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by **Quetana** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:39 pm

BRAFEO ARRESTED - CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION AND LAUNDERING

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Abe Manadabe (@DaviCavaco)
11 November, 2021|VONGANE

Former-President António Brafeo has been arrested and faces corruption and laundering charges for his role in the Guttesmara scandal.

Former-President António Brafeo is facing corruption and laundering charges after being arrested late Thursday afternoon in connection to the ongoing Guttesmara scandal. Having only been removed from executive privileges six days ago with President Emília Medeiros' inauguration, Brafeo is now expected to face a trial to determine the full extent of his criminal action while he was in office.

In June, Brafeo denied wrongdoing in the Guttesmara scandal, saying "I can say with certainty that nothing I did in the process of interacting with Guttesmara was malicious. Nothing I did was harmful to the integrity of the financial systems of Quetana. Nothing I did boosted my own personal gain. I deny all wrongdoing, and I will cooperate fully with the investigation to see that this is proven."

Brafeo's connection to the scandal, which has been investigated since March of 2020, is an authorization from Guttesmara Corporation, owned by Brafeo's brother Jorge Brafeo, to increase its ownership share of the Bank of Quetana bank from 12.6% to 20%, thereby making it the largest single shareholder. This occurred in 2017, when in 2018 Guttesmara was bought by the Bank of Quetana, which occurred following competition between the two banks; that would ultimately lead to the main shareholders going to Bank of Quetana, which created allegations of stock manipulation, specifically attempting to influence the price of Guttesmara stock through an active misinformation campaign.

Brafeo denies being involved in any insider trading as a chief government representative through the process. However, it is publicly believed by investigators that President Brafeo aided his brother's company in gaining inside material of the Bank of Quetana, which functions partially as a government entity. Funds used by Brafeo and his family in the years following the takeover of Guttesmara marked several massive transactions being traced to the takeover, including helicopter trips and luxury vacations to Sulifa, Zamastan, and Albarine.

Several officials of Guttesmara were arrested for insider trading and market manipulation, including Jorge Brafeo who was sentenced to five years but was released after serving only 6 months. President Brafeo is also being investigated for obstruction of the Judiciary investigation, as it is suspected that he altered sentencing for his brother and other political allies. Cash transactions traced back to Guttesmara also point to the involvement of other key politicians in the Social Democratic Party.

The scandal and the lingering implications of it led to the resignation of many top politicians, including Foreign Minister Reis Mantagra. It also led to an economic crisis due to unsustainable debt growth which led to a Coalition of Crown Albatross bailout, which Quetana has struggled and staggered to recover from since.

President Medeiros and her office declined to comment on former-President Brafeo's arrest, having stated previously that they would not pursue any involvement in investigations or possible sentencing.

MEDEIROS ATTENDING C21 IN BESMENIA

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Nataniel Vidal (@DaviCavaco)
11 November, 2021|VONGANE

President Emília Medeiros is headed to Besmenia for the C21 Summit, her first foreign trip.

President Emília Medeiros is en route to Freiz, Besmenien, for the C21 Summit and her first foreign trip as President. She is expected to meet with multiple heads of state one-on-one aside from the general collective conference, slated to meet at length with fellow WEDA member-state heads President Atticus Moreau of Zamastan, President Akram Sulaiman of Emmiria, Chancellor Sadie Melhaven of Albarine, and Prime Minister Vincent Gatostico of Vitosium. She is also expected to meet at length with President Xi Jingyi of De Yuan as her government levies out its first bout of sanctions against the Yuaneze communist party.

President Medeiros is looking to make a big impact as the freshly minted leader of the C21's powerhouses. She is also looking to further push the TIDI proposals that have been led by Moreau's government with the pursuit of interconnected the global economy even further. The C21 Summit is expected to bring up the issue of economic stray, which has led to strained supply lines and a slump in the global economy. Multiple factors are on track, experts say, to influence a coming recession. While the recession is unavoidable according to most economists, it is very possible to stave off the major impact of it by strengthening the global supply lines.

"It's vital that the world comes together in order to pressure away a recession," Medeiros said prior to her flight. "I am excited to meet with these leaders and introduce myself, but most importantly I'm anticipating the opportunity to present our plans to strengthen our collective economies. We can do this."

Medeiros' first foreign trip is being hailed as one of the most important events a Quetanan president has undertaken. Not only the worrisome state of global economic trends, experts say, but the vital necessity for Quetana itself. As Quetana's economy has been stagnated for nearly five years, the work Medeiros is planning to push with her allies is a huge factor for Quetana's recovery. However, Medeiros also is planning to push the economies of the C21 to do more to elevate the middle and lower classes in their economies through corporate regulation, which has been largely unpopular in many high profile economies where corporations are the backbone of their GDPs.

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by **Zamastan** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:09 am

C21 DESCENDS ON BESMENIA AS WORLD LEADERS AIM TO CURB ECONOMIC DEPRESSION

The World Leaders present at the C21 in Freiz this weekend.

FREIZ - World leaders descended on the Besmenien city of Freiz for the biannual C21 Summit, marking one of the most important of the summits since the organization's founding in 1995 as the world economy slumps as a result of years of backlog and tensions in Southern Adula. Ever since the leaking of Zamastanian Trade Department internet messages in July which stipulated a concern over rising inflation and major delays in trade networks and supply chains leading to a recession, the world leaders present at the summit are seeking to stave off any collapse that may occur.

The leaders attending the summit are:
-Sadie Melhaven, Chancellor of Albarine
-Amanda Ferosan, President of Austrolis I
-Franz Selleaux, President of Avergnon
-Marlijn Zallandt, Prime Minister of Beatavic
-Nikolai Ubotrov, President of Beleroskov
-Elisabeth Rademacher, Prime Minister of Besmenia (host)
-Waywffon Morgan, Mab Darogan of Cadair
-Walde Herzog, Chancellor of Drambenburg
-Boyan Simic, Prime Minister of Durnstaal
-Gilles Martin, President of Elbresia
-Akram Sulaiman, President of Emmiria
-Nikolai Cherdenko, President of Kossmil
-Abiel Kennard, President of Qolaysia
-Emília Medeiros, President of Quetana
-Ulyana Agapova, President of Slavic Union
-Aneya Raso, President of Timeria
-Akan Khalfani ya Mbaku, Prime Minister of Unified Sera
-Vincent Gatostico, Prime Minister of Vitosium
-Farhen Brooks, President of Vulkaria
-Xi Jingyi, President of De Yuan
-Atticus Moreau, President of Zamastan

President Atticus Moreau landed in Freiz aboard his presidential craft, and met with delegates of observing nations, including heads of state Prime Minister Gabriel Leitner of Shoassau, Prime Minister Tullia Grönberg of Caspiaa, and Prime Minister Sartaj Bali of Haduastan. While their nations are not member states of the Collective of 21, they are present to be in talks for their integral economies which are interconnected to the global supply chains. Shoassau specifically is along the Avergnon-Drambenburg-Zamastan corridor, where nearly 10% of land trade passes every year. Haduastan is the fastest growing economy on the planet and will likely be integrated into the C21 in future summits more prominently. Caspiaa is a vital partner of Zamastan, Quetana, Elbresia, and Vitosium.

President Moreau is expected to meet with all leaders present at the summit for one-on-one discussions, with the exception of President Xi Jingyi of Yuan and President Nikolai Ubotrov of Beleroskov due to ongoing diplomatic holds. Among many things, in terms of economics and the summit, Yuan has been criticized for devaluing their currency and placing strict economic grips around vital emerging economies to undermine Zamastanian efforts to boost regional cooperativeness. Beleroskov on the other hand has been criticized for breaking sanctions on oil production in the CCA restricted regions of Antartique seas, which has meant the purposeful ignorance of CCA guidelines and treaties for the environmental integrity of the southernmost continent. Beleroskov had also pulled their ambassador to Zamastan over tensions surrounding Zalluabed.

On that matter, South Adula's crisis has been contributed to the bulk of global economic strains as fighting in Zalluabed, reckless military escalations, and blockades have led to supply chain shortages and delays around the world. Vital to this conversation are Albarine, Austrolis, Durnstaal, Timeria, and the Unified Sera Government, all of whom have been greatly affected by these shortages due to their proximety to maritime chokepoints like the Tarijar Strait and the Jade Strait.

"I anticipate productive conversation and look forward to developing a strategy to better protect the global economy from a collapse," said President Moreau speaking to reporters with PMs Leitner, Grönberg, and Bali on the tarmac of Freiz International Airport. "We must come together to solve this puzzle and prevent a depression. Already my administration and the governments of our close allies are working to strengthen our economies and protect our trade networks - it's up to us and the rest of the world to ensure that everything else is taken into account."

The summit, which goes from November 12th-14th, is set to touch on main topics of the global economy, global trade, and financial markets, but Moreau and his allies are also planning to push the Trade and Infrastructure Development Initiative (TIDI) into the mainstream even further as states like Yuan and Beleroskov push against it. Even an often adversarial economy, Drambenburg, has signed onto TIDI, with Chancellor Walde Herzog having previously stated the investment's benefits to the global economy and infrastructure networks. Leitner and Grönberg in particular were slated by President Moreau to speak on his behalf to lobby TIDI, to which Shoassauan and Caspiaan entities have worked hard to secure. Already a new investment in Shoassau is seen with the construction of a new landing strip at the Staventer International Airport and a ring highway enveloping the small Euronian nation, while in Caspiaa a new port is being planned in the capital of Viitaneimi.

HOW GREEN WAS THE CHARNESSE CLIMATE CONFERENCE?

Thousands of delegates and hundreds of world leaders descended on Charnesse for the climate summit, but concerns have been raised about its emission levels.

CHARNESSE - If you are going to host a world summit on climate change then it really should attempt to be green as possible. The Kuresa government says it is committed to making the event "carbon neutral" but a new report suggests its emissions will be more than double those from the previous summit in 2019 in Chingola, Mulfulira. According to an initial assessment report for the Kuresa government the carbon emissions for CCC are expected to reach the equivalent of 102,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

That is similar to the annual emissions from about 10,000 Zamastanian households. The figure for CCC is double the emissions from the last climate summit in Chingola in 2019. Some of that could be down to the size of this summit. The Kuresa government says that the Charnesse Climate Conference attracted more than 39,000 participants as opposed to 27,000 in Chingola in 2019. According to the report, about 60% of the CCC emissions are estimated to have come from international flights. In order to avoid emissions from flights, attendees were urged to travel by land where possible. However many world leaders flew in by private jet, plus there were cargo aircraft which carried helicopters and vehicles for motorcades. A Kuresan aviation analytics company told the Tofino Times that there was a total of 76 flights involving private jets, or VIP flights, arriving in and around Charnesse in the four days leading up to the conference.

