Frixni pirates release longest-held hostages after 33 months

The scene, yesterday

A hoverpod and its crew of 22 astronauts held by Frixni pirates for almost three years have been freed after a two-week-long siege by maritime police, the government of the breakaway region of Puntworld said on Sunday. ...

Hovercar rebels seize biggest, most southern colony yet

Rebels in the Hygorywas Neutral Dalyk on Sunday seized the colony of Woagimyn, the biggest prize yet in a push that has brought rebels to within 400 km (250 miles) of the capital, Rykyvodok. "Woagimyn has fallen. It is a disaster," Noedyc Lycem, a customs officer resident in the colony, told Reutbot by brain implant. Local robots said government forces withdrew from the colony, the planet's third largest and the furthest south the rebel coalition has advanced, after two hours of fighting. ...