Astralis

Everything is under control
Protests emerge across Dionysia over the government’s lack of a response to the ongoing famine. Nowhere are these protests more prevalent than in Dionapolis, where the fear of the food shortage and the few pieces of the puzzle of the grand conspiracy meet to send the people of the city into a frenzy. The government has shut down the city, all travel to and from has been halted. The largest port and financial center of the nation closed off, many fear this move will only make the crisis worse.

Price of War
The war with Calidur has taken heavy blows to both sides, estimating about over 1 million dead or missing. Calidur's failed invasion of Arabia cost most of the military. Saying now they're now getting pushed back all the way to Afgaphista, a city in Calidur. The UAE is also suffering, Great Eurasian Unions (Ottoman) blockade is costing Millions of Arics to be lost per day, also preventing supplies from getting through. Ottoman sailors fear after an incident where a ship's ammunition exploded on a hot Arabian day (401 F). Normally the temperature doesn't get this high, but the ships are trapping heat inside
them causing the explosion. Cazco and [REACTED] said they didn't send anyone to attack the ship.

Battle of Afgaphista
Potentially the last battle of the war, Calidur's final supply depot was Afgaphista. General Qui, from earlier, had about 100 Turkish Cannons that were manufactured in Kaimiasia. With newly promoted General Jack Cazco, General "Sword", General Uath, General Trinidad, General Ensinhow and General Shia. The largest Battle in the entire war began with 3 hour artillery fire with another artillery barrage the next day. Soldiers stormed the city on the third day, giving heavy blows to Calidur, Calidur Zeppelins arrived during the battle but cannons on UAE airships made them fall quickly then the zeppelins drop rock bombs on Calidur positions. With not much moral left in Calidur, the troops retreat back into the city of Calia.
[REPORT]
Arabian Empire: 120,921| Airships lost: 2
Calidur: 211,123 Airships lost: 12
Arabia wins a decisive victory, but morale only lifts slightly because there are barely any supplies left.
Drunk Landing
"GET BACK HERE!" says an Ottoman captain as 2 boats full of armed sailors head for the beachhead. They are really really, and we mean, really drunk, the chef saying they had 10 cups each for 1 man. As they arrive on the beach, muskets fire at them and the cavalry arrive with swords. The sailors fire back, but being drunk, they miss all the shots. The musket men fire quickly and killing the men on the boats. When they landed there were only reported 10 survivors. The cavalry took the weapons from them, tied them up, and sent them back to the ship for the captain to decide their fate. Normally they would be executed, but due to high tensions with the Ottoman Empire, they decide to not risk war. A Horseman said "I question their priorities, to invade Arabia all by themselves or to do a suicide charge. Anywho, they were super drunk and which I don't know from." A musketman said " I didn't know they were drunk, I thought they were sending a test boat to get us on the beach, then fire on us. Well, I got good practice, but hopefully I don't have to do this again... with more boats." We are waiting for an Ottoman response.

Calidur Great Eurasian Unions The United Ariabics

A New Type of Teleportation Magic?
Researchers at the Unikean Institute for Magic Research have successfully devised a means of combining air magic with teleportation magic, leading to a new spell that costs less mana to use, goes much further and is entirely silent with an incantation. As such the possibilities for use of this are virtually limitless. The main downside is only a select few Elves have been capable of using it thus far, so this will not be useful to overhaul the entire Unikean transportation system yet. However, the government remains hopeful they can do further improvements to the spell to eventually make travel an seamless experience across all of Unike and Aramer ( Koronic )

Ravennoor National News Committee
Operation Blitz Report

The Militia (which launched a while back I can't find the message lol) has finally put in their report for the status of Operation Blitz, and the Confederal Council has declared it a minor success so far. It reported that they have taken and helped about 1/4 of the total land and are raining hell in the other 1/4 that would allow them to capture 1/2 of the region. The Council claims the reasons for the success were due to the militia's newfound coordination with each other, being able to more effectively attack and hold positions. However, the closer they get to the western border, the harsher the resistance gets from all species in the region. Many have suspected the heavy resistance is due to the fact they are all coming out of 1 central location so more can get to the front lines quicker, however, this theory has no evidence and has been disregarded by the council.

With this, many in the council who originally opposed a national army and the abandonment of militia groups have since either changed their mind or are considering the possibility. Although many stand strong against the idea of a national military, a vote for one now has a chance to pass and the formation of one. The arguments remain the same, the pro-national army states that a united army will be better and way more effective than what they have currently, meanwhile, the anti-national army states it would remove the very little representation the smaller communities of the confederacy have. Despite constant debate, the council has finally named their ever-lasting war, calling it the The War in the Black Forest, and has stated they will end the war that has plagued their lands for centuries.