Ecuador

Colombia extradites top rebel commander to US in first under new president

Geovany Andres Rojas, better known as \"Spider,\" an alleged leader of the Border Commands faction of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army (CNEB), is escorted by Colombian police officers before being extradited to the United States, at a Colombian National Police air base in Bogota, Colombia, September 25, 2026. Colombian National Police/Handout via REUTERS

Gallardo says Ecuador can compete with top teams

Soccer Football - Ecuador unveil new coach Marcelo Gallardo - Casa de la Seleccion, Quito, Ecuador - September 17, 2026 Ecuador Football Federation president Francisco Egas and Marcelo Gallardo attend a press conference to present Gallardo as the new coach of Ecuador's national soccer team REUTERS/Cristina Vega

Ecuador appoint Gallardo as national team head coach

Rubio promises security cooperation to Colombia’s new president

Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Batallon Paraiso military complex on Sept 8.

Ecuador says US sinkings of vessels were part of joint anti-drug probe

FILE PHOTO: Fishermen return to the ocean after unloading their catch as local fishermen are increasingly being pursued by Ecuadorean gangs to move drugs and for their skills navigating the Pacific waters along Ecuador's coast, which has become a hub for the international smuggling of narcotics over the last half-decade, in Manta, Ecuador, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Karen Toro/File Photo

US sinks third alleged Ecuador drug gang boat this week

US Southern Command published a video on social media of a strike on a boat that it said belonged to Ecuadoran gang Los Choneros.

A prawn superpower rises

The humble prawn is big money for Ecuador, which sold more than US$8 billion worth last year, more than India, Vietnam and Indonesia combined.

Singapore, Ecuador ink deal to cooperate in human development

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (right) and Ecuador President Daniel Noboa Azin during the state banquet at Goodwood Park Hotel on Aug 24.

Ecuador President to make South American country’s first state visit to Singapore

Ecuador‘s President Daniel Noboa Azin will make a two-day state visit to Singapore, the first by a head of state from the South American country to the Republic.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 20, 2026

An electronic display showing the national debt in Washington, DC on Aug 19.

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