The report, prepared for the government by a sustainability consultant, says that it is the "preliminary baseline assessment" for CCC and it does not breakdown the figures for other emissions. Among the other factors included in the assessment is "energy, water and waste management" at the SEC campus where the summit is being held. According to the report, a new mains power supply was installed at the SEC to provide power for temporary buildings to avoid the use of generators, except for backup power in certain circumstances. It said energy supply during the event would also use a renewable energy tariff.

Low carbon transport including public transport and low-carbon vehicles were also promoted by CCC organisers. Delegates to the blue zone were given public transport travel cards and a conference shuttle bus operated during the event using an electric fleet. In the CCC venue they took a "low carbon" catering approach which included locally sourced and seasonal menus. The event had eliminated single-use cups and plastics. Instead, there were nearly 400 water coolers around the site for delegates to use with reusable bottles. The menu was 40% plant-based and 60% vegetarian overall. However the inclusion of meat, seafood and dairy on the menu was heavily criticised by the animal and climate justice group Creature Revolution. A spokesperson for the group stated that the "illogical decision" was like "serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference".

If the report says the event is responsible for 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, how can it be carbon neutral? The Kuresan government says that in order to offset the summit's carbon it can take on projects that are recognised by the Coalition of Crown Albatross Framework Convention on Climate Change (CCAFCCC). These include renewable energy projects, reforestation and energy efficiency measures. The Kuresan government still says it will be the first CCC to demonstrate carbon neutrality validation through the internationally recognised standard on carbon neutrality.

KASEMA 2021: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

With only three weeks to go until the Winter Olympics in Kyti, the stakes are high.

KASEMA - Kasema 2021 kicks off on 4 December in Kyti with more than two weeks of action on snow and ice to follow, and Team Zamastan is expected to field a 266-strong team across 17 disciplines. Zamastan won eighteen medals at the previous two editions of the Winter Olympics, but the team will be looking to better that haul in Kasema, with ZOC President Ewan Phillips, praising the "exciting" squad set to take to the greatest stage.

"I was an athlete myself so I'm the last person to start putting medals around people's necks, particularly with the nature of winter sports," the former modern pentathlete, who won bronze at Leades, Versenia, in 2013, told the Tofino Times. "We all know it's small margins which makes it exciting - the jeopardy is high. We've got a great group of athletes. We may not be the best, but we do tend to punch above our weight so it's an exciting team. What we're getting is a strength in depth of athletes. The pool is getting bigger, and we're entering more disciplines than we ever have done before. That's really important to us. It's not about just going in two events, two disciplines, we want to have strength in depth so we can capture the nation."

What's new? Many of the venues used to house Nortua Summer Sports 11 years earlier will be reused next year, including the Bird's Nest stadium, but some sports, including alpine skiing, bobsleigh and skeleton, will take place in the mountains outside Kasema. All venues for the Games, say organisers, will run entirely on renewable energy. Several new events have been added to the Winter Olympic programme for Kasema, with the goal of increasing female participation in the Games and enhancing the appeal to younger audiences.

The new events are women's bobsledding and freestyle skiing big air (men's and women's), as well as mixed team events in short-track speed skating team relay, ski jumping, freestyle skiing aerials and snowboard cross. As a result, there will be more female athletes (45.44% of participants) and women's events in Kasema than at any previous winter Games. In ice hockey, players from the ZHL will be allowed to compete again, having being absent from Agiakaia 2019.

Apatonia is set to make its Winter Olympic debut with one qualification spot sealed in the men's alpine skiing, but Beleroskov has largely been banned from the Games after the IOC suspended its committee until the end of 2022 for not complying with anti-doping regulations. When any Beleroskovian athlete qualifies, the IOC will take an "appropriate decision" - which could mean they are permitted to compete under a neutral flag.

The Zamastan Olympic Committee has not yet set a medal target for Kasema. nstead, it set a broad medal range. But Zamastan Snowsport, the body that oversees ski and snowboard, has set its own target of between three and seven Olympic medals. They have predicted medals for the mixed curling (gold) and men's curling (silver) and a bronze medal for snowboard cross. Caspiaa, Great Lutharia, and Elbresia are often the top performers at the Winter Games.

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by **Emmiria** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:28 pm

C21 UNDERWAY
The C21 in Freiz, Besmenia, aims to prevent a looming global recession

President Sulaiman arrives in Freiz for the C21 summit

Freiz - President Akram Sulaiman arrived in Freiz, a major Besmenien city, for the biannual C21 Summit. In his first foreign trip since visiting Vitosium in June, Sulaiman is expected to highlight policies for Emmirian economic stances as the world leaders present there debate the ways that are best suited to confront an expected global recession. As the snow began to fall on Freiz, Sulaiman met with President Gilles Martin of Elbresia on the tarmac for his first interaction with a leader at the summit before heading to the convention center to begin further conversations.

Experts believe that a global recession is inevitable as global trade continues to be backed up from over two years of tension and conflict around chokehold trade routes, like the Tarijar Strait which separates Albarine and Zalluabed from Emmiria. Inflation as a result has drawn down consumer purchasing, creating a bubble that economists believe will soon pop and destroy the integrity of interconnected economies.

"We must work to prevent a crash," Sulaiman stated when encountered with the press. "We have our best delegates working to assume every aspect of what may happen and how we should face it. The good news is that we've been here before, and we know how to solve issues like this. It may take time, but we can do it."

TAFCA and TIDI are both major economic tools being pushed at the conference, as Zamastan's massive investment project faces backlash from the De Yuaneze government and the Adulan trade alliance begins to crack under political pressure, even as Quetana prepares to sign onto it. Emmiria represents the 8th largest economy in the C21, with a GDP of roughly 3.7 trillion, though that growth has been largely driven by oil and natural gas production and manufacturing, both of which have been hit to extremes as a result of global backtags. Energy shipments have not been planned to schedule, goods and shipments are backlogged, and though Emmiria is the world's largest non-renewable energy producer, their main customers are falling back on their investments.

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by **Apatonia** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:48 am

LE DOCUMENT DE MISAMBA

Apatonian federal forces patrol the border with Unified Sera

PRESIDENT NGOTSHA SLAMMED FOR BANNING MEDIA ALONG SERAN BORDER

President Mlamuli Ngotsha has instituted a ban on media reporting along the border with the Unified Sera Government as a refugee crisis grows over the rebel fighting in Lundia province which has spurred tens of thousands to flee north. Human rights groups have condemned Apatonia's government for continuing to ban journalists, lawyers, and aid workers from accessing the country’s border with Unified Sera, as thousands of migrants and refugees have gathered on the Apatonian side hoping to cross into the U.S..

For two months now, no media professionals have been able to access the Apatonian side of the border. As media attention intensified this week on the escalating geopolitical dispute, journalists were still unable to approach the Apatonian border fences. Apatonian media as well as international news teams like the Zamastanian paper Tofino Times, which have called the restrictions “arbitrary and disproportionate,” are calling for the ban on media presence to be lifted in order for accurate and transparent information to be relayed from the area.

An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 migrants and refugees are camped out at the Apatonian side of the border with Unified Sera after being denied entry to the more developed nation by Apatonian security forces. Human rights groups have raised concerns for their safety amid harsh heat conditions and a spate of deaths on both sides of the border.

Some human rights groups have accused officials in the capital of Sifondo of discouraging migrants and refugees to try to cross into the Unified Sera as President Ngotsha attempts to bare strength against the threat of rebel attacks and insurgencies in the southwestern Lundia province and the city of Builundo.

Checkpoints span the length of the Apatonia-US border which is currently under a state of emergency lasting until the beginning of December. Kilometres from the razor wire fences where thousands of Apatonian border guards are now stationed, anyone driving in the area is pulled over in the roadblocks formed by the military and police. Journalists have reported being detained and only those who can provide documentation proving that they live in the restricted area can enter.

An unnamed source from Unified Sera stated that it was essential that journalists were allowed to report from the border.

“Although it is legitimate for the Apatonia authorities to declare a state of emergency on the border due to security issues, the imposed press freedom restrictions are arbitrary and disproportionate,” they said. “The overall ban for journalists to work in the border zone is contrary to Apatonia's international press freedom commitments which state that press freedom may be restricted only with a legitimate goal and proportionally to the threat in question.”

The unnamed source added that at least two media crews have so far faced prosecution for violating the ban on entrance to the area.

“Considering the prosecution as arbitrary, we have denounced it and called for it to be dropped. As the state of emergency expires on December 2, the Apatonian authorities should allow for all press freedom restrictions to be lifted. Only then will reporters be free to cover subjects of not only Apatonian, but also of Seran and CCA public interest, given that Apatonian border with Sera is a largely ethnic border.”

Earlier this week President Mlamuli Ngotsha said that media at the border would only harm the situation saying that media would be “susceptible to the influence of international fake news”.

Apatonian media, however, has repeatedly denounced the ban. In an open letter written in September and signed by 30 national media and journalistic organisations they said that the lack of access ran “contrary to the principle of freedom of speech, and manifests the unlawful obstruction of journalists’ work and suppression of press criticism”.

“The state of emergency, introduced by the government, on the entire length of the Apatonia-Seran border, rules out the activity of the media. The regulations allow free movement of people and entities providing various services and conducting economic activity there – with the exception of journalists and social organisations. This is a clear signal that our presence is inconvenient for the government. This must raise objections.”

Several thousand Coalition of Crown Albatross peacekeepers are present in Apatonia to help keep the peace and prevent civilian casualties. As a part of general neutrality, they have not commented on the reporting ban.

by **Elbresia** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 11:20 am

Allengin Herald | 11/13/2021
Martin Attends C21

President Gilles Martin attends the C21 Summit, on November 13th, 2021

President Gilles Martin met with multiple heads of state in Freiz for the C21 Summit, meeting with fellow ANS leader Besmenien Prime Minister Elizabeth Rademacher, Zamastanian President Atticus Moreau, and his first ever face-to-face interaction with Xi Jingyi of De Yuan. Martin is looking to shore up the Elbresian economy with new connections made at the C21.

The Exhibition Center of Freiz was the venue for the summit, where more than 2 dozen world leaders and hundreds of delegates and world representatives are discussing future economic policy to stave off a possible recession. Martin and Rademacher are also working to institute policies that will deepen the connection between the ANS and the SBU for a more unified Nortuan continent.

