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There have been shootings and looting across Ecuador following a well-known drug lord's escape from prison. Masked and heavily armed, gang members also stormed a live TV programme and forced those present to demand that President Daniel Noboa end his war on drug trafficking. Noboa has declared a state of emergency and deployed the military against the gangs. Where will all this lead?

A TV docudrama about the British Post Office scandal, in which hundreds of Post Office branch managers were wrongly convicted for alleged billing errors, has put this miscarriage of justice back on the agenda. Many of those who were falsely accused due to a software malfunction have had to fight long and hard for justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has now announced his intention to reverse the convictions and compensate those affected.

The campaign for local elections in Turkey on 31 March is gathering pace. All eyes are on Istanbul, where the opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is running for re-election. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented former city planning minister Murat Kurum as İmamoğlu's opponent on Sunday. Commentators speculate on the election outcome.

After former French prime minister Elisabeth Borne announced her resignation earlier this week, President Emmanuel Macron has appointed the country's most popular minister, Gabriel Attal, as her successor. Europe's press asks whether Attal, 34, can put the wind back in the sails and keep Macron's boat afloat and skimming along until the next presidential elections in 2027.