Ecuador /tags/ecuador Ecuador en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:27:40 GMT Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support /americas/2026-03-11/ecuador-readies-a-major-offensive-on-criminal-groups-with-us-logistical-support Ecuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend with logistical support from the United States. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:27:40 GMT /americas/2026-03-11/ecuador-readies-a-major-offensive-on-criminal-groups-with-us-logistical-support Gonzalo Solano | The Associated Press Ecuador's presidential runoff will test the influence of former President Correa /americas/2025-02-13/ecuador-presidential-runoff-rafael-correa Ecuador's April runoff election for president will test the lasting influence of former leftist President Rafael Correa when his protege, lawyer Luisa González, goes up against the conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:25:06 GMT /americas/2025-02-13/ecuador-presidential-runoff-rafael-correa Regina Garcia Cano| Associated Press Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff /npr-breaking-news/2025-02-10/ecuadors-conservative-incumbent-and-a-leftist-lawyer-advance-to-presidential-runoff Ecuador will choose its next president in a April runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidates. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:13:18 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2025-02-10/ecuadors-conservative-incumbent-and-a-leftist-lawyer-advance-to-presidential-runoff The Associated Press As Christmas nears, Ecuador's homes get a break from power cuts but companies still face rationing /americas/2024-12-23/as-christmas-nears-ecuadors-homes-get-a-break-from-power-cuts-but-companies-still-face-rationing As Christmas approaches and people decorate their homes with lights, Ecuadoreans are getting some relief from the severe power cuts that have hounded the country this year with President Daniel Noboa saying there will be no power rationing for residential areas - for the time being. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:36:29 GMT /americas/2024-12-23/as-christmas-nears-ecuadors-homes-get-a-break-from-power-cuts-but-companies-still-face-rationing Associated Press Indigenous women in Ecuador invent a new sport: handball in traditional skirts /americas/2024-06-20/indigenous-women-in-ecuador-invent-a-new-sport-handball-in-traditional-skirts In the Indigenous community of Turucu, near the active Cotacachi volcano in northern Ecuador, soccer had always been a man’s thing. The only gleaming green field belongs to them, especially on weekends Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:33:08 GMT /americas/2024-06-20/indigenous-women-in-ecuador-invent-a-new-sport-handball-in-traditional-skirts Gonzalo Solano | The Associated Press Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-30/mexico-is-taking-ecuador-to-the-top-u-n-court-over-storming-of-the-mexican-embassy Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:03:03 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-30/mexico-is-taking-ecuador-to-the-top-u-n-court-over-storming-of-the-mexican-embassy The Associated Press Ecuadorians vote in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-22/ecuadorians-vote-in-referendum-to-approve-toughening-fight-against-gangs Ecuador's president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:06:01 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-22/ecuadorians-vote-in-referendum-to-approve-toughening-fight-against-gangs The Associated Press Mexico's president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-06/mexicos-president-says-country-will-break-diplomatic-ties-with-ecuador The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 05:55:33 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-06/mexicos-president-says-country-will-break-diplomatic-ties-with-ecuador The Associated Press Gunmen in Ecuador kill 9, injure 10 others in attack as violence surges /americas/2024-04-01/gunmen-in-ecuador-kill-9-injure-10-others-in-attack-as-violence-surges Police in Ecuador say gunmen have attacked a group of people in the coastal city of Guayaquil, killing nine and injuring 10 others. It was the latest in a string of violent incidents in the South American country. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:34:08 GMT /americas/2024-04-01/gunmen-in-ecuador-kill-9-injure-10-others-in-attack-as-violence-surges The Associated Press A prosecutor investigating a TV studio attack in Ecuador has been shot dead in Guayaquil /americas/2024-01-18/ecuador-tv-studio-attack-investigation-guayaquil 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. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:45:25 GMT /americas/2024-01-18/ecuador-tv-studio-attack-investigation-guayaquil The Associated Press