Ecuador
9 Apr
Jorge Glas was arrested over the weekend following a rare security raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, where he was seeking refuge. Prison authorities said he was hospitalized after refusing to eat.
8 Apr
Arrest of Jorge Glas is going to divide Ecuador: Journalist Adriana Noboa
21 Jan
President Daniel Noboa is deploying more than 22,000 soldiers in the war against drug cartels and criminal gangs. The situation in the South American country is critical, its future uncertain
19 Jan
As Ecuador's war against drug cartels continues, police arrested two suspects over the killing of a prosecutor who was tasked with investigating last week's dramatic attack on a TV studio.
15 Jan
Violence erupted after Ecuador's president declared a state of emergency following a top drug gang leader's escape from prison.
14 Jan
Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency and warned that the country has entered an “internal armed conflict” due to the drug gang violence. Violence in Ecuador has unleashed a wave of terror among the population.
14 Jan
Ecuador's new president has declared a 60-day state of emergency after a top drug gang leader vanished from prison. The move comes as the country is trying to tackle soaring levels of violence and crime.
13 Jan
Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa says his country is 'at war' with drug gangs who are holding over 130 prison guards hostage amid an outburst of violence. Noboa intends to build new prisons and deport foreign prisoners.
16 Oct 2023
The center-right businessman will become Ecuador's youngest-ever president at 35 but faces formidable challenges. He defeated socialist Luisa Gonzalez in a run-off vote.
9 Oct 2023
The six inmates who were killed in the infamous Guayas 1 prison were suspected of assassinating of Ecuador’s presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in August.
23 Aug 2023
Ecuadorians have said 'no' to oil extraction in a portion of the Amazon, one of the world's most biodiverse regions, in a referendum hailed as a historic example of climate democracy.
22 Aug 2023
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