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Ecuador prison violence: At least 50 of guards taken hostage According to officials, more than 50 prison guards and seven police officers have been taken hostage in several jails in Ecuador. Two car bombs also went off in the capital Quito, both targeting the country’s prison authority (SNAI). There were no injuries from the bombings and at least six people have been arrested. Authorities say they believe at least one of the incidents could be retaliation for a police weapons search at one of the country’s biggest jails. Ecuador is facing growing violence linked to drug trafficking gangs, which has…

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Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria Two tourists – holidaying in Morocco – have been shot dead by the Algerian coastguard, after they reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis. The two tourists were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had set off from the Moroccan resort of Saidia.  A third member of the group was arrested by the coastguard which patrols the two states’ closed border. There have been years of tensions between the two countries – with the border between them closing in 1994. The shooting has sparked anger in Morocco, with only…

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Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot Joe Biggs, 38 – a US Army vet and leader of the far-right Proud Boys – has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the 2021 US capitol riot.  Briggs has been identified as an instigator of the storming of Congress. He has been convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges in May. In court, he pleaded for leniency and expressed remorse for his actions. His 17-year sentence is below both federal sentencing guidelines and the 33 years the prosecutors wanted. Zachary Rehl, another…

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Elementor #547094 September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Brit ‘gave his life to stop Putin’  A British volunteer fighter who was killed in Ukraine joined the war effort to “push back against Russian imperialism”, Metro reports. Sam Newey, 22-year-old, has been hailed as a hero by his brother, the paper says Newey had fought “repeatedly on the front line since joining an international unit, known as the Dark Angles”, after Russian leader Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The front page features an image of musicians ahead of the annual British Mercury…

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