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Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate De la Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff

Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeks

The Guardian - US

Ecuador's president touts US-backed crime-fighting efforts and vows to keep hunting down criminals

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa uses his State of the Union address to highlight his government's crime-fighting strategies backed by the United States

The Independent UK

Forced disappearances, killings and torture: why is Ecuador’s brutal drug war being backed by the west?

The US, EU and Britain have increased their ties with Daniel Noboa’s militarised crackdown, despite reports of widespread rights abuses

The Guardian - UK

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U.S. Lawmakers Demand Pentagon Halt Anti-Drug Operations in Ecuador, Suggest They May Involve Forces Accused of Torture

The lawmakers cited a recent report indicating that one site targeted during operations appeared to be a dairy and cattle farm with no known links to drug trafficking or armed groups

Latin Times

Trump's Friendship Isn't Enough For Investors: His Closest Allies Run Some Of Latin America's Riskiest Countries

Some of Latin America's most Trump-friendly governments are still being treated by investors as risky bets, according to J.P. Morgan country-risk data, a reminder that access to Washington does not automatically translate into confidence on Wall Street.

International Business Times

Petro Orders Ecuador Probe After Colombia Highway Bombing Kills 21 and Injures 56

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered investigators to determine whether explosives used in a deadly bombing on the Pan-American Highway entered Colombia from Ecuador, adding a cross-border dimension to one of the country's worst civilian attacks in decades.

Latin Times

High-Ranking Ecuadorian Gang Member To Be Extradited To U.S. On Drug Charges

A high-ranking member of the "Los Choneros" gang will be extradited to the United States following a ruling by Ecuador's highest court.

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Ecuador's Noboa Says Presence of U.S. Troops in Country is 'Not an Invasion' but 'International Collaboration Against Crime'

Noboa has strengthened ties with the U.S. and aligned closely with the administration of Donald Trump on security policy, particularly in combating drug trafficking

Latin Times

U.S. Deploys Commandos in Ecuador as Loosened Rules Expand Operations Beyond Traditional Battlefields: REPORT

The Ecuador operation is part of a wider strategy that has included air and maritime strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels that began in September

Latin Times

U.S. Forces Said They Helped Ecuador Target a Terrorist Organization, But a New Investigation Shows It Was a Dairy Farm

U.S. forces claimed earlier this month that they helped Ecuadorean forces target a camp used by a drug-trafficking organization to conduct its criminal enterprise, but a new investigation shows that the location was actually a dairy farm.

Latin Times

Petro Says Investigation Confirms 'Bomb in Colombian Territory Is From Ecuador's Army,' Vows Diplomatic Action

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said an investigation confirmed that an unexploded bomb discovered near the country's border with Ecuador belongs to its military, adding that Bogota will issue a diplomatic protest over the incident.

Latin Times

Colombian president accuses Ecuador after ‘27 charred bodies’ found near border

Relations deteriorate as Gustavo Petro claims government of Trump ally Daniel Noboa bombing targets in Colombia

The Guardian - US

Colombian President Petro Accuses Ecuador of Bombing The Country After Explosive Found Near Border

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused Ecuador of bombing its territory after authorities found an explosive device near the two countries' border.

Latin Times

Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers to crime-ridden provinces under nightly curfew

Ecuadorian officials say they have deployed 75,000 soldiers to four crime-ridden provinces, where the government is implementing a nightly curfew under which people are banned from leaving their homes from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Officials said Monday that 253 people were arrested for violating the curfew, which started Sunday…

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Cuba shuts its Quito embassy as Ecuador expels its diplomats

Cuba is shutting down its embassy in Ecuador after Ecuador and ordered its diplomats out

Latin Times

U.S. Forces Play Role In Military Operations in Ecuador Targeting 'Designated Terrorist Organizations'

The Americans are not believed to be participating in the actual raids but are helping Ecuadorian troops plan operations and providing intelligence and logistical support, one official with knowledge on the matter said.

The Independent UK

US launches military operations in Ecuador against ‘narco-terrorists’

Ecuador maintains strong security collaborations with nations including the United States, Israel, and Italy

Axios

U.S., Ecuadorian forces target "narco-terrorists" in Ecuador military operations

The U.S. military said the operations targeted "Designated Terrorist Organizations."

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The Independent UK

Gunmen in military uniforms storm a rural Ecuador property, killing at least 7, police say

Police in Ecuador say attackers dressed as soldiers stormed a rural seaside property in western Ecuador, killing at least seven people

The Independent UK

Colombian and Ecuadorian merchants and truckers protest escalating trade war between both nations

Colombian and Ecuadorian truckers and merchants are protesting at a border crossing against a trade war between their countries

The Independent UK

Colombia blasts Ecuador's pipeline fee hike as trade war between neighbors escalates

Colombia has blasted Ecuador’s decision to increase transportation fees for Colombian oil

The Independent UK

Colombia imposes tariffs and halts energy sales to Ecuador as trade feud escalates

Colombia has announced a 30% tax on certain Ecuadorian products and says it will suspend energy sales to Ecuador

International Business Times UK

Ecuador Beach Horror: Armed Attack Leaves 6 Dead, Including 2-year-old Girl

An armed attack at a beach resort in Ecuador has left six people dead, including a two-year-old girl, according to authorities, in one of the country's deadliest recent outbreaks of violence.

The Independent UK

Ecuadorian court hands down max sentences to 11 soldiers in case of 4 disappeared minors

A court in Ecuador has sentenced eleven soldiers to 34 years in prison for the abduction and torture of four children last year

The Guardian - US

Ecuador court sentences 11 air force troops over disappearance of four boys

Long sentences in case of Afro-Ecuadorian ‘Guayaquil Four’ focuses attention on president’s crackdown on crime

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