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The inaugural session of the Ceylon assembly kicked off this Monday with the swearing in of the new Chief Minister of Ceylon- R. Wickremesinghe of the Ceylon People's Army. The first order of business for the House was the modification of the flag of Ceylon in order to give the new Commonwealth Territory a unique identity.

After this, the assembly discussed the issue of the loss of the port for trade. The assembly overwhelmingly voted in favour to expand the existing Colombo airport. The Bandaranaike International airport is the only airport in Ceylon and it caters to both domestic, international, cargo and military flights. This means that the airport is very overworked.
It has only a limited number of airlines flying out of it. Crown Air- The UKZ National Carrier and Air India- The South UKZ private carrier.

The Bill seeks to open up more runways and increase airport capacity and hangar capacity to facilitate cargo airlines and more passanger carriers in the airport. This move has been pushed by the Viceroy who was strongly opposed to depending on the Arveyrean province for trade but whose hands were tied till the Assembly was elected.


The Viceroy was angry with the centre for depending on the Arveyrean province for a trade port. He claimed that "The Prime Minister forced me to agree to the terms of the port lease deal. While i do agree that we need a port i could not help but be suspicsious of the Arveyreans. Largely because they seem to be a puppet nation controlled by Urbem Sol and whose government is easily swayed by popular rhetoric. Today i am not angry with the Arveyreans, i did not expect anything much from them. I am disappointed with the central government who failed to see the instability and risk in depending on the Arveyreans"

The PMO released a statement on the developments.
"The UKZ stands shocked and disappointed with the decision of the Arveyrean senate to revoke our acess to the port. We hope that in the future the government of Arveyres will reconsider and change their decision and try and give Zack-Arveyrean relations a chance. Ceylon will not suffer. The port deal was merely a back up. The Colombo Airport and the interim Royal Air Force base on the outsskirts of Colombo are sufficient for trade. the whole idea behind the request for a port was to try and grow relations with Arveyres. Now that our attempts have failed we hope that the Arveyreans will extend their hands for friendship in the future. Till then the UKZ will find it very difficult to do business with Arveyres as they have proved to be untrustworthy businesss partners and outright disrespectful when it comes to business deals and agreements. We are also examining the lagality of the revocation, and might take Arveyres to the ICJ for breaking in business deal and require compensation from the Arveyrean government for the same."

the Minister for External Affairs said that she was very disappointed in the behaviour of Arveyres and this decision "gives the impression that Arveyres is not truly independent but is being secretley controlled by Urbem Sol, we feel sorry for them. We have no plans on cancelling the Visa on Arrival deal for all Arveyrean tourists, whether they be on travel for pleasure or for business. We are not revoking this because we made a deal with Arveyres and we will stick to the deal."

Valiant-class destroyer NZS Rociante (pictured above carrying out a slalom manouverability test) has suffered a serious engine failure while sailing home with the rest of her Gamma-6 Battlegroup from Ireland. The Rociante is equipped with the latest in propulsion systems, a version of the Chrysler Heavy Industies Twin Vortex Gas-Electric Marine Drive (TVMD). The revolutionary Gas-Electric Turbine systems run at a previously unthinkable 52% thermal efficiency, outpacing the industry standard 30-40%. As a result of the resultant high power output and innovative propellor and drivetrain design have allowed the Rociante and her similarly spec'd Gamma-6 battlegroup to be the fastest mobile naval fleet on the planet. The NZDF today released however that the Rociante has suffered a catestrophic engine failure and is now undertaking the remaining 10,500km journey at a drastically reduced speed in "limp home" mode. It is understood that the rest of Gamma-6 have been instructed to carry out the remainder of their journey at full steam ahead with the Rociante to drag herself into dock at the Naval Base in Drakenburg under her own steam. NZDF Engineering Support Vessel NZS Marlboro has left port in Greymouth and is expected to rendevouz with the Rociante and assist in the return trip. 

The failure will come as a humiliation to the NZDF and Chrysler Heavy Industries particularily in the face of mounting Eurasian aggression, proving that while the NZDF boasts arguably the most technologically innovative and technologically advanced fleet in the world, it's lack of time testing and experience is definitely showing. The NZDF was not willing to comment any further on the Rociante incident at this time, but we were able to get in contact with Chrysler Heavy Industries who, while also tight lipped, did confirm that at this time they believe the engine failure to have been a "Catestrophic Thermal Breakdown". Hinting that while the the innovative new propulsion system is able to deliver on power output, the high strain on it's components is resulting in failures under prolonged maximal load, with the Rociante having just done in excess of 20,000km at non stop full throttle on her return trip in addition to her trip there averaging 80% throttle. The NZDF has not officially recalled any of her similarily retrofitted destroyers for inspection or repair, probably due to the current political situation meaning the Social Democracy cannot spare to dry dock any of her fleet. However it is likely that some on sea repairs or upgrades will be made once the Rociante is assessed.

Long a de facto independent state completely surrounded by the Arveyres capital Calabasas, the City of Yell- the world's smallest country at only 192 acres- has achieved its first step in gaining international recognition.

Yellasians have become a global diaspora group following multiple revolutions and the colonisation of the Island of Yell by largely Eurasian settlers, and now they finally have a state. Home to a large number of Yellasian immigrants historically and currently, and hosting a distinct Yellasian-Arveyres creole community, the City of Yell became a de facto independent state when it was gifted to Yellasians by the Queen of Arveyres. The country has held its own elections, issued its own passports, and maintained its own foreign policy. Fearing Eurasian backlash, the House of Yell did not push for official recognition until recently. The country is currently governed by the "Internationalist" coalition- a group that seeks to maintain the status quo, and to develop the Yellasian nation as a global group not tied to land and participating in humanitarian causes. However, in recent years, the "Nationalist" coalition, which seeks to re-establish Yellasian independence on the homeland, has become more prevalent.

Despite its small size, the country is influential, hosting a large tourist industry, a prestigious university, and a government that brings revenue and acts on the behalf of thousands of Yellasians abroad. It is currently seeking recognition and diplomatic relations with other nations.

