolationism. With an election set to take place in just a few months the future of the UCNA and by extension the free world will likely hinge on its outcome. However despite these threats, recent developments in North Africa and Europe could see the rising tide of tyranny begin recede. No matter the case, the world will be watching North America closely this year.

[The Noiharan Union]

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Seoul: City Slowly Returns Back to Normality

February 19, 2019

The civil uprising in Seoul has been brought to an end by Noiharan authorities after Noiharan soldiers smashed the last bastion of Korean protestors who had been occupying the historical important Gyeongbok Palace in northern Seoul. Noiharan soldiers carried out the last push towards the palace facing the remaining 25,000 protestors. As the conflict came to an end, about 65 people were confirmed dead, many of them gunned down by the Noiharan soldiers. On February 8, Noiharan authorities declared that the city had been successfully cleared of protestors and that the blockade around the city would be lifted and public transport would start working again. The city administration has begun sending its workers to clean up the city center from destroyed barricades, burned down vehicles and other thrash created by the protestors. Despite ambitious plans to restore the city, it will most likely take several weeks until the city center recovers from the damage, however.

Additionally, Noiharan authorities announced that the military will remain stationed within the city in order to preserve the newly established peace in the city.

Meanwhile, the Noiharan Reichsstaatsanwaltschaft (Public Prosecution Office) has begun preparations for the upcoming criminal proceedings. About 9,700 people have been officially arrested by Noiharan and Korean police officers. Government critics claim that most arrests have remained unreported and that the actual number of arrested people is much higher. Most of them most likely have already been deported to Noiharan correction facilities or work camps. Those who officially have been arrested will now face trials for high treason, assault, damage to property etc. The first trials against protesters are expected to start within the next two weeks.

[The Noiharan Union]

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Noiharan Airforce Deploys First 5th Generation Fighter



Type-40 "Kuroyasha"

March 4, 2019

Back in April 2017 when Noihara announced its Military Modernisation Plan, rumors began spreading around that Noihara is working on its first 5th generation fighter jet and that the highly classified development process was fairly advanced and reaching its final stages. A few months ago, military observers reportedly spotted an unknown type of aircraft during the conflicts in Korea and Central Asia. Korean pilots and other former Korean Air Force officials also reportedly had seen "strange unknown fighters" over Korea during Noiharas invasion. Now, seemingly out of nowhere, the Noiharan Air Force announced a new type of jet fighter entering military service, the Type-40 "Kuroyasha" (Black Knight). Supposedly the jet was developed to challenge UCNA and its allies air superiority. With the Type-40 entering military service, Noihara joins a small group of nations who are able to deploy 5th Generation Fighters such as the American F-22 Raptor or the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Together with the announcement of the new Type-40 stealth fighter jet other pieces of information about the development process have been published. The twin-engine fighter, built by the Hasegawa Cooperation in cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is a single-seat stealth fighter designed for long-range fighter missions such as attacking support aircraft including tankers with PL-12 beyond visual range air-to-air missiles. The development of the Type-40 supposedly began in the late 1990s, with the first prototype taking flight in January 2011. Around 16 prototypes have been built so far while a special testing unit of the Noiharan Air Force has been flying the Type-40 testing it during military conflicts in Central Asia and Korea.

Other than that, not much is known about the Noiharan jet. Critics claim that it might not even be a fighter in the traditional sense of the word. It could be a specialized aircraft that is specifically designed to attack UCNA power projection capabilities in the Pacific as part of an overall Noiharan area denial strategy. Basically, the jet might be optimized to hit support assets like tankers, AWACS, JSTARS or even carry long-range cruise missiles to attack scattered UCNA bases and aircraft carriers in the region. Further, there is a strong argument to be made that short-range tactical fighters like the F-22 and F-35 are ill-suited for operations in the Western Pacific where distances are vast and bases are scarce. The same geographic constraints also apply to the Noiharans. That means that jets like the F-22 and F-35 need tankers to operate over those vast distances. Thus, the Type-40 could be Noihara’s key to establish air superiority over the West Pacific when facing an enemy like the UCNA. In that sense it might have the upper hand against the F-22.

Despite all that, Noiharan military sources have pointed out some of the difficulties the program is still facing and that it will take some time to fix them. “There are still a series of technical problems that need to be tackled, including the reliability of its engines, control system, stealth coat and hull materials and infrared sensor,” a Noiharan military official told the Noiharan state television.

It is unknown how many Type-40 aircraft are currently being flown by the Noiharan flight testing units and whether the aircraft has already been assigned to regular fighter squadrons. Some sources indicate 16 prototypes and 6-13 actual finished planes.

