The Latest Breaking News from Ecuador

America's Deadliest Drone Just Landed in South America

The U.S. has moved MQ-9 Reaper drones from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador. Here's what that signals for the drug war.

Latin Times · Oct 7

What will El Nino and potential extreme weather mean for travel?

The UK Foreign Office has warned of heavy rainfall in Ecuador and Peru The Ecuadorean authorities have issued a red alert ahead of the forecast El Nino

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Why some Indigenous communities don’t resist oil extraction in their territories

More than half of the Ecuadorian Amazon has been marked for oil drilling, overlapping with Indigenous territories and areas of high biodiversity. The ecological and cultural impacts of oil extraction are well documented, and have fuelled some of Latin America’s most prominent environmental movements. Yet at the local level, extraction…

The Conversation · Oct 5

In 1977, Los Angeles Zoo recorded the first mountain tapir birth after breeding three species

On June 4, 1977, the Los Angeles Zoo achieved a milestone with the first mountain tapir birth. This event marked significant progress in breeding efforts for this endangered species. Mountain tapirs are now threatened by habitat loss due to various human activities across their range. The population of wild mountain…

The Times of India · Sep 25

Ecuador and U.S. Push Regional Security Alliance, But Mining and Energy Enter the Agenda

Noboa and envoy Kristi Noem discussed mining and oil as 15 Shield of the Americas nations moved to sanction MS-13, Tren de Aragua and 22 other groups.

Latin Times · Sep 23

EAM Jaishankar discusses regional, global issues with foreign counterparts on margins of UNGA session

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held bilateral meetings with French, Ecuadorian, Slovak and Hungarian counterparts on the margins of the UN General Assembly session in New York, discussing regional and global issues including the Ukraine and Gulf crises, economic ties, multilateral cooperation and UN Security Council reform.

The Economic Times · Sep 22

'Jail or Hell' for Alleged Los Lobos Suspect: Ecuador Minister Says 'La Muerte' Made Victims To Dig Own Graves

Ecuadorian authorities arrested alleged Los Lobos enforcer Hermes Ponce, known as 'La Muerte', in Naranjal, while separately detaining a suspected Los Choneros leader in El Oro.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Reaper Drones Head to Latin America: What the Shift Reveals About Washington's New Priorities

The Pentagon is moving most of its Reaper drones from Africa to South America amid a counternarcotics push in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

Latin Times · Sep 20

Arsenal and Chelsea get double injury update as Ecuador boss explains squad decision

Piero Hincapie and Moises Caicedo have both struggled for fitness this season

Evening Standard · Sep 20

Patten and Skupski take Great Britain past Ecuador to reach Davis Cup Final 8

Henry Patten and Neal Skupski won their doubles match in straight sets to put Great Britain into the Final 8 in Bologna in November

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20