"The C21 is a powerful and important institution," Martin said. "We need to make sure we utilize this influence for the good of the whole world."

by **Saint Croix and Bens** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:54 pm

SAINT CROIX JOURNAL
SCB PLANS TO GO NUCLEAR TO STAVE OFF CARBON EMISSIONS
Nuclear power can go horribly wrong and is notorious for cost overruns, but it is gaining high-profile champions.

The Sintoball Nuclear Power Plant in SCB is one of two nuclear plants in the country

Saint Elmenau - As the Charnesse Climate Conference (CCC21) concluded and countries prepared to throw a lot more money towards de-carbonising their economies, the debate over the role nuclear energy should play in achieving net-zero targets is heating up. Nuclear power plants have been around since the 1950s. The technology is relatively basic: Atoms are split and the energy that’s released heats water to produce steam that moves electricity-generating turbines. Saint Croix and Bens, which has only two reactors, is preparing to invest in more.

When things go wrong with that 20th-century technology – whether due to nature or human error – they can go horribly wrong. Look no further than Treviso, West Chanchajilla. Some countries are already embracing nuclear power in a big way. Yuan – the world’s biggest carbon emitter – is planning to build at least 150 nuclear reactors over the next 15 years. That is more than the entire world has built over the past three and a half decades.

President William Urskabau said this week that his country “will for the first time in decades revive the construction of nuclear reactors” to reach its net-zero goal. The SCB Energy Minister reportedly told an audience at CCC21 that the SCB is “all in on nuclear” as part of its clean electricity plans. There are also business A-listers throwing their weight behind nuclear power. Billionaire businessmen are championing a type of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) known as a “fast” Natrium reactor. Nuclear power is also notorious for cost overruns and is relatively more expensive compared to renewables like solar and wind. Even the CCA is throwing its support behind SMRs and advanced reactor technology, lauding its benefits in a recent technology brief.

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by **Kossmil** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:57 pm

THE KOSSMIL PAPER

PRESIDENT CHERDENKO ARRIVES IN FREIZ FOR C21 SUMMIT

Cherdenko talking to the foregin press when arrived at Freiz Exhibition Center

Date-13 November 2021

Freiz- President Nikolai Cherdenko arrives in Freiz, Besmenia for Kossmil first ever appearance at the 54th C21 summit which has started on 12 November, reason for late arrival was pointed to Cherdenko feeling ill on day which he apologise to the Elisabeth Rademacher, the prime minister of Besmenia and to the organisers of the summit. The C21 or the Collective of Twenty-One, is an an intergovernmental forum comprising 21 countries of the largest economies in the Coalition of Crown Albatross, Kossmil is currently ranked 16th just above Albarine and just below Unified Sera, the top 3 nation in the C21 are in order; Zamastan, Yuan and Drambenburg.

The main issues will be about the expected upcoming global recession which is likely caused by the two years of tension around the trade routes around southern Adula example being Tarijar Strait where the Tarijar Strait Crisis happen another issue is the International integration of Trade and Infrastructure Development Initiative (TIDI) as President Moreau and his supporters want push for more nations to be involved in the initiative but it face rejection by Yuan and TTPA member Beleroskov while Drambenburg signed on, Kossmil is not a member but there are rumours of Cherdenko being interested in joining the TIDI.

President Cherdenko will meet with all of the leaders at the summit including newly elected Emília Medeiros, the 21st President of Quetana after beating previous President António Brafeo at the 2021 Quetana general election, now António Brafeo is facing corruption and laundering charges for the Guttesmara scandal when Cherdenko was asked by QBC News to give his opinion. “I was very shocked when I found out what happened to Brafeo and I hope justice is served, but I’m not here to talk about Brafeo as I want to talk to President Medeiros about creating deals and opportunities between our nations. Another question was asked by Zamastan News Network about if Kossmil will join the TIDI, he responded in Caticeze-English “It is a big opportunity for Kossmil if she benefits from it but I may talk with President Moreau later on the day or tomorrow about the advantages and disadvantages of joining, so who knows.” The last question he was asked, was about the commitment to TAFCA in which he respond, "Of course, it was one first trade organisations that Kossmil join and that the investment from TAFCA has help Kossmil grow and for her people to prosper, I will be one of the first to say that more Adula nations should join the TAFCA family to create an amazing infrastructure and network in Adula and that benefits are good for nations to join."

by **Quetana** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:38 pm

BRAFEO OFFICIALLY CHARGED, WILL FACE TRIAL

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12 November, 2021|VONGANE

Former-President António Brafeo has been arrested and faces corruption and laundering charges for his role in the Guttesmara scandal.

Former-President António Brafeo appeared in court little more than a day after his arrest, where he was formally charged with corruption and laundering charges from an indictment surrounding the government's probe into the Guttesmara Fund fraud. High Judge Pedro Maliescos of the 2nd District Federal Court read the indictment as the recently-ousted President stood in silence and his lawyers accepted the prosecution's intention to begin a trial. What began as a seemingly minor and morally questionable event by then-President Brafeo nearly a year ago has unraveled into an unprecedented legal battle which denotes the procedure for even the most powerful individuals in Quetana.

The indictment and the official charges from the federal prosecutor state that António Brafeo faces three counts of corruption due to intention to cover up his involvement in the Guttesmara scandal, which includes ordering federal authorities to detract charges from close acquaintances. This includes the retraction of fines for people like his brother, the central figure in the scandal, and revoking prison time and lessening sentences for other people who were convicted. Brafeo also faces two counts of laundering, as the probe found that transactions made from Brafeo's office included two large sums both deposited and withdrawn for personal endeavors and escapades. Brafeo spent a lot of this money on vacations to a luxury beach resort in Janapa and a ski vacation in Zamastan.

While some point to the fact that personal expenditures are not illegal for executive officials in Quetanan government, the issue raised in the case of the former-President is that these funds are believed to have been taken from private accounts not associated with the Brafeo family. Guttesmara officials were found in contempt for manipulating accounts and essentially stealing money from other people through small detachment percentages at a time. Those percentages varied, but all added up in the end to copious amounts. The question for the prosecution now is to convince a jury that Brafeo knowingly did this, while the defense has to ascertain that the president had no knowledge of how these funds came about and to convince the jury that all of his actions in pardoning was constitutional.

Brafeo did not make any statement when allowed by Judge Maliescos, though his defense attorneys did. The former-President's lead lawyer, Tomas Mides, opened his arguments by stating "Mr. Brafeo has done no wrong in this case. Negligence, perhaps, but no ill-will. The fault is fully at Jorge Brafeo's feet, and while his sentence was wavered, it's due to executive privilege. To charge the former-President with a crime of corruption for exercising the right of pardon is simply unconstitutional and opens grave dangers to what a President would be able to do."

The upcoming trial is expected to last several weeks. If convicted, former-President Brafeo could be sentenced to five years minimum in federal prison, but may even face a longer sentence should the jury or judge find more reason to do so. If acquitted, though, Brafeo could receive penalty compensation from the government.

MEDEIROS CLASHES WITH YUAN'S XI AT C21

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President Emília Medeiros forcefully denounced President Xi Jingyi of Yuan at the C21 in Besmenia.

President Emília Medeiros has already made headlines for an impassioned address at the C21 in the Besmenien city of Freiz, where she implored world leaders to rally together in order to prevent a global market crash. However, the attention she's getting revolve around her statements in which she called out multiple heads of state by reference only, but very directly pointed both verbally and in a literal physical gesture to Xi Jingyi of De Yuan. The moment has gone viral online, as Medeiros extends a finger from the podium towards the Yuaneze delegation and Xi himself and denounces them for their manipulative market actions.

In the stunning moment, she calls Xi a "master manipulator" and a "dangerous example of what those with no care for the world can do". Her full remarks in the moment are as follows;

"The world needs to come together. We too often play individually. We work to boost ourselves and rarely ever create intentional cooperativity. The global economy has never worked efficiently when it's one against everyone, but it has always prospered when there is collective action. This is why I implore every leader in this room to stop their assertive action and isolative measures. No-one embodies a dangerous example of what those with no care for the world can do better than Xi Jingyi and the Communist Party of Yuan. To Xi's credit, he is a master manipulator. Devaluing the yen has led to inflation not only in the international sphere, but in Yuan as well. Attempts to make the global trade Yuaneze-centric has not led to prosperity for anyone, including Yuan. It has led to division and dissatisfied markets. It isn't ingenuity, it's damaging, not only to the globe but also in a nature of true self-destruction."

The Yuaneze delegation sat in silence for the remaining fifteen minutes of Medeiros' speech, and Xi was caught on camera with a stern expression. Following her closing statements, however, Xi and the delegation stood and left the conference hall ahead of the following speech by Durnstaal's Prime Minister Boyan Simic. Simic took the stage moments after, sticking to script and not addressing the awkward air of the hall now that the seats near the front of the main stage had been made desolate.

There was speculation that the Yuaneze delegation was preparing to leave the summit prematurely when they left the hall, but they confirmed later to the press that they were staying for the remainder of the summit to continue talks with other governments and their representatives. However, a planned meeting between Medeiros and Xi was cancelled, a clear indication of deeper tensions now existing between the two states.

Medeiros' reference to the devaluing of currency by the Yuaneze government was made as a direct point to an instance when the yen was lowered in collective worth in order to boost inflation on Yuan's biggest trader - Zamastan. However, the adverse also occurred as every nation who does trading with Yuan also experienced significant inflation rates, and the turn down in investment led to the worst inflation being seen in Yuaneze domestic consumer markets. As a candidate for President, Medeiros often called out Yuan's manipulative market practices and called for greater sanctions on their economic standing. Experts are now anticipating a new round of sanctions by both Quetana and Yuan to battle each other out on the international markets.

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by **De Yuan** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:22 pm

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NATIONAL PRESS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF YUAN
XI AND DELEGATES ATTEND C21

FREIZ - President Xi Jingyi and representatives of the Yuaneze government are in Besmenia for the C21. The Yuaneze economy continues to grow despite a recent stagnation caused by economic inflation on consumer goods due to global backups in supply chains. However, many nations have accused Yuan's economists of market manipulation to get ahead on the global economy, claims which are greatly disputed by Xi and the government. At the C21, newly-elected President of Quetana Emília Medeiros publicly accused President Xi quite forcefully by calling him "dangerous" and "manipulative", going as far to cite him as the reason for an impending recession.

In her remarks, the Quetanan head of state said "Attempts to make the global trade Yuaneze-centric has not led to prosperity for anyone, including Yuan. It has led to division and dissatisfied markets." Following her statements, President Xi and the Yuaneze delegation dismissed themselves, clearly furious with what had just transpired. Capitalist news coverage initially painted the event as an abdication, saying that Xi was returning to Yuan.