[Andenkommunen]

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Algerian Revolt Spreads Across Mediterranean Africa, Andenkommunen Publicly Supports

March 6, 2019

After the Algerian government lost control of its capital city months ago in a popular revolt, the area of their control slowly began to expand as the military power and stability of the UAF withered. Other revolts spread around Algeria until their central government lost control of all but the sands of the Sahara in the south, taking up most of the land area of the nation but only a fraction of the population. However, in the past two weeks these revolts began popping up in more than just Algeria, with revolts in Tunis and western Libya. Last night marked a turning point in the conflict as the revolts successfully took control of the entire coast in between the two most disparate revolting areas, geographically uniting their uprising. It now appears they are also politically and strategically uniting their uprising in addition, some styling it a new polity with a name along the lines of “United Mediterranean Communes” though as of yet there is no officially agreed upon name.

The drastic rise of this band of revolts across North Africa has raised great concern among many in Europe and Africa. We spoke with one in southern Spain who was greatly concerned,

“This red coast should be a source of fright for everyone on this continent... it shows they are still willing to use violence to overthrow whomever they decide, and any European country could be next.”

All of the member states of the UAF have entered states of emergency, however since the revolts and other instability many of these nations have seen their worst economic depression in history, and many are simply breaking from the ranks of the military while those who stay suffer from nearly no ability of the government to afford resupplying the troops as they take further and further attrition in the heat of the Sahara. Many influential officials in the UAF states have condemned the revolts, one going as far to say they “are a scourge that may mark the end of stability and tradition in the entire Arab world.”

Some however have not been as heavily opposed to the revolts, as one Libyan who fled the country just after the UAF took power, “The only ones you will hear in Libya against the revolts are those working for the state, and they won’t allow anyone else to speak since the UAF entered its martial law.”

Unsurprisingly, the revolts have been received with great support among those in The Internationale, but more surprisingly is the public opinion within the UCNA. While opinion is far from monochrome, initial polls and media reports seem to suggest an overall positive support in the historically socialist-suspicious nation, most likely due to a trend within the American public to be willing to look past other policies for the sake of democracy.

In response to the revolts, the government of Andenkommunen has gone as far as to publicly commend the efforts in Tunis and Lybia to work together with those in Algeria, a decision which immediately struck a sour note with all those critical of the revolts. Many suspect the nation of directly supplying the revolts with modernized weaponry, and while they have made no official comment on any such action, evidence in favor of this has been stacking up and some suggest that a particularly massive shipment occurred just before the revolts were able to become geographically united.

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Anden-Aeurian Relations Sour Further After Conference

March 6, 2019

After several alleged Aeurian operatives were accused of attempting to sabotage the finances of Andenkommunen and taken into custody, Aeuria had called for an immediate diologue between the two nations over their release. The discussions took place over two days, and following a legislative denial of the first offer given by Aeurian Foreign Minister Bordeaux, which had been vetoed by the Aeurian Emperor before news of its denial was even given, the air of respect for either side in the room all but vanished and the already strained relations between the two nations only further increased in tension.

[Usnarov]

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Usnarovian Queen and Other Officials to Visit UCNA

Queen's Royal Aircraft Awaiting Service After 20 Years in Mothballs.

03/06/2019

MINOS - The Usnarovian Government has confirmed it will accept the UCNA's offer of a meeting between the Queen and foreign officials, marking the first time the Queen has flown in nearly two decades, and the first time the Queen has left Usnarov in general. The Queen has long had a habit of travelling to diplomatic functions by naval vessel, this is attributed to the death of her husband and the Former Crown Princess in an aircraft crash in the late 1990s. Despite this aversion to flying, the Military Assault Command Office - Air Corps (MACO-AC) has still maintained an aging Il-96 Jetliner to serve as the Queen's aerial transport. However, in recent years, budget cuts have left the aircraft in need of considerable servicing.

"It shouldn't be too much of a problem, the air frame is still quiet stable. Our only concern is with the gasket material, and the Queen has insisted on us double checking the rear stabilizers inside and out... After what happened twenty years ago, I don't blame her." Said Ground Chief Oleg Kablukov, the man in charge of making the aircraft airworthy before the journey to the UCNA. While the work that needs doing may be minor, it lends itself well to a common theme of change and growth in the small island nation. With further UCNA investment into the local economy, and the growth of MACO continues, Usnarov seems to be waking from decades of isolated slumber.

The trip to the UCNA to finalize the Alliance between Usnarov and the Americans will mark the first such alliance with an outside power, but there are many in Usnarov that see it as a necessity, now more than ever. With increasingly violent conflicts raging both on the Northern and the Southern coasts of the Mediterranean, high ranking party members on both sides of the National Council have spoken in favor of increasing military funding to heights not seen since the Civil War. Controversially, a bill has been presented in a bipartisan bid to reinstate limited conscription, though it has yet to be put to a vote. Usnarovian political analysts believe the outcome of the meeting in the UCNA could prove decisive in whether the initiative passes into law or is tossed out.