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Astana.
During his weekly speech to the Diet and the Landsraad, Prime Minister De Witte-Beulen announced that New Tarajan will officially recognize the new Yellasian independent city-state.
"It is with relief that we heard that the government of the City of Yell is seeking official recognition by the International Community. Relief, because this means that the Yellasians are going one step further toward the road for a new area for their nation; relief, because this way, through official diplomacy, the status of Yellasians all around the world will find a better and more complete definition to their own benefit."
"New Tarajan is glad to welcome to the City of Yell inside the International Community, hoping to establish solid relations between the Tarajani and Yellasian people."
Particularly, the Prime Minister announced that the Kingdom is already working toward the opening of a full-fledged embassy in Yell, while at the same time an official invitation has been extended to the Yellasian government to send an ambassador to Astana, who will be received and accredited by His Royal Majesty the King.
The Prime Minister also hinted at the possibility to immediately start negotiations between New Tarajan and Yell: "We should begin soon to work closely with the government of the City of Yell" he said "In order to reach agreements toward many important issues, including the status of Yellasian citizens in New Tarajan, visa and travel arrangements, economic relations, cultural interchange. Regarding all these issues, the Kingdom is ready to open its arms to the Yellasians."

Nafplio, Morea: After days of consideration, Sultana Aikaterini II Baumbach-Kallergis has released an official statement thanking the Court of the Seven in the Federal Aristocratic Kingdom of New Tarajan for its decision to overturn the recently-passed legislation banning government officials from proselytizing or utilizing religious arguments in their official duties. This comes after months of tension between New Tarajan and Morea due in small part to this law, which prompted a meeting between the late Sultan Ioannis IX Kallergis and King Friederick Wilhelm of New Tarajan to clear the air between the two nations that were otherwise pledged to one another as firm allies. While Sultan Ioannis reported that he had been satisfied as to the intention and utilization of this legislation, Achaians throughout Morea have remained dissatisfied with the limits of the law on their fellow Christians in New Tarajan. Today, Sultana Aikaterini expressed her support for that opinion.

“We are grateful that good sense and the light of Heaven have prevailed over the earlier dark counsels among the Tarajani,” the Sultana said from her residence in Nafplio. “Though we have no doubt that our word in this matter is less welcome than others’, we nonetheless salute the justices of the Court of the Seven, who have seen the folly of this legislation and have motioned to strike it down. We furthermore thank the diligence of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Aloia, whose legal action has brought this result. The Lord has shown today, as He does every day, that His interest in the welfare of His people will never falter.”

However, Sultana Aikaterini took the opportunity to reaffirm Morean-Tarajani friendship, and to acknowledge that her father, Sultan Ioannis, had already expressed his acquiescence to the same laws now under threat by the ruling of the Court of the Seven. “Whether or not His Majesty King Friederick Wilhelm sees fit to repeal this legislation, the Sultanate and the Kingdom stand together in friendship,” the Sultana said. “Our Royal Father spoke rightly when he said that our differences could not be allowed to fully divide us. This law was proposed as an attack against the Christian people, but by the wisdom of His Majesty the King and Prime Minister [Ulrich De] Witte-Beulen it was tempered and remade, and despite our father’s misgivings he found it palatable enough when discussing the matter at the Palace Von Sondenburg-Sorenberg. We are pleased to see this law in its death throes, but we are nonetheless aware that Christians, too, could find some comfort in its clauses. We ask the people of New Tarajan, Christians and Ajani, ministers and commoners, and our brothers abroad in the Duchy of Coervorden to be ever vigilant in preserving the rights of all people to worship as they will, and to speak of their worship to whom they will.”

Princes Chrysanthos and Dimosthenis Kallergis, respectively the Dukes of Creil and Nagele under King Friederick Wilhelm, are directly impacted by the decision to repeal this law, which would have prevented them from advocating Christian worship while undertaking official duties as Dukes of New Tarajan. While the two are already working to create havens for Tarajani Christians fearing persecution, they will now have a greater leeway in defending the interests of Christianity and the Achaian Church.

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Fuerteventura, Marquette -- An oil rig owned by the Marquetien oil company, MarPeC, has exploded some two hundred miles off the eastern coast of Arveyres, and has begun leaking oil into the surrounding waters at an alarming rate. Coastal authorities from neighboring countries wasted no time to arrive at the scene and combat the massive fire that has engulfed the entire platform, but it may be some time before maintenance crews are able to get close enough to seal the leak. It is still unknown what the cause of the explosion was, and MarPeC CEO Jovão Copyarto neglected to speculate publicly at this time.

In an emergency press conference held an hour after news of the explosion first reached Besançon, Copyarto stressed the importance MarPeC places on spills, and that the company would be immediately deploying every resource it has available to stop the leak, carry out investigations regarding the cause, and take every possible measure to lessen the environmental impact in the region. Copyarto has also specified that fingers should not be pointed until extensive investigations have been carried out. This is the first such major incident MarPeC has experienced in its more than 100-year history. Owned by the Vedoys family, who currently holds the throne of Marquette, MarPeC is known as one of the most reliable and cautious oil corporations in the world, so a catastrophe of this magnitude comes as a surprise to many who rely on the company for its oil.

It appears as though the environmental impact of the spill will indeed be significant enough to reach crisis levels, in which case King Frédéric IV has said he is prepared to take all actions necessary to rectify the situation.

It is still unknown how many casualties have been sustained.

After the Eurasian threat of agression the nation saw the benefit of the OMNI and polls suggested that popularity of the Z-Exit bill among the public have hit an all time low. This is has emboldened the opposition NDA coalition which has forced the government to withdraw the Z-Exit Bill. Even the Liberal Party which gives support to the ZNC government from the outside has been turned away from its neutral policy on Z-exit with its leader claiming that, 'The OMNI gives us a chance to remain secure and divert our attention to more importang things like education, welfare and eradicating poverty. The OMNI is our insurance to development'. He has however said that the OMNI must consider reform and revitilisation for the benefit of all members.

Ever since the Monsoon Session started the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister has promised a clarification on the Z-Exit policy now held by the government.
Today afternoon the foriegn minister issued a statement in parliament regarding the same.

