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by **Zamastan** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:09 am

MOREAU'S JUNCTURE: DETAINEES EXECUTED | MILITARY RESPONSE MAY BE IMMINENT | YUAN THREATENS TASIASTAN

President Moreau delivered an address to the nation on Tuesday night, vowing retribution for the 9 detainees.

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TEREHAN

TOFINO - President Atticus Moreau has found himself at a critical juncture in his presidency. Faced with the greatest crossroads in foreign policy in the memories of many, 9 unjustly detained individuals - 8 Zamastanians and 1 Caspiaan - were executed with haste to a roaring crowd of thousands in the main square of Terehan's capital. Accused of espionage against a nuclear program widely believed to be a rogue weapons development ambition, the men were hauled into the light, had their charges read to them, and were gunned down by a firing squad before Asaad al-Shaad stepped forward to sentence 7 more individuals to death. All of this, broadcast to the world, is one of multiple spiraling crisises that Moreau is balancing. A president in the last three months of his administration, with a clear lack of motivation to get his dream policies across and widely criticized for his ineffectiveness, now has to manage many nightmare scenarios at once.

In a moment of immense somber tone, Moreau addressed the nation in the midst of the executions, a deadly bombing in the Caspiaan port of Helniemi, and an attempted assassination on Great Lutharian President Baldur Hirschl. Moreau began his address by listing the names, ages, and hometowns of each detainee, before vowing to seek retribution.

"Tommy Hawkins, 41. Agenta, Northern Isle. Sam Jenkins, 39. Iestmall, Pahl. Leo Hall, 39. Alanis, Pahl. Ben Day, 38. Alenchon, Alenchon. Jacob Duncan, 34. Fougere, Cayenne. Lewis Fowler, 29. Iestmall, Pahl. Lee Gamble, 27. Iestmall, Pahl. Johan Richard, 20. Jade Harbor, Jade. Jakob Daksobottir, 32. Viitaniemi, Caspiaa. These 9 men will never be forgotten. We tried to get each and every one of them released, and we sought the peaceful, diplomatic route. That is how every instance of danger should be treated, but in this instance the attempt was foiled. Not for the failings of our diplomacy, not for the failings of our passion, but for the evil of Terehan's mad regime. Tonight, we mourn their loss. Tonight, we are furious for their murders. We are furious for the ramblings of a dictator who inspired and endorsed the terrorist acts in Helniemi. We are furious for the bounties placed on those who call out the evil."

President Moreau said that a military strike has not been ruled out, even confirming that naval ships have been dispatched to the waters off Terehan. Fighter jets have been seen arriving at military facilities in Saint Croix and Bens, Qolaysia, and Sulifa as WEDA's Military Committee meets behind closed doors to debate an appropriate response. Both Sulifan Prime Minister Mohammed bin Farhan and Caspiaan Tullia Grönberg have endorsed a military strike in response to the executions and the al-Fijar bombing in Helniemi, which killed 28 people. Al-Shaad had previously called on al-Fijar and other fundamentalist terrorist groups to attack WEDA member states.

"This will not end with any victory for al-Shaad. This won't end with his nuclear weapons ambition in tact. He will pay for his continued lashings. What has our nation always done when faced with threats that lay out harm against us? We act, and we act vigorously. The whole of WEDA is behind us. The nations impacted by al-Shaad's abhorrent crackdowns are behind us. The citizens of Terehan who long for a nation without oppression and tyranny are behind us. Our forces are prepared to strike if we need to, and so we offer this ultimatum to Asaad al-Shaad; release the 7 detainees - Jean Pierre Calixte, Bogdan Vinogradoff, Alexei Gilik, James Matrou, Salma Veracruz, Alejandro Devalva, and Marco la Cassa. Shut down your nuclear weapons program, and allow international investigators into your nation to observe the process. Release all political prisoners, lift the media blackout, and restore the dignity that Terehan should hold. If you do not follow these non-negotiable guidelines, you will have run out of options."

TASIASTAN and YUAN

Yuan has threatened to invade Tasiastan in order to seize oil pipelines.

Beyond the concerns of Terehan, Moreau also made a point in his address to pledge mutual defense with Tasiastan if they are attacked. On Tuesday night, President Xi of De Yuan made an ultimatum in which he demanded Tasiastan restart the flow of two oil pipelines which had been shut down following the addition of Pekastan and Kylastan into ACWAC. President Haajid Swati, who used executive priviledge to allow Zamastanian troops to establish themselves at bases within the country after they were expelled from Pekastan, said that the decision to cut off oil was made because the original deals with Yuan were contingent on the neutrality of neighboring countries.

"It is plain to see that Yuan has once again broken their promises," President Moreau said. "This is what we have come to expect. If Tasiastan is attacked over this economic disagreement, Yuan will have proven itself a manipulator. President Xi will have proven himself willing to kill thousands for monetary gain. He will plunge the Central Ausianan region into war over a pipeline. He will be faced with the defensive capabilities of Tasiastan, and I can affirm today that I will pledge Zamastan's mutual defense if Yuan invades Tasiastan."

Military experts raised concern with Moreau's pledge, citing the issue of Gangkou and the Jinchon Sea being a very recent and barely thawed instance of tension. If Zamastan is thrown into a direct confrontation with Yuan over the 80 mile strip of Tasiastan being threatened by Xi, then Xi may be emboldened to once again threaten Gangkou. Last month's crisis over the status of Gangkou drew the two nations closer to war than at any point in history, bringing the world to a freeze in worry of an outbreak of what would almost certainly be a nuclear conflict.

Candidates Weigh In

Rep. Sabine Armitage (BCP) said that she supports military action against Terehan, but not in the defense of Tasiastan.

President Moreau's critics, specifically the lead candidates in the 2022 Presidential election Sabine Armitage (BCP) and Leanne Dale (GLP), issued responses to the ongoing crisises. Representative Armitage stated that she fully supports military action against Terehan, saying that the executions of the detainees alone warrants a strong response, but the continued threats and terrorist acts push every other option aside.

"We can't let that slide," Armitage said. "Let Casaat burn for all I care. Let's bring al-Shaad down."

Armitage stopped short of aiding Tasiastan in its possible defense from Yuan, at least in a direct confrontation. She did signal support for supplying Tasiastan with weapons, saying "we can't put our troops on the ground against Yuaneze troops, that's just another world war. And over what is essentially just a pipeline. It's dangerous, moreso than what a strike against Terehan would be. We absolutely should supply them with the capabilities of defending them, though. They are a key ally in the region and we need to push back against Yuan's bullying."

Senator Dale was more restrained across the board. Refusing to provide any defensive capability to Tasiastan, whether direct or indirect, she was also restrained on the subject of Terehan.

"The executions of our nationals by al-Shaad are horrific, and he needs to be removed from power and face reprecussions," she said. "However, I am opposed to military involvement. We should support the democratic process within the nation, in regards to the revolution of the liberal youth within the country. The dissidents who want to remove al-Shaad's tyranny, we can encourage them, and I absolutely do encourage them, to rise up against the tyrant."

