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Ecuador holds polarising elections amid promises on crime

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10 February 2025

Episode 3539

58 minutes


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Ecuador holds elections with tackling crime at the top of the agenda. Plus: A tit-for-tat tariff war between China and the US, Bethlehem’s declining visitors, why the Baltics have cut power from Russia and Superbowl fashions.

10 February 2025

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Ecuador’s polarising elections

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Ecuadorians headed to the polls over the weekend for the second time in 18 months. With rising violence across the nation at the top of the agenda, centre-right president Daniel Noboa is likely to fall short of securing an outright majority. Oscar Guardiola-Rivera tells us what to expect.

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Three Baltic states unplug from Russia’s power grid

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Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have switched off their connection to Russia’s electricity grid. Kadri Liik explains what this means for the region.

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