Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs

Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday, April 21, 2024, in a referendum that ...

The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained

The story so far: A political and diplomatic chasm has split Latin America. The epicentre of the cri...

U.S. sanctions powerful Ecuador crime gang Los Lobos and its leader "Pipo"

The United States has sanctioned Los Lobos, a powerful crime gang based in Ecuador with ties to viol...

Blackout affects millions in Ecuador after transmission line fails

A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecu...

Police dogs sniff out over 6 tons of cocaine hidden in banana shipment headed for Europe

Police dogs in Ecuador helped find more than six tons of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment headed ...

Ecuador prison director shot dead as she drove with coworker, second such killing this month

The director of Ecuador's biggest prison was killed in an armed attack on Thursday, the second such ...

Ecuador imposing overnight blackouts as drought saps hydroelectric power capacity

Ecuador's government was to begin imposing nationwide nighttime blackouts Monday evening in a bid to...