"The OMNI has helped the UKZ develop its military arsenal and protected our sovreignity on many instances. This is something that our government never denied, we can also not deny that the OMNI has been a true friend and partner of the UKZ.
In the recent threat of aggression the UKZ met with the challenge head on and it indeed had the backing of the OMNI. Therefore, it does not seem wise to exit the OMNI at this stage. My ministry will withdraw the bill from the upper house.
We will however continuet to talk with our fellow OMNI members in order to make the OMNI more effecient and a better oiled machine to meet with any threat and work towards international peace and security."

This statement was met with large applause.

This move comes at a great time and just might work to mend the strained relations between Astana and Cair Paravel which arose due to the aftermaath of the Irish War and will also predictably bring about a large sigh of relief across the globe of OMNI allies.

Parliament is also set to discuss the scheduling for the referendums in Zack Controlled Ireland and the rescue and relief efforts in Lacostasia.



The Pan-UKZ Catholic Association held a peaceful protest outside the New Tarajan embassy in Cair Paravel and outside the Tarjani Consulates in Houston, Buckinghama and Pombay. While the local police were present to make sure things do not get out of hand they did not disperse the demonstrators.

Protestors waved crosses and slogans demanding Human Rights and Freedom of Religion and waved the Tarajani and Vatican Flags. They also sang a number of gospel songs

The Minister of State for Home Affairs said "we did not disperse the protestors in the interest of democracy, they had taken the necessary permits of the rally and they were not causing inconvience or harm. we made sure that they were not very close to the embassies and conssulates and had plans in place should things go out of hand. Our government policy on the contreversial Tarajani law is clear, we are nuetral and only hope that the winner is human rights, Tarajan knows what is best for it, not the UKZ, not Morea not any nation. This is New Tarajan's decision to make."

While there are several religious groups across the nation, Roman Catholics are the dominant religious group. The nation's official religion is Catholicism even though the UKZ mainatains secular laws.

The bill when it was passed in New Tarajan caused quite an uproar in smaller catholic circles in the UKZ and to a certain extent even the Hindu community, but due to large media apathy to it the people were not that fired up. Now that the law has reached a climatic point, media interest has peaked and so has that of the Zack Catholic.

The votes are officially in, with the Unionists scoring a decisive victory against the opposing Royalists in the East Ireland Induction Referendum. The binding referendum came back with a 68-29-3 (For, Against, Abstain) split, with a voter turn out of 83%. As such, East Ireland is hereforth officially inducted as a Special Administration Zone (Imperial Territory) of the Social Democracy of New-Zealand as of midnight (Grand Haven Time). The NZDF has dedicated Battlegroup Beta-6 to the immediate defence of the East Irish Special Administration Zone, with the military bases, ports, equipment and other resources under the control of East Ireland prior to the fall of the Irish Administration transferring over to the NZDF. We are yet to see the Eurasian response to this election result, as the Empire has already pledged an ultimatum of war to the Social Democracy should she not leave East Ireland.

Flag of Zack Ireland

The parliament has suggested the creation of the Zack Ireland Committee. This body will oversee the transfer of power from the Zack government to the Irish People.
it consists of the Prime Minister of UKZ, Viceroy of New Ireland, Viceroy of Free Britain and the Royals of Ireland. It will be chaired by the Governor General of Cair Paravel.

This committee is set to have its first meeting next week where the dates for the referendums will be decided and the mode of transfer of power will be discussed.

As parliament was deeply divided on the future of Zack Ireland with the NDA Coalition calling for inclusion with UKZ, the Liberals calling for the establishment of a united Ireland as it was before the war and the ZNC pushing for the two nation solution- New Ireland and Free Britain.
In order to remove party bias and give the people of Ireland a voice in their decision the Lok Sabha took this decison to establish an independent Committee.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has declared that Party Registrations for Wales is now open and the newly inducted Commonwealth Terriitory will elect its Legislative Assembly in August and have House of Representative (Lok Sabha) elections mid July.



A discussion in the upper house has suggested giving non-Zack commonwealth member nations a seat in the upper house of parliament- The Commonwealth Council or Rajya Sabha.
The bill proposed by 5 time permanent representative of New Telmar to the Commonwealth Association proposed allowing nations that were now independent of the Zack Crown representation in the upper house of Zack Parliament. If this passes and manages to gain approval of the lower house, Sdudeti Karabak, North Ajania, Drakenburg (New-Zealand), East Ireland, New Ireland, Free Britain and New Viscos will all gain a seat in the upper house.

The MP said that he was pushing for this as it "Gives a signal that the UKZ is an open and accepting nation and that it gives respect and importance to all its Commonwealth Members. We value our partnership with these nations." he does admit thouugh that 7 new votes could prove to be a swing vote in several legistlative business and that the fine print will need to be modifed.

Several members have suggested that these nations get non-voting seats or one united vote or bar these members from voting on certain legistlation.

Meanwhile the Election Commission has revealed that they are examining if Commonwealth Association citizens who have been liviing in the UKZ should get a chance to vote in the local and general elections held in the UKZ.
The liberal party is pushing for this idea claiming that "The government has to take care of all people living within the UKZ, so all people should have a say in its election."

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Astana.
With the dust finally setting, a direction is emerging for Ireland's future, after the quick war which followed Irish invasion of Wales.
After the news of East Ireland voting for joining the Social-Democracy, and of the UKZ to set up a special committee to manage the transfer of power from Zack occupation forces to the Irish, the Tarajani government announced its official position. It did so through a press conference of Deputy Prime Minister (and former Prime Minister) Bernhard Van Aardenne-Gliefen, held at the Palace of Government: "The news coming from Ireland and from the UKZ have been gladly received by His Majesty's Government" he said "The decision of the East Irish people to join the Social-Democracy, taken by a referendum carefully overseen by our observers, will be respected by us, and we expect the same from the rest of the International Community."
Van Aardenne-Gliefen also stated that "the decision of the Zack parliament to set up a special committee including also the Irish Royals is a very good sign. We fully approve such a decision, and we hope the Zack government will put it forward."


