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Second presidential run-off in less than two years in the South American country blighted by drugs-related violence.

Ecuadorians have begun voting in a tight presidential run-off pitting the incumbent, Daniel Noboa, against leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez.

Diana Atamaint, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), opened the polls at 7am (12:00 GMT) on Sunday at a ceremony in the capital, Quito. More than 13 million people are eligible to vote.

Voting, which is compulsory, is due to…

Dozens of people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine, in the northeastern city of Sumy. Officials say two ballistic missiles hit the city centre as residents were gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday.

Video shows the terrifying aftermath of an Israeli air strike on central Gaza that hit a building in Deir el-Balah, killing at least three Palestinians and injuring several others. The Israeli military claimed it was targeting a ‘Hamas command and control centre’.

In a dramatic change of policy, Donald Trump has paused his so-called “reciprocal” levies on most nations for 90 days.

This, after his tariff policy sent markets globally into a freefall and left business leaders and even pro-Trump Republicans warning of a recession.

While the White House will be looking to cut deals with other nations on the levies, Trump has ramped up his trade dispute…

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is preparing to recognise Palestinian statehood within a few months. If it proceeds, Paris would become the 12th European Union member to officially accept the existence of the Palestinian state. Last year, Slovenia, Ireland and Spain did so, bringing the total number of EU states recognising Palestine to 11 out of 27.

The French recognition would be a significant step in the right direction, especially if it affirms…

On this day in 1975, Claude Salhani was a 23-year-old Lebanese photojournalist working for the Annahar newspaper.

At the time, he dreamed of going to Vietnam and taking the kind of powerful war images he had seen and admired.

However, he wouldn’t have to leave his country to cover war.

On April 13, 1975, the Phalangist militia attacked a bus in Beirut’s Ain el-Remmaneh neighbourhood.

The bus was carrying Palestinians and Lebanese home from a political rally by the Popular Front for the…