Kumo Operation to Hit Aisling Duval Ever the opportunists, Kumo Crew commanders have swept across a number of systems controlled by Arissa Lavigny-Duval in the last seven days. They penetrated deeper than in any previous skirmish, and elevated the level of danger faced by Imperial citizens as a result of the Pegasi Pirate War. With…

Frontline Report: The War against Emperor’s Dawn Four days ago, Imperial senator Denton Patreus launched a military campaign against Emperor’s Dawn, the organisation responsible for the murder of Emperor Hengist Duval. Since then, there has been intense conflict in the Dakshmandi and Maausk systems, where two Emperor’s Dawn bases are located, with scores of Imperial…

The People’s Princess Speaks At a public charity event in which several dozen slaves were granted their freedom, Princess Aisling Duval took the opportunity to speak about the succession. “It seems peculiar that as the closest living relative of our beloved Emperor, I am not involved in the process of selecting his successor. It is…

GalNet Focus on Democracy This weekly roundup highlights some of the minor factions pursuing the dream of democratic freedom by holding elections (*). Here are 10 of the 2,067 minor factions holding elections: HR 2848 Crimson Life Industry HR 2848 …

Kumo Crew to Target Lavigny-Duval Systems under the sway of Arissa Lavigny-Duval have begun expressing discontent at the current political situation in the Empire, and the Kumo Crew is taking the opportunity to cause trouble of their own. Leaked mili…

GalNet Weekly Powers Update Incoming In the early hours of tomorrow morning (7.00am GMT), the GalNet monitoring of powers’ activities will go offline for a short period while the latest data is assembled. Any pilots who operate for one of the powers must deliver any cargo or vouchers before this time to ensure their activities…

GalNet Weekly Health Hotspots This weekly report typically covers some of the minor factions experiencing significant health issues, such as famine and outbreaks. At the time of writing, however, outbreaks have not been reported among any minor factions.

Pegasi Pirate War Triggers Migrant Crisis It is now over a month since the Pegasi Pirate War began, and the weeks of conflict have taken a toll on the people of the Pegasi sector and its surrounding systems. What began as a trickle is now a deluge, as…

Munshin Announces Plan to Aid Refugees Officials at Ocrinox’s Orbiter held a press conference earlier today to announce their intention to build a state-of-the-art resettlement facility for refugees of the Pegasi Pirate War. “We recognize the plight of their friends in the Pegasi Sector, and extend our welcome to all those who wish to settle…

Research into Strange Objects Begins A Federal research programme has been established to study the strange objects discovered in a number of systems, including Tanmark and HIP 102128, it was announced today. The project is being led by Professor Ishmael Palin, formerly of the Homeland Scientific Council. The first of the objects was discovered some…