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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Nick Miles and at 14 hours GMT on the 10th of January, these are our main stories.

People in Ecuador are living under a state of emergency after drug gangs took over a TV station and fought gun battles with police on the streets.

I hope that this state of emergency yields results, positive results for the population.

On a day-to-day basis when we go out to work, we don't know if we'll return or if we'll come

back home in one piece.

And who will run Gaza after the war is over. The US Secretary of State has been

meeting the man who may hold the key to Palestinian unity.

Also in this podcast, bribery and match fixing in Chinese football, what happened to President

Xi's dream of dominating the beautiful game?

And as Taiwan goes to the polls this weekend, there's an elephant in the room.

I'm Taiwanese, but my ancestors come from China.

We have the same blood.

I am definitely Taiwanese, but I think there is no way for us to separate from China.

We begin in Ecuador where at least 10 people have been killed since a state of emergency began on Monday after a notorious

gangster vanished from his prison cell. Gangs responded by setting off car bombs at attacking

buildings.

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