Global Reach, Local Growth: EKU Team Advances Autism Support in Ecuador

A global health initiative in Ecuador became a life-changing experience for Eastern Kentucky University student Haley Hintz and Psychology Professor Dr. Myra Beth Bundy. In March, the two traveled to South America to provide autism assessments and...

Three Tons of Cocaine Seized in Ecuador, Authorities: It Belongs to the Albanian Mafia

Three tons of cocaine have been seized in Ecuador, with authorities stating that the shipment belongs to the Albanian mafia, which is reportedly linked to Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. The narcotics were discovered on Thursday at a farm in...

USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP 25), July 4, 2025. “We look forward to building upon our relationship with Ecuador through medical care and...

Dominican Republic and Ecuador sign pact to boost trust in digital transactions

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic and Ecuador have signed a bilateral cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening legal security and trust in digital transactions through the mutual recognition of electronic signatures. The agreement was...

Seafood Expo Bharat day three recap: EU to pay more for squid, cuttlefish; India leads Ecuador in small, peeled shrimp

Undercurrent News reported from the Seafood Expo Bharat, held in the Indian city of Chennai between July 1 and 3. You can read all the news from day three below: EU importers should expect to pay more for squid, cuttlefish this year, says Jeelani...

Smarter aid for safer births

The world of foreign aid is at a crossroads. Changes at USAID have reignited a debate on the unpredictable nature of humanitarian support. While emergency food relief has resumed in Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq, and Ecuador, crucial...

Official | PSG defenders Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez to miss remainder of the Club World Cup

3PSG have been hit with a double whammy as Willian Pacho (23) and Lucas Hernandez (29) will both miss the remainder of the Club World Cup. The Ecuador international centre-back and the France left-back have both received red cards during Les...

In Ecuador’s Rainforest, Women Gather to Defend the Amazon With Law—and Sisterhood

Forty Indigenous leaders, lawyers, and organizers journeyed deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon last week, not for protest or spectacle, but to build a transnational legal shield. Their message from Sarayaku was urgent and straightforward: only...

Ecuador’s Former Vice President Faces 13-Year Prison Sentence

(MENAFN) Ecuador's former Vice President, Jorge Glas, was handed a 13-year prison sentence for embezzling public funds allocated for the 2016 earthquake recovery, local media reported Monday. The sentence was delivered unanimously by a tribunal of...

Ecuador's former VP sentenced to 13 years in prison

QUITO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas was sentenced to 13 years in prison for embezzling public funds intended for reconstruction following a devastating 2016 earthquake, local media said Monday. According to...

Ecuador’s ex-VP sentenced to 13 years in latest corruption case

An Ecuadoran court on Monday handed former vice-president Jorge Glas a 13-year sentence for corruption, following his arrest in a dramatic raid last year on the Mexican embassy where he had been given asylum. Glas, 55, served as vice president of...

Ecuador court orders 13 more years in prison for former VP Glas

Former Ecuador vice president sentenced to prison in embezzlement case

The Tribunal of the National Court of Justice of Ecuador sentenced Jorge Glas, the former vice president, to 13 years in prison for embezzlement charges on Monday. The judges, Mercedes Caicedo, Marco Rodríguez Ruiz, and Javier de la Cadena, ruled...

Southern cooperation, myth and redemption

Between October 12, 1492, and the end of the second millennium, Western expansionism had a major influence on the global community. European empires, which originated in countries poor in raw materials, developed a system for finding natural...

Ecuador struggles to curb spiralling prison violence

Ecuador is struggling to regain control of its prisons. There is a surge in violence and jailbreaks, despite the recent recapture of one of the country's most powerful gang leaders. Paul Mena reports from Quito.

Ecuadorian Indigenous Peoples Criticize Noboa’s Draft Bill on Protected Areas

Ecuadorian indigenous leaders call for constitutionally required consultation before the approval of a new protected areas law that Noboa’s government is trying to enact, warning that it threatens their ancestral lands. President of the...

Ecuador’s National Women’s Coalition Deems Reform to Electoral Law “Misogynistic”

Women’s rights organizations across Ecuador have denounced recent electoral reforms that scrap gender parity in presidential tickets, calling the move a major blow to women’s political rights. They urged President Daniel Noboa to veto the changes,...

Paraguay striker Arce leaves LDU Quito

QUITO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay international forward Alex Arce has parted ways with LDU Quito ahead of his expected return to Argentina's Independiente Rivadavia. LDU Quito published a video on social media on Tuesday confirming the...

Uruguay Women’s Soccer Protest Against Inequality Days Before Copa America

The 2025 Copa América Femenina is just around the corner. It’s just a matter of time before we witness an exciting affair of goals and galore, as 10 CONMEBOL nations will take part and contest for the 10th edition of this prestigious tournament...

Venezuelan Ambassador Marks 214th Anniversary of Independence with Reflection and Unity in Seoul

On July 5th, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela commemorated the 214th anniversary of its independence, with a heartfelt message delivered by Isabel Di Carlo Quero, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Venezuelan Embassy in Seoul. In her speech, Ms....