World & Nation
Ecuador moves to crack down on Chinese nationals who fly there en route to the United States. Most cross the border into California and seek asylum.
June 18, 2024
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico.
April 16, 2024
Police broke through the external doors of the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, a former Ecuadorian vice president who had been residing there since December.
April 7, 2024
Mexico’s president says his country is demanding that the United Nations expel Ecuador from the world body.
April 11, 2024
A former Ecuadorean vice president is arrested after a raid at the Mexican Embassy in the South American country. Mexico breaks off diplomatic relations.
April 6, 2024
A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men last week has been slain.
Jan. 17, 2024
Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador, waving guns and explosives, during a live broadcast.
Jan. 9, 2024
The leader of one of Ecuador’s most dangerous gangs was discovered missing from the prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking.
Jan. 11, 2024
An inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has been sworn in as Ecuador’s president.
Nov. 23, 2023
Daniel Noboa, just 35, won a runoff election against a leftist lawyer to become the next president of Ecuador, which is beset by spiraling violence.
Oct. 16, 2023