translation: didn t protect them as the should translation: didn t protect them as they should have. the state was in charge of fernando s security. the state is directly responsible for the murder of my husband. the state still has to give many answers about everything that happened. his personal guards did not do theirjob. environmentalist andrea gonzalez was his running mate. she s agreed to take his place and keep his legacy going. i never thought this would be permanent, she said. fernando villavicencio was well aware of the risks he was taking by speaking out against corruption and organised crime. just a few days before his murder, he d said he d been warned. keep mentioning the tornado s gang, and they would break him. at dawn today, one of the gangs leaders, jose adolfo macias, also known as fito, was transferred to another prison, an operation involving thousands
at dawn today, one of the gangs leaders, jose adolfo macias, also known as fito, was transferred to another prison, an operation involving thousands of police and soldiers. but then these videos surfaced. warnings behind bars sent from different prisons and a simple message for ecuador s president, guillermo lasso. he says move is a smokescreen to hide his own connections with criminal gangs. and then came the threat, keep fito alive for the well being of ecuadorians. if not, thousands will die. more evidence is needed to showjust how powerful organised crime is in ecuador. this used to be one of the more peaceful countries in south america. now, mexican and colombian cartels vying for territory have taken over. this is a battle of power between cartels and politicians, but who ultimately wins? there s a great deal of fear as the campaign enters its final week. katy watson, bbc news. iranian members of parliament have voted to review a controversial hijab law behind closed doors,
and will bring heavy rain and violent gusts from around 6am local time on tuesday. china says the number of people killed in a mudslide in the northern province of shaanxi has risen to 21. emergency services say six people are still missing. friday s mudslide was triggered by torrential rain. china has been grappling with record breaking rainfall since last month when typhoon doksuri struck. china has threatened to take forceful measures in response to a visit to new york by taiwan s vice president. william lai made a stopover on his way to paraguay, one of the few countries that maintain diplomatic relations with taiwan. scorching heat. floods. wildfires. the effects of climate change are having a devasting impact on our lives. the world is set to use fewer fossil fuels to produce electricity
i never thought this would be permanent, she said. fernando villavicencio was well aware of the risks he was taking by speaking out against corruption and organised crime. just a few days before his murder, he d said he d been warned. keep mentioning the choneros gang, and they would break him. at dawn today, one of the gangs leaders, jose adolfo macias, also known as fito, was transferred to another prison, an operation involving thousands of police and soldiers. but then these videos surfaced. warnings behind bars sent from different prisons and a simple message for ecuador s president, guillermo lasso. he says the move is a smoke screen to hide his own connections with criminal gangs. and then came the threat keep fito alive for the well being of ecuadorians. if not, thousands will die. more evidence is needed to showjust how powerful
the country since the start of the war. brian: right. and the leaders of poland, check republic and slow vein i can t travel to kyiv to stand with president zelenskyy in a show of support. how great is that? we go live to lviv where jonathan hunt has all the breaking updates on the ground. anything new? brian, steve, rachel, what we do know the leaders of poland, the czech republic and slovenia on their way right now to the ukrainian capital of kyiv, brian. that will be a quite extraordinary and in their words unequivocal show of support for president zelenskyy and the ukrainian people. remember, all three of those countries are nato members. the significance of nato leaders standing in kyiv, when it is under russian become bombardment cannot be overestimated. that bombardment continued, of course, just around dawn today. half a dozen or so explosions