However, the delegation stayed, and Xi spoke to the media shortly afterwards, saying "One fails to see why anyone would pay mind to Lady Medeiros. She has barely been in office and acts as if she understands the intricate workings of the global economy. That is the real threat - inexperienced and fresh-faced leaders who have never faced crisis before dictating what the answers are."

Xi also stated that there was still work to be done, and while he would go on to meet with Beleroskov's President Nikolai Ubotrov and other heads of state in private meetings, a planned interaction with Medeiros was now cancelled.

习靖宜主席和元泽政府代表正在贝斯梅尼亚参加C21会议。尽管最近由于供应链的全球备份，消费品价格的通货膨胀导致经济停滞，但元泽经济继续增长。然而，许多国家指责袁纯定经济学家操纵市场，以推动全球经济的发展。在C21会议上，新当选的奎塔纳·埃米利亚·梅德罗斯总统公开指责习主席"危险"和"操纵"，甚至将他列为即将陷入衰退的原因。

奎塔南国家元首在讲话中说："试图使以元泽为中心的全球贸易，并没有给任何人，包括元人带来了繁荣。这导致了市场分裂和不满。习近平主席和元泽代表团在发言后，显然对刚刚发生的事情感到愤怒。资本主义新闻报道最初将这一事件描绘成退位，称习近平将返回元。

然而，代表团留下来了，习近平不久后对媒体说："人们不明白为什么有人会介意梅德罗斯夫人。她几乎没上任过，表现得好像她了解全球经济的复杂运作。这才是真正的威胁——缺乏经验、面目全非的领导人，在决定答案之前，他们从未面对过危机。

习近平还表示，仍有工作要做，虽然他将继续与别列罗斯科夫总统尼古拉·乌博特罗夫和其他国家元首举行非公开会晤，但与梅德罗斯的互动计划现已取消。

by **North Timeria** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:37 pm

President Raso in Freiz FOR C21

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World leaders are in Freiz attending the C21 conference this week. President Raso arrived earlier this week and will be in attendance along with key members of her staff. This year’s conference is considered to be vital as many worries that an unsuccessful C21 will only validate concerns of a global market crash. President Raso will work with the C21 and individual leaders to sort out issues plaguing the international market. One of the major issues is right at home as many see South Adula’s security issues as a factor in the international market’s decline. Aside from the Osea Accords signed in August Timeria hasn’t been very active in South Adula.

President Raso will hopefully get a chance to work closely with TAFCA members on the international stage. Raso has already stated that “TAFCA members are our key partners and we look forward to cooperating with them throughout the summit.” Raso was also asked about the tension between Yuan and Zamastan by reporters. President Raso has not publicly chosen a side but has criticized Yuan and many see Timeria as leaning towards Zamastan. President Raso still plans to meet with President Xi Jingyi, their first meeting despite differences.

Following the C21 Raso will remain in Besmenia for two days. President Raso will visit Beiltrutz Castle, where the Treaty of Freiz was signed in 1920 and ended the Besmenian civil war. She will meet with local leaders throughout the day before traveling to Summingian. President Raso will meet with governor Georg Stuck to discuss economic policies and growing the bridge between Nortua and Adula. She will return home to Infinity following her 2 days extension in Besmenia.

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by **Constantio** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:14 am

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BLANIAN MEETS MOREAU IN NORASA AS TENSIONS WITH NEIGHBORING SYRARANTO MOUNT

President Moreau of Zamastan meets with President Blanian in Norasa following the C21

NORASA- President Tony Blanian welcomed Zamastanian President Atticus Moreau to Constantio as the latter begins a three-nation stop in Nortua following the conclusion of the C21 conference in the Besmenien city of Freiz. The two leaders, who have only met once previously, met with a handshake in the Kyraki Palace along the Tyakri River in downtown Norasa to discuss TIDI initiative planning which the National Assembly of Constantio is currently debating, as well as even closer connections diplomatically between the two countries.

The two leaders also discussed issues surrounding the neighboring nation of Syraranto, where an uneasy ceasefire in the near one and a half yearlong civil war has been frayed by a migrant and refugee crisis, an unsanctioned nuclear weapons test, and threats by the Syrarantoan dictator Kyraikos Tasoulas regarding Constantio's status and the SBU. These threats are concerning to both Constantio and Zamastan, with the Zamastanian 2nd Naval Fleet having docked in Balgita as a preemptive measure and Blanian having previously stated that Tasoulas' "blatant disregard for established international peace protocols is abhorrent and deceitful."

The concern over Syraranto's pursuit of a nuclear weapon beckons back to the 1990s, when Syraranto kickstarted a violent series of wars across Western Nortua that largely broke out over ethnic and religious lines. The Chezian War was a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies fought in the Chezia Region of Western Nortua from 1992 to 1995, which led to the breakup of the Chezia Alliance. The nations involved in the war included Artaska, Achijan, Constantio, Cechena, Cylata, North Icadania, and Syraranto, while outside powers such as Yuan, Besmenia, and Zamastan contributed to the efforts of their respective allies. The constituent republics of the Chezia Alliance declared war on each other, as well as several dozen separatist movements, despite unresolved tensions between ethnic minorities in the participating countries, fueling the wars.

The war began as Syraranto withdrew from the Chezia Alliance and invaded Constantio on February 5th, 1992. The governments of Consantio and Cechena, as well as dozens of militia and faction forces committed to the preservation of the alliance, joined forces to counter the fighting. The government of Achijan, wanting independence from the Alliance, began fighting a new front in the east, alongside separatist forces within Constantio and Cechena. The fighting soon escalated from conventional war to more sporadic insurgency fighting as all the government armies began breaking into independently controlled factions with very little central command. A civil war broke out between the autonomous states of Cylata and Artaska, Achijan rebels insurgents fought to be annexed by Constantio, and Syraranto was pushed out of invaded territory when Icadania invaded it.

Most of the stages of the war ended through peace accords, involving largely international recognition of new states and the dissolution of others, but with a massive human cost and economic damage to the region. Often described as Nortua's deadliest conflicts since the Chezian Wars of Independence (1806-23), the wars were marked by many war crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity and rape. The Cechena genocide was the first Nortuan crime to be formally classified as genocidal in character, and many key individual participants in it were subsequently charged with war crimes. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Chezian Alliance (ICTCA) was established by the Coalition of Crown Albatross in 1998 to prosecute these crimes. According to the C.C.A., the Chezian War resulted in the death of 290,000 people.

Because of the general fear in the Constatioan public of Syrarantoan aggression, which was seen first hand in the June bombings of a metro bus in Norasa which killed dozens of people and was traced back to regime operatives, Blanian has had to assure the country that they are safe and that there is no threat of war, while also heralding a migrant crisis and condemning Tasoulas' nuclear and missile tests. He has stated on numerous occasions that Zamastan is the key ally in this instance, and has reportedly been reassured that Zamastan and other SBU nations will come to Constantio's defense if attacked.

"I am pleased to welcome and speak with President Moreau here in Norasa," Blanian stated to reporters. "He is a true leader and his nation takes a leading role on the world stage, so knowing that we can be a helpful ally and be backed by them along the way is immensely important to us."

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by **Artaska** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:57 am

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PRESIDENT BISLIEV WELCOMES MOREAU TO ARTASKA

President Moreau and President Bisliev embrace during their first meeting in the capital of Coplesti

COPLESTI- President Emin Bisliev stood sharply outside the Red Palace in Coplesti as President Atticus Moreau of Zamastan arrived via motorcade from the airport. In the first ever state visit by a Zamastanian head of state to Artaska, Moreau and Bisliev entered the Palace for discussion and embraced in a moment captured by cameras. The two leaders were meeting as Moreau wraps up a five-day trip to Nortua which began with the C21 Summit in Besmenia, continued with a state visit to Constantio, and concludes with the historic visit to the capital of Artaska, Coplesti.

Emin and Moreau signed an agreement to boost trade between the two nations, create a joint-military exercise and supply agreement, and to create a shared cultural program between the two nations. The meeting also comes 5 days before the 20th anniversary of Artaskan independence from Cylata, which Moreau noted in his remarks by saying "the future of Artaska is bright as the nation prepares to enter its third decade of independence."

The Constitution of Artaska describes the state as a "civic, democratic, ecological state of social justice, based on the reign of Law." Artaska is an independent and sovereign republic that gained independence on November 20th, 2001, and proclaimed its constitution on 22 March 2002.

The President of Artaska is the head of state, elected for a period of five years through direct elections. The President represents the country abroad, promulgates laws by ordinance, calls elections for the Parliament, and proposes candidates for Vice President, president and justices of the Constitutional Court to the Parliament. The President also proposes the calling of a referendum to Parliament, grants amnesty for criminal offences prescribed by the national law, confers decoration and awards and performs other constitutional duties.

The Government of Artaska is the executive branch of government authority of Montenegro. The government is headed by the Vice President, and consists of the deputy prime ministers as well as ministers. The Parliament of Artaska is a unicameral legislative body. It passes laws, ratifies treaties, appoints the Vice President, ministers, and justices of all courts, adopts the budget and performs other duties as established by the Constitution. Parliament can pass a vote of no-confidence in the Government by a simple majority. One representative is elected per 6,000 voters.

The Republic of Artaska, commonly referred to as Artaska, is a small country in Western Nortua bordered by Cylata and Cechena. Its capital is Coplesti and its largest city is Selika, and the nation has a population of 7,268,000. Artaska unilaterally declared its independence from Cylata on 20 November 2001, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by most member states of the Coalition of Crown Albatross. Most of central Artaska is dominated by vast plains and fields, with the Chezian Mountains in the east and the Northern Samson Ocean to the west.

In the late 19th century, Artaska was the center of the Ardani National Awakening. Tensions between Artaska's Ardani and Bosi communities simmered through the 20th century and occasionally erupted into major violence, culminating in the nation's involvement in the Chezian War (1992-95), which resulted in the withdrawal of the Cylatan army, the establishment of the CCA Interim Administration Mission in Artaska and the declaration of independence in 2001. While Cylata still claims Artaska as its sovereign territory, it accepts governing authority of the Artaska institutions as a part of the 2002 Dimayev Agreement.

Artaska is a developing country, with an upper-middle-income economy. It has experienced solid economic growth over the last decade by international financial institutions, and growth every year since the onset of a financial crisis of 2011. Artaska is a member of the Coalition Trade Organization, TIDI, and has applied for membership of the Sotoan Basin Union and for observer status in the Alliance of Nortuan States.