Accompanying the Queen on her journey to the Americas will be several high ranking members of MACO, including Admiral Monica Romanov of the Navy, Prince John P. Occissor Jr. of the Air Corps, Field Marshal Mikhail Garret of the Armored Vehicle Corps, and the Secretary of Defense, General Anton Petrovich Jr.. In addition Crown Princess Hessia Occissor will also be attending, stating an interest in observing the rapidly growing friendship between the two countries.

Despite good relations with the UCNA, MACO-AC will be dispatching a flight of five F-19 'Phantom Lance' Fighter-Bombers to escort the Queen's aircraft through what it has termed 'Increasingly Dangerous Skies'. The planned route to the UCNA will cover approximately 7,000 Kilometers, which is feasible for the F-19s to cover with the use of external fuel tanks, though the pilots chosen to fly the mission have expressed moderate concerns over that.

"It's all well and good if things go perfectly, if we don't hit a headwind, if we don't get engaged by other aircraft. With all the chaos going on in the Med right now, we aren't taking any chances with hostile air." Added Captain Marcus Erkhart, one of the pilots chosen to fly the escort operation. A formal request for a refueling aircraft to meet the flight has been submitted to the UCNA, which will hopefully render the problem moot.

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MACO-NC Preparing For Possible Illegal Shipping Influx

MACO-NC Training Operation Sees Target Vessels Demolished By Newly Acquired UCNA Hardware

03/06/2019

SOUTH OF WIDOW'S WATCH - Following the outbreak of widespread hostilities in North Africa, the Military Assault Command Office - Naval Corps (MACO-NC) has announced it will be stepping up patrols of Usnarovian waters to counter what it calls 'A possible influx of Illegal Shipping and Human Trafficking.'. The move comes at a time where MACO as a whole is in a transitional state, where the organization is attempting to increase its legitimacy as a fighting force. While MACO-NC has maintained a decent level of readiness over the years, the addition of new more advanced UCNA vessels is set to put an even sharper edge to Usnarov's chief line of defense.

"We aren't so much worried about naval invasion at this time, but with so much chaos there are bound to be plenty of people trying to get out." Stated Captain Jennifer Chekhov of the UNS Azorian, a recently acquired Kidd Class Destroyer, and the woman responsible for overseeing the training operation dubbed 'Operation Gatekeeper'. "While we can sympathize with the devastation and trauma that can be brought on by Civil War, Usnarov's economy is in no position to accept a high volume of foreign nationals."

The operation has sparked some debate among the local population, with many calling for Illegal Immigration to be considered a National Security matter. The Usnarovian Intelligence Division (UID), a separate branch of MACO, has concluded after several investigations that such a stance on Illegal Immigration has considerable merit, especially considering the comparatively small Usnarovian Population. Current policy dictates that vessels caught approaching Usnarovian Waters carrying Illegal Aliens are to be stopped, searched for contraband, and turned away. While it has never been enacted, Usnarovian captains are given authority to engage and disable any vessel that fails to yield to an order to halt and be searched. Some policy makers believe that this level of security is inadequate while others believe that such tactics are too extreme. MACO has announced it is holding off on changing any of their standard procedures until after consulting with their more experienced counterparts in the UCNA.

As tensions rise around the Mediterranean, Usnarovian sailors are beginning to feel the pressure of their position as Usnarov's first line of defense. However, with the aid of the UCNA and newly acquired equipment, that burden has become considerably easier to bare.

[The Noiharan Union]

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Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee and Vice-Chairman Lee Jae-yong Arrested During Noiharan Police Raid



Samsung Headquarter in Seoul

March 17, 2019

Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee and Vice-Chairman Lee Jae-yong were among those targeted when dozens of Kempetai officers raided the Samsung headquarters as part of an investigation regarding the recent anti-Noiharan uprising in Seoul, Noiharan prosecutors said. The Noiharan secret police Kempetai mainly focused on Samsung's international Headquarters in Seoul but carried out smaller raids at several other locations, including most private residences of the Lee-clan as well as several other Samsung offices. Noiharan authorities said in their statement the reason behind the raids was to investigate the connections between the multinational conglomerate as well as the leading Lee-clan and anti-Noiharan movements in Korea.

Chairman Lee Kun-hee, third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, and his son Lee Jae-yong had close ties to the Korean government before Noiharan annexation and are now accused of funding anti-Noiharan movements and hiding former Korean politicians. During the raid, Lee Kun-hee and his son were detained by the Kempetai after Noiharan prosecutors feared that they would leave the country if acting too slow. As a finishing blow, most of the $70.2 billion family assets were confiscated by the authorities.

