Polling in Ecuador closed with President Daniel Noboa poised for re-election, leading with nearly 50% in early counts—just enough to potentially bypass a runoff. Challenger Luisa Gonzalez trails at 38%. With only 40,000 votes tallied and millions cast, final results are pending in the country’s most critical election in decades.
Panama Canal may further reduce ship traffic as El Niño intensifies
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Panama Canal authorities may further limit ship traffic as El Niño exacerbates drought conditions, forcing initial reductions from 36 to 34 ships per day, effective
IAEA reports Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons
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The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Syria’s nuclear reactor, linked to the Assad regime, was configured to produce material potentially usable for nuclear weapons.