News: USA vetoes Palestinian UN membership, Jury complete for historic Trump trial, First aid supplies pass through Erez border crossing into Gaza, USA and UK impose new sanctions on Iran, Espionage affair: Ott denies all allegations, Party finances: Fines for ÖVP, SPÖ, and Greens, Discrepancies delay new ambassador appointments, EU reform proposal: More market, less regulation, Study: Middle-class families taxed more heavily than the super-rich, State of emergency due to energy crisis in Ecuador, Formula 1 teams start from scratch in China, ECL: Aston Villa snatches semifinal ticket from Lille, Austrian women’s handball team draws tough group at the European Championship, Viennese plans for affordable lunar settlement, Attempted murder and explosion in Vienna-Hietzing, Another chemical accident in school: Three injured, Cyclist severely injured in truck accident in Graz, Vienna: Waiting for autopsy results of found body, France to send difficult youths to boarding schools, Earthquake shakes Turkish Black Sea region, WHO concerned about growing spread of bird flu, Tree climbing ban outrages Italian town, Former synagogue in St. Pölten restored to new splendor, ‘Pudel’s Kern’: Rocko Schamoni writes punk rock biography.
Prompt: Diplomatic tension, emerging crises, elements of intrigue, financial inequalities, ecological concerns, awe-inspiring sports competitions, scientific advances, harrowing accidents, historical revelations, societal reforms, natural disasters, nostalgic restoration, artistic creativity.
Inspiration: Francisco Goya
