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Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa leaves the Guayas governor's office building in the port city of Guayaquil after a meeting with officials from the State and Public Safety Council. Noboa imposed a state of emergency and nightly curfew following the escape from prison of gang boss Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito", and has vowed to wage "war" on the country's powerful criminal gangs. IMAGES
Police patrol outside a police station in southern Quito damaged by an explosion amid escalating gang violence and a nationally declared state of emergency following the escape of one of the country's most powerful narco bosses. IMAGES
Police check vehicles at a checkpoint at France's border with Belgium after two Swedish nationals were shot dead in Brussels by a suspect who remains at large, in an attack the Belgian prime minister described as "terrorism". IMAGES
Thirteen members of Mexico's security services are freed after they were held hostage amid violent protests in the southern state of Guerrero, which authorities say are being driven by criminal groups. IMAGES
Belgian anti-terror investigators take over the investigation into a fatal knife attack on a Brussels police officer, according to the federal prosecutor's office. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.