14 killed in narco gang clashes as police warn of "reprisals"
In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd gathered outside a grocery store, killing a child and six adult, ...
Hitmen mow down colonel in violence-torn Ecuador
Hitmen gunned down an Ecuadoran air force colonel Friday in a city hard hit by drug crime that has turned the once-peaceful ...
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Ecuador's Wild West Shows Limits Of Noboa's 'Iron Fist'
In a darkened military command center near the Peruvian border, eight Ecuadoran marines armed with rusting M4 rifles prepare ...
'Legal black hole'? ACLU sues over immigrants sent to Guantanamo
Trump says the 'worst of the worst' are being sent to Guantanamo. ACLU says some are low-risk, have no access to counsel or ...
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The Tragic Collapse of Ecuador
Opposing them too openly can prove fatal: In 2023, the right-wing politician Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated by Ecuador’s largest domestic organized crime ring, Los Lobos, after calling for a ...
Ecuador bonds plunge as socialist candidate forces runoff
Ecuador’s dollar bonds tumbled the most in two years after socialist challenger Luisa González did better than forecast in this weekend’s presidential election, likely forcing President Daniel Noboa i ...
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Ecuador's presidential election heads to second round
Ecuador’s next president will be decided ... Last January, a gang leader broke out of prison and gang members took a ...
Ecuador heads to run-off election between incumbent and leftist candidate
Ecuador’s center-right President Daniel Noboa fell short of securing an outright majority in the country’s general election, ...
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Ecuador voters choose president with hopes to end violence
Polls opened early morning on Sunday in Ecuador, as some 14 million voters will select their next president. Once regarded as one of the safest countries in South America, Ecuador is experiencing its ...