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by **Costa Sarba** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 11:17 am

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Helicopter Crashes in Sarba Alps

A helicopter has crashed in the Sarba Alps killing five of the six people on board, officials say. The aircraft, owned by a private company, was carrying out a rescue mission when it went down near the town of Bonvillard in the Deposid area. The cause of the crash is unclear, but officials say it could have been caused by poor weather. The alarm was raised by the pilot who managed to escape from the helicopter and was found seriously injured. The helicopter belongs to Service Aérien Sarba, a private company that conducts search-and-rescue missions and other air services across Costa Sarba.

by **Beleroskov** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:14 pm

UBOTROV BACKS YUAN, PLEDGES SUPPORT

President Ubotrov speaks regarding possible ACWAC action against Tasiastan.

President Nikolai Ubotrov reaffirmed his country’s support for Shanghan on issues of sovereignty and security in a phone call with De Yuan leader Xi Jingyi. Ubotrov told Xi on Wednesday “all parties should responsibly push for a proper settlement of the Tasiastan crisis,” according to the official Delovoy Koyevka news agency. The President's office said in its account of the call that Xi “outlined his fundamental assessments of the situation in Tasiastan and the benefits for securing the pipelines”.

Ubotrov “noted the legitimacy of the actions taken by Yuan to protect the fundamental national interests in the face of challenges to its security created by external forces”, according to Koyevka's official readout. Ubotrov has not criticised Yuan's calls to secure the pipelines in Tasiastan via invasion and has not referred to it in such terms, while accusing WEDA and the rest of the world of provoking Shanghan into attacking.

President Ubotrov said "should Yuan be pushed into conflict over the Tasiastan oil pipelines, Beleroskov stands prepared to align our forces with theirs."

Ubotrov had previously sided with Yuan over the Jinchon Sea crisis, though he had been cautious to urge for diplomacy over violence. On the issue of Tasiastan, though, Ubotrov believes Tasiastan's intentional shut off of energy to Louhezhan Province threatens the livelihood of the region.

"If Tasiastan's leaders are willing to starve off the lives of millions in the Louhezhan river valley, then we must be willing to end their meddling," Ubotrov said. "We will join efforts by the wider ACWAC collective to end this crisis by any means."

by **Haduastan** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:36 pm

HADUASTAN OFFICIAL PRESS
BALI: HADUASTAN WILL HELP DEFEND TASIASTAN
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Prime Minister Sartaj Bali, who only last month headed up the peace negotiations between De Yuan and Zamastan in response to the Gangkou crisis, is now stating that Haduastan will aid Tasiastan if the ACWAC members fulfill their threats to invade the country over an oil pipeline dispute. The Prime Minister was joined in the siding with Tasiastan by President Sharya Kamath, Vice President Agamjit Datewas, Speaker of the Parliament Navleen Dhesi, and even President of the Constitutional Court Janpreet Atwal in a rare show of unilateral agreement on behalf of the government. The Prime Minister and other officials have stopped short of describing what that aid would entail, whether it be in material only or in the form of troops on the ground.

"Tasiastan is a close friend and ally of Haduastan," Prime Minister Bali said, affirming support for their nearby neighbor. "While we are no longer connected by a border, we are connected in so many other ways. If Yuan and ACWAC, which has taken Barangadesh and Atylestan into a realm of hostility, then we will pledge to protect our brothers."

Haduastan sided with Zamastan and Tasiastan over ACWAC in recent weeks despite the efforts in Lalkot to mediate tensions over Gangkou. In that instance, Prime Minister Bali took a neutral stance but has since called President Xi "reckless". As a result, Yuan's top government officials have already issued trade freezes on some Haduastani imports and have called President Kamath and Prime Minister Bali "instigators".

Part of the government's willingness to enter into a commitment to provide aid to Tasiastan may be to end a significant dispute that has occurred over the past 70 years with Barangadesh, in which the Chittagong province (occupied by Barangadesh) has been long claimed by Haduastan. If a war between Yuan and Tasiastan breaks out and other ACWAC members enter the conflict, Haduastan may be emboldened to seize the Chittagong province and establish it firmly under its control. It has long been a desire of Bali's to return Chittagong to Haduastan, and the backing of nationalists has only spurred that motivation.

by **Terehan** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:09 pm

JATARAN WATCH | ساعة جاتاران
AL-SHAAD PRAISES HELNIEMI BOMBER, VOWS TO DEFEAT FOES

CASAAT - President Asaad al-Shaad hit back against threats from Zamastanian President Atticus Moreau on Wednesday, saying that Terehan would be able to "fend off any attempts of attack" if WEDA follows through on its publicized responses to yesterday's executions. In addition to the vow to defend Terehan and defeat foes of the nation, al-Shaad gave tribute to the man who took up his call to arms by bombing a government office in Caspiaa, calling the act "a noble mission of resistance and an act of God". Al-Shaad also stated that Terehanian authorities had arrested Tavion Boone, a national of Unified Sera, on charges of sedition and terrorism. The Unified Sera Government has not yet publicly responded, though al-Shaad confirmed that Boone would be sentenced to death alongside the 7 other foreign nationals previously detained.

According to authorities, Boone (39) is a former conscript of the Seran Royal Armed Forces, and was in Terehan visiting family. However, the authorities state that he was actively plotting a terror attack against Terehan, likely in the form of an attempted assassination against President al-Shaad. In his address, al-Shaad said that Boone would be "fully processed before judgement is carried out," but confirmed that the man would be put to death alongside the other international agents - Jean Pierre Calixte, Bogdan Vinogradoff, Alexei Gilik, James Matrou, Salma Veracruz, Alejandro Devalva, and Marco la Cassa.

Boone's arrest comes hours after multiple heads of state within WEDA threaten military action against Terehan. President Moreau said "This will not end with any victory for al-Shaad. This won't end with his nuclear weapons ambition in tact. He will pay for his continued lashings. What has our nation always done when faced with threats that lay out harm against us? We act, and we act vigorously." Moreau also gave al-Shaad a series of ultimatums, including the deadline to release the spies and allow international nuclear commissioners to investigate the Astaat site. On the other end, Caspiaan Prime Minister Tullia Grönberg said that "it's time to take action... with appropriate response, and we will do whatever is needed." President al-Shaad has declined to follow those ultimatums, and has instead ordered the military to be placed on high alert.

"We will destroy any and all threats and every foe that comes out way," al-Shaad said.

by **Vuswistan** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:21 am

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NICOLALIS ADDRESSES SBU

Norasa, Constantio – President Panagiotakis Nicolalis (NUP) met with Sotoan Basin Union officials in Norasa on Sunday where he also addressed the General Assembly of the regional organization, calling for more cooperation from member states in the peacekeeping and rebuilding processes in Syraranto. Nicolalis also spoke on on trade and foreign policy in a slighted counter to the Blanian agenda – after two days of warm physical embraces with President Tony Blanian.

After spending time air-kissing, shaking hands and patting President Blanian, Nicolalis said it was time to 'make the Nortuan continent great,' speaking in Constantioan, and earning applause. He also defended the system of global trade, and called for resolving problems through the Coalition Trade Organization.

'We wrote these rules. We should follow them,' Nicolalis told the joint session.

He warned against any new Nortuan Wars wars, citing the recent contested elections in Beatavic and warning against the rise of secular nationalism which has been the focal point of many wars in the past several decades.

