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An area of Rushymia’s new site The first Vizier of Rushymia to hold effective power in almost twenty one years was appointed earlier today. Rushymia is an Austenasian Crown Dependency situated just under a mile from Wrythe. Rushymia was originally founded in 1995 as a micronation based in a local school playground before falling inactive…

Flag of Vishwamitra Emperor Jonathan I yesterday signed a treaty of mutual recognition with the State of Vishwamitra, establishing friendly diplomatic relations with said nation. Vishwamitra is an elective absolute monarchy which declared independence from India in 2007. Originally created by a group of childhood friends, it was first known simply as the “Children’s Group”,…

Lord Geoffrey Trory, 1926-2021 Lord Geoffrey Trory, Duke of Belfast yesterday passed away aged 94. A great uncle of Jonathan I on his mother’s side, Lord Geoffrey was first made properly aware of Austenasia during a visit to Wrythe in September 2009. He expressed great interest in and enthusiasm for the then relatively new country,…

A third Austenasian subject has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The two other infected Austenasians – one reported in December 2020 and another in February 2021 – both made a full recovery. Meanwhile, the number of Austenasians vaccinated against coronavirus continues to grow. Emperor Father Terry was vaccinated on 12 March last month, and…

The Empire of Austenasia and the Grand Republic of Delvera re-established friendly diplomatic relations yesterday with the signing of a treaty. Diplomatic relations with Delvera – which the Empire had recognised along with its predecessor state NottaLotta Acres since 2010 – were cut on 4 September 2017 after it was discovered that a member of…

Pontunia, Austenasia’s most populated land claim, has been “streamlined” into New Pontunia with the cession of much of its land area and some of its population. “The Strip”, New Pontunia’s administrative centre Pontunia, which had functioned as an independent micronation for nine months prior to its annexation by Austenasia in October last year, had been…

A second Austenasian subject has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The subject, who has asked to remain anonymous, has only mild symptoms and is not expected to be at any risk of serious harm. The first case of COVID-19 in the Austenasian population was confirmed in December.

Photograph of a large animal, reportedly a puma, on Chester Meadows. Reports are circulating of a big cat – possibly a puma – loose in the wild in Cheshire and North Wales, with a photograph recently taken of a large creature seen on Chester Meadows. Chester Meadows is one of the two oldest claims of…

Golcondiaurum, an 80.44 acre uninhabited piece of land bordered by Nevada, was annexed as an Austenasian Territory on Sunday 24th. The new Territory was claimed for the Empire by its owner, Lord Michael Simpson. Lord Simpson has been appointed Governor of Golcondiaurum. He already serves as Governor of Florencium Carolina and of Elliessium Colorandum, two…

Tuesday 19th January saw a new Cabinet Ministry created by Parliament to enable greater political participation for non-residential subjects and for the governors of uninhabited territories. Lord Andrew Musgrave, newly appointed Minister of Territories and the Diaspora Out of Austenasia’s population of one hundred and twenty one, only eighty five live in Austenasia itself. The…