This situation probably also contributed to a further development about the position of Sdudeti-Karabak and North Ajania inside the Zack Commonwealth.
From Vieneskel, where the Royal House Van Vinkel and House Vergara both convened to discuss the future of the two countries, a spokesperson of the Royal House informed that "after much deliberation, it has been decided that the Grand Ducal House of Van Vinkel-Karabak and the Princely House of Van Vinkel-Noorden will not press for Sdudeti-Karabak and North Ajania to leave the Zack Commonwealth."
The spokesperson specified that "although under the laws of both countries, an official decision can only be taken after a consultation of the respective Diets, we expect these consultations to go smoothly and without further surprises."
Although, as admitted by the spokesperson itself, the decision was taken "after due consideration for the opposition expressed by House Vergara", which eventually asked for the two countries to leave the Commonwealth as a protest for the Zack occupation of Ireland "It is the belief of House Van Vinkel that, through keeping their membership, Sdudeti-Karabak and North Ajania could contribute to the betterment of the Irish position, and to actively mediate between House Vergara, and thus Arveyres, and the UKZ, both fundamental partners and allies of the Kingdom."
Although not directly mentioned during the announcement, it is clear that also other considerations contributed to the decision, particularly ethnic and political ones (it shall be remembered that Sdudeti-Karabak and North Ajania both have strong historical and ethnic ties with the UKZ, and which particularly the former suffered from intense ethnic-motivated terrorist activities between the 1970s and 1980s, and that their joining the Commonwealth was also a political decision to help ease such tensions).
In the meanwhile, Tarajani diplomatic efforts to mediate between Arveyres and the UKZ will continue, despite the serious problems affecting the Kingdom's domestic politics.



News coming from the Arveyran coasts are increasing concerns about the environmental impact of the oil spilling from the MarPeC platform.
As a result it is not surprising that the Kingdom, through its Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Al'Din Rumi, stated that "we are ready to contribute to the efforts already under way by Marquette and Arveyres in order to contain the spill from the platform and avoid further environmental damage."
New Tarajan, which is reknown for its strict environmental policies, during the last decades developed technologically-advanced measures in order to counter similar catastrophes. Special vessels of the MBA (Milieubescherming Agentschap, the Environmental Protection Agency), equipped with the necessary tools, have been alerted in Bergenstadt, waiting for further instructions.

Nafplio, Morea: Earlier today, Sultana Aikaterini II Baumbach-Kallergis and her primary logothetai revealed to the public that the Sultanate of Morea has finalized another round of defense agreements with foreign powers whose interests align with Morean concerns. According to the announcement, the Sultanate recently began a new round of correspondence with the Federal Aristocratic Kingdom of New Tarajan, one of the Sultanate’s primary defensive partners at present, with the aim of requesting membership in the wide-ranging defensive alliance OMNI Enforcer. At the same time, the Sultanate reopened communications with the Social Democracy of New-Zealand, with which Morea has a cordial if somewhat distant relationship, in the hopes of lending and receiving aid as circumstances demanded. In both cases, Sultana Aikaterini announced today, the Sultanate’s efforts have borne fruit. “We have received preliminary notice from Tarajani authorities that the membership of OMNI Enforcer has accepted the Sultanate’s request for membership,” the Sultana said. “And we have simultaneously agreed upon a new defensive partnership with New-Zealand that will, we dearly pray, be of service to both parties. Morea and the Achaian people can look forward to a safer future as part of a larger and stronger collection of international friends.”


Though Sultana Aikaterini made no overt statement about the intent or the timing of these agreements, there is only one logical reason for them. The Sultanate’s new communications have brought it into a stronger-than-ever partnership with nations and organizations that have recently drawn the aggressive attention of the Eurasian Empire, Morea’s most constant foreign policy concern. Critics, both within and outside of the Sultanate, have not reacted well to this assertive statement of solidarity with nations that have become targets of Eurasian intervention, not least because the Empire’s attention has fallen on these nations due to a political division within OMNI, in which New-Zealand, a non-member, has taken the part of OMNI members standing against New Tarajan. “OMNI is visibly fractured at the moment, New-Zealand is in the thick of it, and Eurasia is threatening another invasion only seven months after tearing the Kiwis apart for little more than sport,” an official from the Duchy of Montferrat, who asked not to be named, said in response to today’s announcement. “Yet this is the party the Duchess [Sultana Aikaterini] has chosen to join, for no reason whatsoever given that the conflict in question has nothing at all to do with Morea, or Montferrat, or anywhere in Norda for that matter. After centuries of staying out of Eurasia’s way whenever humanly possible, how in the world did the Duchess come by this decision?”


Sources in Nafplio, who also requested anonymity, have explained that these same divisions in OMNI were a large part of the reason for the Sultana’s decision. “Her Anointed Majesty was truly dismayed to see the members of OMNI threatening action against one another, especially nations such as New Tarajan and [the United Kingdoms of] Zackalantis, with whom Morea has good relations,” the palace source said. “And of course we have a good relationship with New-Zealand and the Garagen Administration, particularly after the Eurasian invasion early this year. But Her Anointed Majesty was much heartened to see the leadership of OMNI once more solidify in the face of Eurasian interference in the proceedings. Her Majesty can only applaud an organization that remains strong and solid in the face of outside aggression, no matter its internal tensions. Such a place holds much promise for the Sultanate.”

It has yet to be seen, however, if the Sultanate holds much promise for OMNI. For most of its history, Morea has remained free of Eurasian dominance only through a dependence on the aid of the Empire of Duresia. Two years ago, the late Sultan Ioannis IX attached Morea permanently to the Duchy of Montferrat in return for Montferrati aid, in the hope of alleviating this dependency; today Montferrati soldiers, mostly Makarians from Norda, outnumber Achaians in uniform in their own country. And since the Eurasian-led invasion of New-Zealand, which included the military and diplomatic support of the Duresian Empire among others, Morean supplications to New Tarajan and the Federation of Antanares have brought thousands of foreign soldiers, and millions of yperpyroi of foreign military equipment, to bolster Morea’s vulnerable borders with Eurasia. Formally joining with OMNI Enforcer seems only to reinforce the current trend: The Sultanate desires ever-larger and more powerful friends to do the fighting that would otherwise fall to unprepared Achaians alone.