Nicolalis also called on the SBU to be more strict on their denouncing of Terehan following last week's execution of 9 foreign nationals and the planned execution of 8 more.

'For Terehan, our objective is clear,' Nicolalis said. 'Terehan must release these hostages. Terehan shall never posses any nuclear weapon. Not now, not in 5 years, not in 10 years, ne-ver,' stretching out the word for emphasis.

He said policy should 'never lead the world to war in Southern Adula.'

'We must ensure stability and respect sovereignty of the nations, including that one of Terehan which represents a great civilization,' he said, in reference to the ancient Casaat empire. 'Let us not replicate past mistakes in the region,' he said. 'Let us not be naive on what side. Let us not create new walls ourselves on the other side.'

by **Constantio** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 10:02 am

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BLANIAN ADDRESSES THE SOTOAN BASIN UNION GENERAL ASSEMBLY

President Tony Blanian addressed the SBU General Assembly during the Main Session, which began on Sunday and lasts until Wednesday.

NORASA-Addressing the SBU General Assembly during the Main Session held in Norasa, beginning on Sunday, President Tony Blanian spoke on the continuing efforts of the Sotoan Basin Union to the reconstruction efforts in Syraranto but warned that clashes between secular armed factions in the country may last for years. Following a wide-ranging speech by Vuswistan's President Panagiotakis Nicolalis, Blanian urged the SBU member nations to do more in the collective effort to the humanitarian mission in Syraranto, but admitted that the hopeful prospects of a stable Syraranto won't be fully realized until clashes cease.

"The SBU must prepare to continue supporting the interim government of Syraranto in a war lasting for years," Blanian warned. "The costs of war are high, but the price of letting loyalist Tasoulas groups achieve their goals is even greater."

The SBU Main Session is the first since the CCA Resolution to classify the Tasoulas' regime's purging of Gurriana neighborhoods throughout the country as a genocide. The Tirikan Genocide (also sometimes known as the Gurriana Genocide or the Tirikan Massacre) was the systematic mass murder over 110,000 ethnic Gurriana people carried out in Tirikan and adjoining regions in western Syraranto by the forces of Kyriakos Tasoulas from 2020-2022 in the regime's counter-rebellion military operations during the civil war. Massacres, forced disappearances, torture and summary executions of guerrillas and especially civilian collaborators at the hands of security forces had been widespread since 2017 and was a longstanding policy of the military regime, which many international officials were aware of.

The repression reached genocidal levels in the predominantly Gurriana province of Tirikan. There, the military viewed the ethnic group – traditionally seen as subhumans by the deeply anti-religious Tasoulas regime – as siding with the insurgency and began a campaign of mass killings and disappearances of peasants. In some areas, at least one-third of the villages were evacuated or destroyed. Children and young men were often targets of mass killings, orchestrated by a long-simmering disdain of the Gurriana held by Tasoulas.

After the 2022 West Nortua rocket attacks and the Sotoan Basin Union intervention in Syraranto, and the eventual death of Tasoulas during the Battle of Covijo, investigators from the SBU and WEDA began discovering mass graves belonging to Gurriana who were killed in massacres by regime forces. The first graves were discovered in early April, but were publicly disclosed on April 22nd. President Tony Blanian urged the Coalition of Crown Albatross to call the massacres a genocide and to open an investigation and trials into crimes against humanity for surviving perpetrators. Resolution 239 was subsequently voted on. The genocide has been recognized by several nations, bodies of the CCA, and national and multi-national organizations.

North Icadanian Chancellor Gianni Roussilas has also warned of a longer-term conflict. And in a stark warning, the newly appointed head of the Constantioan Army said that Constantio and allies needed to be capable of conducting a ground war with armed factions within Syraranto.

"We must prepare for the fact that it could take years. We must not let up in supporting Syraranto's new freedom-loving interim government," the army chief said in an interview. "Even if the costs are high, not only for military support, also because of rising energy and food prices."

In February, Kyriakos Tasoulas was killed and his regime largely collapsed, paving the way for the current interim government under Yannis Kormoulis of the FSA to take control. The FSA was supported by the SBU, but staunch Tasoulas loyalists did not surrender unilaterally. Pockets of resistance still are prominent in several areas, and as such there has been a prolonged series of clashes. A Caspiaan watchdog has said that thousands of citizens are dying every week in these clashes.

"It is our duty to the people of Syraranto to help alleviate the continued hardships," Blanian said. "Restoring power and water treatment facilities, fixing roads, reopening schools, and much more. There is much we need to do."

The SBU has been pouring in humanitarian supplies to try and provide corridors for the flood of refugees, relocating civilians, and the reconstruction zones set up following the collapse of the Tasoulas regime nearly four months ago. While an interim government is still being established with the rebel group alliance formed with the Free Syraranto Army (FSA) and the Balgita Nationalist Front (BNF), there is still intense unrest throughout the country as power vacuums emerge. As such, the SBU has continued to urge that no one beyond official humanitarian missions travel to the country for reasons of safety.

"The situation is still perilous," President Blanian said, addressing the attack. "Just because Tasoulas is dead and his regime has ended does not mean Syraranto is safe. The civil war is very much still continuing. We are continuing to work with the FSA/BNG alliance to coordinate humanitarian relief and try and implement security as refugees are able to start returning home, but we do so with caution. Today's attack is evidence of a sufficient remaining tension when it comes to ideologically opposed factions split against morality and common goals. We will continue to champion our humanitarian mission regardless of the danger posed, and I thank our brave workers who put themselves in harm's way to help others."

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by **Barangadesh** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 10:58 am

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Mahmed and National Party win Reelection - President Vows to Follow ACWAC Over Tasiastan Policy

President Abdul Sheihk Mahmed won a historic fourth term as President

The 2022 referendum has concluded and President Abdul Sheihk Mahmed has won reelection alongside his National Party with more 92.36% of the vote. In claiming victory, Mahmed said that Barangadesh would capitalize on the wide textile and manufacturing industries throughout the country and align closer with its allies, vowing to follow ACWAC in whatever policy it deems necessary to end Tasiastan's meddling in hydroelectric tampering and the ceasing of oil transports to De Yuan.

"If a conflict happens," Mahmed said, "we will be in full backing of and have the full support of ACWAC. We are prepared to do what is necessary to protect our nation's resources. This is what our campaign was about - preserving Barangadesh's prestige."

Mahmed also said that he would defend the Chittagong province if Haduastan feels emboldened to attack it. If a war between Yuan and Tasiastan breaks out and other ACWAC members enter the conflict, Haduastan may be emboldened to seize the Chittagong province and establish it firmly under its control. It has long been a desire of Prime Minister Sartaj Bali's to return Chittagong to Haduastan, and the backing of nationalists has only spurred that motivation.

General Abdul Sheihk Mahmed came to power in 2003 with the ouster of Sabreen Jafri in the Great Revolution. Mehmed established national elections three years later, being elected with more than 90% of the vote in 2006. He has swept victories every national election since, with 84.1% in 2010, 79% in 2014, 89.3% in 2018, and more than 92% in today's election.