While Samsung confirmed the raid and the detainment of its Chairman and Vice-Chairman, it said that it would “fully co-operate with the investigation”. The raids, however, are already a serious blow to Samsung leaving the company without leadership.

International critics claim that the raids are part of a Noiharan strategy to integrate the Korean economic market and eliminate powerful political enemies by destabilizing Korean companies, especially Samsung which had and still partially has a powerful influence on Korea's economic development, politics, media, and culture. Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports.

[Edafos]

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Edafos Declares Victory in Arabia

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The last foreign presence in Arabia that could be an opposer to Edafos’s Fourth Arabian Crusade have officially been withdrawn as of last night, taking along any remaining Arabians fortunate enough to be evacuate. With the better equipped and experienced foreign units either departed or the few of those brave enough to resist the encroaching Stratos few in number, Imperial forces have been able to capture the last military and civilian locations in Yemen with relative ease. With all major population centers and strategic locations firmly occupied by the Empire of Edafos the High Lords and Imperial Council have declared victory in Fourth Arabian Crusade.

In a scene eerily similar to the Finno-Nordic War the last remaining refugees were reportedly scrambling find a means to escape, with some taking the risky gamble of attempting to cross into Africa in small vessels and boats. Though many have likely avoided detection by the Imperial or Aeurian navies, the fate of those who failed is likely grim. The last reporters who remained in refugee camps in Yemen have ceased their broadcasts, making any accurate information difficult to uncover. It is unknown what Imperial forces will do with the millions of civilians or captured rebels, however previous actions undertaken by Edafos early in the conflict paints a bleak picture. While genocidal actions have been witnessed, some suspect that the Empire will use the refugees themselves as a weapons of sorts to potentially flood European or North African nations with possibly hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers.

The picture elsewhere in Edafos is one of nationalistic and patriotic jubilation. Another ceremonial arch has been begun construction on Ipoli’s “Road of Heroes” and a victory parade will likely take place within the near future. Alongside Edafosan forces captured artefacts and prisoners will also be a likely feature of this march.

Though Edafos has proven to be the victor in this year-long conflict, it has emerged bloodied and with major challenges to deal with in the coming months. An estimated 200,000 Imperial forces were casualties of the conflict, either due to poor tactical decisions or the Arabians themselves, and large quantities of lost materiel and weaponry will likely need to be salvaged or recycled. Despite these losses whoever, some have believed the crusade was a means to remove the large number of outdated equipment and rekindle militaristic fervor. The casualties on the Arabian side are much less clear, however it is estimated that nearly 400,000 combatants or partisans were killed or wounded in the conflict.

The spoils of the war for Edafos are numerous, though some will likely take some time to be witnessed or bear fruit. The capture of Arabia and by extension the holy cities of Islam mark the defeat of a bitter enemy of the Empire. Along with the ideological gains, the capture of Arabia has secured Edafosan access to the Indian Ocean and its access to energy for the foreseeable future.

[Deutsche Herrschaft]

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Germany in a Changing World

2 April, 2019

BERLIN - Legislation calling for a significant increase in Germany’s annual defense spending was approved by the Reichstag yesterday, planning for an increase from 1.5% to 2% of Germany's yearly expenditures. Marking the first major spike in military spending in almost five decades this update in the Germany's budget has been among the most controversial pieces of legislation to be voted upon in 2019 so far. German neutrality and cuts to its military have allowed for the state to allocate spending on domestic projects and invest in programs that have seen beneficial effects to the German people, making such a shift in federal expenditures unpopular. To many however boosting military spending may not only prove to be necessary but required.

The recent expansions of the international alliance known as the United Front of Independent Nations into multiple eastern European nations has been declared a threat to Germany's national security. In particular the increased aggressive tendencies of Scandinavia and Nowistrana has brought German and European democracy into the line of fire. Combined with the very real possibility of a British and Irish revolt it is possible that Germany may very well find itself very close to a state of war, one that it can not win alone.

Recently the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has begun to appeal to the United Continent of North America, arguably the most ideologically like minded nation in the world to Germany currently, for a defensive agreement. The UCNA's military strength and reach in the Atlantic region would prove to be of great aid in ensuring Germany's and Europe's safety from fascist or imperialist aggression, and its nuclear arsenal would act as a deterrent against hostile ambitions. It is expected that Kaiser Georg Friedrich or Chancellor Bert Schweinitz will visit the American Capital District of Toronto in the very near future to solidify such an agreement between Germany and North America. It is also likely that Germany will similarly reach out to the island archipelago of Usnarov as a potential partner in the Mediterranean.

