Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias El Fito, escaped from jail in Ecuador more than a year ago and an international hunt for the ...

The recent killings show how the government's tough-on-crime response has been minimally effective at best and spurred ...

EL ÁNGEL, Ecuador — The view outside from this eco-hotel in northern Ecuador reveals vast hillsides still scarred by fires. In late January 2024, large flames roared past the wooden cabins that ...

Noboa's populist bravado, aggressive security policies and alignment with Trumpian politics has positioned him as a ...

Hard-right incumbent President Daniel Noboa and left-wing challenger Luisa Gonzalez are set for a second-round run-off in Ecuador’s presidential election, with preliminary results showing the ...

Ecuador's president announced on Friday an amnesty for security forces fighting drug cartels in the port city of Guayaquil, where 22 people were killed in fierce gunfights between rival gangs.

A drought fuelled by the El Niño weather phenomenon has forced Colombia to cut the export of electricity to its neighbour Ecuador, where an energy emergency has since been declared. Speaking in ...

Patricio Ernesto Aguilar Vásquez, director of the community newspaper El Libertador de Quinindé, was murdered on 4 March 2025 ...