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The Federated States of Tadchester has begun a major joint naval exercise with China, the largest of its kind in the country’s history. The operation, called Blue Compass 2025 , involves over 4,000 military personnel, 12 naval ships, and aircraft from both nations. According to the Ministry of Defense, the exercise will focus on search and rescue operations, anti-piracy patrols, and improving communication and coordination at sea. The drills are taking place off the eastern coast of Tadchester and are expected to last ten days. Defense Minister Okoh Flora said the operation is “about improving maritime readiness and building professional cooperation between Tadchester and China.” However, the exercise has raised concerns among some of Tadchester’s traditional allies. Officials in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States have expressed unease about the growing military relationship between Tadchester and China. A spokesperson for the Australian government said they were...

The Federated States has officially signed the Pacific Digital Sovereignty Accord, joining a growing group of Pacific nations seeking greater control over digital infrastructure, data security, and artificial intelligence governance. The agreement was signed at the Pacific Islands Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Summit held in Suva, Fiji. Secretary of Communications and Digital Infrastructure Keiran Malvo represented the F.S. at the summit and described the accord as “a vital step toward regional digital independence.” The Pacific Digital Sovereignty Accord commits its members to developing shared cloud infrastructure, enforcing data localization policies, improving cybersecurity cooperation, and ensuring ethical standards in the use of AI. The accord also includes measures to protect indigenous data rights and promote regional innovation. “Our digital infrastructure must serve our people, not foreign interests,” Malvo said. “This accord strengthens our ability to defend p...

Ahmed Khan testifies before a Senathaus Judiciary Committee hearing on pending judicial nominations in the MacDave Hall in Keddisonville. Pierre Gad Summary Ahmed Khan is the first Muslim judge to receive Senathaus confirmation He faced little opposition and was confirmed in a multipartisan vote The F.S. Senathaus on Monday approved President Sara Yohann's nomination of Ahmed Khan, a magistrate judge in Wellingham, to the federal bench, making him the first Muslim federal judge in F.S. history. The Republican-Green-controlled Senathaus voted 16-6 to confirm Khan, 43, who is the son of Indian immigrants and a former state prosecutor in Wellingham. Senate Majority Leader Lawrence Muller of Wereford noted on the Senathaus floor that the Islamic religion is a minority religionin the F.S., and no Muslim has ever served on the federal bench. "We are lawmakers representing not only the demographic populationof the country but also the professional population, and I know t...

A prominent LGBTQ+ rights advocate was denied entry into the F.S. on Wednesday upon arrival at Yellowsprings International Airport, igniting outcry from international human rights organizations and renewed scrutiny of the nation’s stance on sexual orientation and expression. According to immigration authorities, the man—whose identity has not been officially disclosed—was turned away after officials discovered his previous involvement in global LGBTQ+ advocacy. The Immigration Department cited national security and constitutional grounds for the refusal, referencing Amendment 16 of the F.S. Constitution, which  prohibits bans the LGBTQ+ community within the country. “The individual in question posed a risk to national unity by attempting to promote values inconsistent with our constitutional and cultural identity,” said Interior Ministry spokesperson Ruth Amaro during a press briefing. “Our laws are clear, and the Federated States remains committed to upholding them.” A...

A bill that would create a larger and centralized IT agency in Bolton has passed the state House of Representatives with zero no-votes. The Bolton House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would create a new, larger centralized agency to oversee the state’s technology projects. The bill, which passed 85-0, would create the Bolton State Agency for Systems and Enterprise Technology, or BSASET, absorbing the Bolton Digital Service, the state’s most recent attempt at an effective technology division. With $56 million in funding and nearly 100 staff overseeing technology for most of the state government’s IT, the new agency would come with a pool of resources and expertise unseen since the state’s first attempt at a technology department more than 20 years ago. State Rep. Lucy Pedro, who introduced the bill, said she was “delighted” to see it supported in the House. But to become a law, it must be referred to a legislative committee and a companion bill m...

In a major move to boost Federated States' steel industry, F.S. Steel Inc. and China’s Sinomach-HE have signed a financial and technical cooperation agreement for the development of the Tadish Steel Production Plants. The deal, which includes building a new Plant in Libnah, Wereford, is valued at $2.5billion. The signing ceremony took place on Friday, May 30 at Sinomach’s headquarters in Deyang, Sichuan Province, China. Chairman of F.S. Steel, Chief Immanuel Abeh Daviyd, and Chief of Sinomach-HE’s Chengdu Representative Office, Lou Xiangdong, signed the agreement. At the same time, President Yohann has announced reduction in exports of Tadish Steel to the United States amid Trump's tariff hike and expressed readiness to sign a Steel trade deal with China. Meanwhile, she has defended her sending of envoys to a meeting hosted by the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. "The United States have shown us in history that we cannot depend on them as friends....