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Who Are Los Choneros and Los Lobos, the Ecuador Cartels the U.S. Just Declared Terrorist Groups?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Ecuadorian capital to declare two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.

Latin Times

Rubio Eyes Tough-security Ally In Ecuador

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to discuss bolstering security cooperation Thursday in violence-swept Ecuador, as he champions a shoot-first crackdown on the region's criminal groups.

International Business Times

Rubio To Visit Mexico, Ecuador Next Week To Discuss Migration, China

Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday.

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Seven Killed In Latest Ecuador Pool Hall Shooting

Gunmen shot dead at least seven people at a pool hall in the Ecuadoran city of Santo Domingo, police said Sunday, in the country's latest gruesome massacre amid soaring gang violence.

International Business Times

In Ecuador, environmentalists worry Noboa is unwinding nation's green reputation

Recent moves in Ecuador have environmental interests concerned that the South American nation is unwinding some of the basis for its green reputation

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Ecuador's Most Notorious Kingpin 'Fito' Extradited to the U.S. After Months on the Run

Adolfo "Fito" Macías is the first Ecuadorian national to be extradited under a new legal provision approved by referendum in 2023 as part of President Daniel Noboa's broader security reforms

Latin Times

Ecuador’s biggest drug lord ‘Fito’ extradited to US, to plead ‘not guilty’

Adolfo Macias, who was recaptured in June after escaping from prison last year, will appear in New York court on Monday.

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Video shows ‘underground bunker’ couldn’t save Ecuador’s most wanted drug lord, now facing US extradition

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Ecuador captures ‘Fito’, country’s most wanted fugitive gang leader

Jose Adolfo Macias, alias ‘Fito’, is due to be extradited to the US on drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges.

Al Jazeera

Ecuador's Most-wanted Gang Leader 'Fito' Captured

Ecuador's president announced Wednesday that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito," had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence.

International Business Times

At 2nd Inauguration, Noboa Vows To 'Save' Ecuador From Gangs

Daniel Noboa was sworn in Saturday for a second term as Ecuadoran president, promising to "save" his South American country from narco-traffickers allied with foreign criminal gangs.

International Business Times

Ecuador Declares National Mourning For 11 Troops Killed By Guerrillas

Ecuador's president declared three days of national mourning starting Saturday over the deaths of 11 soldiers who the army said were killed by dissident FARC guerrillas in an ambush near the Colombian border.

International Business Times

King greets Ecuador’s influencer first lady who was inspired by Diana

The King met Angela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta during an audience with the country’s President Daniel Noboa.

Evening Standard

Mexico Rejects Claim That Local Hitmen Were Traveling To Mexico To Kill The President Of Ecuador

Mexico's Foreign Ministry flatly rejected claims made in Ecuador that hitmen from the North American country were travelling south to attack Daniel Noboa

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The Guardian - US

Ecuador’s VP accuses president of ‘violating democracy’ in election win

Verónica Abad claims Daniel Noboa, her former running mate, used state power to tilt the vote

The Conversation

Ecuador: can freshly re-elected Daniel Noboa govern a country in crisis?

Daniel Noboa has been re-elected as president of Ecuador with a margin that has surprised most observers. Just weeks before the April 13 runoff, polls had him neck and neck with his left-wing rival, Luisa González. In the end, Noboa secured about 56% of the vote against González’s 44%, a…

Latin Times

Noboa Wins Ecuador Presidential Runoff, Rival Claims Fraud

With over 90 percent of the votes counted, the National Election Council said Noboa had an unassailable 12-point lead over his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez.

Euronews

Conservative President Noboa secures re-election in Ecuador

The right-wing politician, whose campaign centred on fighting crime and revitalising the economy, received around 56% of the vote on Sunday. But his rival Luisa González has demanded a recount.

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Ecuador’s President Noboa re-elected in vote seen as test of his ‘war on drugs’

Noboa made armed forces central, initially leading to drop in crime but also to surge in reports of rights violations

International Business Times

Polls Close In Ecuador's Razor-tight Presidential Runoff

Polls closed in Ecuador's too-close-to-call presidential election Sunday, with incumbent Daniel Noboa hoping to fend off a charismatic leftist challenger after a campaign dominated by drug-related violence.

The Guardian - US

Ecuador to deliver verdict on ‘war on drugs’ in knife-edge presidential runoff

Leftwing challenger Luisa González in statistical tie with President Daniel Noboa who champions ‘iron fist’ policy

International Business Times

Ecuador Votes In Razor-close Presidential Runoff

Ecuadorans vote Sunday in a too-close-to-call presidential election pitting the incumbent, security hawk Daniel Noboa, against a charismatic leftist challenger.

International Business Times

Ecuador's Presidential Hopefuls Face Toxic Brew Of Crime, Unemployment

Cartel violence is hollowing out Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, scaring away tourists, pummelling the economy and leaving whoever wins Sunday's presidential election with a gargantuan problem.

International Business Times

Ecuador Presidential Hopefuls Make Last Pitch To Voters

Ecuador's incumbent president and his leftist challenger have made their final pitch to voters ahead of Sunday's razor-tight election, with jobs, crime and an appeal to women voters dominating campaign-closing arguments.

International Business Times

From Freddy Kruegers To Peaky Blinders: A Look At Ecuador's Drug Gangs

Ecuadorans go to the polls on Sunday under the shadow of surging drug violence and a troubling explosion in the number of local gangs and mafias.

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