Though the future has seemingly become increasingly break for Europe and by extension Germany, a careful optimism has taken hold in the minds of the populous, especially with the younger generations who have become increasing critical of the authoritarian actions of Germany's neighbors. Those Germans aged 16-28 have been increasingly mobilizing in order to act and make positive change happen in the world, taking to the streets, local or national political offices, or the recruitment booths to see this through. Only time will tell for how global events will impact Germany, however one thing that is certain at this point of time is that Germany will not sit idly by any longer.

[Deutsche Herrschaft]

April 12, 2019

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Petroleum prices continue to rise


BERLIN - In the wake of the Empire of
Edafos' conquest of Arabia the global
price of petroleum has seen a sharp
rise per barrel. With cheap oil from
the Middle East no longer an option
Germany has resorted to purchasing
oil from North America and the Great
Warrior Rivers, the only states with
cordial relations where the fossil fuel
can be acquired. As a result of this,
the German government has initiated
a movement to encourage the use of
public transportation, carpooling, or
electrical alternatives to gas-powered
vehicles.

Germany's automotive companies and
dealerships have seen a rapid increase
of demand for electrical cars as the
population begins seeking out the now
much more affordable vehicles. Last
year the automotive industry reported
that over 160,000 electrical cars were
sold, however with recent events likely
proving to be a greater incentive to
switch from petroleum to electric than
previous factors it is expected that
this year's electrical car sales will far
exceed this. Due to demand exceeding
domestic manufacturer's ability to cater
to this boom Germans have turned to
North America as a source for their
vehicles.

North American cars have historically
been a popular alternative to European
options especially proceeding the
passing of their Energy Independence
Act which transformed the global
energy and transportation markets.
Though Germany has taken its own
steps to emulate North America's suc-
cess the German automobile market
still remains dominated by vehicles
powered by fossil fuels. Now with
these vehicles proving to be of
greater expense than ever it is likely
that North American brands will fill
the demand as their domestic counter-
parts overhaul their production processes
to become competitive once again, an
effort that may temporarily put tens of
thousands out of work.

Mitteleuropa negotiations stall

ZURICH - Negotiations between the
various members of Mitteleuropa,
a loose organization of central and
western European states with strong
ties to Germany, in Zurich have
reached a standstill as disagreements
in policy continue to mount.

Disputes concerning organization's
exact authority over its members
economic and political sovereignties
remains the greatest source of
argument. Proposals to form a single
internal market under one currency,
permit the standardization of laws,
allow free movement of people,
goods, and services, and universal
regulation of various industries among
other goals remains a contentious
subject with different states supporting
or denouncing each of the
aforementioned proposals to differing
degrees.

The widest universal support for what
has been dubbed "full integration" can
be found in Germany, Slovakia, and
the Netherlands. Proponents of
"partial integration" can be found in
Hungary, Poland, and Belgium. Poland
in particular has proven to be cautiously
optimistic in regards to the feasibility
and goals of Mitteleuropa, viewing at
as either another German takeover of
Poland's already diminished
sovereignty or as an opportunity for
economic and societal growth. Since
the establishment of Basic Law in the
late 1940's Poles and the several other
linguistic minorities within Germany
that had historically been oppressed
were granted the right to express their
identity and culture. Combined with
more transparent borders with Poland
allowing citizens of either German or
Polish nationality the right to reside
in the country of their choosing. The
main opposition to further integration
is located in Switzerland and by
extension Liechtenstein. Switzerland
has historically resisted German attempts
at further unification or the formation
of binding treaties, remaining fiercely
independent and protective of their
sovereignty. Switzerland has only
favored small portions of Mitteleuropa's
proposals and will most likely seek to
maintain a passive role within the
organization.

Several solutions have been proposed
by Mitteleuropean members in order to
break the negotiations out of this stall,
though whether or not a balance between
the various desires of these states in such
an organization remains uncertain. More
information will follow in the coming days.

Germany to Conduct Military Exercises with North America

HOUSTON - The first of numerous divisions in the German Army (Heer) and squadrons of aircraft (Luftwaffe) arrived in the North American dominion of Texas this morning, due to begin a series of military drills and exercises alongside the UCNA's armed forces over the next several weeks. Though this is not the first joint training conducted between Germany and America, suspicions that these exercises are being conducted in preparation for possible operations in North Africa and elsewhere seem to indicate that the a joint active military deployment may take place in the very near future.