Barangadeshi, Atylestan, and Yuaneze forces conducted military drills the day before Mahmed's reelection. These drills were carried out in the Chittagong province with artillery batteries as the ACWAC military sections determine what may need to be carried out in order to secure a corridor of Tasiastan where oil pipelines have been turned off in direct violation of longstanding treaties.

by **Versenia** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 11:21 am

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Is Versenia Getting Hotter?

A man settles in the shade of a building in Aasallit to escape the heat.

AASILLIT - After several days of warm weather, parts of the Versenian Confederacy have experienced the hottest day of the year so far. Temperatures hit 32.7 (91F) in south-east Versenia on Sunday, triggering an official heatwave, as hot air spread up from Adula. Experts have said it's rare to see temperatures this high at this point in June. The question posed by President Arthur Vanberson in a recent climate conference; Is Versenia getting hotter? The answer; Yes, Versenia has been slowly getting warmer since the 19th Century. In the past three decades, Versenia has become 0.9C warmer. The 10 hottest years since 1884 have all happened since 2002. And none of the coldest years have been recorded this century.

Last year, Aasillit saw the hottest temperature ever captured in Versenia: 38.7C. When does hot weather become a heatwave? A heatwave is a period of hot weather where temperatures are higher than is expected for the time of year. In Versenia, the government declares a heatwave when it records at least three days in a row with maximum temperatures exceeding a set temperature. That threshold varies by county. Heatwaves usually happen in summer when high pressure develops over an area. They can also bring so-called "tropical nights" - when night-time temperatures fail to drop below 20C. That can make it hard to sleep at night and the body can suffer, as it fails to sufficiently cool down.

The government says it's not clear whether heatwaves are becoming more frequent because of their sporadic nature. Why are we seeing these changes? Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise. Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, released into the planet's atmosphere in large volumes are trapping the sun's heat, causing the planet to warm. This has brought more extreme weather, including record-breaking high temperatures across the world. Periods of intense heat do occur within natural weather patterns, but scientists say that globally they are becoming more frequent, more intense and are lasting longer as a result of global warming.

President Arthur Vanberson warned that summers like 2018 are 30 times more likely now than before 1800 - the point when humans starting producing the emissions that are responsible for climate change. A report on climate extremes in Versenia found that recent years have seen both higher maximum temperatures and longer warm spells. That trend is predicted to continue. It's possible that by 2100, the Confederacy could see 40C days every 3 to 4 years.

Is hot weather dangerous? Hot weather can be dangerous particularly for the vulnerable, including elderly people, children and people with underlying health conditions. Spending too much time in high temperatures or in the sun, can cause health issues such as heat stroke and cardiovascular failure. There are also indirect effects like poorer mental health and an increase in accidents such as car crashes and drownings. In August 2021, 20,000 people died following a heatwave in Nortua lasting 10 days, according to the government. The higher death rate starts to kick in once the thermometer passes 25C-26C.

The government is urging that where possible you should modify your routine and behaviour to adapt to the heat. If you can, travel in the morning or evening when temperatures are lower. Wear a high-factor sunscreen and a hat if you are going to spend time in the sun.

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by **Kahului-Kanau** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:24 pm

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Volcano in Kahului-Kanau spews ash, steam; residents evacuated

After the Lehua volcano in Kahului-Kanau's Ka'ula province spewed ash and steam, blanketing nearby towns and villages with ash, local residents were evacuated, authorities said.

After the Lehua volcano in the Kahului-Kanau's Ka'ula province spewed ash and steam, blanketing nearby towns and villages with ash, local residents were evacuated, authorities said.

Manu Hanuye, spokesperson for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), said evacuation was underway for the locals to leave the area within the 4-km danger zone, reports Kahu news agency.

"The relocation is still ongoing. All must leave the danger zone," he told local media late Monday.

The Kahului Coast Guard said it has helped evacuate 58 families in Nettown after Sunday's "phreatic eruption".

Phreatic eruption is a "steam-driven explosion that occurs when water beneath the ground or surface is directly heated by hot rocks or new volcanic deposits or indirectly by magma or magmatic gas".

Boutinau Duan of the government's volcanology institute, said Lehua continued to emit steam all through Monday.

"This would manifest the active hydrothermal activity beneath the volcano," he said.

Duan said the institute recorded 29 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours, adding that it was due to the ongoing hydrothermal activity.

by **Apatonia** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:09 am

LE DOCUMENT DE MISAMBA

Poverty, progress, and what you should know about Apatonia's economic miracle.

AFTER THE WAR, CAN APATONIA'S ECONOMIC 'MIRACLE' GET BACK ON TRACK?

President James Etémé said this month that his government would negotiate with fighters in the eastern Lundia region to end a war that has not only unleashed human rights abuses and killed thousands of people but has also derailed one of Southern Adula's most promising economies.

Until civil war broke out in September 2017, Apatonia — South Adula’s fourth-most populous country with 24 million people — had been regarded by development economists as a success story, albeit one engineered by a generally authoritarian government.

In the 15 years to 2017, driven by investment in agriculture, industry and infrastructure, the economy grew on average 7 per cent annually per capita, according to CCA data, one of the fastest rates in the world. Although it was still relatively poor, with a nominal per capita gross domestic product of roughly $950 in 2017, years of growth had put it on the cusp of lower middle-income status.

“There’s no doubt that Apatonia made tremendous gains through the development-state approach,” said Ben Amoako, former executive-secretary of the CCA Economic Commission for Adula, referring to the country’s Ausianan-inspired state-led model.

Apatonia's unfinished economic miracle appeared all but dead as war caused what officials estimated to be “billions of dollars” in lost growth and destroyed roads, factories and airports. The conflict also shattered a fragile political truce through which, for nearly 30 years under the tight control of a coalition led by the Lundia Defense Forces and the Hisrean People’s Liberation Front, the country’s main ethnic groups sought to set aside their differences in the interests of national development.

The economy received a further jolt when, after war broke out in 2017, foreign donors withdrew billions of dollars in financial support. Last year, some nations in the CCA tightened sanctions further, ending Apatonia's tariff-free access to the Zamastanian-led market and threatening thousands of jobs in a burgeoning textile industry.

Now, though, the prospect of peace talks has raised hopes — however tentative — that Apatonia's economic momentum can be restored. “We’re just going to slow down, before we start coming up again,” said Desende Mekonnen, an Sifondo-based economist. If the conflict could be permanently resolved, he said, the economy could recover.

A permanent ceasefire could unlock more than Z$4bn in frozen funding, according to officials, and ease a crippling shortage of foreign exchange that plagued the economy even before the war began. “Without peace, there is no economy,” said Abie Sano, president of the state-owned Commercial Bank of Apatonia, the country’s largest lender.

Still, given the intensity of the war and the impact of sanctions, Apatonia performed better than many expected. Last month, the mainly agricultural economy recovered with 6.3 per cent growth, below the level of previous years but much higher than the continental average.

Although some have questioned the reliability of that data, Dedre Dercon, a professor of economic policy at Saint Marina University and an expert on Apatonia, said that GDP measured the flow of income and would not immediately register the impact of destroyed assets. Spending on the war itself could actually boost economic activity in the short term, he added.