Given this lack of military strength, it is difficult to imagine that the Sultanate has any real contributions to make to its allies abroad, which further prompts questions about purposely antagonizing an overbearing neighbor by joining the OMNI organization and partnering with New-Zealand. Sultana Aikaterini acknowledged the military situation in her announcement, when she pledged “to use the time and resources given to us by this arrangement to restore the glory of our nation and uplift our people in the eyes of our allies, and to make this Sultanate a strong partner within the Esamir community.” How long that may or may not take, however, is a question that cannot be answered now.

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Fuerteventura, Marquette--The oil leak caused by an explosion on the Marquetien-owned Sunset Tango drilling platform has been stopped, according to Jovão Copyarto, CEO of MarPeC in a press conference held this morning. Those familiar with the matter are attributing the explosion to gross neglect of key parts in the pipeline which prevent pressure from reaching critical levels.

In a surprise move, Copyarto himself took the blame for the ordeal and delivered his resignation, effective in six months. "It would be immature," he said, "to leave this company in the state that it is now and not work to solve the grievous disaster I caused."

Copyarto said that when given the choice to use Marquetien-made pressure control valves versus imported ones, he chose the ones manufactured in Marquette. "It is clear to me now that it is foolish to jump the gun and choose domestic parts over foreign parts without subjecting them to adequate stress tests. If I could rewind the clock and choose parts imported from Zackalantis or New Zealand instead of Marquette, I would in a heartbeat." Twenty-nine drilling platforms owned by MarPeC have ceased production in order for thorough inspection, and three have already been labeled high-risk for valve failure.

When asked how he plans to tackle the environmental impact in the six months before he leaves, Copyarto said, This is just the beginning. Our team will be working day and night until every last drop of oil is removed from the Latin Sea. I have made an error that cost three people their lives and destroyed an entire body of water's ecosystem, and we will not stop until we make this right again."

Riesa, Montferrat: After weeks of silence following his flight from the then-Diocese of Raitia, Bishop Gavriil Ekklisias has released a prerecorded statement to media outlets in the Duchy of Montferrat condemning the recent decision by Sultana Aikaterini II Baumbach-Kallergis of Morea to ally herself and the Achaian people with the international alliance OMNI Enforcer. Despite being in hiding from Morean and Montferrati authorities, Bishop Gavriil has assured his audience that he and his allies, including the equally-wanted Bishop Akakios IV Doukas lately of Mystras, have maintained their interest in Morean affairs, and “by the good will of the Lord” will continue to encourage the Achaian people to stand by the religious precepts of the Achaian Church in opposition to Sultana Aikaterini’s international cooperation.

“The Sultana’s interest does not lie with the Lord,” Bishop Gavriil declared in his message, “and it most certainly does not lie with the Achaian people. In days gone by, the Sultans of Morea would celebrate the wars of pagans, and pray that the blood of such people would stain the very ocean red; for every pagan living, we have learned from bitter experience, is one more threat to Achaian life. By no means should Morea volunteer to spend Achaian lives on behalf of some pagan faction in a war against another one—and by no means whatsoever should Morea place itself in the path of the ever-threatening Eurasia for the sake of Tarajani devil-worshipers!”


Bishop Gavriil’s message is the latest in a long line of criticisms leveled by Achaian Church leaders against the Sultana and her late father, Sultan Ioannis IX, and Bishop Gavriil was keen to remind his audience of the Church’s existing grievances against the monarchs past and present, including Sultan Ioannis’s refusal to protest the Tarajani proselytizing ban (lately struck down by the Court of the Seven, pending King Friederick Wilhelm’s acquiescence) and the still-open invitation for foreign refugees, largely pagan, to find safe haven in Morea. Bishop Gavriil also reiterated concerns that Sultana Aikaterini was not sufficiently Christian to rule Morea and the Achaian people, after residing for some time in Riesa as Duchess of Montferrat in the company not only of Montferrati Christians, whose religious practices the Achaian Church has sometimes questioned, but also Makarians from various places in Norda, most especially the areas that were lately designated the Dioceses of Raitia, Liguria, and Aimilia under Bishop Gavriil’s authority. “She dilutes the faith of the Achaian people, more and more by the day,” the bishop declared. “We have seen and mourned the apathy of our people in Morea, who have largely accepted this influx as long as the Sultana promises to incorporate these people into the defense of the Morean territory. What does the security of an earthly realm matter for a people chosen by God? But now,” the bishop claimed, “the Sultana’s love of foreign aid will bring ruin to the country in this world as well as the next. Now, perhaps, when we call on our people to remember their ancestors and rise against those who would have them turn away from their ancient wisdom, there will be more who listen to our call, with no other alternative than to follow the Sultana into the withering fire of Imperial soldiers!

“Mystras, glorious Mystras, our capital in all the days of Morea, has alone stood firm with the Lord,” Bishop Gavriil added. “It is fear of the Truth of God that has driven Sultana Aikaterini to make her residence elsewhere, forsaking the Blue Palace in which she was born, and from which all her ancestors have ruled Morea and the Achaian people. For true Achaians live there still, against whom the Sultana cannot hope to stand in defiance. These people above all I call on to resist, for just a little more; or otherwise, I call on them to leave Morea forever, and abandon it to the doom that awaits the follies of its monarch!”

Specifically, Bishop Gavriil said, the people of Mystras would do well to take ship for Oriento, where he claimed Bishop Akakios and his more loyal Church officials have been establishing a new home for “Achaians and Christians loyal to the Word of God.” While Bishop Gavriil did not claim that Bishop Akakios is present in the territories named in his message, he did say that Akakios has put forward a great deal of effort to sow the seeds for a new Church haven, in much the same way as the former Nordan Dioceses were meant to be. “There can be no glory for the Lord in Morea now,” he said, “for as long as the Sultana who is sworn to uphold the Lord’s will prefers instead to offend Him. Let our people then rejoice that a new home is being made for them, wherein the Achaian people may once again return to God’s favor.”

