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.
Hungarian officials find asbestos contamination in western road surfaces
Iris East
Hundreds of road surfaces in western Hungary, including the Oladi plateau in Szombathely, may be contaminated with asbestos due to stones sourced from Austrian mines.
British student who succumbed to cancer may become Gen Z’s first saint
News Desk
UK MORNING BRIEFING
This morning, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford announced the official opening of the canonisation process for Pedro Ballester, a young