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by **Vuswistan** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:22 am

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SYRARANTO CIVIL WAR SEES SPIKE IN FIGHTING ALMOST 9 MONTHS AFTER CEASEFIRE

The rebel-held city of Tirikan, which saw the start of fighting in the brutal civil war back in August of 2020, has been shelled into oblivion by Tasoulas regime forces. International observers say that more than 100,000 civilians have been killed in the course of the conflict.

Tyrnatini – 9 months after a ceasefire resulted in a staved off conflict with sporadic clashes, President Panagiotakis Nicolalis (NUP) provided an update on the government's policies as it relates to the Syraranto Civil War as fighting begins to surge once again in rebel controlled territories. The federal forces of dictator Kyraikos Tasoulas began a series of assaults against the rebel strongholds of Tirikan and Uuanain, which were the focal points of the beginning of the conflict in June of 2020. The fighting comes as as President Moreau of Zamastan makes diplomatic rounds in Constantio and Artaska, and multiple states internationally and specifically within the Sotoan Basin Union condemn recent nuclear tests by the regime and subsequent missile tests.

The Kyraikos regime said Tuesday it has killed over 130 FSA rebels in the past 24 hours in strikes in and near the northern pro-government bastion of Tabaca. The regime has been reporting high death tolls in almost daily strikes since July aimed at repelling a rebel offensive on the city of Tabaca, the government's main stronghold in the north. The North Icadania-backed rebels rarely comment on the tolls, which have exceeded 3,700 in the past weeks, and VBS cannot independently verify the regime's figures.

"Sixteen military vehicles were destroyed and more than 130 terrorist elements eliminated" in the latest raids, the regime said in a statement carried by the Syrarantoan state news agency SPA. It said the operations were carried out in Tabasa and Tirikan provinces. The rebels began a major push to seize Tabasa city in August, and renewed their offensive in September. There was also reported fighting on a separate front, along Syraranto's Sotoa Sea coast after rebel forces pushed south in recent days. The regime said Tuesday they targeted four rebel positions along the western coast.

A rebel advance near Syraranto's lifeline port Bullemara and a federal pullback have displaced more than 6,000 people, according to the Coalition of Crown Albatross. On Monday, the regime said in a statement that the "redeployment and repositioning" of its troops and government forces last week was designed "to win its national battle on all fronts".

Syraranto's civil war began largely with the 2016 Syraranto Revolution protests, which grew out of discontent with the Syraranto government's growing suppression of civil liberties such as the right to gather in protest. Following the election of President Tasoulas in 2017, unrest began to grow in Western Syraranto as many separatist movements began to grow, demanding autonomy from the federal government. On July 29th, 2020, the Balgita Nationalist Forces rebel group detonated a bomb in front of the Syraranto Parliament in Covijo, killing 23 people and injuring dozens more. An intensive investigation with international intelligence aid from the Zamastanian Intelligence Service determined that the B.N.F. had committed the attack in an attempt to kill President Tasoulas, who was unharmed in the attack. Six days later, the President launched a military offensive against "terror organizations and rebel insurgents" in Western Syraranto, effectively escalating to an armed conflict after protests calling for Tasoulas' removal were violently suppressed.

On August 5th, 2020, President Xi Jingyi of Yuan pledged military support to Tasoulas, and dispatched a contingent of the Yuaneze Navy to the Sotoa Sea. On August 7th, the Syraranto military began seiging the city of Tirikan, launching a carpet-bombing campaign largely indiscriminately against the city's inhabitants. Zamastan, Caspiaa, and Rio Palito among other nations heavily sanctioned the Syraranto government as perceptions of an ethnic cleansing against the Gurriana people in the Western part of the country began to unfold, and Drambenburg began sending relief packages to Tirikan via airdrops. Artaska and North Icadania began supporting and supplying rebel forces as the conflict quickly escalated. By August 31st, Secretary-General Katherine von Wettin announced that the conflict had officially evolved into a civil war, and fighting began to erupt in the country's largest cities like Covijo, Gurikans, and Tabaca. The conflict raged without end in sight for months, until the Tyrnatini II Peace Talks on March 1st, 2021, established a semi-effective ceasefire. Fighting and casualties slowed dramatically, but the war continued in low-scale fighting. Fighting spiked again in November of 2021.

International organizations in the Coalition of Crown Albatross have criticized virtually all sides involved, including the Syraranto government, the B.N.G., opposition rebel groups, De Yuan, and Great Epsilon of severe human rights violations and massacres, as well as numerous instances of chemical weapons attacks by government and Epsilon forces. The conflict has caused a major refugee crisis. Over the course of the conflict, a number of peace initiatives have been launched, but fighting has continued. Hundreds of thousands of people have died and millions displaced in what the CCA calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

by **Qolaysia** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:17 pm

New Economic Guidelines Following the C21

President Abiel Kennard

LEONRAU - President Abiel Kennard has returned from the C21 Summit in Besmenien with a pledge to uphold a proposal, put forward by Emília Medeiros of Quetana, to introduce a minimum tax rate for transnational corporations at the level of 15%. In the agreement, the Medeiros' initiative is praised by Kennard as "a historic achievement through which [the C21 states] will establish a more stable and fairer international tax system." The C21 leaders did not unanimously agree to a minimum tax rate, but many called on the organization to swiftly develop relevant model regulations, as well as multilateral instruments, so that new tax rules went into effect all over the world in 2023.

Qolaysia, Quetana, and Zamastan announced that its member states had reached an agreement on introducing a global minimum tax corporate rate of 15% for firms with over 750 million in revenues. The countries plan to sign a multilateral convention in 2022 with further implementation in 2023. The tax rate will apply to such tech giants, commercial industries, and pharmaceutical companies. Another agreement involves the redistribution of tax revenues from major global companies. A part of the tax payment will be transferred from the countries, where the company’s head office is located, to those states where the firms operate and make a profit.

The heads of some of the C21 countries’ financial departments approved a plan on reforming the taxation of international groups of companies. An agreement was reached during a meeting of finance ministers in Leonrau in August, and, after that, consolidated at a joint meeting of the ministers and heads of central banks in October in Tofino.

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by **Zamastan** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:44 pm

MOREAU PROMISES TO DEFEND SBU NATIONS IF SYRARANTO ATTACKS

President Moreau, seen with President Tony Blanian, was in Constantio and Artaska to close out his three-nation Nortua trip as the civil war in Syraranto saw fresh clashes between rebels and regime forces.

NORASA - As President Atticus Moreau rounded out his week-long trip to Nortua following the C21 with state visits to Constantio and Artaska, the regime of Kyraikos Tasoulas in neighboring Syraranto launched a series of assaults on rebel-held cities of Tirikan and Uuanain, near the borders of Cylata and North Icadania. This comes after a ceasefire, which has been in place since late February, collapsed with a series of clashes and antagonistic action by the regime, including a widely condemned atmospheric nuclear test and missile practices. In a stunning announcement alongside Constantio President Tony Blanian, Moreau announced that the "government of Zamastan is fully behind the member states of the Sotoan Basin Union" and "have pledged joint-defense if Tasoulas and his regime instigate an attack against any SBU member."

Following the widely condemned nuclear test by the Tasoulas regime in September, the 2nd Fleet relocated from their port in Siniapore and docked in Balgita, Constantio, to provide a deterence against threats made to the Sotoan Basin Union by Kyraikos Tasoulas. When the peace talks in Vuswistan resulted in a ceasefire that essentially ended the bulk of fighting for the majority of 2021, it was believed that the civil war would simply sputter out as rebel-held territory was reinforced with the calm. Even though isolated clashes from unorganized groups of rebels and autonomously operating regime forces, the wider aspect of the war was reserved to the ceasefire. That ended around the beginning of September, when Tasoulas' forces marched on the rebel stronghold of Tabasa and carpetbombed the city.

After a widescale deterance statement for the Tabasa assault by the member states of the SBU, Tasoulas threatened "death and destruction through fire" to the SBU. This statement was not taken too strongly until September 15th, when the nuclear weapons test occurred and drew international criticism, much of it directed towards continued humanitarian crisis as a result of government neglect and continued clashes. While the international community condemned Syraranto's regime for the test and its subsequent missile tests, Tasoulas remained assertive and threatened to utilize a nuclear weapon against any "international forces that would try and destroy Syrarantoan sovereignty."

Moreau's promise to the SBU to help provide defense if they are attacked by Tasoulas was backed up by Secretary of Defense Camille Boffrand, who stated "our allies in the Sotoan Basin Union are among the most important allies we have around the world, especially in the most recent context of the civil conflict in Syraranto. The regime of Tasoulas is authoritarian and dangerous and reckless, and should any instigated attack take place against the SBU by Syrarantoan forces, we will be prepared to respond forcefully."

Syraranto was a member of the SBU from 2005 until their membership was revoked in 2020 with the outbreak of the conflict. Talks had resumed to grant them observer status in mid 2021 as the civil war appeared to be stalling, but those talks have been placed on the backburner once more as the war resumes with furiousity. The ZIS, who has been monitoring the status of the conflict in Syraranto since its outbreak, states that more than 600 citizens have been killed in the past week of clashes.

A humanitarian crisis had been unfolding throughout the course of the conflict in the form of mass refugee flows escaping the battle torn Syraranto, crossing the borders of Constantio and North Icadania in huge numbers that overwhelmed capacities to respond to the migrants. Among the ramifications of the migrant crisis was a series of bus bombings in Norasa, Constantio. A Coalition of Crown Albatross estimate stated that the conflict spawned nearly 2 million refugees. In Constantio alone, that number was nearly 600,000. Refugees faced multiple challenges in their fleeing from Syraranto, including exposure to elements and harsh conditions, resistance from governments to accept or house them, and even forced migration which led way to human trafficking rings in Nortua.

The Zamastanian State Department says that more than 250,000 people have been killed in the conflict, while the CCA statistics place the total death toll closer to 400,000.

C21 FRAMEWORK MAY PREVENT LOOMING RECESSION

While a unanimous decision was not reached by all attending heads of state, Zamastan and Quetana led a coalition of nations calling for ease of shipping, boosted customer engagement, and a minimum tax rate for corporations.

FREIZ - The C21 saw the heads of state of more than two dozen nations propose and present policies for economic cooperation and integration while experts maintain that the current state of global economics is hurtling towards a giant recession. The hope for a unanimous decision on cooperation was dashed early on as the delegation from De Yuan took a stance of isolating their centric policies from a unified global approach. With a major lashing out by Quetanan President Emília Medeiros in which she called Yuan's negligent activities, saying Yuan is a "master manipulator" and a "dangerous example of what those with no care for the world can do", a series of factions were formed to combat the global slump in their own way.

