Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa sworn in for full term, promising a crackdown on gangs | Elections News

The right-wing Noboa had defeated left-wing candidate Luisa Gonzalez amid allegations of electoral fraud. Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s youngest-ever president and heir to a prominent banana-exporting fortune, has been sworn in for his first full term in office, pledging to intensify his government’s battle against powerful drug gangs while reviving the struggling economy. In a ceremony…

The Mighty Asteroid with the Power of 1000 Nuclear Bombs: A Potential Threat to Earth – Shlok’s Automation

The Mighty Asteroid with the Power of 1000 Nuclear Bombs: A Potential Threat to Earth – Shlok’s Automation A startling piece of news has been circulating in the global scientific community and creating a buzz among astronomy enthusiasts. An asteroid, with destructive power equivalent to 1000 nuclear bombs, is hurtling towards our home planet, Earth….

Families of Israeli captives criticise Netanyahu amid large protests | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Hostages and Missing Families Forum called for a ‘return to the negotiating table’. Families of Israeli captives held in Gaza have intensified their criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid large protests across the country, as the expanded military ground offensive and deadly bombardment in the Palestinian territory put the release of their loved…

DR Congo ex-leader Joseph Kabila lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges

Joseph Kabila, the ex-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has lashed out at the government of his successor – calling it a “dictatorship”. The 53-year-old made a 45-minute speech live on YouTube on Friday evening from an unspecified location a day after the Senate lifted his immunity from prosecution. DR Congo’s authorities intend to…