Thus far, there has been no official response from Nafplio, though the warrant for Bishop Gavriil’s arrest remains in effect no less than the warrant for Bishop Akakios’s. Sources close to the Sultana and her government have reported that the Sultana has already been forced to reject any hope of military action against any territory in Oriento, and has no recourse to prevent law-abiding Achaians from making their way to whatever land they wish at their request. “Given the opinion of most people in Mystras, we might be looking at a ghost town soon enough,” one official said to the Monitor on condition of anonymity.

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His Highness departed for Grand Heaven

In the morning, the private jet of His Highness, Sebastian Valerian Higencourt, is departed from the military airport of Velikogovolka with the Prince and his staff. It's the first journey of His Highness in the last six months, that arrives a bit unexpected after the silence of Federation in the time just passed. According to several good informed people inside the palace of the power of Velikogovolka, the journey was a decision taken after the resolution of the internal political crisis that infested Antanares.
No official sources within the staff commented both the rumors and the news of the departure, but the analysts are pretty sure His Highness will join the other world leaders present at Grand Heaven for the new meeting of OMNI Enforce and, surely, he will take some time to face to face encounter with the allies.

End of the crisis

Six months and more, that the time the political crisis and impasse persisted in the country. It was a time of vibrant and intense debates about some of the main, more important topics of the Antanaresian's politics. Two main sides: the Reactionary, that voted themselves and their entire agenda to a New Restoration Age for the country and the Liberals, that, instead, gave to their agenda a more liberal impulse, especially for what concern the economy and the foreign politic of the Federation.
Antanares passed a time of uncertain, that's for sure. The world has changed and, apparently, the country was not ready for it. The Bruma and the government affronted a real problems with the crisis of the bond of two of the main banks at Cape Wolf. The fall of the values could have, according to the analysts, lead to a cascade crisis of the entire economical sector of the country. Both the sides had their solutions for resolve the problem. The entire impasse was resolved after two months of discussion in the top-levels of the government with the dissolution of the Bruma and the indiction of new elections in the country, before the situation get worse.
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From the new elections, the Liberals of the White Party, formed from the scratch of the Wolf's Party (the old Prince's Party) and uniting under one single flag all the different liberal's positions in the Bruma, resulted the main victory, conquering the majority of seats. With a new popular mandate and the support of His Highness, the new government, lead by the former spokesperson of His Highness, Enrique De Letta, and started with four months of reform and acts to, first of all, avoid a crash of the two bank that could have eliminated the saves of millions of people, than started reinforcing the three sector that granted Antanares a name: weapons, bio-tech and high-technology manufacture.

The military base of Morea

The silence of Antanares arrived, maybe, in the worse time possible. Especially when one of the main foreign outpost of the Federation is located in a country hit by an enormous internal crisis. With the entrance of Morea in OMNI, the political league of which Antanares is founder, the base of Antanares became an interesting asset and place to visit. For this reason a journalist from the Velikogovolka Times fled from the capital to the base of the 2nd Fleet and the 13th Foreign Contingent of the Antanaresian Armed Force.
The base, according to John Kushak, the report, occupies a wide territory, where are present the barracks for the military and their families, a navy yard, an airport, depots, a commercial center for the soldiers. With the time, around and inside the base are appeared economic activities led by the locals. The base, during the entire period of the passage of powers between the old sultan and the new sultana, Aikaterini II Baumbach-Kallergis, maintained a yellow alert status. No one, said one officer, was expecting problem inside the territory conceded to Antanares to locate the military structure, but the commander preferred be ready for any "situation possible".

"The base" said Kushak in his article for the Velikogovolka Times "It's placed in the right place, in the right time. The world is changing, like Antanares and surely Morea. With the entrance of the country in the OMNI, surely the presence of the Antanaresian's forces, from before the official acceptation of the country inside the international organization, could be a factor of stabilization and a symbol of the friendly relationships that exist between Morea and Antanares. For the locals, the base is not a symbol of "foreign occupation" or an intruder, but a partner and, sometimes, an occasion to make some money".

A car bomb and a stabbing attempt have marred the first meeting of the COZI, which was supposed to be a symbol of peace and cooperation.

A car bomb was detonated 200 meters away from the COZI meet in Dublin while an unnamed assailant slashed at a pro-UKZ supporter in London, Ireland.
3 people have suffered moderate burns in Dublin due to the car bomb and the stabbing victim is undergoing treatment at the nearby Bethlehem Star hospital in London.
The assailant is now in police custody and reports suggest that he will be interrogated by the RAW and tried for his crimes in Ireland by an Irish court.

The IRA immediately took responsibility for the same. The Defense Minister of the UKZ, however, said that the IRA is no longer a threat. With the invasion of Wales, we have effectively put an end to all of its operations. The IRA is currently suffering a financial crisis and it won't be long before its terror operations come to an end.

The Prime Minister and The King of Ireland have issued a joint statement, deploring the terror attacks claiming that "Such incidents only lead us away from peace and cooperation with each other. The real enemy of the Ireland and UKZ is the IRA."

The COZI meet even though, disrupted by these events went on with the discussion.
The territory of Wales has been increased with the UKZ getting a larger portion, 2/3rds of the territory of Wales continues to be under Irish control. This has been seen as a way for the Irish royals to appease the Zack government after the latest attacks.
The COZI has also decided that a series of three referendums will be held to decide if Ireland will be divided into New Ireland and Free Britain.

COZI also took this opportunity to encourage international tourists to come to Ireland and try to show that it's all business as usual in Zack Ireland, just as it was before the War (if not better).

The Prime Minister is set to leave for Grand Haven for the OMNI meet right after the COZI meet wraps in Dublin.



The Prime Minister along with the foreign minister and defence minister will travel to Grand Haven, New Zealand from Dublin, Ireland to attend the long awaited OMNI Summit.

The UKZ has been looking forward to this summit for a long time, and it brings a lot of promise to the OMNI as much needed reform is on the table.

The PMO has said "we are very interested and keen on seeing what reforms our fellow members are suggesting and we will keep an open mind while considering all of them"
Political analysts are suggesting that the UKZ might push for further OMNI intelligence sharing capabilities as well as an anti-terrorism force.
The UKZ has maintained that if the OMNI wants to survive it must be more than just a military alliance, it will be interesting to see what the UKZ brings to the table to promote its long standing belief.

Nafplio, Morea: As with the other member-states of OMNI Enforcer, the Sultanate of Morea has spent several days preparing its agenda to present to its new allies and partners in New Haven, New-Zealand. Today Sultana Aikaterini II Baumbach-Kallergis revealed that she has chosen Angelos Karamanlis, a favorite ambassador of the late Sultan Ioannis IX, to present the proposals of her government to the gathered representatives of OMNI, whose number are confirmed to include the Prince of the Federation of Antanares and the Prime Minister and other prominent ministers of the United Kingdoms of Zackalantis. “We are fully confident in Kyrios Karamanlis, who served our Royal Father so well, and who remains among our most trusted companions,” the Sultana said to the Monitor in the course of her announcement. “We charge Kyrios Karamanlis with delivering our words to the gathered nations of OMNI Enforcer, and with them to deliver the Sultanate of Morea and all the Achaian people from the danger that grows around us all from enemies and malcontents.”

This is not the first time that Angelos Karamanlis has visited New-Zealand. In the international political turmoil following the Eurasian military withdrawal from the Social Democracy, the late Sultan Ioannis dispatched Karamanlis to establish friendly relations with various partners throughout the region, including the Kingdom of Arveyres and the government of New-Zealand. In both cases, the host nations welcomed Karamanalis warmly, and Sultana Aikaterini will likely hope that memories of this warm welcome will ease Karamanlis’s position at the gathering. However, Sultana Aikaterini’s decision will also put an end to questions at home regarding how much of her late father’s support structure she intends to maintain in the face of the many changes to Morea’s political landscape since her accession. Like his brother Stamatios, who has served for two decades as the government’s official voice to its counterparts throughout Esamir as the Sultanate’s formal secretary, Angelos Karamanlis retains the trust and support of the new regime regardless of the differences in policy and priorities between Sultan Ioannis and Sultana Aikaterini.

Nonetheless, the Sultana expressed her disappointment that she could not make the journey herself. “We are constrained by circumstance,” she said in explanation. “A blessed event nears its completion, and we are made to await its imminent arrival with sedentary patience.” Then-Duchess Aikaterini announced her pregnancy to the world almost eight months ago, and will soon produce a new heir to the Houses of Kallergis and Baumbach, and thus the Sultanate and the Duchy of Montferrat. Her husband, Duke Nico II Baumbach, was instrumental in persuading Sultan Ioannis to alter Morea’s previous inheritance law to allow his eldest child and only daughter to inherit his throne, thereby promising the union of the ruling houses of the two realms. Like Morea’s membership in OMNI Enforcer and the weakening of the Achaian Church in the recent past, the promised heir to the Sultana and the Duke symbolizes serious changes for the Sultanate and its subjects, Achaian and non. How well the Sultanate can adapt to these changes remains to be seen.

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His Highness in Grand Heaven

As predicted, His Highness and his staff are arrived in Grand Heaven in the morning to join the OMNI Meeting that, probably, will rewrite the face of the international organization. It's not the first time that a delegation of Antanares arrives in the capital city of New Zealand, but surely it's the first occasion in which both the nations are on the same side of the "barricade". During the years both Antanares and New Zealand had serious disagreements about various issues: from the economical challenges between the corporations of the two country to real conflicts in different parts of the world. Now, for the first time, the leader of both the nation will sit on the same table, under the same flag.

Of course, according to some rumors, Antanares will try to reinforce the links between the members of OMNI, counting on an open market for its company and the possibility of count on a vast grid of allies in case of trouble. Despite that intention, are many the critics of this kind of foreign politic. In the last five years, troops of Antanares were present in different scenarios, in any of these cases to respond to an international call or to react to a menace to a member of OMNI. In few words, be an active member of the international community forced the country to fight more wars than if it had not been. At the same time, this condition granted prestige and many occasion to reinforce its position. If that was or not a good deal, it's impossible to say. Surely, His Highness will try in the next meeting of OMNI to grant a solid position to Antanares, a strong base from which launch the new initiatives that, according to the rumors, will soon be announced in Velikogovolka.

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Grand Haven.
"This is going to be the most important OMNI summit of all times." These are the words used by Prime Minister De Witte-Beulen to describe the incoming summit in Grand Haven just after his landing in New-Zealand.
After a delay caused by political uncertainties at home, linked to the recent repeal of the Anti-Religious Interference Law, the Tarajani delegation has finally arrived in the Social-Democracy, where it'll join its colleagues in order to find a new institutional asset for OMNI, the most powerful military alliance on Esamir. Many are the issues at the table, mainly constiting in a much-needed overall reform, traditionally pursued by members like Zackalantis, but now also part of the agenda of New Tarajan and Antanares, particularly after the most recent events in the international arena, including the wars in New-Zealand, Wales, and Ireland. The decision of the Social Democracy to join OMNI just after the end of the conflict which devastated much of its land also played its role in pushing OMNI toward the search of a new, stronger, and more stable, framework.
The decision of Prime Minister De Witte-Beulen to personally participate to the summit (despite rumors affirming that he would stay in Astana, to face the political consequences of the ARI Law repeal) testifies of the great importance the Tarajani government and its head gives to the strengthening of OMNI, a traditional war horse of the liberal Blue Party and its representatives at the Palace of Government; but also a way to reintroduce foreign affairs at the center of Tarajani public debate, after months dominated by the religious issue, in search of common ground to reconstitute a strong majority both inside and outside the Blue Party and the Diet, at the same time appeasing the Landsraad.
Together with the Prime Minister (who also retains the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs), the Tarajani delegation is made by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Count Ahmad Al'Din Rumi, Countess Elizabeth Wilhelmine Van Der Grudeln (both as Secretary Chief of the Diplomatic Relations Department and liasion with the Landsraad), and Baron Soroush Kyrill Katun, Liasion Secretary for OMNI Affairs; Margrave Karl Mathieu Van Thurn, His Majesty's ambassador to the Social Democracy, will also take part to the Summit.