“Despite appearances, the conflict remained relatively localised,” Dercon said. “So big parts of the country were as stable or unstable as they were in previous decades when you had fast growth.”

Ahmed Shide, Apatonia's newest finance minister, told Le Document that the economy was grappling with “multiple challenges and shocks, both internal and external”. But, he said, it continued to benefit from strong fundamentals, the good performance of Apatonian Airlines, and the liberalisation of the telecoms sector. “The economy is resilient despite multiple shocks,” said Shide.

Even so, this year will be harder. The CTO expects economic growth to slow to just 3.8 per cent, partly as a result of the global backlog in sanctions against Yuan and a severe drought in parts of the country. Inflation is forecast to hit 35 per cent, stoked by local and global supply chain problems.

For the economy to recover, Sano said it was essential for the government to press ahead with liberalisation.

Before the war, Apatonia had started the process of selling off new telecom licences. Last year, it accepted an $850mn bid from a Shoassauan-backed consortium led by Adaricom, a Peoratian operator. The government envisages a partial sell-off of state assets, including a second telecoms licence and a stake in Apaton Telecom, the state provider, as well as parts of logistics operations such as Apatonia Shipping Lines. “We need capital and in order to have capital, we need reforms,” Sano said.

Under the late Meles Zenawi, a former Lundian guerrilla fighter and national leader until his death in 2012, the state dominated the economy. “We had impressive growth, but when you dissect it was very clearly public-sector driven, which was not sustainable,” said Tewodros. “We have to balance some of our public investments by bringing in the private sector.”

Although Apatonia funded much of its spending through domestic savings, it also borrowed from foreign lenders, including Yuan. Last year, Sifondo sought debt relief under a C21 framework to help countries battered by the trade delays.

The government recently launched what it hopes to be a $150bn sovereign fund and is planning to open the country’s first stock market next year. “We want to build progressive capitalism that will harness the power of the market, as well as the sustainable role of the state,” Ahmed said.

Violence in several regions continues and the constitutional questions that stoked the war in Lundia have not been resolved. It will be hard, analysts say, for President Etémé to forge lasting peace with the Lundia Defense Forces, which is still under partial blockade, or to persuade the LDF to accept market reforms that will slowly unpick the state-led model it pioneered.

“Etémé came for revenge, not for reform,” said Kindeya Gebrehi, a senior member of the LDF. “Development needs serious thought, planning and bringing everyone on board,” he said. “All the initiatives he has taken are damaging national harmony.”

by **Utobania** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:36 am

Autrataya And Asamandia Times
Chancellor Addresses the Sotoan Basin Union

Chancellor Telgado speaks to the SBU General Assembly in Norasa, Constantio

Chancellor Kennedy Telgado and officials of the Foreign Ministry are in Constantio this week attending the Main Session of the Sotoan Basin Union. Chancellor Telgado was one of Monday's keynote addressors and spoke on the subject of unifying the continent, speaking out against the rise of nationalism, combatting climate change, and the assistance of refugee groups following the civil war in Syraranto. "Today's generation needs to prove that it can meet the challenges of the 21st century," she said. "In a sense, we are able to tear down walls of today. That means creating freedom and security, creating prosperity and justice. And it means protecting our planet."

Merkel, the first Utobanian chancellor to address a joint meeting of the SBU, also emphasized the need for an agreement on global warming.

"Icebergs are melting in the far north. In Adula, people become refugees because their environment has been destroyed," she said. "We need an agreement on one objective: Global warming must not exceed 2 degrees Celsius."

Telgado also touched on the global financial crisis, saying that the "near collapse of the markets has shown what happens when there is no underpinning order. A globalized economy needs a global order ... a global framework of rules," she said. "Without global rules and transparency and supervision, we will not gain more freedom, but rather risk the abuse of freedom and thus risk instability."

by **Paraboca** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:42 pm

THE ACADRE TRIBUNE
Paraboca is hoping its gas will finally make it vital in Euronia

Most of Paraboca's oil and gas production sites are located near public property in the country's southwest regions.

With the tensions surrounding a potential De Yuaneze invasion of Tasiastan, Paraboca’s burgeoning natural gas sector has set its sights on energy-desperate Euronia, but it’s also using its newly acquired energy wealth to achieve its long-sought goal of integrating itself into the global market. Last Wednesday, Paraboca agreed to pipe billions of dollars’ worth of natural gas to Euronian nations via East Chanchajillan liquefaction facilities, as Yuan halts supplies and the continent scrambles to refill dwindling stockpiles. The landmark memorandum of understanding, signed by the Parabocan and East Chanchajillan energy ministers and representatives of WEDA, aims to extricate Euronia from Yuaneze energy “blackmail,” President Oriol Miguélez said during a meeting in Cardoza.

For Paraboca, which has needed to grapple with local opposition and the occasional sabotage attempt by drug cartels against overland gas export pipelines, it’s also a sign that times have changed.

“This technical public cooperation, that is coming to help Euronia, to which we are the closest countries in the region, is incredibly important,” said Maruda Setteria, who was Parabocan ambassador to East Chanchajilla from 2009 to 2011. He served at a time before Paraboca produced its own gas and instead imported it from East Chanchajilla and Zamastan, using the same pipelines it now uses for export.

In total, the contribution of Parabocan natural gas to Eastern and Central Euronia will be a drop in the bucket compared with Yuan supplies, but it will be part of a patchwork strategy, pulling from sources around the world, to plug the energy deficit left by Yuan.

For many in Paraboca, last week’s deal was already an important milestone in a years-long attempt to use its gas to continue thawing icy relations with its neighbors. With skyrocketing energy prices and the rapidly fading public opposition to Paraboca in parts of the Central Euronian world that still remember the scars of the Parabocan Empire, many Parabocans are hoping that the gas export deal may deliver something more even valuable than profit: “more normalization of Israel in the region,” said President Oriol Miguélez.

While the cooperation is not entirely new — Chanchajilla has hosted the Central Euronia Gas Forum, including Paraboca and six other countries since 2019 — “the world economic prices is creating a lot of motivation for a lot of players to accelerate,” Miguélez said.

Even West Chanchajilla, where relations were at rock bottom just a few years ago, recently hosted the Parabocan president and proposed reviving a natural gas subsea pipeline to Euronian, in a sign of increasingly warming relations.

Paraboca discovered two large gas fields in 2009 and 2010, and went on to use the gas for domestic energy independence and then to export it to its neighbors. In 2016, Paraboca signed a landmark $10 billion, 15-year gas export deal with Selle's National Electricity Company, in the “most significant transaction since the peace treaty was signed between the countries in 1994,” said Jose Malcaneto, chief executive of Paraboca gas company NewEur Energy, who attended the meetings in Cardoza last week.

Malcaneto said a $15 billion deal signed with Selle in 2018 similarly helped warm ties that have been generally chilly since the two countries formally declared peace in 1979. It helped Cardoza with its goals of establishing itself as a regional energy hub and developed the infrastructure for transporting Parabocan natural gas to Chanchajillan liquefaction plants and then onward to the rest of Euronia, which will be expanded under the current deal.

