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Residents help battle forest fires threatening homes in Ecuadorian capital

Residents join firefighters battling forest fires that are threatening residential areas in Quito, Ecuador.

ICE Deports Ex-Ecuador Minister Linked to Presidential Candidate’s Murder; Noboa Imprisoned the Former Minister of Correa Investigated for the Assassination of Presidential Candidate Villavicencio

Ecuador to impose curfew in 4 violence-hit provinces

QUITO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador will impose a temporary curfew in four coastal provinces affected by organized crime, Interior Minister John…

The United State's Growing Partnership With Ecuador

Currently, U.S. and Ecuadoran elite forces are operating jointly, going after criminal groups, dismantling narcotics networks, and bringing peop…

Soul Sessions: Intentional Friendship, Front-Loading & the Energy of September (with Amy Brown)

This week on Soul Sessions, Amanda Rieger-Green welcomes a very special guest: her cousin Amy Brown, co-host of The Bobby Bones Show and Feeling…

Legal Victory in Miami: Cuban Asylum Case Reopened by Challenging Ecuador Deportation Agreement

Immigration attorney Willy Allen III and his colleague Jeffrey Scott Shapiro achieved a significant legal win this week in a Miami immigration c…

Three Killed by US Bombing of Alleged Drug-Running Boat in the Caribbean

US Southern Command said in a statement that its forces bombed an alleged drug-running boat in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing at least three…

Call for Proposals: Local Care Systems Development Initiative (Ecuador) - fundsforNGOs

Deadline: 23-Sep-26 UN Women is inviting civil society organizations to submit proposals for the design and implementation of local care systems…

Ecuador court convict ex-President Bucaram, son over COVID-19 corruption case

Former Ecuadorian President, Abdalá Bucaram, has been sentenced to nine years and four months in prison for his role in an organised-crime case…

Rubio visits Ecuador as Trump-friendly leader helps the US counterdrug push in the region

Ecuador hasstruggled to contain drug violencesince 2021 as rival cartels partner with local gangs andbattle for controlof routes and coastal por…

Rubio says US is working with allies to counter drugs but will ‘still blow up ships if need be’

U.S. Sec­re­tary of State Mar­co Ru­bio gave new clar­i­ty Wednes­day on the U.S. ap­proach to­ward com­bat­ing drug traf­fick­ing in Latin Amer…

US forces obliterate suspected 'narco-terrorist' vessel in lethal Eastern Pacific strike, killing 3

A U.S. military strike destroyed a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three alleged narco-terrorists, officials sai…

Rubio to seek $45 million in additional security funding for Ecuador

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Washington would seek $45 million in additional security funding for Ecuador and provide m…

Rubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’

Rubio defends U.S. anti-drug strikes in Ecuador, warning that unchecked cartels threaten regional stability and security.

Rubio signals shift to working with allies to fight drug trade as latest boat strike kills three

Rubio visits Ecuador and welcomes cooperation after campaign of unilateral strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’

U.S. Forces Destroy Drug-Runners' "Floating Gas Station" Off Ecuador

On Tuesday, U.S. Southern Command carried out a coordinated strike to destroy a "floating refueling station" for drug-running boats in the Easte…

USSOUTHCOM Moves From Plinking Drug Boats to Taking Out Cartel Infrastructure

USSOUTHCOM disrupts cartel drug trafficking by sinking floating refueling stations off Ecuador