Several sites across the expansive country have been selected in order to train German units for specific climates and environments that may be encountered in the coming months. The majority of forces are currently on their way to the dominions of Pueblo and California, due to train in for warfare in a hot desert environment, undoubtedly simulating North Africa. Other groups are being sent northwards to the dominion of Alaska and Yukon territory for exercises in boreal and arctic conditions now that the worst of the typical winters found in that region have made way for spring. Major details and information have intentionally been made scarce by the Bundeswehr and North American military in to ensure the security of the training operations, however public displays are expected to take place during Kaiser Georg Friedrich's visit in the sometime this month as he tours North America. The Kaiser alongside numerous other government officials expected to accompany him during this visit will also be signing into effect a mutual defensive treaty, officially declaring the existence of an alliance between German Dominion and North America.

It is also expected that German military contractors and companies will begin to cooperate with their American counterparts in the development of superior weaponry and equipment. Though German vehicles and weapons are still considered to be among the best in the world working with North America in the current arms race that has been developing will bolster Germany's military capabilities to make up for its smaller military size when compared to its neighbors.

[The Scandinavians]

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Party Headquarters of Scotland Attacked!

EDINBORG - Two large explosions caused a complete structural collapse at Fatherland Party's headquarters in Edinborg today, toppling both in a hellish storm of ash, glass, smoke that has caused widespread damage to the surrounding city. While no official count as been made, it is presumed that nearly a thousand have been killed or injured, and in the immediate aftermath the calamity was already being ranked the worst and most audacious terror attack in Scandinavian history.

The attacks seemed carefully coordinated. The two explosions were carefully synced, spaced within a matter of seconds, and targeted the weakest part of the building's foundation as to cause the most possible damage. In what has been described as "real carnage" the remains of the victims remain concealed for now by the twisted, smoking, ash-choked carcasses of the tower, in which thousands of people used to work on a weekday. The collapse of the tower has triggered a nation-wide lock down of all public transpiration with the Party issuing a state of emergency as of noon.

''I have a sense it's a horrendous number of lives lost,'' said Mayor Albert Johannesson. ''Right now we have to focus on saving as many lives as possible, though I fear' the numbers are going to be very, very high.''

He added that the medical examiner's office will be ready ''to deal with thousands of bodies if they have to.''

In the hours after the attack, rescuers were stymied by wreckage. But by 16:00, rescuers had been able to begin serious efforts to locate and remove survivors. Johannesson said two Port Authority police officers had been pulled from the ruins, and he said hope existed that more people could be saved. Earlier, police officer volunteers using dogs had found four bodies in the smoldering, stories-high pile of rubble where the tower had once stood and had taken them to a makeshift morgue in the lobby of an office building nearby.

Within an hour of the attacks, Scandinavia was on a war footing. The military was put on the highest state of alert, military units were called out in Stockholm, Oslo, Edinborg, and Lunden, and Scandinavia's aircraft carrier was dispatched to Edinborg harbor. Lederen Svansson remains in Stockholm in a secretive bunker somewhere beneath the city. Other high ranking Party officials were evacuated to a secure, unidentified locations.

Scottish freedom fighters immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. The scale and sophistication of the operation, combined with extraordinary planning required for striking at one of the most secured locations in Britain, and the history of major attacks on American targets in recent years led many officials and experts to assume that foreign supporters assisted the rebels in acquiring the materials for bombs strong enough to topple the buildings. North America has rejected such suggestions or any responsibility for the attack, but Scandinavian officials took that as a defensive measure.

[Bluquse]

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Blusen fleet close to home

27 April 2019

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - Considered to be the longest foreign operation Bluquse had ever conducted in the 21st century, lasting over ten months, it was only two weeks that Aden Command onboard the SS Grand Turtle had soberly given final orders to the rest of the fleet to prepare for the long journey back home. Officially given after the fleet stayed just outside the Aden gulf for an additional two weeks, rescuing as many fleeing refugees as they could sustain along with redirecting more capable seacraft to India and Sir Lanka before beginning their departure home on the 14th of April. The last defenses around the city of Aden had fallen on March 31, with air evacuations ceasing only the very next day. Set up by remaining Yemen/Omen forces alongside four platoons from Bluquse's 2nd Rangers Company, a special forces unit originally providing security for the Aden refugee camp, long since evacuated, the city's defenses surprisingly lasted for over a week. Holding up against wave after wave of enemy forces before eventually falling to low troop morale, massive casualties, damaged Infrastructure, and defenses and along with it, the very last non-occupied major city on the Arabian peninsula.

