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Operation Green Shield dismantles criminal networks in Amazon, seizes $64mln in assets
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: In a major milestone for international environmental law enforcement, Operation Green Shield, led by the UAE Ministry of Interior through the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), succeeded in dismantling...
Ecuador Revokes Visa-Free Transit for 34 African Countries
News Central TV
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June 23, 2025
Ecuador has officially revoked visa-free transit privileges for citizens of 45 countries, including 34 from Africa, in a sweeping overhaul of its immigration and border control policies. Under the new directive, travellers from the affected...
18 months later, Ecuador finds escaped gang leader hiding in his hometown
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 28, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Adolfo Macías,...
Davide Ancelotti takes charge of Botafogo
Xinhua News Agency
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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Davide Ancelotti, son of Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti, has been appointed manager of Botafogo, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old agreed to a contract that runs until December 2026,...
Highlights and goals: Estudiantes 0-2 Velez in International Supercup
VAVEL
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July 9, 2025
END OF BROADCAST We're off! This was the coverage of the match between Vélez Sarsfield and Estudiantes de La Plata in the International Super Cup final. ⏱️ 90'+4 END OF THE MATCH Vélez Sarsfield defeated Estudiantes de La Plata 2-0 and was crowned...
China, Ecuador to support each other's core interests
China Daily Global
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President Xi Jinping meets with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY China's collaboration with Ecuador on the Belt and Road Initiative figured prominently during...
Mike Yardley: Classic encounters in Quito’s Old Town, Ecuador
Newstalk ZB
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June 28, 2025
Second only to La Paz as the highest capital on earth, Ecuador’s high-altitude capital is a breath-taker. I’ve just enjoyed my first foray to captivating Quito with Viva Expeditions, and I cannot recommend it high enough. It is a tantaliser,...
Trump Effect Spreads as Ecuador Arrests Top Fugitive Drug Lord
Breitbart
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June 27, 2025
The Trump effect appears to have spread to Ecuador as authorities there arrested one of their most significant, violent drug lords. The arrest took place this week when Ecuadoran authorities, working in partnership with U.S. authorities, arrested...
Moment Ecuador's most-wanted drug lord Fito is found hiding under a trapdoor in luxury house - after his three-year-old daughter accidentally gave up his location
Daily Mail
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June 27, 2025
Ecuador's most wanted fugitive has been recaptured by cops following more than a year on the run - after he was found hiding in a secret chamber under a trapdoor in an upmarket home. Ruthless gang leader Fito's prison break in January 2024...
China y Ecuador buscan profundizar su asociación estratégica tras la reunión entre Noboa y Xi, señalan ambos gobiernos
KVIA - Texas
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June 27, 2025
Por Ana María Cañizares y Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español El Ministerio de Exteriores de China destacó este viernes la colaboración del gigante asiático con Ecuador después de que los presidentes de los dos países, Xi Jinping y Daniel Noboa, se...
ICE Actions Hit Home with Jailing of Tribeca Waiter with a 'Golden Heart'
The Tribeca Trib
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A hallway of the IAH Secure Adult Detention Facility in Livingston, Texas, where Luis Fernandez (inset) is being held. Photos: Screenshot of facility from video by MTC Management & Training Corp.; Fernandez by Donna Ferrato For seven years, until...
Fito’s Fall: Ecuador’s Drug War Hits a Turning Point
LatinAmerican Post
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June 27, 2025
At dawn in the coastal city of Manta, soldiers stormed a marble-clad mansion—and ended the six-month flight of Adolfo “Fito” Macías, Ecuador’s most feared narco boss. His capture exposed the deep rot between collapsing prisons, local politics, and...
Feds Snatch Mom Of 2 Outside Courthouse
New Haven Independent - Connecticut
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July 9, 2025
Laura Glesby Photo "I want to be together with her here," Tentes-Pitiur's husband said. A photo of Gladys Samanta Tentes-Pitiur's arrest, as circulated on Reddit. Federal immigration officials seized a 24-year-old Fair Haven woman down the street...
China, Ecuador sign document to promote Belt and Road Initiative
CGTN
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China and Ecuador signed a cooperation plan to promote the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on Friday, following a meeting between leaders of the two countries. Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Chinese...
China and Ecuador deepen bilateral ties
MercoPress
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Friday, June 27th 2025 - 18:54 UTC Xi encouraged both sides to effectively carry out key cooperation projects Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Ecuadorean colleague Daniel Noboa in Beijing Friday to strengthen bilateral ties, marking the...
How authorities found a drug kingpin’s luxurious hideout in Ecuador
CNN
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June 27, 2025
CNN — Ecuadorian forces have revealed how they captured the country’s most-wanted man, drug lord Adolfo “Fito” Macías, more than a year after his brazen prison escape prompted the president to declare an internal armed conflict to crack down on...
Ecuador ends visa-free transit for Nigeria, Ghana, 43 others in new border policy
Nairametrics
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June 21, 2025
Ecuador has officially ended visa-free airport transits for travelers from Nigeria, Ghana and 43 other countries, requiring them to now obtain a Transit Visa, known locally as Visa de Transeúnte. According to TravelBiz, the new policy confirmed by...
Leader of Colombian criminal ring captured in UAE, says Ecuador's interior minister
Xinhua News Agency
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QUITO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Ecuadorian-born top leader of the Colombian criminal organization "Border Commandos" has been captured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg announced Thursday. The...
Ecuador Must Deny Soldiers’ Impunity for Killing Guayaquil Children
LatinAmerican Post
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June 21, 2025
When 11-year-old Steven Medina and three teenage friends vanished after a December military roundup in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s army claimed it was “just doing its duty.” Their burned bodies said otherwise—and the nation now stares down the horror it...
1st LD: China, Ecuador sign cooperation plan on promoting Belt and Road Initiative
China Internet Information Center
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BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China and Ecuador signed a cooperation plan on promoting the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Ecuadorian counterpart Daniel Noboa witnessed the signing of the...