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Ecuador rocked by gang-related violence as law enforcement officers taken hostage in prisons

Ecuador's fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate.

France 24

Ally of former leftist Ecuador president to face tycoon’s son in runoff election

Luisa González, who has pledged to revive Rafael Correa’s social programmes, to run against Daniel Noboa in October

The Guardian - UK

Ecuador's presidential election moves toward a runoff vote in October

No candidate in Sunday's special presidential election received enough support to be declared winner. The vote took place amid thousands of police officers and soldiers deployed across the country.

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Ecuador votes in presidential poll after a campaign marked by candidate’s murder

Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and voted for a new president Sunday in a special election that was heavily guarded by police and soldiers in part due to the assassination of a presidential candidate this month.

France 24

Ecuador: how this 'island of peace' in Latin America has become a hotbed of violence run by criminal gangs and drug cartels

After the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito on August 9, former president Rafael Correa posted a message on his social media feed: “Ecuador has become a failed state.” It was a stark message as the country prepares to go to the polls on Sunday August 20.

The Conversation

Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate

Ecuador's evolution into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing surge of violence weighs on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life's work was to fight crime.

WEKU

Ecuador’s descent into violence reaches new low with candidate’s assassination

Shock and horror after Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned on tough-on-crime platform, killed in burst of gunfire in Quito

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Fernando Villavicencio: slain Ecuador candidate was fearless whistleblower

Villavicencio, who was assassinated as he left a campaign event, didn’t have a long career as a politician but had an extensive track record of investigative journalism

The Guardian - US

A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at a campaign event

Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said.

WEKU

A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at campaign event

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed by unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country’s capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said

The Independent UK

I watched Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister play for Boca Juniors aged just 20 - and he ran the show

The ECHO's Timothy Abraham first saw Alexis Mac Allister play in the flesh in South America in August 2019 and the midfielder left quite an impression

Liverpool Echo

Spooked by crime, Ecuadoreans train to carry guns for self-defense

Spurred by rising violent crime and increased gang activity, a growing number of Ecuadoreans are learning to use guns in the hope of protecting themselves from crime, four firearm instructors and their pupils said.

Reuters

Ecuador's Lasso seeks 'national agreement' in August elections

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday described coming early elections as an opportunity to unite the country as it grapples with gang violence and political instability after Lasso dissolved the legislature earlier in May.

Reuters

Ecuador assembly votes to carry on Lasso impeachment trial

Lawmakers in Ecuador's National Assembly voted on Tuesday to continue an impeachment process against President Guillermo Lasso over embezzlement accusations, potentially moving the labyrinthine process toward its final stage.

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Ecuador opposition, lawyer for president duel at impeachment hearings

A representative from Ecuador's opposition and a lawyer for President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday gave dueling testimony to a congressional committee tasked with recommending whether to remove the conservative leader from office.

WEKU

At least 16 people were killed in a landslide in central Ecuador

The landslide in Alausí, about 137 miles south of the capital, Quito, affected an estimated 500 people and 163 homes. Rescuers frantically searched for survivors.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: The steadfastness of Galapagos tortoises is a symbol for our times

I took a vacation to the Galapagos in hopes that mingling with peaceful animals would provide some relief from writing about Vladimir Putin's bloody crimes.

Reuters

Ecuador top drug trafficker captured in Colombian border city -police

One of Ecuador's most wanted drug traffickers, accused of having close ties with Mexican drug cartels, was captured in a Colombian city close to the border between the two countries, police in Quito said on Thursday.

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Reuters

Ecuador volcano releases ash cloud affecting parts of capital

The Ecuadorean Geophysical Institute on Tuesday detected a column of gases and ashes rising from the crater of the Cotopaxi volcano, as part of its ongoing eruptive activity, affecting several areas of capital city Quito with volcanic ash.

The Independent UK

Chronic malnutrition stalks many poor children in Ecuador

Government officials in Ecuador say child malnutrition is chronic among the country’s 18 million inhabitants

Space

November full moon 2025: The Beaver supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of the year

November's full Beaver Moon will occur on Nov. 5 and will be the biggest and brightest moon of 2025.

Reuters

Demonstrators in Ecuador protest woman's killing, demand payment to pension system

Demonstrators took to the streets in Ecuador on Wednesday to protest the death of a woman the government says was killed by her police officer husband, while union workers demanded the government pay what it owes the state social security system, threatening to escalate protests if there was no agreement.

Daily Record

Tributes to 'remarkable' young Scot who died after fatal fall at Ecuador volcano

Gil Banks tragically passed away after injuring himself when attempting to scale the Rucu Pichincha volcano near Quito on Sunday August 14.

Daily Record

Young Scots man dies after fatal fall at Ecuador volcano confirmed by embassy

Gil Banks, aged 25, had been attempting to scale the Rucu Pichincha volcano near Quito on Sunday August 14.

Reuters

Ecuador's government, indigenous leaders reach agreement ending protests

Ecuador's government and indigenous groups' leaders on Thursday reached an agreement to end more than two weeks of protests against the social and economic policies of President Guillermo Lasso which left at least eight dead, indigenous leaders said.

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