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Ecuador

US to seek extradition of alleged leader of Ecuadorian drug trafficking gang from Spain, Ecuadorean official says

Ecuador to impose 30% tariff on Colombian goods from February

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa speaks at the inauguration of a child development center in a low-income neighborhood plagued by violence and organized crime on the outskirts of Guayaquil, in Duran, Ecuador, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa speaks at the inauguration of a child development center in a low-income neighborhood plagued by violence and organized crime on the outskirts of Guayaquil, in Duran, Ecuador, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos/File Photo

Murders in Ecuador jump 30% in 2025

Ecuador protests Spain's release of alleged gangster tied to 2024 TV station attack

FILE PHOTO: Spanish Civil Guard and National Ecuador police officers search premises after arresting two alleged criminal leaders of Los Tiguerones, in Segur de Calafell, near Barcelona, Spain, who are believed by authorities to be involved in the storming of TC television studio in January this year in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in this picture released on October 23, 2024. Guardia Civil/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Spanish Civil Guard and National Ecuador police officers search premises after arresting two alleged criminal leaders of Los Tiguerones, in Segur de Calafell, near Barcelona, Spain, who are believed by authorities to be involved in the storming of TC television studio in January this year in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in this picture released on October 23, 2024. Guardia Civil/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Six, including 2-year-old girl, killed in beachside shooting in Ecuador

Hardline policies instituted by Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa have done little to stem the tide of violence in the country.
Hardline policies instituted by Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa have done little to stem the tide of violence in the country.

Ecuador international Pineida dies in attack, says club

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Semi final - Second Leg - Barcelona SC v Flamengo - Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador - September 29, 2021 Barcelona SC's Mario Pineida in action Pool via REUTERS/Franklin Jacome
Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Semi final - Second Leg - Barcelona SC v Flamengo - Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador - September 29, 2021 Barcelona SC's Mario Pineida in action Pool via REUTERS/Franklin Jacome

Fifteen inmates die at Ecuador prison amid fears of tuberculosis outbreak

Indigenous Guard across the Amazon unite forces to protect their territories

Indigenous guards participate in a recreational activity during a meeting of guards from communities across the region, who aim to defend the natural resources of the Amazon from exploitation, in Sinangoe, Ecuador, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Karen Toro
Indigenous guards participate in a recreational activity during a meeting of guards from communities across the region, who aim to defend the natural resources of the Amazon from exploitation, in Sinangoe, Ecuador, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Karen Toro

Ecuador police find 13 people dead in violence-wracked prison

Leader of Ecuador's Los Lobos drug trafficking gang arrested in Spain

FILE PHOTO: A weapon is shown at a police station in the aftermath of a wave of violence that saw the storming of a TV station on-air and explosions around the nation, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 11, 2024. The sign reads 'Terrorist group Los Lobos'. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A weapon is shown at a police station in the aftermath of a wave of violence that saw the storming of a TV station on-air and explosions around the nation, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 11, 2024. The sign reads 'Terrorist group Los Lobos'. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.