Meridian Accord states agree decade-long cross-border rail upgrade
Six governments sign the Arden Pact, pledging high-speed links between five capitals and a common ticketing system by 2036.
Wildfire crews contain Aldenne ridge blaze after six days
The largest upland fire in a decade burned 3,400 hectares of forestry before 400 firefighters and a change in the wind brought it under control.
Flood warnings issued for the lower Aldenne Valley as river levels peak
The storm system that inundated Tirmond brushes the valley’s saturated lower reaches — and revives the question of why the flood maps were redrawn.
Veska Republic presidential race heads to September run-off
Incumbent Aldo Kren tops the first round but falls short of a majority; challenger Sofia Merel becomes the first opposition candidate in a run-off in twenty years.
Visa-free corridor lifts regional tourism to a record summer
Four months after borders opened, Accord states count 9.4 million corridor trips — and coastal towns count the takings.
Tirmond floods force thousands from their homes as rivers crest
A week of record rain pushes the Velta and its tributaries over their banks; Coravia sends pumps and rescue crews under the Accord’s civil-protection pact.