News: Conservative appointed as Prime Minister of Portugal, Taiwan: Significantly more Chinese fighter jets off coast, UK: House of Lords delays Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Review: “Critical areas” in UNRWA, Indonesia: Ex-general officially declared election winner, Universities can now limit overcrowded master’s programs, Polaschek: Simplify recognition of foreign qualifications, Babler proposes “Transformation Fund”, National Council decides improvements for monument protection, Controversy at Vienna appearance of EU President Metsola, ZARA report: High rate of everyday racism unreported, Missile attacks on Kiev and Kharkiv, UN: Climate of fear in Russian-occupied areas, US prime rate high for the fifth consecutive time, Construction cartel: Industry agrees on general settlement for compensations, System error: Bank customers could withdraw unlimited funds, Salzburg: Raiffeisenbank likely victim of embezzlement, Tense playoff in EM qualifier for Israel and Ukraine, Kraft sets season goal, Thiem loses in Austrian challenger match, Rape: Ex-footballer Robinho sentenced to prison, Vienna: Man dies after falling from window, Twelve-year-old abused: Additional suspect identified, Two winners in “6 aus 45” lottery, Electronic waste: Recycling lags behind, World Happiness Report: Satisfaction also a matter of age, Wastewater study: More cocaine in Vienna, Linz exhibits art Hitler loved, “Blade Runner”: Actor M. Emmet Walsh has died, Leipzig Book Fair opens with ceremony
Prompt: Rise and fall in world politics, a hovering tension in Asia, worry about unchecked powers, growing concern for cultural preservation, flashes of daily discrimination, bursts of violence and crime, undercurrents of happiness and age perception, a slip into substance abuse, remnants of history resurfacing, an ever-present clutter of electronic waste.
Inspiration: Laura Knight