"We gave them all we could offer in available supplies, weapons, improved defenses, and strategies, but seeing as how long this whole conflict had been going on, with tremendous and unimaginable losses of both infrastructure and life, the defenses were bound to fall apart at any moment." Reports Captain Katrina Manaia, commanding officer of the Blusen 2nd Rangers Company. "Sure we've gotten a lot of help from what's left of the Aden forces, I honestly appreciate their help but, we could only stall the Imperials for so long. We all saw the enemy was getting impatient with how long the whole fracking war was taking and because of it, we begin to notice them becoming ever more reckless toward the end. A technician in 1st platoon shared me an interesting fact during the free city's last days that intel collected by our local friends in the area confirmed our suspicions that the enemy commander leading the forces against us was a veteran who fought way back in Jeddah, no wonder they were hitting us with such fury. The final blow to the city we worked so hard to defend happened during the early afternoon hours when two of their own armored brigades madly rushed right into our last defenses, sacrificing themselves so as to give the enemy infantry a chance to swarm through the cracks while we were distracted, which eventually lead us a final blow."

She and the rest of her company were able to safely get back onboard the SS Grand Turtle shortly after the city's fall. The condition they were in clearly showed how brutal the final battle was nearly a month ago as one formerly injured corporal, Umeni Garrison of 3rd Platoon gave a clearer but grim picture. "It was as what I could only describe as a swarm of death... the soldiers running at us had this serious murderous intent in their eyes. You could mentally sense this aura of madness coming off of them, which chilled us down to the bones. It's almost as if they were demons in the flesh, which is something you don't really normally describe anyone as such but then again, maybe they really were demons given god knows how many atrocities they committed during their so-called Crusade. Sure we were caught off guard but we still managed to do our mission professionally. Despite our best efforts, our platoon was almost overwhelmed by them were it not for the timely arrival of a squad of Yemen machine gunners. We were able to hold them off together for another good ten minutes before the Imperials started shelling us with artillery. It was when that occurred that we started our retreat, hastier then my liking but we were running out of ammunition and supplies to deal with them by the time they finally started swarming past the defensive walls we worked so hard on."

After several weeks of careful investigation, done by BID (Blusen Intelligence Directorate) and other agencies. They all officially confirmed that the Blusen Speical Forces suffered a total of fourteen fatalities, while five others are currently in moderate condition on board the SS Grand Turtle, going through further treatment. A further forty-three Blusens suffered only minor injuries who should all make full recoveries before and after the fleet makes it home. Despite what could've been considered a major loss, seeing as the city and the rest of the peninsula had fallen to the enemy, the delay in the enemy's occupation enabled the successful evacuation of nearly a hundred thousand refugees along with six thousand Arabian servicemen. The real mission in the city's defense was delaying the city's eventual capture just long enough for a sufficient portion of the population to flee to safety as described by commanding officers of the Blusen and Arab forces.

Most of the refugees helped mainly by Blusen humanitarian groups and airlines had been flown to either the refugee camps of Haven One in Lagos, Nigeria, Haven Two in Accra, Ghana, Haven Three in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Haven Four in Luanda, Angola or the newly opened camp of Haven Five in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It's been estimated that a total of around 338,000 had successfully been evacuated off the Arabian peninsula by help from Blusquse. With cooperative relations with these countries, the government of Bluquse had promised to invest at least six hundred million dollars in each country along with the opening of further trade and establishment of educational institutes and hospitals. The ACPP (Arabian Cultural Preservation Project) reports that all registered cultural, documental and historical artifacts are safely packaged and placed onboard the SS Preserver, rechristened near the end of the Arab Crusade by the Blusen academic community for the bold purpose of the cargo ship.

With the entire Arabian peninsula fully occupied under the fist of Edafos, the future of the Arab people left behind on the peninsula seems incredibly grim, especially with reports and documentation from BON (Bluquse Observer Network) on the atrocities and crimes against humanity committed by the Empire. The whereabouts of dozens of humanitarian workers, mainly Blusen and Anden, along with a dozen reporters, especially those from the WWJ and BON remains currently unknown. Worrying families demanding answers along with the safe return of their loved ones had inspired the Blusen external affairs ministry to plan an unimaginable task in getting in contact with the Imperial government of Edafos. Although the task seems very unlikely to exceed, previous communication and trade with the empire's Rogue Traders, done entirely by Blusen academic's for the sole propose of gathering knowledge on Edafos culture and religion might be a possible pathway to contact the higher-ups of the imperial nation.

The whereabouts of Major General Fahim also remain unknown, however, last reports from locals tell that he's still alive, leading militias in isolated areas within the Asir mountains. The Blusen military is looking forward to getting in contact with the militias again with the use of satellite video phones provided to them before Aden's fall, with a communication network to be set up around Earth's orbit by DESA in early May.

[Bluquse]

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Independence Day celebrated with triplet satellite launch

9 May 2019

INSPIRON, BLUQUSE - While the nation celebrates its national holiday, with local foods, music, and historical reenactments shared among the community along with foreigners who happen to join in the celebrations. The day was even more special as great applause was held within mission control at the Inspiron Aerospace Center, who announced earlier today the successful launch of Communion, a first generation triplet of communication satellites designed to provide communications on the ground along with relaying signals to other satellites orbiting around the Earth. Giving the island nation the first time to able to remotely control a spacecraft on the opposite side of the planet without a line of sight while discussed by spacecraft designer Rosa Sierra.

