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The Midnight Star

The Plot Thickens

A raid in Darkmount's immigrant enclave of Little Khartoum was conducted today in coordination between Egyptian(Paglaum) authorities and the FEA(Foreign Espionage Agency). An hour-long firefight with resisting unidentified assailants ensued. An Agency spokesperson announced that the events of this morning were related to the ongoing investigation of the recent crash of EgyptAir Flight 388 at Darkmount International Airport several weeks ago and the likely involvement of an anti-Egyptian Sudanese independence movement. A menace who's slimy tendrils has seemingly inspired sympathy among some Sudanese immigrants to Ascoobis.

Selian Scare!

Ethnic tensions rise after the gruesome murder of a Selian Ephyral Exchange student by a fellow university classmate. Reportedly, Nathan Taylor brutally bludgeoned Petrus Dormaereon to death with an aluminum baseball bat outside his Hollywood dormitory two nights ago on rumors that Petrus had assaulted Taylor's sister, a classmate of the deceased, with a strike to her posterior. It is the latest chapter in the history of anti-Selian bigotry in Ascoobis, which has seen a rise after the emergence of the "Slapass Challenge".

Ascoobian diplomats have reached out to The Land of the Ephyral officials with pledges of transparency in their investigation of the alleged hate crime.

"This is tragic and not what Ascoobis aspires to be. Petrus' family sent their progeny to Ascoobis with the hope for the best education. We failed them. The living and deceased will be served justice.", reads a statement from the office to Ascoobian Ambassador to Ephyra Tychon Taelnaris.

In Other News...

• Chinese(Nordamy) elections underway. As the Sino-Ascoobian Alliance is at the forefront of defense discussions among the election candidates, The Ascoobian Stratrocratic People's Council extends a dual endorsement to the Kuomintang Party's President Ma Ying-Jeou and People's Party candidate for their pragmatism towards the threat of Nihon jingoism.

• 4.2 Magnitude Earthquake jolts the suburban areas bordering the Capital. Seismologists warn residents and businesses to prepare for a period of activity along that faultline, the very same that caused a 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake in 1994 which caused costly damage to the region.

• The brief visit by a Royal Nuak delegation was pleasantly uneventful. They freely toured museums and amusement parks in the capital for a week before departing for their next stop. A golden dagger with a blade of meteoric iron was provided to Ascoobis' esteemed guests as a parting gift.

• Ascoobian Astrogeologists from Mazama University(in Crater Lake, Oregon) join Republic of Washinton counterparts in the rare opportunity to study the Yellowknife Meteorite fragments.