The Prime Minister along with several others ministers arrived in Grand Haven, New Zealand for the OMNI Summit. PM Tharoor also met members of the Zack diaspora after taking a walk through the streets of Grand Haven along with the UKZ's permanent representative to the UN.

24 hours after touch down the Zack delegation received bad news from the Province of Daman. The Monsoon which continues to lash the UKZ (and which will continue till mid-September) has caused severe flooding the Provinces of Daman and Scotland. Around 12 people have been confirmed killed in Daman and 4 killed in Scotland.
Apart from the loss of human life and property, 3 zack lionesses have also been killed in the Gir Forest in Daman. These animals are endangered species and these floods pose a threat to wash away all conservation efforts undertaken by successive governments of the UKZ and Daman.
For now, the National Disaster Relief Team (NDRT) and Her Majesty's Armed Forces are carrying out rescue operations in Daman and Scotland.


The Prime Minister who was originally scheduled to lead the delegation throughout the length of the summit will be making his way back to the UKZ to assess the damage in Daman and Scotland within 5 days. In his absence, the Foreign Minister will lead the Zack delegation in all talks.

The Zack Delegation in Grand Haven has already released a statement on the same,

"We are sorry to announce that Her Majesty's Prime Minister will not be able to attend the entire OMNI summit, due to the most unfortunate developments in UKZ. Two provinces in UKZ- Daman and Scotland and battling intense flooding and the Prime Minister has decided to fly back to the UKZ so he can monitor rescue efforts in the provinces.
In the few days, our PM is at the summit, the OMNI has his undivided attention. In his absence, Her Majesty's Foreign Minister will lead the Zack Delegation.
The Zack delegation looks forward to a fruitful and comprehensive discussion.

Zack Ireland today voted in what would be the first of three referendums to decide if Ireland is to stay united or divided into a Northern New Ireland with capital Dublin and a southern Free Britain with capital New London.

The election which was carried out by the Election Commission of UKZ resounded a victory for the United faction for both New Ireland and Free Britain.
Free Britain polling 45% in favour of separation and 55% in favour of unity.
New Ireland polled a 49% in favour of separation and a 51% in favour of unity.

The deal is that in a best of three if either province votes to leave the partition will occur and the decision over the future of these provinces will be decided.

The leader of the Unity Faction made a statement saying,
"It will not be long now till when our people decide to remain united and elect a new Democratic Irish government. These Zack politics will not divide the true Irish spirit. We will win the next referendum as well and put an end to Zack occupation."

The leader of the Partition Faction is however optimistic, She said, " Look at the polling. New Ireland is so undecided. We are sure that we can swing the vote and change minds there. But I must ask the people of Free Britain. Do you really want to stay with a people who are so undecided. Because of them, Ireland will get divided and you will get shafted. Forced to form a new country or get absorbed into UKZ. All because of the North's apathy for you."

The dates for the next referendum will now be decided following deliberations with both sides.

After the Prime Minister's early departure from the OMNI summit, Foreign Minister Mrs C. Freeland and Defence Minister Mr H. Sajjan lead the Zack delegation's talks at the OMNI meet. The two landed today morning in Cair Paravel after the OMNI summit and gave a press conference in North Block. They read out a statement made by the Prime Minister's Office.

"We have achieved a lot at the OMNI summit and can say with all surety that our nations have been brought back on track to a greater degree of efficient cooperation. The happenings at the end of the meet, however, are most shocking and deplorable. We have President Garagen in our thoughts and prayers and look forward to his quick and entire recovery so that he continue the wonderful job he is doing in rebuilding his country and so that we can work with him to build closer and stronger relations between our two countries.
From what we know, the 'Red Army' - a terrorist organization has taken responsibility for this attack, citing reasons that are most absurd. New-Zealand by aligning itself with New Tarajan and UKZ has made friends with two nations that are committed to a democratic way of life even though our Royals are very much active, they too are there to protect our democratic constitutions. This organization which claims to be fighting for a rightful republic in New-Zealand cannot be taken seriously as they have resorted to violence and undemocratic means to attain their goals

But apart from the blatant hypocrisy of this terror outfit, we need to learn that no nation is safe from the threat of terrorism and that we need to all work together to battle this evil. Keeping this in mind the UKZ pledges its cooperation and assistance to the New-Zeland government and intelligence agencies.

We cannot help but notice the striking similarity in the Red Armies rhetoric to that of certain other war mongering superpowers, which make us glad that we have no diplomatic relations with them.

To all Zack citizens in Grand Haven and New-Zealand, we would request you to cooperate with New-Zealand authorities at the local and national level and follow all their instructions. From what the New Zeland government has informed us we know that the country is largely safe, however, if you wish to leave the country contact the nearest Embassy or consulate and they will assist you in finding flight tickets at short notice.

We have placed the 'Red Army' under the list of Zack Watchlist for Terror Outfits alongside the IRA.

The two zack security personnel who have been injured are in good care at a local hospital in Grand Haven and the Zack Embassy in Grand Haven will arrange their flight back home as soon as they have been cleared for travel by their doctors. Their families have been informed regarding the same and are being kept up to date with their health. We would like to thank them for their courage and valiance as well as the New-Zealand forces who helped protect not only the Kiwi President but also the other foreign dignitaries present there.
We continue to keep the injured the Kiwi, Antanaresian and Tarajani security personnel in our prayers.
Our heart bleeds for the family of the Tarajani officer who lost his life, may his soul rest in peace.

One thing that this has done however is, that it has tied our organization closer than ever before and we can say without a shred of doubt that it has only resolved our morale to fight this terror outfit and any foreign power funding and supporting it. This attack which was meant to tear us apart has brought us closer and made the OMNI one large cohesive unit. The OMNI empowered with the many reforms and new initiatives passed at this session is ready to take on its first challenge.