Terminan high society have expressed shock at Percy Le Rogue’s shocking Admission, with several saying they will cut ties to the rogue businessman. Several representatives of the various city-states have started a push to revoke Le Rogue’s business charter granting him the right to own Terminan Property in addition to conducting business on Terminan soil.
However, this measure has been met with resistance from Vexen Village who, despite condemning Le Rogue as a terrorist claimed that the measure was an overreach of governmental authority and that the matter should be handled by the city-states.
Authorities from Point Rain declined to comment on recent events but instead pointed out that the very reason for the TCG’s existence was to smooth out foreign relations on behalf of its constituent city-states and was failing to do its job.
President Innienn has congratulated Kliegme and the negotiating parties on the successful conclusion of the mediation. On the matter of Folsterian independence he said that Sedunn will look into what a Sedunnic recognition of its independence would mean and “what kind of nation it will aspire to be”.
Izaakian counter terrorism police arrest 3 and kill 5 in a shootout in the foothills of Mt Athos. They claim the raid was against a Terra Firma cell working alongside the ALF (Athosian Liberation Front). The Athosians are a closely related people to the Regans, it is unclear if the Regans are involved.
The Sedunnic Revision Authority has finished its quadrennial review of the Sedunnic Armed Forces. The official report concludes that the Armed Forces “continues to have the desired ability to deploy rapidly in Sedunn and abroad, having the means to operate decisively and sustainably according to set doctrines and government policy” and that its funding and spending are in balance. The report however notes a need for improved routines on Sedunnic military economic aid to Transsuneria.
The Izaakian car company Arctic Fox are set to release their new flagship hyper car, the Hunter. The Arctic Fox Hunter will have a 8.4L W16 petrol engine, with an estimated top speed over 300mph. The vehicle is only available in one colour scheme, turquoise with white stripes, painted with drag resistant paint based off the skin of the Mako Shark.
On Sunday the car will aim to beat the Izaakian land speed record for a production vehicle. Arctic Fox are calling the car, the last of an era, and the last pure combustion hypercar they’ll make.
The Garanian Holiday of Chuseok has come to Kliegme. On this day, a full harvest moon appears in the sky and families gather to enjoy time together and give thanks to their ancestors for the plentiful harvest. The women of the family also prepared an ancestral memorial ceremony called charye by filling a table with food including newly harvested rice and fruit.
Garanians celebrate Chuseok by making special foods, particularly a certain kind of rice cake called songpyeon. Songpyeon is made with finely ground new rice and the dough is kneaded into small round shapes and filled with sesame seeds, chestnuts, red beans, or other similar ingredients. The rice cakes are arranged upon layers of pine needles as they are steamed, filling the home with the delicate and fresh fragrance of autumn. On the eve of Chuseok, family members gather to make songpyeon together, illustrating the importance of family in Garanian society.
The Athos region of Vinlandia State has been put under curfew following 2 nights of protests over the killing of members of the the ALF organisation. The protests on both nights have descended into rioting.
The Jakubian Government announced their recognition of the National Republic of Folster along with the establishment of a permanent embassy in the nation’s capital city.
The Liberal Party faction has now officially positioned itself against a new infrastructure programme saying that “it is not in the coalition agreement, at least not in this overreaching manner. It would place an undue burden on the people and the economy as it would increase costs which we can’t support. Our goal is a leaner not larger state.” The green minister Geor Gera sees this as “a torpedo to our common goals and practically a sabotage act by the liberals.”
A street questionnaire on this situation has seen answers such as “How many crises do we really need? Can’t they do anything together? Governmental crisis 2: electric boogaloo! If it weren’t for the snobs in yellow something might have gotten better in this country!”
Vinlandia Police and State Guard arrest 1207 agitators following rioting over the last 2 nights. The Governor of Vinlandia describes the arrests as the largest police operation in state history. Despite the arrests a third night of rioting in the Athosian region of the state is widely expected.
Overnight there were two coordinated deadly attacks by ALF separatists on a gun shop and a police station. During both attacks an significant number of weapons were stolen. Athos county has been put on lockdown, with border check points on every county border crossing. The Governor of Vinlandia has called in the national guard and the army to secure the situation, with Commander of the Armed Forces Clara Storm en-route to take local command.
Livanan Parliament is in gridlock as the People’s Coalition refused to attend votes, thereby preventing a quorum reached within the parliament. Unions began to call for picket lines demanding the government to ‘hands off our welfare’.
The Rhaynan Ministry of Foreign Relations has released an official statement “encumbering all socialist nations of Pacifica”:
"We would like to strengthen international relations with all like-minded nations of Pacifica who are in dire needs of economical exchange, socialist nations that would like to form a community of socialist nations that help each other in the current global scenery. Any continent, any language, any culture.
We will patiently await answer for diplomatic missions."
Piedmont Castle, a Maximum Security Prison in Athos County has come under sustained armed attack. The prison is known to house dozens of ALF affiliated extremists, which are believed to be the target of the assault.
Sedunnic Minister of Finance Erenn Ajmarriv has announced that Sedunn will look into conditioning imports based on the laws on the protection of the environment, climate and labour of the exporting country.
“We must ensure that all the effort and additional cost [for Sedunnic businesses] to adhere to our strict laws do not give other nations an unfair advantage at the expense of the climate and labour force.”
A “tariff union” is being discussed, possibly through a reformed CMEC, the CE or through other means. The goal is to make the WF adopt similar policies in the long-term.
Development Minister Zak Holland describes the proposed Sedunnic import laws interesting, but said “They should be carefully managed as to not be overly protective at the expense of developing nations”.
(note: The USI has lots of multinationals producing in the developing world with lower standards).
