Prison violence leaves dozens dead in Ecuador People react as they gather outside the judicial police station after prisoners were killed and injured in overnight violence at Penitenciaria del Litoral prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Saturday. Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has called a “crisis Cabinet” after at least 68 inmates were killed in prison clashes on Saturday, according to an official statement of the president’s office.Xinhua Duterte not against daughter Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will compete for a seat in the country’s senate in elections next year, his top aide said on Monday, ending speculation that he would run for vice president against his own daughter. The latest twist came as Monday’s deadline neared for political parties to finalize candidates, keeping voters on the edge, with last-minute changes still possible in unpredictable but significant presidential and vice presidential races. Duterte’s closest aide, Christopher “Bong” Go, a senator who is running for the presidency, in a text message to Reuters confirmed a radio report that Duterte will vie for a senate seat in the 2022 polls. COP26 ends with new global pact As extreme weather events hit more frequently and the specter of a disastrous temperature rise looms, the just-concluded United Nations climate change conference has brought the world renewed hope. Nearly 200 participating countries adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact at the end of 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which concluded on Saturday. Meanwhile, developed countries, whose industrialization is responsible for most of today’s climate change impacts, were urged to pay their fair share. After six years of discussions, COP26 completed the technical negotiations on the so-called “Paris Rulebook,” which fixes the transparency and reporting requirements for all countries to track progress of their emission reduction targets. Gadhafi’s son announces candidacy for president The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi announced on Sunday his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month, Libya’s election agency said. Seif al-Islam submitted his candidacy papers in the southern town of Sabah, the agency said. In a video released by the elections office where he registered, Seif al-Islam addressed the camera that God will decide the right path for the country’s future. He wore a traditional Libyan robe and turban and spectacles. Seif al-Islam was released in June 2017 after more than five years of detention. Suspect charged in Chinese student killing An 18-year-old suspect has been charged in the murder of Chinese graduate Zheng Shaoxiong in Chicago, the United States. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown announced on Friday that Alton Spann has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Police said that robbery was all over a cellphone that was later sold for US$100. Zheng, 24 — who received a master’s degree in statistics from the University of Chicago — was shot during a robbery at 54th Place and Ellis Avenue on November 9. IAEA to review Fukushima water release plans A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to meet with Japanese officials and visit the Fukushima Daiichi plant to discuss technical details of the planned release, Japanese officials said. The government and the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), announced plans in April to start gradually releasing the treated radioactive water in the spring of 2023.(SD-Agencies) | 