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.
Iraq security forces arrest multiple officials in anticorruption operation
News Desk
Iraqi security forces arrested several officials, including five members of parliament, during an anti-corruption operation in Baghdad. The arrests, executed by the Counter Terrorism Service