#theguardian.com. × US military launches operation in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking. US Southern Command said joint mission with Ecuadorian forces involves ‘decisive action’ against narco-terrorists
#Mar.04.2026
#theguardian.com. × Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years. Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants
#Feb.20.2026
#theguardian.com. × Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say. Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death
#Feb.14.2026
#theguardian.com. × Federal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave – live. Two officers involved have been placed on administrative leave in standard protocol, says CBP spokesperson
#Jan.28.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘They tricked us’: migrants who braved the Darién Gap forced home by Trump deal. Under a $6m US deal, hundreds of migrants from Colombia and Ecuador were deported back to their home countries
#Mar.26.2025
#theguardian.com. × Ecuador’s president enlists ex-Blackwater chief in controversial crime crackdown. Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election, announced the partnership with Erik Prince, a supporter of Donald Trump
#Mar.12.2025
#theguardian.com. × Ecuador’s presidential election goes to runoff after ‘statistical tie’. Daniel Noboa fails to achieve anticipated victory over leftist rival Luisa González, forcing them to repeat 2023’s election
#Feb.10.2025
#theguardian.com. × Ecuador goes to the polls amid rise in drug-related gang violence. Voters who have become victims of crime wave linked to cocaine trade will determine outcome of presidential election
#Feb.09.2025
#theguardian.com. × ‘Clear signs of authoritarianism’: Ecuador’s ‘iron fist’ leader seeks re-election. Voters go to polls on Sunday to give verdict on Daniel Noboa, whose crime crackdown has eroded human rights
#Feb.06.2025
#theguardian.com. × Northern Irish nun killed in Ecuador earthquake takes step towards sainthood. Beatification ceremony for Clare Crockett, former party girl from Derry, draws more than 100 people to Madrid
#Jan.12.2025
#theguardian.com. × Ecuador confirms incinerated bodies belong to missing ‘Guayaquil Four’ boys. Sixteen air force personnel who apprehended boys being held in custody as inquiry into deaths continues
#Dec.31.2024
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