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US drone that crashed in Yemen appears to have been shot down by Houthi missile, official says

US drone that crashed in Yemen appears to have been shot down by Houthi missile, official says

Initial indications are that a United States MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed near Hodeidah in Yemen on Monday was shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile, an American official said. Previously, officials said it was unclear if the drone had been shot down or simply crashed. A spokesperson for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said in a statement posted to X on Monday that the MQ-9 was shot down "with a suitable missile." The incident is still being investigated. The Houthis also shot down a MQ-9 — which is an unmanned drone typically used for intelligence collection — last November off the coast of Yemen. The Houthis' apparent downing of a US drone comes amid regular attacks by the rebel group on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and increasingly regular...
Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader lived ‘like a king’ while locked up

Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader lived ‘like a king’ while locked up

With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador's largest prison complexes. This is "better than at home… [he] lives like a king," a soldier exclaims in the second of several videos showing Macías' room and personal grassy courtyard, filled with half a dozen of his pet fighting roosters. The videos, shared with CNN, were taken in La Regional prison and filmed by members of the military last year. In another video shot inside Macías' prison cell, a colourful mural depicting the gang leader better known as "Fito," warns "silver or lead." The phrase, popularized by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, offers the grim choice of taki...
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