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.
Trump Seeks $152M to Revamp Alcatraz into a ‘High-Tech Prison’
Loisa Lane
Trump requests $152m to reopen Alcatraz as a “state-of-the-art prison,” per his proposed budget plan for 2027.
Roberto Mazzarella captured, reducing Italy’s dangerous fugitives list to three
Iris East
Roberto Mazzarella, 48, one of Italy’s most wanted fugitives, has been captured, reducing the list of dangerous criminals to three. Authorities seized €20,000 in cash