Forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot out with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Live now to samantha schmidt, Washington Post Bogota Bureau chief. What is the latest you are learning about this attack . This is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. It is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by Drug Trafficking and violence, in the aftermath of this attack two other president ial candidates said they are suspending their campaigns. In response to this, to the security threats, but also to respect this event and the president is
The first place. More on that breaking story on the bbc sport website. Two time winnersjeonbuk were held to a 1 1 by ulsan draw in the first leg of their all korean semi final of the afc Champions League. It tookjeonbuk less than four minutes to make the breakthrough as song min kyu made no mistake from close range. The hosts were handed a great opportuity to double their lead from the spot 16 minutes later when lee dong jun was fouled for a penalty but brazilian thiago orobo was unable to capitalise and it proved costly. Ulsan took full advantage of that reprieve as Lee Myung Jae equalised 14 minutes from time. The second leg is on march 12th. The Champions League returns later, with the first Quarterfinal Spots to be claimed. Paris st germain take a two goal lead to Real Sociedad in the second leg of their last 16 tie, while Bayern Munich have it all to do against lazio. They trail the serie a club by a goal to nil. Having fallen 10 points behind League Leaders Bayer Leverkusen in th
Bitcoin hitting record highs, the continuation of a rally that has been building for a couple of months. There are a couple of factors the mainstreaming of bitcoin. You may recall earlier this year regulators in the us open and investing opportunities attached to crypto currencies to more investors, and since then funds have been pouring into that. There was a report that huge figures have been raised. That has definitely increased things on the demand side. On the supply side, there is a 0n the supply side, there is a process called halving, part of the bitcoin protocol, only a certain number are issued, and once every four years, a reward for bitcoin miners, that number decreases. That may also have an impact on what investors think the supply will be. All of this i think you can safely say is leading to that craze for laser eyes, the meme that bitcoin fund is used when they are feeling optimistic about it. ~. , they are feeling optimistic about it. We will come back to it. Michelle.
Iam i am working with them very hard and we must get more aid into gaza. No excuses. The us Secretary Of State has also been calling on israel to maximise every possible means of getting aid into gaza. Speaking before talks with qatars prime minister, Antony Blinken said conditions in the territory were unacceptable and unsustainable. Take a listen. It is also urgent, irrespective of the cease fire to dramatically increase the cease fire to dramatically increase this of getting to people inside increase this of getting to people inside gaza. The situation for children. Inside gaza. The situation for children, women, for men, the crossfire children, women, for men, the Crossfire Hamas Is Making Inside Of Gaza is Crossfire Hamas Is Making Inside Of Gaza is unacceptable and unsustainable. Israel is to maximise every unsustainable. Israel is to maximise every possible means, every possible method every possible means, every possible method of every possible means, every possible method of
It took 19 years to bring iain packer tojustice, leaving him free to attack other women. Emma caldwell s family lawyer says she was failed by a toxic culture within the police of misogyny and corruption. Our correspondent steve godden is at the First Ministers residence, bute house. Like bring us the latest. The Caldwell Family arrived here around ten minutes ago and have gone into the building behind me. We expect the building behind me. We expect the meeting to last around an hour. It is an opportunity for Margaret Caldwell, Emma Caldwell s mum, to ask First Minister humza yousaf and the justice ask First Minister humza yousaf and thejustice minister, to hold a Public Inquiry, that she has been calling for since iain packer was convicted of murdering Emma Caldwell and sexually and physically assaulting 21 other women. After that verdict Police Scotland apologised for failings in the original inquiry and one of the questions the Caldwell Family want the Public Inquiry to answer is why