President Moreau, President Medeiros, and President Kennard of Qolaysia came to an agreement early on in the summit, which was later joined by President Sulaiman of Emmiria, President Cherdenko of Kossmil, and Chancellor Melhaven of Albarine. In fullest terms, the agreement proposes each nation to ease shipping by calling on ports to distribute their allowance of ships by capacity and current work force, while splitting their other docking to alleviate strained workforces. This is planned to lift the backlog of ships that have been waiting to enter ports around the globe after multiple years of delay.

Additionally entered in the agreement is a call to temporarily lower prices as a way to boost customer engagement. Typically with strained supply, prices are raised and customers do not purchase goods. However, the running theory is that cheaper costs internationally will bring a boost to national economies which will persist once the alleviated strains at ports result in more goods flowing in. Supply chains have been strained, but the influx of new goods as a result of increased demand and lowered spending will result in a spike in an otherwise stagnant global economy.

Thirdly, the nations involved reached an agreement to introduce a minimum tax rate for transnational corporations at the level of 15%. In the agreement, the Medeiros' initiative is praised by Qolaysian President Abiel Kennard as "a historic achievement through which [the C21 states] will establish a more stable and fairer international tax system." The C21 leaders did not unanimously agree to a minimum tax rate, but many called on the organization to swiftly develop relevant model regulations, as well as multilateral instruments, so that new tax rules went into effect all over the world in 2023. The tax rate will apply to such tech giants, commercial industries, and pharmaceutical companies. Another agreement involves the redistribution of tax revenues from major global companies. A part of the tax payment will be transferred from the countries, where the company’s head office is located, to those states where the firms operate and make a profit.

The Trade and Infrastructure Development Initiative was also made the forefront of many investment initiatives brought up at the C21. Moreau's endeavor has paid off, with more than 60 nations having already signed onto it. The C21 served as a vessel for the TIDI funds to be appropriately administered to the right things in each member state, such as roads, railroads, airports, and shipping ports. Additionally, investments to strengthen banking and financial systems has been allocated to more developed nations as they work to reform their systems. In developing nations, infrastructure with basic neccesity like energy, water, and agricultural resources have been classified through a framework reached at the C21.

ALBATROSS DAY 2021

November 18th is Albatross Day, a global holiday recognizing the founding of the Coalition of Crown Albatross.

TOFINO - Albatross Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the Coalition of Crown Albatross on 18 November 1975. Albatross Day has traditionally been marked throughout the world with parades, firework displays, and cultural performances. In more bureaucratic settings, it's typically commemorated with meetings, discussions and exhibits about the achievements and goals of the organization. Many CCA member states observe it as a public holiday. Several international schools throughout the world would also celebrate the diversity of their student body on Albatross Day (although the event is not necessarily celebrated on 18 November). Celebrations often include a show of cultural performances in the evening and a food fair, where food is available from all over the world.

From 1949-1954, many nations on Iearth were engulfed in the World War. In the decade following the war, several international treaty organizations such as the International Committee of the Albatrossian Cross were formed to ensure protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and strife. These treaties all failed in differing respects, and tensions of these foiled treaties boiled over when the Tariel War erupted between Zamastan and Gladysynthia in 1972. The two nations had agreed to a temporary alliance in the World War to defend Avergnon from Drambenburgian aggression, but once the war had ended, both nations had gone back to flared aggression over the Northern Isle oil fields, most notably the Picotheca oil sands. When the war concluded, President Marvin Gaviria recognized the importance for a more secured treaty and international coalition to prevent further violence, both on the Zamastan-Gladysynthia border as well as across the globe.

The C.C.A was formulated and negotiated among the delegations from the Big Four (Zamastan, Cadair, Vulkaria, and Gladysynthia) in the wake of the Tariel negotiations at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference from 7th-17th February 1975 and they agreed on the aims, structure and functioning of the CCA After a month of planning, the CCA Conference on International Organization opened in Mönusÿnthys and was attended by 10 governments and a number of non-governmental organizations involved in drafting the CCA Charter. The CCA officially came into existence 18th November, 1975, upon ratification of the Charter by all signatories

The first meetings of the General Assembly, with only 11 nations represented, and the Security Council took place in Congressional Hall, Tofino, Zamastan. The General Assembly selected Tofino as the site for the headquarters of the CCA, and a re-purposed facility was renovated to become the headquarters building. Leslie Hull Miranda was elected as the first Secretary-General of the C.C.A..

In Zamastan, Albatross Day is celebrated through a massive international festival in multiple cities, with the biggest one being a parade, cuisine, and art display in Gaviria Park, Tofino.

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by **Artaska** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:00 pm

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Military Exercises Underway As Syraranto Levies Threats Against SBU

Artaska's Ministry of Defence is practicing military drills in the Chezian Mountains as Syraranto makes threats against the SBU

SELIKA- President Emin Bisliev oversaw a series of military drills and exercises in the nation's interior as threat of a strike by the rogue regime of Kyraikos Tasoulas in Syraranto is made clear. The regime has made a series of verbal threats of action against the Sotoan Basin Union as condemnations are made against human rights abuses, nuclear testing, and missile manufacturing. The exercises have been noted by President Bisliev as a "precaution" to be sure that "any threats to Artaskan sovereignty and the safety of our citizens is addressed."

The exercises saw contingents of the 4th Battalion playing a mock simulation of a mountain invasion, working on clearing bunkers from invaders and striking positions along mountain ridges. Patrols to scout possible enemy tactics were utilized in dense snow following an early winter storm in the higher regions of interior Artaska. There were observers from the Constantio and Cechena militaries to help monitor and train the operations. Newly utilized military equipment includes recently purchased Husk Light Strategic Vehicle (HLSV) and Leopard-1 APV from the Zamastanian military.

The military of Artaska is a fully professional standing army under the Ministry of Defence and is composed of the Artaskan Ground Army, the Artaskan Navy, and the Artaskan Air Force, along with special forces. Conscription was abolished in 2006. The military currently maintains a force of 51,920 active duty members. The bulk of its equipment and forces were inherited from the armed forces of the State Union of Cylata; as Artaska contained a coastline of the former union, it retained the majority of the naval force.

The threat from Syraranto is vague, but experts believe it may consist of a possible nuclear strike at the most, or at the least a sponsored terrorist action. Constantio and Vuswistan have promised a response if they are attacked, and the Zamastanian government has promised mutual defense.

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by **Albarine** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 3:12 pm

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S.R. Warns of Weapon Fire Against Flights Near Zalluabed Border
The HPLF's-controlled territory presents a threat to civilian planes, says government.

Fighting between HPLF and other armed factions in the Hisrea region of Zalluabed have killed thousands.

Harborville - The Albarinean government is warning pilots that planes operating near Zalluabed could be “directly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and/or surface-to-air fire” as the HPLF fights a series of rebellious factions along its border with Zalluabedi government-held territory and the Albarinean border. The Aviation Administration advisory issued Friday cites the “ongoing clashes” between HPLF forces and independent fighters from the northern Hisrea region, which have killed thousands of people in a year of war. Albarine this week urged its citizens in Zalluabed to “leave now,” saying there should be no expectation of a wide-style evacuation.

Diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting have met resistance, but HPLF's administrator gave the impression he was ready to consider several proposals to ease tensions and reduce violence. Those include opening humanitarian access to Hisrea and restoring a few government services to the region. Such steps, combined with a ceasefire agreement made in the Osea Accords of August this year, could set the stage for more comprehensive peace talks, the Albarinean official said.

Diplomatic efforts have largely failed to make headways in quelling fighting in Hisrea. The AA advisory notes no reports of disruptions at Huad Regional Airport and “no indication of an intent to threaten civil aviation,” but it says the risk to approaching and departing planes could increase if the Hisrea fighters encircle the border cities . The Hisrean fighters “likely possess a variety of anti-aircraft capable weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank weapons, low-caliber anti-aircraft artillery, and man-portable air-defense systems,” or MANPADS, which could reach up to 25,000 feet above ground level, the AA advisory says.

In an acknowledgment of Huad airport's importance for onward travel for the Adulan continent and beyond, the Albarine Minister for Adula Adakky Forde last week told reporters that Albarine now advises against all travel to Zalluabed apart from the airport for departures and transfers.

Hisrean rebel forces say they are pressuring the Zalluabed government to lift a months-long blockade on the Hisrea region, which includes an Zalluabedi government restriction on flights over Hisrea. No food, medicine or other humanitarian aid has entered Hisrea, a region of some 6 million people, for more than a month since Zalluabed's military resumed airstrikes there for the first time since June. With the signing of the Osea Accords, peace returned to the Zalluabedi government-controlled territory, but Hisrea began to break into factions as the HPLF struggled to keep legitimacy.

by **Shoassau** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:33 pm

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SHOASSAU SUSPENDS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH SYRARANTO
PM Leitner called on more nations to sanction the fractured Nortuan nation

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A Syraranto Free Army rebel on the front lines near Tirikan, Syraranto. Fighting broke out between Tasoulas regime forces and rebels in Syraranto this past week as the two-year long civil war once again heats up.

Prime Minister Gabriel Leitner backed Zamastanian and Emmirian calls to sanction Syraranto and the regime of Kyraikos Tasoulas after threats were made by the dictator against Sotoan Basin Union nations, specifically Constantio and Artaska. While Shoassau's diplomatic connections with Syraranto were relegated to a few delegations before, Leitner's administration with Parliament's approval withdrew their full staff from the de-facto Shoassauan embassy for Syraranto in neighboring Vuswistan, and deported the Syrarantoan ambassador back to Covijo.

As fighting has once again broken out and clashes escalate between rebel and federal forces in multiple fronts across Syraranto, notably in the long-besieged city of Tirikan near the Cylata border, the Shoassauan government is joining international calls to further condemn and isolate the Tasoulas regime for crimes against humanity, which have included carpet bombings against civilians and the purposeful killing of surrendering fighters. Furthermore, calls to extend the ceasefire which had been agreed to in February 2021 but were broken around September have been largely ignored, as Tasoulas and his armed forces have escalated their own reckless control for power.