The latest gas push comes after the Nueva Balloa Accords, a series of normalization agreements between West Chanchajilla and Euronian states. Among Parabocans, it has also produced excitement for business deals that have only rarely come to fruition, said a Chanchajillan business executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of compromising his position as a mediator between Parabocan and Euronian companies.

Parabocan business and politicians are hoping that gas diplomacy will be potent enough to smooth over tensions related to Paraboca’s ongoing conflict with the drug cartels. “The fact that this is coming from Paraboca's southwest regions,” he said, referring to the region’s conflict-riddled history, “is an even stronger message.”

by **Tasiastan** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:22 pm

TASIASTAN National News

All cargo trains have been suspended from entering ACWAC nations.

TRADE FULLY SUSPENDED WITH ACWAC NATIONS
Wary of possible military action, President Swati has placed a strict ban on all trade between Tasiastan and ACWAC nations.
Ibrim Akarsja reporting from Jaljur, Tasiastan
20 June, 2022

President Haajid Swati has issued an absolute block on trade flow to ACWAC nations, banning the rail transit of goods to De Yuan, Barangadesh, Pekastan, and Beleroskov. The list includes coal, metals, construction materials, textiles, and advanced technology. This comes as ACWAC threatens military action against Tasiastan over continued disputes with the recent shut down of two oil pipelines which brought oil from Tasiastan to Louhezhan Province. Beleroskov, Barangadesh, and numerous other ACWAC nations have pledged to follow Yuan in whatever course they deem neccesary, which was seen through extensive land-based military drills near the border of Tasiastan this past week.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Rajaa Chutani and Minister of Commerce Shahed Minhas defended the move, with Chutani saying that his country was simply implementing sanctions in guidelines with many Coalition Trade Organization members. He said the measures were taken after “consultation with the CTO and under its guidelines”.

The military of Tasiastan, meanwhile, has been placed on its highest alert since independence from the UCSS in 1998. Tasiastan's largely muslim population is concerned that if a Yuaneze invasion occurs, the dictatorship under Xi Jingyi would implement similar discriminatory action as has been seen in Pangchu. Spurred by the Tasiastani Movement, which sought a homeland for the Muslims of northern Beleroskov, Tasiastan gained independence in 1998 and awarded separate statehood to its Muslim-majority northern regions, also accompanied by a mass migration and loss of life. A civil war lasted from independence until 1990, and in the following three decades, Tasiastan has been ruled by governments whose descriptions, although complex, commonly alternated between civilian and military, democratic and authoritarian, relatively secular and Islamist. Tasiastan elected a civilian government in 1992, and in 2010 adopted a parliamentary system with periodic elections.

Almost immediately after independence from Beleroskov in 1988, Tasiastan was plunged into a civil war that saw various factions fighting one another. These factions were supported by foreign countries including Pekastan, Haduastan, Beleroskov, and Yuan. Haduastan and Yuan focused on keeping peace in the warring nation to decrease the chances of Zamastanian or CCA involvement. Most notably, Yuan backed the pro-government faction and deployed troops from the People's Liberation Army of Yuan to the Yuan-Tasiastan border. All but 25,000 of the more than 200,000 ethnic Beleroskovians, who were mostly employed in industry, fled to Beleroskov. By 1990, the war had ended after a peace agreement between the government and the Islamist-led opposition, a central government began to take form, with peaceful elections in 1992.

The Armed Forces of Tasiastan are the tenth largest in the world in terms of numbers in full-time service, with about 551,800 personnel on active duty and 291,000 paramilitary personnel, as of tentative estimates in 2021. They came into existence after independence in 1989, and the military establishment has frequently influenced the national politics ever since. Chain of command of the military is kept under the control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee; all of the branches joint works, co-ordination, military logistics, and joint missions are under the Joint Staff HQ. The Joint Staff HQ is composed of the Air HQ and Army GHQ.

The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee is the highest principle staff officer in the armed forces, and the chief military adviser to the civilian government though the chairman has no authority over the three branches of armed forces. The Chairman joint chiefs controls the military from the JS HQ and maintains strategic communications between the military and the civilian government. The main branches are the Army, the Air Force and the National Police, which are supported by a large number of paramilitary forces in the country. Control over the strategic arsenals, deployment, employment, development, military computers and command and control is a responsibility vested under the National Command Authority which oversaw the work on the nuclear policy as part of the credible minimum deterrence.

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by **De Yuan** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:43 pm

YUAN WARNS TASIASTAN OVER GOODS RESTRICTIONS

SHANGHAN - Secretary-General and Comrade President Xi Jingyi once again reiterated his demand to the Tasiastan government to restart the flow of oil pipelines and trade networks after President Haajid Swati implemented a sweeping ban of all trade goods to ACWAC nations. Yuan's foreign ministry has demanded the immediate lifting of Tasiastan's “openly hostile” restrictions on the rail transit of goods. Foreign Minister Mao Xieren stated that if “in the near future cargo transit between the Louhezhan province and the rest of the territory of the People's Republic through Tasiastan is not restored in full, then Yuan reserves the right to take actions to protect its national interests,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The ministry said it had summoned Tasiastan's charge d’affaires in Shanghan to protest the “provocative” and “openly hostile” measures, but their ambassador has been recalled. Earlier on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said Tasiastan's decision was “unprecedented” and “in violation of everything there is”. It went on to say that "the situation is more than serious and it requires a very deep analysis before formulating any measures and decisions."

According to Louhezhan governor Xhu Xuhaan, the ban would affect about 50 percent of all imports to the province. The ban was confirmed on Friday by the cargo arm of Tasiastan's state railway service in a letter to clients following “clarification” from the CTO on the mechanism for applying the sanctions. Urging citizens not to resort to panic buying, Xhu said three rail lines were already ferrying goods between Louhezhan and Abastan, and seven more would be in increased service by the end of the year.

"We will save tens of millions from starvation and the lifeline of the Louhezhan region," President Xi said, promising that oil and trade would once again flow into the province within good time.

by **Kyti** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 7:23 pm

KASEMA POST
KYTI'S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE
Kyti announces ban on single-use plastics in ‘historic step’

New regulations will prohibit sale and import of ‘harmful’ plastics, with some time for businesses to adjust.

KASEMA - Prime Minister Arne Henningsen's government announced that it will ban the manufacturing and import of a number of “harmful” single-use plastics, with several new regulations coming into place in December. The new rules, announced Monday, will apply to checkout bags, utensils, food-service products with plastic that is difficult to recycle, ring carriers, stir sticks, and straws with some exceptions, the government announced in a release.

“Our government is all in when it comes to reducing plastic pollution …That’s why we’re announcing today that our government is delivering on its commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics,” said environment minister Arnaud Abeault in a press conference Monday. “This is a historic step towards beating plastic pollution and keeping our communities, lands and oceans clean.”

The sale of such items will be prohibited starting in December 2023, a buffer period meant to give businesses time to adjust to the changes and wind down their existing supplies. The government will also ban the export of six plastics by the end of 2025.

The federal government listed plastics as toxic under the Kyti Environmental Protection Act last year, which paved the way for regulations to ban some. However, a consortium of plastics producers is suing the government over the toxic designation in a case expected to be heard later this year.

