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UAE-led crackdown sees 94 arrested for environmental crimes in Amazon Basin
The National News
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The UAE has led a major international crackdown on environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin, resulting in 94 arrests and the seizure of more than $64 million worth of assets. The 14-day effort was called Operation Green Shield, a multinational...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“We are surviving,” says Ecuadorian grower amid dragon fruit oversupply
Fresh Fruit Portal
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July 8, 2025
Ecuador’s dragon fruit sector faces significant challenges in 2025, with producers reporting widespread crop damage and collapsing prices. Ramón Martínez, manager of Hacienda Laia Margarita, described the year as “devastating” for the industry...
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...
Special Series: Ecuador’s War on Gangs
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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Latest Article Recent cases have once again highlighted the criminal infiltration of Ecuador’s police and military personnel, adding to what is a long history of close ties between criminal… Ecuador’s war on gangs has been in the making for years....
Over 70 tons of inedible bananas from Ecuador destroyed in Ukraine
Fresh Plaza
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June 26, 2025
Between June 10 and 13, 2025, a shipment of fresh bananas from Ecuador weighing over 71 tons was destroyed in the control zone of the "Kyiv" Border Inspection Post. The reason: The fruit was deemed unfit for consumption according to Ukrainian food...
En una lujosa casa que ocultaba un búnker capturaron a alias “Fito”. ¿Cómo localizaron al hombre más buscado de Ecuador?
KVIA - Texas
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June 26, 2025
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español La Policía Nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador llevaban casi 18 meses intentando localizar a Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, quien se fugó de la Cárcel Regional de Guayaquil en enero de 2024 y se...
The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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June 26, 2025
Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a crucial — though largely symbolic — win in its “war on gangs.” A joint operation by police and military on June 25 led to the capture of Adolfo Macías Villamar,...
Estevao, with the number 20, playing for Brazil in a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador earlier this month
KHQ - Washington State
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June 27, 2025
Spokane, WA (99201) Today Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 59F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.. Tonight Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 59F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Updated: June 26, 2025 @ 3:44 pm