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Ecuador's Noboa Hosts Kristi Noem to Assess Potential U.S. Bases In The Pacific

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in the coastal city of Manta to examine the capacity of a former U.S. military installation that could support future joint operations.

Latin Times

Galápagos Could Become Strategic U.S. Outpost in Anti-Drug Push as Ecuador Weighs Constitutional Change

Scientists and conservationists have raised concerns about environmental consequences as the islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Latin Times

Guayaquil Mayor Blames Ecuador's President As Drug Violence Spirals

Car bombings, massacres, extortion, and a security force outgunned by drug gangs: the mayor of Ecuador's most violent city says residents are living through a "collective psychosis" -- and suggests the president's hardline policies bear some of the blame.

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Ecuador's Indigenous alliance ends highway-blocking protests after military threat

An Indigenous alliance in Ecuador says it will stop blocking highways in protest over the end of a diesel subsidy after the country's president threatened to bring in the military

The Independent UK

Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing state intimidation

Critics say referendum on rewriting country’s eco-friendly constitution is president’s latest pro-extractivist move

The Guardian - UK

Two explosions rock Ecuador. Authorities blame local criminal gang and Colombian ex-FARC dissidents

Two explosions have rocked different parts of Ecuador, just hours after a vehicle exploded in a port city, killing one person

The Independent UK

Protesters clash with police in Ecuador amid nationwide strike over fuel prices

Crowds were protesting a spike in fuel prices in Ecuador’s capital of Quito, burning tires, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who reacted with volleys of tear gas

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Protests over fuel price hikes plunge Ecuador into political crisis

Ecuador is facing one of its most tense political moments in years, as protests over the government’s decision to cut diesel subsidies stretch into a third week.

Euronews

Ecuador's Noboa faces escalating protests over rise in diesel costs

Ecuador faces intense unrest as striking bus drivers and farmers protest the government's diesel price hike

The Independent UK

Protesters rally in Quito as Ecuador declares state of emergency in 10 provinces

Protesters both for and against Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa have rallied in the capital Quito

The Independent UK

Violent clash over fuel prices in Ecuador leaves 1 protester dead and 12 soldiers injured

A violent clash between law enforcement and indigenous protesters in Ecuador has left one civilian dead and 12 soldiers injured

The Independent UK

Indigenous groups criticize Ecuador’s $47 billion oil expansion plan in Amazon

Ecuador’s plans to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration for more than $47 billion has prompted opposition from seven Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

The Independent UK

Ecuador's Noboa Declares Curfew as Indigenous Protests Over Fuel Subsidy Cuts Escalate

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa imposed a curfew in five provinces as Indigenous group Conaie launched indefinite protests against diesel subsidy cuts, raising fears of nationwide unrest similar to 2022.

Latin Times

U.S. Could Set Up a Military Base In a South American Country That Has a Tense Relationship With Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would consider setting up a military base in Ecuador, a country that currently has a tense relationship with Venezuela, if invited by the South American country

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President Of South American Country Close To Venezuela Says Maduro Is a Cartel Leader: 'We'll End Narco Terrorism'

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro is a cartel leader and his government will do "everything to end narco terrorism"

Latin Times

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.

International Business 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.

The Independent UK

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

Latin Times

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

Al Jazeera

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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Al Jazeera

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.

International Business Times

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.

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