Kyti uses 10 billion plastic checkout bags per year, and 9 million straws per day, the government said. A recent report by the CCA has said that the global use of plastics is expected to triple by 2060, and the annual production of fossil fuel-based plastics set to hit more than 1.2 billion tonnes by the same year. The waste created by such levels of production would be more than 1 billion tonnes per year. Such reports have contributed to a growing sense of concern around the globe regarding the prevalence of plastics and the problems they cause for pollution and the environment.

Some manufacturing groups in Kyti had previously expressed their opposition to the proposed regulations, despite pledges by the government to give businesses time to adjust. Conservative groups, such as the Atrex Economic Institute (AEI), have said the regulations harm “potential innovations” in the plastics industry and “will hurt the economy without any guarantee of helping the environment”. At least six percent of AEI’s funding comes from the oil and gas industry.

The Kyti government has said that it “consulted widely to seek input to inform the development of the proposed Regulations, and heard that businesses needed guidance on switching to available alternative products and systems”.

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by **Caspiaa** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:08 pm

Police stand guard outside a building in downtown Viitaniemi, June 21st, 2022
TERROR ATTACK FOILED
A CAR BOMB WAS DISCOVERED IN DOWNTOWN VIITANIEMI AND A SUSPECT HAS BEEN DETAINED

Viitaniemi - National police have defused an improvised car bomb parked in Eldstorget Square, one of the city's busiest tourist areas. They say propane tanks, fireworks, petrol and a clock device were removed from a parked sports utility vehicle. So far, there is no evidence that it was more than a "one-off event", the national security minister said. Forensic evidence including fingerprints had been recovered, and a suspect was detained a few blocks away. Part of the district - where many theatres are sited - had been sealed off on Monday night after the bomb alert. Both Prime Minister Tullia Grönberg and Viitaniemi Mayor Svennt Mjaeg praised the quick response by the Viitaniemi Police Service.

"We are very lucky," Mr Mjaeg told reporters. "Thanks to alert Viitaniemi citizens and professional police officers, we avoided what could have been a very deadly event." He said the bomb "looked amateurish" but could have exploded, adding that the incident was a "reminder of the dangers that we face".

"I think the intent was to cause a significant ball of fire," he added.

The alert was triggered when a street vendor saw smoke coming from a car parked on 15th Street and Gjardson Avenue at about 1:55 on Monday. The vehicle had its engine running and hazard lights flashing, officials said. Police shut down several blocks of Eldstorget Square, as well as subway lines, while a robotic arm broke windows of the vehicle.

"There were explosive elements, including powder, gasoline, propane and some kind of electrical wires attached to a clock," police spokesman Paule Bjrone told reporters later on Monday. "No motive has been identified," he added. A metal box resembling a gun locker was also recovered, police say. Police have established that the car's registration plates do not match up with the car. Security footage is still being reviewed after reports that a person had been seen running away from the vehicle, and that person has been identified and detained. There have been no confirmations as to whether the suspect is tied to the terrorist group al-Fijar.

The attempted bombing comes exactly one week after an al-Fijar supporter killed 28 people in a bombing in Helniemi, and after the execution of Jakob Daksobottir by the Terehan government. Caspiaa has since been on its highest ever terror alert, monitoring for potential threats. Caspiaan military forces have also been conducting exercises as Prime Minister Grönberg, Opposition Leader Sann Hofstad, and even King Oliver Lindholm are vowing revenge for both incidents. There are public forums within parliament in open discussion about whether to authorize WEDA forces to conduct airstrikes against Terehan.

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by **Tasiastan** » Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:08 am

TASIASTAN National News

An explosion rips through an oil depot in Qaim.

EXPLOSIONS ROCK BORDER CITIES
The blasts may have originated from Yuaneze rocket strikes on Qaim and Naogail.
Ibrim Akarsja reporting from Jaljur, Tasiastan
21 June, 2022

A series of major explosions have been reported in the cities of Qaim and Naogail as President Haajid Swati continues to assert that De Yuan is preparing for a military offensive against Tasiastan. Qaim, a border city with a population of 62,000, experienced numerous large blasts at oil facilities and a military checkpoint. In Naogail, the nearby urban center of 794,000 people, saw large explosions at the city's main airstrip and several structures surrounding. While not confirmed, some sources are claiming that the explosions are the result of missile strikes from Yuan, either the actions of an initial strike, or the beginning stage of a wider invasion.

At least 59 people are confirmed to be dead after the explosions and military forces have been moved closer to the border in preparations for a possible ground offensive. President Swati authorized the release of intelligence, including satellite photographs of Yuaneze troops and equipment near the border that indicates a possible invasion, and continues to predict invasion events. The intelligence also says that the Yuaneze command has a list of key sites, and of individuals to be killed or neutralized in the invasion.

Nearly a month after Yuan's president Xi reorganized the entirety of his senior military command structure, it's becoming more and more clear that it was not a move of restriction, rather a move of solidifying loyalty among commanders. It remains to be seen what a Yuaneze military engagement would look like, especially in the wake of the Jinchon Sea clashes which saw severe flaws in their strategy. Yuan has not been tested in a prolonged ground conflict since the World War, and such an engagement in Tasiastan which boasts the world's tenth largest army, backed with WEDA supplied weapons, may stand to show a difficult task.

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by **De Yuan** » Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:41 am

YUANEZE MISSILES STRIKE TASIASTAN, XI ANNOUNCES MILITARY OPERATION

SHANGHAN - Secretary-General and Comrade President Xi Jingyi has confirmed that Yuaneze military forces have carried out missile strikes against "hostile Tasiastan facilities" in the border cities of Qaim and Noagail in response to what the government says were "plausible preparation stages for a Tasiastani attack on Louhezhan". Numerous oil facilities, military outposts, and airfields were hit. Xi also stated that the Yuaneze military was undertaking an operation to "capture and revitalize the essential oil pipeline flow into Louhezhan." The stated intentions of this operation, detailed by Foreign Minister Mao Xieren, is to "seize the center point of the pipeline's control in Noagail, reestablish flow of resources to Yuan, and to deny the Tasiastan regime a footing to launch attacks on Yuan."

Yuan's officials have stated that their military operation is not intended to see the conquest of Tasiastan and that the capital of Jaljur will not be a target, and that the 70 mile corridor between Noagail and the Yuaneze border is the only area where troops will be ordered to occupy. As of Tuesday morning, ground forces have not yet mobilized into Tasiastan and the Yuaneze government has issued another ultimatum to Tasiastan to restart the pipeline.

"War is our last resort," President Xi said. "Tasiastan will be facing the entire might of the Yuaneze military, but their chance of a destructive conflict is minimilized if they agree to restore the terms of the original treaties regarding the pipeline access. They must restart the flow of oil and natural gas resources as per our agreements, or further military action in a more substantial process will ensue."

by **Selle** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:46 pm

Journal Officiel de Selle
Selle protests: Security concerns after police station attack
Prime Minister Belbane issued a state of emergency as violence escalates across all eleven provinces.

Sellean police take to the streets of Roan province as protests escalate.

