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‘Outrage against international law’: Ecuador police storm Mexican embassy to arrest former VP
World
April 6, 2024
‘Outrage against international law’: Ecuador police storm Mexican embassy to arrest former VP
CNN — Ecuadorian police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday night to arrest a former vice president seeking…
Indigenous community in Ecuador wins legal fight to reclaim ancestral land after more than 80 years
World
November 29, 2023
Indigenous community in Ecuador wins legal fight to reclaim ancestral land after more than 80 years
CNN — An indigenous community has won a court battle to regain ownership over its ancestral homeland in the Ecuadorian…
Noboa, 35, to become Ecuador’s next president following election dominated by spiraling crime
World
October 16, 2023
Noboa, 35, to become Ecuador’s next president following election dominated by spiraling crime
CNN — Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will become Ecuador’s next president, following an…
Dozens of prison officers freed after being taken hostage in Ecuador jails
World
September 2, 2023
Dozens of prison officers freed after being taken hostage in Ecuador jails
CNN — Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after being taken hostage by inmates held in…
Ecuador votes in historic referendum on oil extraction in the Amazon
World
August 21, 2023
Ecuador votes in historic referendum on oil extraction in the Amazon
CNN — The people of Ecuador are heading to the polls – but they’re voting for more than just a…
Assassinations cast a grim shadow as Ecuador selects a new president
World
August 20, 2023
Assassinations cast a grim shadow as Ecuador selects a new president
CNN — Ecuadorians are voting in presidential and legislative elections that have been overshadowed by political assassinations and violence driven…
Political violence and insecurity loom large as Ecuadorians get ready to vote
World
August 16, 2023
Political violence and insecurity loom large as Ecuadorians get ready to vote
Quito, Ecuador CNN — Gissella Cecibel Molina doesn’t know if she will lose her right eye, which was injured last…
Villavicencio assassination a ‘disturbing moment’ for Ecuador democracy, former running mate says
World
August 13, 2023
Villavicencio assassination a ‘disturbing moment’ for Ecuador democracy, former running mate says
Quito, Ecuador CNN — The assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio marks a “disturbing moment” for the region and…
Assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio buried by relatives
World
August 12, 2023
Assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio buried by relatives
Quito, Ecuador CNN — The body of the assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was buried in a private ceremony…
Ecuador says six suspects arrested for presidential candidate assassination are Colombian
World
August 11, 2023
Ecuador says six suspects arrested for presidential candidate assassination are Colombian
Quito, Ecuador CNN — Six suspects arrested in connection with the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian…