A few days later than hoped, we have another edition of our new weekly roundup. This week we saw some silly antics on April Fools Day, the Emperor’s Easter Address, the conclusion of the Emperor Day diplomatic window, and an update from the Austenasian Olympic Committee.

On the 1st of April, the Austenasian Times published an article claiming that Emperor Alexander had gone mad, and had enacted a number of bizarre and cruel edicts. The joke was the result of a half-hearted last-minute brainstorming session held late at night in the Austenasian Cabinet after some prompting from the Editor-in-Chief.

On the same day, the window for the Emperor Day diplomacy project closed. The Foreign Office is currently working on a shortlist to begin the next phase of the window. Owing to the predisposition of the Chief Ambassador in personal affairs, this phase has taken longer than expected, but remains active.

On a more exciting note, the ongoing negotiations for the treaty between Austenasia and the Würtige Empire near their conclusion. Both parties are currently in the process of deliberating on the ratification of the proposed document.

On Easter, the Emperor released a special address celebrating love, friendship and loyalty: the values which Jesus sacrificed his to uphold in Christian tradition.

In Sports news, Lord Valentinus was knocked out of the Chess event in the 2026 MOF eGames in the controversial Austenasia v Pantonia match, which was initially awarded by event hosts to Austenasia via disqualification, then reversed to Pantonia via disqualification, and later reversed again and a sudden death match organised. The Pantonian athlete, under the moniker ‘Mr Burger’ faced heavy criticism from fellow cyletes for poor sportsmanship, behaviour, and for repeatedly evading attempts to organise a game; whilst the event organisers came under fire for indecisive and lack of communication. Laird O’Halloran is the final remaining Austenasian cylete in the competition, remaining a favourite in the Chess event.

The Micronational Olympic Federation has recently announced a list of small single-event tournaments to capitalise on increasing demand following the revival of the sanctioned Rock Paper Scissors Tournament by Knuffeldierland in 2024. The first announced event, the Tic-Tac-Toe competition held by Czech micronation Firburg is slated to begin in late-May. The Austenasian Olympic Committee is currently organising a team to compete in this event. Interested parties are to inquire on the discord server.

And that’s all for this week’s update, see you next time.