Latin American leaders split on US action against Venezuela’s Maduro
Maduro’s capture seen as pivotal in US-Latin America relations
Ecuador
Bolivia the latest South American country to lurch right as fed-up voters reject ruling socialists
Economic collapse and left-wing political infighting help Christian Democrat to surprise victory in presidential vote
Irish man dies in Ecuador jail after being arrested at airport over alleged cocaine
Father and son found with 15 blocks of the drug as well as handguns and ammunition at airport, police say
Ecuador recaptures gang leader ‘Fito’ indicted by US
Jose Adolfo Macias disappeared from a Guayaquil prison where he was being held in January 2024
Daniel Noboa says he has secured second term as Ecuador president
Rival Luisa Gonzalez refuses to accept result
Ecuador’s president undermined by crime wave as election approaches
As violence surges and the economy sputters, Daniel Noboa’s faltering efforts to tackle the security crisis have become a central issue
Ecuador presidential vote pits incumbent against leftist in rerun of 2023
Incumbent Daniel Noboa leads Luisa Gonzalez in unexpectedly tight contest
‘We want Ecuadorians to feel at home here, to grow as a family, and be able to support one another’
Ireland’s small Ecuadorean community gather to mark August 10th independence day
Fernando Villavicencio assassination: Five jailed over murder of Ecuadorian presidential candidate
The journalist and former legislator Villavicencio was shot while leaving a rally in August 2023
Ecuador’s president may take advantage of row with Mexico
Decision to arrest politician in the Mexican embassy may be a political boon for Daniel Noboa
Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
Arrest of Ecuador’s former vice president Glas triggers suspension of relations between countries
Terrorised by gangs, Ecuador embraces the hardline ‘Noboa Way’
Aggressive response to violence brings precarious sense of safety but also raises alarm among human rights activists
Inside the Ecuadorean port city fighting a drug-driven crime wave
Cartels fighting to control trafficking routes rebel against government crackdown in Guayaquil
Two arrested in connection with death of Ecuadorean prosecutor Cesar Suarez
Ecuador is reeling from a wave of violence, with president Daniel Noboa declaring 22 gangs as ‘terrorist’ groups and a 60-day state of emergency
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