"This is a big first step for our agency since not only did we just launched three satellites toward geosynchronous orbit but it will also enable us to stay in contact with our sats, not just on the opposite side of the Earth but also enable us to launch probes further into space, more distant from the Earth than before." When asked what she thought about seeing the launch on Blusen Independence Day, she responded this. "I've very excited to watch what I've helped create not only launch up towards its attended destination but to have it happen during Independence Day makes it more joyful. I'm told by Albert that this was surely going to be a historical day, seeing as the launch signifies how much we've have done since our nation's independence in 1811."

The communication network is expected to be fully online within nine days after it's launch, while the satellites continue to rearrange themselves into their right positions in orbit, creating a triangle-shaped communication range to aid in civilian and government communications. There's also development by DESA for another triplet of satellites for use for the Blusen military, giving the small nation a tactical advantage that others such as UCNA, Aeuria or Andenkommunen would have. However, they would serve simply for communications as it's considered the most important asset for both the military and intelligence communities within Bluquse. Development and research in high-resolution cameras and intelligence-gathering satellites have only seriously begun within the nation's top military and tech universities.

"We've only begun our development on high-resolution cameras for our sats shortly after the creation of our nation's space program." Addressed Space Technology Professor Spiro Alas, from the Orienta Institute of Technology in Genoryan, Bluquse, which is currently in a research partnership with DESA. "However, it was only after we heard stories of atrocities in Arabia and that incident in Liemak, Andenkommunen was when we seriously considered developing even higher resolution cameras for potently future reconnaissance satellites. I was surprised that shortly after the AACP humanitarian fleet returned home at Port Garros, we've received huge funding for our research department from local tech companies. I found it quite generous, seeing as both the military and intelligence communities are looking forward to aiding us in developing this technology for all of us to hopefully use in the coming future."

It's expected that not only will higher resolution cameras be used on future Blusen reconnaissance satellites but also on Earth or Interplanetary Observing satellites which will enable DESA and other such science agencies to survey and study the atmospheres, surfaces, and environments of planetary bodies more closely and efficiently.

[Andenkommunen]

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North African Communes officially declares civil war "Functionally won", Holds Second Elections.

June 6, 2019

Just over half a year ago in December 2018, after stability in the UAF had been crumbling and tension skyrocketing, there was a socialist revolt in Algiers against the Algerian government and all of the UAF. Shortly followed by a myriad of other cities on the North African coast, it rapidly defeated the opposition within those cities and the surrounding coast. The vast numbers of this revolt and the collapsing morale of UAF ground forces meant the land battle in the more temperatre northern regions fell quickly to the revolts, and what remained was a more protracted naval conflict of attrition. As the UAF still held vast naval superiority, they continually were able to harass the coasts with small assaults and raids in an attempt to wither them down before their own navy succumb to a lack of incoming resources or maintenance, but as of the past month it too has nearly deteriorated entirely much like the rest of the UAF.

Early within the conflict, once the many revolts had coalesced into a more united front, a government for the various cities and rural regions (Now organized as communes) that had revolted was formed by a series of impromptu and small-scale elections. This was done in such a way as to still hold some level of democracy while not opening the revolt up to weakness during the conflict. Now, however, the government has declared the conflict to be "Functionally won" and will be holding full-scale elections to establish a more long term and official government, though many predict due to the success so far most currently in office have a high chance of remaining there. This isn't the final step of the communes in their transition from a war government to total democracy however, as they plan to institute a system of liquid democracy where individuals can revoke the delegation of their vote to a representative for specific issues and vote on it themselves, while otherwise it would operate by the normal representative system.

Throughout the new coastal union there has been much celebrating at this announcement, however, despite the official status of "Functionally won" there is still much conflict to be had. While the naval forces of the UAF have all but collapsed due to a lack of maintenance, repair, or relief from attrition, in addition to frequent sabotage in ports, the land forces have not been entirely eliminated. Initially, the UAF lost ground on almost the entire northern coastal region, however the revolutionaries failed at nearly every attempt to penetrate even slightly into the desert sands of the Sahara below. While too suffering attrition, the small remaining loyal forces of the UAF using what advanced equipment remained rapidly entrenched into the harsh and unforgiving landscape. Despite being nearly entirely cut off from the rest of the world the UAF forces continue to press on, partially thanks to the generosity and support of anti-communist reactionary groups in Africa and the Sahara. While it looks almost certain they will eventually fall without vast foreign support (assuming none comes to the aid of their enemies), for the North African Communes the fighting is not yet over.