Taravo - Prime Minister Jaques Belbane has said police cannot guarantee security in the town of Pauyo, after clashes on Tuesday in which a police station was attacked and one protester died. The Prime Minister said 18 officers were still missing. The violence broke out on the ninth day of national protests against government economic and social policies. The protesters' list of demands includes reducing the cost of fuel and price caps on agricultural goods. The protests have been organised by a powerful indigenous organisation, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Selle (Conais).

Demonstrations have been taking place all over the country. On Tuesday, there were also riots in the capital, Taravo, as an estimated 10,000 indigenous people took to the city streets to oppose Prime Minister Belbane's conservative government.

Conais said the demonstrator killed in Pauyo on Tuesday had been shot at point-blank range and the organisation blamed the government for his death. But Mr Belbane, in a news conference on Wednesday, said the violence had been caused by "radical" members of the Iihuar indigenous communities, who had begun attacking police in an "absolutely irrational" manner.

The nationwide demonstrations began earlier this month with a series of roadblocks as protesters used piles of burning tyres, trees and mounds of earth to cut off access to Taravo. But last week, Conais vowed to step up the protests after its leader, Leo Izamaes, was briefly arrested. He has been banned from leaving Selle and ordered to appear before the provincial attorney general's office twice a week.

Selle has been grappling with rising levels of inflation, unemployment and poverty, as well as conflicts with drug cartels and gang violence.

by **North Timeria** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:44 pm

Azil Under Full Control of Coalition Forces

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Azil has officially been placed under the control of Somodian and Timerian forces while King Salar is currently held in Senbodia at a military prison. Currently, delegations are working to form an interim government to stabilize the nation while coalition troops provide security. On the ground, a majority of coalition troops entered the country unopposed and set up security operations across the country. Most of the fighting took place on day one in Tomarka where 30 Timerian soldiers were killed and another 3 were killed in the raid on Wormwood Detention Center a few days later. Since April 29th no additional Timerian casualties have been reported along with no reports of aircraft lost to enemy fire.

The first day of the coalition intervention saw Timerian and Somodian forces launch an assault from Somyost Island into Tomarka where heavy fighting took place for two days before the city was under coalition control. Across Azil special forces had also been inserted to disrupt enemy communications and direct airstrikes from the ground. An hour before the invasion was launched Timerian special forces took down Azil’s largest radar station which opened up the country to airstrikes. The Air Force confirmed that five jets from Azil were shot down by Timerian pilots, most of the sorties launched from Sachana Air Base. After air supremacy was achieved Timerian drones were responsible for 80% of sorties launched by the TAF in the following weeks.

The 4th Mountain Divison crossed the border earlier this week and has established control of Eastern Azil while the 3rd Marine Division is currently in control of Southern Azil. Somodian forces under Aasur Baddyet have established themselves in the North while general Sanbodre Crüll leads a coalition force occupying Tomarka.

Both governments are currently trying to establish an interim government to rule Azil before elections can be held. Both are open to the CCA being involved in the development of Azil and ensuring that a free democratic government takes power in Azil. There have also been questions raised on how Azil will recover economically. Somodi and Timeria are both close trading partners with Timeria being a top importer of Somodian natural gas. Many experts are worried that there may be no economic path forward for Azil after years of authoritarian rule and the extent of damage caused by the invasion. Despite this both Somodi and Timeria have agreed to make a commitment to building a stronger Azil. President Raso has committed to rebuilding the nuclear facility destroyed in a strike last year in March.

Many Azilian have been happy to see Timerian and Somodian troops. There has also been a relief as families reunite with loves ones who had been isolated by the former government. Citizens of Azil have also started to organize with leaders from Wormwood Detention Center many of them being held there as political prisoners. In Timeria a number of Azilian refugees have gathered together to return to Azil and fill high-skill jobs. Dr. Janus Koloi was only 12 when he escaped Azil but now wishes to return as he stated that “I want to return because I have the skills and power to help those in need. When I left Azil there was no hope, no chance that anyone could do anything to make life better. Now I see my brothers and sisters working to rebuild and I feel I should be a part of that.”

Kossmil & Timeria Agree on new Security Partnership

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President Raso has returned to Infinity after visiting Kossmil for a conference with President Nikolai Cherdenko. The two discussed increasing their security ties and agreed on a number of new initiatives. Timeria and Kossmil will now hold annual joint military exercises starting in November of this year. Kossmil will also work with Storm Aerospace on the Next-Gen Fighter Concept Project. CEO David Freeman stated that “ We’ve worked with Arrow Corporation before on the integration of the SAM6 into the Kossmilian battle network and they really have an intelligent group capable of extreme innovation. When the Air Force came to us with this proposal everyone was immediately on board and knew that working with Arrow Corporation would only make the project better and produce the most advanced aircraft the world has ever seen.”

Following the Jinchon Sea crisis, Timeria has invested in building stronger security ties outside of the Albarine Sea region. Kossmil and Timeria have held strong ties but this is set to establish a new era in relations between Kossmil and Timeria. The new agreement is set to bring the two nations together beyond their partnerships in TAFCA. A partnership with Kossmil would give Timeria a strong ally along the Nortua Sea and allow more flexibility when dealing with crises outside of the Albarine region. This has been a rising concern for policymakers and defense strategists as global tensions begin to rise.

When the Jinchon Sea crisis erupted my member of the government were extremely critical of the lack of close allies in the area to support Timerian vessels. While Timeria was able to cooperate with Sera on the issue many were frustrated with the lack of international support Timeria had when it involved its security concerns. Recently a Timerian diplomatic trip to Ausiana was canceled due to the conflict between Yuan and Tasiastan.

Despite this many have praised the diplomatic efforts of President Raso and are welcoming the new partnership with Kossmil. Defense officials are committing to increasing ties with Kossmil and continuing to build a foundation with the Kossmilian armed forces. Both already have experience operating together and this new partnership will only make those bonds stronger.

Queen Noni Graces Cover of Inspire Magazine

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Queen Noni will make her return to music after a ten-year absence announced in this month's issue of Inspire Magazine. Her new album Castle will be released on all platforms on July 1st, a collection of songs she has recorded over the past ten years. This month’s issue of Inspire features her story detailing the artistic journey in which she will go into detail on how her royal duties put a pause on her career and how she continued to express herself in her music. Queen Noni stated that “I never really stopped making music I just started to focus on other things. I always wanted to share my music but it never seemed like the right time. I guess now that my children are growing and less reliant on me I figured now is the time to put more effort into that.”

Many fans are eagerly waiting for the album as she makes her return to the music scene. This has surprised many and has been left wondering if she will return to form she stated that “I think this is my most complete and best body of work. The album is truly at the core full of love and joy… I think over the past ten years my life has been full of love. Despite everything that I’ve been through I was able to prevail, returning happiness into my life.”

In 1998 at the age of 21 Queen Noni attempted suicide at a hotel in North Kai. She had attempted to cover this up but eventually opened up to the public about the situation. She has since become an advocate for mental health. Queen Noni spoke briefly about it in her interview stating that “Back then I never knew that I would be here in my life…not as in my status but this point of happiness, satisfaction. I’ve come to the realization that the only way is forward and I have no plans of turning back.”

Noni returns July 1st with her Album Castle. Pick up this month’s edition of Inspire magazine to read the full story.

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