In September, Tasoulas tested a nuclear weapon in an unsanctioned atmospheric display which saw near universal condemnation, even from Syraranto allies like De Yuan. This, along with ballistic missile tests which were also internationally condemned, have sparked fears that previous threats made against the Sotoan Basin Union (SBU) and the specific head member state of Constantio are now more legitimate with a known presence of nuclear weapons and a capability to launch them. In a statement during a meeting with Zamastanian President Atticus Moreau in Norasa, President Tony Blanian of Constantio bluntly stated that any aggression by Syraranto government forces would be met with appropriate force. WEDA and Zamastan have confirmed that they will mutually defend the SBU if provoked. The Shoassauan government has not yet officially stated a position for possible retaliation beyond sanctions, though PM Leitner said "nothing is off the table as of now."

The civil war in Syraranto has killed over 400,000 people since June of 2020, in what is the deadliest conflict since the World War (1949-54). Shoassauan experts maintain that over a quarter to a half of those killed are civilians, with almost 40,000 being children. Starvation, malnutrition, and disease is rampant, and a humanitarian crisis exists in many forms. Notably, more than 2 million refugees have fled the country, mostly to neighboring nations like Constantio and North Icadania. Additionally, Syraranto has become a haven for terror networks, such as Al-Fijar, which has multiple cells operating in fractioned and uncontrolled areas.

Patrick Daventuer is a chief editor and journalist at L'Humanité De Shoassau.

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by **Quetana** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:19 am

MEDEIROS VISITS ARTASKA, BACKS CALLS TO DEFEND SBU AGAINST SYRARANTO

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Meeting with President Emin Bisliev, Medeiros promised to support WEDA calls to provide mutual defense of the SBU following threats made by Tasoulas' regime in Syraranto

In her second state visit, President Emília Medeiros visited the West Nortuan coastal nation of Artaska. She met with President Emin Bisliev and Vice-President Eldar Shishani to further advance stabilized relations with the nation 20 years since its independence. The meetings come as Artaska is inducted into the Sotoan Basin Union, which in itself comes at a time of heightened tension as the fractured nation of Syraranto sees itself in a reinvigorated civil war after months of relative peace. The dictator of Syraranto, Kyriakos Tasoulas, has made a series of threats against the SBU following missile tests and a widely condemned atmospheric nuclear weapons test in September. The threats have caught the attention of SBU-allies and contributors, namely WEDA and the powerhouse leading nation of Zamastan, whose President Moreau promised to defend the SBU if attacked. In Artaska, Medeiros is backing these calls, stating that "Quetana will participate with whatever WEDA decides, and I can say confidently that if Syraranto attacks, we will respond."

The Quetanan government and military services have confirmed that they have contingency plans in place should Syraranto conduct a military operation against Sotoan Basin Union member states. The most obvious threat is placed against the SBU-leading nation Constantio, which has led the way in boycotts against Tasoulas' regime and has led the efforts in humanitarian assistance in accepting refugees, dropping supplies, and funding relief programs. Additionally, the nation of Vuswistan has garnered threats as well, with a Syraranto regime video portraying the Vuswistani capital of Tyrnatini in flames after a nuclear strike, with choppy visual effects that, while cartoonish, do display the intensity of the threats made by the rogue regime.

Quetanan experts, along with CCA moderators, have stated that Tasoulas and his regime are responsible for gross human rights abuses. In a recent flare up of violence in fractured and rebel faction-held territories in the west of the nation, observers state that more than 20,000 people have been killed in the past two weeks. Many of those killed are civilians, according to a Human Rights watch group in Vuswistan. The regime has been carpet-bombing cities held by rebels, notably the Balgita Nationalist Front and the Syraranto Free Army in Tirikan and Uuanain. Over the course of the Nortuan nation's year and a half long civil war, more than 400,000 people have been killed and nearly a half of that number is civilian casualties.

Medeiros' predecessor, former-President Brafeo, issued strict sanctions against Syraranto at the outbreak of the war but began to lift them as the ceasefire instituted in March 2021 began to take hold. However, when fighting resumed in late August 2021, Brafeo and the National Assembly did not reinstitute the sanctions. Medeiros and the SP-controlled Assembly have already placed a full diplomatic hold on Syraranto in addition to contributing all the former sanctions back into policy. Now, Medeiros is joining calls of allies like Shoassau's Prime Minister Gabriel Leitner and Albarine's Chancellor Sadie Melhaven to get more Coalition of Crown Albatross nations to block Syraranto's access to the global trade networks and condemn them fully for assertive actions like the nuclear test.

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by **Artaska** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:49 am

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20th Anniversary of Independence Marked With Celebration, State Visits, and SBU Membership

Marking 20 years since independence, celebrations erupted across Artaska

COPLESTI- President Emin Bisliev oversaw celebrations in the capital city of Coplesti as the nation of Artaska marked 20 years of independence. Parades, fireworks, and festivals marked the momentous events in towns, villages, and cities across the country. To mark the moment further, the Sotoan Basin Union announced that Artaska's membership to the SBU will finally be confirmed on December 1st. To round out celebrations, Bisliev welcomed multiple heads of state, including President Jacob Athiso of Cylata and President Emília Medeiros of Quetana, to witness the occasion.

"We are marking this historic occasion as a nation together," Bisliev stated in his remarks for the independence day celebrations. "We have come a long way from the days of revolutionary and national thought of the late 1990s, and we are continuing to excel. Artaska is a beautiful nation in so much, and we still have much to do."

The Republic of Artaska, commonly referred to as Artaska, is a small country in Western Nortua bordered by Cylata and Cechena. Its capital is Coplesti and its largest city is Selika, and the nation has a population of 7,268,000. Artaska unilaterally declared its independence from Cylata on 20 November 2001, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by most member states of the Coalition of Crown Albatross. Most of central Artaska is dominated by vast plains and fields, with the Chezian Mountains in the east and the Northern Samson Ocean to the west.

In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the territory of Artaska were Ardani, who formed an independent polity known as the Kingdom of Ardania in the 4th century BCE. It was annexed by the Asken Empire by the 1st century BCE, and in the centuries thereafter control of the area alternated between the Ardanians and the Constantio Empire. By the 13th century, Artaska became a core region of the Samson medieval state, and has also been the seat of the Artaskan Orthodox Church from the 14th century, when its status was upgraded to a patriarchate. In the late 19th century, Artaska was the center of the Ardani National Awakening. Tensions between Artaska's Ardani and Bosi communities simmered through the 20th century and occasionally erupted into major violence, culminating in the nation's involvement in the Chezian War (1992-95), which resulted in the withdrawal of the Cylatan army, the establishment of the CCA Interim Administration Mission in Artaska and the declaration of independence in 2001. While Cylata still claims Artaska as its sovereign territory, it accepts governing authority of the Artaska institutions as a part of the 2002 Dimayev Agreement.

Artaska is a developing country, with an upper-middle-income economy. It has experienced solid economic growth over the last decade by international financial institutions, and growth every year since the onset of a financial crisis of 2011. Artaska is a member of the Coalition of Crown Albatross, Coalition Trade Organization, TIDI, and has applied for membership of the Sotoan Basin Union and for observer status in the Alliance of Nortuan States.

The Sotoan Basin Union (SBU) is an intergovernmental organization located in western Nortua. It was founded on June 21, 1996 in Norasa, Constantio, by delegates of Constantio, Cechena, and Vuswistan. Its purpose upon its creation was the unification of Western Nortuan states in the aftermath of the Chezian War (1992-95), to further economic cooperation, and establish a unified currency. All member states utilize the 'Norta' as their official currency, contribute to a unified military force through their respective defense ministries, and promote Nortuan unity. While the organization cannot create binding laws, it acts in the interests of each nation's respective government to lay out foundational policies to achieve its goals.

The council's two statutory bodies are the Committee of Ministers, comprising the foreign ministers of each member state, and the Administrative Council, composed of members of the national parliaments of each member state. The headquarters are located in Norasa, with other regional headquarters being located in Tyrnatini, Vuswistan and until 2020, Covijo, Syraranto. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the SBU, mandated to promote awareness of and respect for human rights in the member states.

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by **Haduastan** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:57 pm

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Bali Promises To Support SBU Amid Syraranto Threats
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Prime Minister Sartaj Bali announced in an address to the Parliament of Haduastan that he would seek "any avenue possible to support the Sotoan Basin Union" as the dictatorial regime of Kyriakos Tasoulas in Syraranto makes outward threats towards the Nortuan organization and its member states. While Haduastan has largely sat on the sidelines when it comes to Nortuan affairs, the recent Nuclear Safety Summit in Dokata last month emphasized Haduastan's commitment to denuclearization - a clear contrast to the Tasoulas regime's rampant construction of nuclear weapons.

The parliament of Haduastan has made clear its efforts to lead denuclearization, having committed to negotiations with Elastan this past year to remove nuclear weapons from their stockpiles. Other nations have signed onto the pledge made in Dokata, including Zamastan, Drambenburg, and Beleroskov. However, the Syrarantoan delegation which was present at the summit left early in protest as nations called out their September atmospheric test of a low-yield nuke. Since then, the Tasoulas regime has conducted ballistic missile tests, has displayed nuclear weapons in state sanctioned parades, and has made assertive threats against SBU members surrounding them with language insinuating a nuclear strike.

"Inflammatory language and the actions perpetuated by the Tasoulas regime serve to influence us that they are seeking attention in one way or another," PM Bali stated, "but their words and actions also are dangerous. If Syraranto's hideous regime attempts to conduct anything with the semblance of a military attack, nuclear or contemporary, we will seek any avenue possible to support the Sotoan Basin Union."

Haduastan's delegation to the CCA is joining calls from other nations to strictly sanction the Tasoulas government as the civil war in the Nortuan nation escalates despite a sanctioned ceasefire. Hundreds of thousands of citizens have been killed in the war, while the government continues to seek weapons of mass destruction without any semblance of secrecy.

by **Great Aldershire** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:08 am

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Stanton Facing Serious Allegations, Losing Trust of the People

CITY - Hedthorpe | Helena Rithen | 21/11/2021, 4:14:01 am

On Friday, President William Stanton has tried to adorn himself with social media publication by visiting the Seleone College with campuses all around the heart of Hedthorpe, causing massive controversy. In particular, he's visited the Canalside campus, straddling the City Centre. Yet, accusations have been brought up, with the same kind of subject matter. The fact that Stanton and his coterie colluded with the collegial HRs, in order to gain unlawful profit. This is why we must look at the tainted image that he's collected in the past. Former Secretary of State George Thornquay discovered how Stanton had tried to manipulate MSs, trying to get into their own pocket, by saying that he was no longer accepting outside donations from the public, in order to give attention to himself. To both maintain public trust, and maximise his own profits, he's been on his knees and begging. Thornquay resigned from SoS in late 2017, becoming a staunch maverick. As Stanton has been and is tied up in serious business recently, this just adds to his downfall.

