News: CDU approves coalition agreement with large majority. Turkey: PKK will “not torpedo” peace process. Israel absent for ICJ hearing in The Hague. Huthis: 68 refugees killed in US airstrike in Yemen. Electoral district firmly in SPÖ hands. Vienna election: Race in Margareten between Red and Green. Vienna Election: All results in detail. Supreme Court: Written Grasser judgment has been delivered. Salzburg City Council waves through Porsche tunnel. “SS songs” at funeral: Gudenus successfully sued. Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal. From 8th to 11th May: Putin unilaterally announces ceasefire. Burgenland: Ukrainian authority wants to bring children back. Romero takes over ÖHB men’s team with Sommer. Austria sets course for championship title. Goalless draw keeps Rapid worrying. Liverpool celebrates master maker Slot. Lufthansa discontinues on-board sales. STRABAG reports 31 percent more profit for 2024. “Marco Polo” publisher Volkmar Mair has died. Fatal fire in Lower Austria: child may have ignited it. Dog carcass in freezer: owner reported. Two large drug deliveries intercepted. Student rescued twice from Mount Fuji in a matter of days. Port explosion: Tehran speaks of “negligence”. Dead man in French mosque: suspect turns himself in. Plastic waste as a trap for bird nests. Press Council found 27 ethical violations last year. Even open placebos work. 80 years Republic: With art, nature, and sport to “Austria”. Subsequent Notification. 82nd Venice Film Festival: Alexander Payne heads jury. Thousands at Lotus Lantern Festival in South Korea.
Prompt: Political tension and unexpected freedom in a volatile world, sudden peace offerings and political victories, dark presence of unexpected tragedies, celebration and defeat in sports, revealing the often stark duality of humanity, interspersed with elements of power dynamics and survival, illuminated by glimpses of art, nature and human resilience
Inspiration: Bridget Riley