How does this link to today? Well, major whistleblowers (who are essential to this story) had contacted Ofrosa (Office for the Regulation of Senatorial Affairs), and informed them that she would allege unlawful activities that Stanton was going to perform at that college, premptively. Stanton and the college dean, not knowing about the serious trouble they were about to be in, begun the visit. It is worth knowing and important to understand that many effects and parts of the campus were faked, including everything from the appearance of the buildings. The students also had been banned from using their own student ID cards. This was done in order to stop students from questioning and acting upon their demands and questions, that were unable to be addressed at that session.

By the first hour, the visit was continuing smoothly. Students were conversating, looking at their possessions, making unjustified and seriously corny jokes, drinking from water fountains, and a group of young students even took a jog around the campus. However, a full-throated, vocal member of Ofrosa, had confronted Stanton - and the college visit had ended. Stanton was escorted out, clueless on the outside.

She was apparently outraged, claiming to take further action, stating that the visit had been a total waste of time, that the college visit was pre-arranged and malicious, and that they were being lied to. The confrontation saw Stanton and the dean retreat to their vehicle, where they 'fussed' and 'nagged' to the rest of the college management, with the predictable (and utterly ineffectual) solutions to the debacle. The president assured students that they had not been deceived.

Stanton was later interviewed by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (CWBC) - in a dishevelled state, that he been cheated out, thrown and manipulated by the elites of the college, and that he was completely innocent. Stanton refused to answer questions after that, and stated that his encounter was 'totally faked, being used for camera.' He also made a hasty exit, shortly afterwards. The problem for Stanton and the college is that OFROSA had already caught him red-handed. The interrogation of the members of staff from the college, suggested the following facts:

Stanton ignored the grounds for institutional authority, as outlined in the college policy.
The staff members attempted to bring his lies to light - only to be mocked by the college management.

The aftermath was brutal. After the incident, the Senate unilaterally voted for legislation that impeded Stanton's ability to make ministerial decisions, and his inner circle had betrayed him. The Social Democrats tanked in polls, and this had given the Conservatives a reason to bully them again. An impeachment trial is set to begin on the 23rd.

by **Great Aldershire** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 8:44 am

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Conservatives, Workers and Greens Band Together in Shocking Coalition

CITY - Wescroft | Andrew Heapstead | 21/11/2021, 07:45:25 am

Amid the major political crisis, the Conservative Party leader Martha Grange, after being prompted by Anna Hendrick, a Conservative MS, has co-ordinated an coalition aimed at curbing the so-called social incompetence of the Social Democrats, following the incident at the canalside campus of the Seleone College. This Coalition was surprisingly effective for the most part as of now, mobilizing members of the traditional, right-wing Conservative Party and the traditional, far-right Workers Party to a remarkable degree. But, this isn't the first time a potential alliance of the two parties has been mentioned. In fact, it has been suggested that an alliance has actually been in place since the mid-1980s, under the Richter administration but had been overshadowed the changing shift and the reorganisation of the Cabinet.

Hendrick, who currently serves as the MS for East Glastun and Highcorne, had claimed the "health of the country is at stake". Grange has echoed these sentiments, stating "Turmoil is extremely high. If we don't act quickly, this could cost us the opportunity to implement radical reforms, which will change the shape of the nation." The new coalition has already reached out to members of other parties, but this attempt has not been fruitful. However, many Green Party MSs also made a move to withdraw from the new coalition, citing "the growing gap between the parties, with the Conservatives rapidly eroding the party's core support", but the Green leader has blocked this motion,

Some have noted the inconsistency of the Greens standing by one party, while attacking another, but on the other hand the trend seems to be accelerating, with various issues arising from the Green Party's insistence to advance a distinct point of view. But the Green Party's leader still stays militant, but has also stated that he 'wants this to get done with, and to focus on more pressing issues'. For now, however, this will not be an issue in the long term. Grange has stated that she expects these coalition efforts to save the country from the 'catastrophic social crisis'. In a speech given today, Grange also has called for an inquiry into the Science Policy Committee. This is not surprising, considering that the ministry was eventually accused of malpractices in the aftermath of the controversial environmental gaffe in April. It seems that this coalition is simply a backhanded application and implication of the simmering hate towards the Social Democrats, which has culminated in recent events.

Martha Grange

And, even if it turns out that the new coalition is a one-time deal to stabilise the government, its influence will still have a lasting effect. Grange stated that the recent animosity would not be tolerated, and that the Conservatives would do all they could to seek justice. She will also be sending a letter to the Chancellor of Judicial Affairs, instructing him to investigate the members of the Science Policy Committee. Both parties have stated that they are extremely disappointed at the slow reaction of the Social Democrats, who are still refusing to take any sort of responsibility for the recent situation, and said party seems increasingly worried at the fact it may split. But, for now, there will be a "breakthrough of sorts", and will work to protect the 'societal pillar'.

by **Constantio** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 12:29 pm

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SYRARANTO MAY BE PLANNING MILITARY STRIKE, SAYS INTELLIGENCE

Constantioan forces are on high alert as new intelligence points to a possible Syrarantoan military buildup.

NORASA- President Tony Blanian confirmed reports from the Constantioan Intelligence Committee that points to a surge in military buildup near the only regime-held corridor along the border with Constantio, raising fears of an impending military strike or deterrence by the Tasoulas regime. Intelligence has also raised severe possibility of a Syrarantoan weapons facility near the capital of Covijo being outfitted to produce short-range missiles that can be tipped with biological and nuclear weapons, the greatest fear of SBU member states in the wake of threats made by the regime.

President Blanian, who only days ago was reassured by allies like WEDA (led by Zamastan, Quetana, and Emmiria) and even the Ausianan power of Haduastan that mutual defense would be issued if Syraranto attacked, stated that Constantio would take every measure to protect itself from a strike, whether it be conventional or more elevated to a nuclear threat. Syraranto's regime has very openly pursued a nuclear weapons stockpile in recent months, with a condemned test in September all but confirming the presence of nuclear weapons in the country.

"It's a destabilized nation and a rogue regime with a nuclear stockpile," said Blanian in an address, "that's deeply concerning. I'm immensely grateful to our allies for steeping up to our defense and backing us, as well as the entire Sotoan Basin Union. Tasoulas must not and never will conduct such an egregious action as he has emphasized he wants to and get away unpunished."

More than 50,000 Syrarantoan regime troops have been building strength along the Constantio border in the only corridor they control. All other border corridors are under rebel-control, but Constantio has not backed those factions due to worries of ideological differences, sparking a wider regional conflict, and possible terroristic integrations into the various rebel groups. Amid the buildup are hundreds of artillery pieces, armored vehicles, and aerial fighters lined up on runways at regime-held airstrips.

Armed forces in the city of Cesegliari, near the border of Syraranto in Spayaka province, have been put on high alert, and detachments of military convoys have been seen rushing to the border to help protection and precaution measures. President Blanian has stated that he can assure the public that the threat of war is not immediate, although it's important to be prepared due to the often volatile nature of the Tasoulas regime. In April of 2021, Tasoulas agents in Constantio bombed a bus in Norasa, killing dozens. The public of Constantio is strongly anti-Tasoulas, and fears of further attacks have persisted year-round.

"I am worried," said a elderly woman in Cesegliari. "If Syraranto attacks us, then it will be like 1992 all over again."

The woman was referring to the last time conflict broke out in Western Nortua during the Chezian War (1992-95). On February 5th, 1995, Syraranto withdrew from the Chezia Alliance and invaded Constantio, starting the Chezian War. The governments of Consantio and Cechena, as well as dozens of militia and faction forces committed to the preservation of the alliance, joined forces to counter the fighting. The government of Achijan, wanting independence from the Alliance, began fighting a new front in the east, alongside separatist forces within Constantio and Cechena. The fighting soon escalated from conventional war to more sporadic insurgency fighting as all the government armies began breaking into independently controlled factions with very little central command.

Most of the stages of the war ended through peace accords, involving full international recognition of new states, but with a massive human cost and economic damage to the region. Often described as Nortua's deadliest conflicts, the wars were marked by many war crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity and rape. The Cechena genocide was the first Nortuan crime to be formally classified as genocidal in character, and many key individual participants in it were subsequently charged with war crimes. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Chezian Alliance (ICTCA) was established by the Coalition of Crown Albatross in 1998 to prosecute these crimes. According to the C.C.A., the Chezian War resulted in the death of 290,000 people. At the conclusion of the war, Achijan was annexed and unified by Constantio, and became the provinces of Baleas and Gyhada.

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by **Great Aldershire** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:55 pm

THE LIONESS - BREAKING

Senate Prorogued for Preparation of Impeachment Trial

CITY - Hedthorpe | Alex Kaspusian | 21/11/2021, 6:55:58 pm

As Stanton currently remains in house arrest, the cabinet meeting following yesterday has concluded and the approval of a legislation temporarily suspending and prorogating the Senate will be enacted. The Vice President, Martin Eubury, was elected as a defendant and planned on testifying before the trail in a few days time. A local petition has been created in Rosshurn, a suburb of Hedthorpe, for an 'quick and effective portfolio for the potential abdication of the President'. The Secretary of State may be attending a summit with the leaders of all opposition parties, according to the recent plans, to discuss possible changes to the charter, as well as the recent debacle.

On the subject of reforms, the Chancellor of Justice, Arthur Schulenburg, expressed that the Ministry of Justice is currently considering some initiatives, which would see to the reformation of the system of electoral disputes in the country, and 'stopping such hostility that was just observed'. It has been reported that many Social Democratic voters, who are allies of Stanton's wing, are in disagreement with the recent decision and are taking the opportunity to denounce it. This issue has been very emotionally touchy, but nothing has yet been decided. And although some do have concerns that the changes may encourage demagoguery in the country. by allowing a 'blame game' to freely occur within the political, the Chancellor stated that all his suggestions are subject to approval by the Senate after the impeachment trial concludes.

But, we have not yet touched on the public opinion. Overtaken by the thought of a prospect of another election on the horizon, staunch rightists are set to hold demonstrations outside the Parliament at noon today, in order to voice their frustration at the government. They hope that this will encourage members of the public to become more politically aware. Furthermore, this will be a common rally, to voice opinions of all possible political factions, and to bring to the public's attention that there are alternatives to 'everyday' corruption, bringing all members of the political sphere to an open-minded debate.

Political commentators brace for impact however, since the Conservatives may have a fiery start to December. I. G. Seddon (a reliable independent commentator) believes the party will still retain its popular support, despite recent events.

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