Tren de Aragua Escalates Hemispheric Threat

The Tren de Aragua, one of Venezuela’s most violent criminal organizations, is rapidly expanding its influence throughout the Americas, stretching its tentacles further north to Mexico and the United States. Its impact, which compromises regional...

Goalkeeper brothers return to Glacier High after living in Ecuador last year

KALISPELL, Mont. — Two Glacier High School brother soccer goalies lived in Ecuador last year, missing a year of school and soccer. Silas and Jack Young traveled to Ecuador with their family and lived there all of last year. Their parents went to...

Man who fled homophobia in Ecuador says he was profiled in Penn Station bathroom arrest

An Ecuadorian asylum-seeker thought he’d found a safe haven from homophobia in New York City. But within a month of arriving, he was detained during an undercover sting operation at a Penn Station bathroom in July and remains in ICE custody,...

LDU Quito vs Palmeiras Prediction and Betting Tips | October 23rd 2025

LDU Quito will invite Palmeiras to Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals on Thursday. The hosts defeated Sao Paulo 3-0 in the previous round while Verdão overcame River Plate 5-2 in the quarterfinals. Los...

Month-long indigenous protests over diesel subsidy removal end in Ecuador

QUITO, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) on Wednesday announced an end to protests over the government's decision to remove a diesel subsidy. The protests were launched about a month ago and...

Ecuador and Colombia to Receive Survivors of Trump’s Drug Boat Strike.

- Advertisement - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that two men who survived a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean will be sent back to their home countries, Ecuador and Colombia, for arrest and trial. He...

Artists for Cuba, a hug from art in Ecuador

Artists for Cuba, an exhibition from the art of the solidarity of the peoples. Photo courtesy of Mr. Pilar Bustos and Mr. Carlos Laramurillo October 22, 2025 Hour: 9:51 pm More than 60 works by Latin American creators make up the collective...

Javier Milei’s Victory Poses A Crucial Test For World Leaders

A 100 USD banknote on top of Argentinian pesos. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The stunning, unexpected victory of President Javier Milei’s coalition in Argentina’s congressional...

Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests

For generations, the Pakayaku community in Ecuador’s Amazon has successfully kept unsustainable mining, logging and oil extraction activities out of forests while preserving their cultural traditions and ecological knowledge. Mongabay visited the...

Indigenous alliance ends protests in Ecuador after threat from president

The Indigenous alliance that organized demonstrations blocking highways in Ecuador over the past month said Wednesday it was ending the protest following President Daniel Noboa’s threat to use the military to clear blockades. (AP video by Cesar...

Renowned Singer, Known as The Great of Ecuador, Dead at 60

Paulina Tamayo has died. The singer, who was known as “The Great of Ecuador,” was 60. Tamayo’s official Instagram account shared the news, but did not reveal her cause of death. “La Grande del Ecuador, a legend of our music, leaves us a legacy...

Television and radio – October 30, 2025

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Ecuador confirma que llegó al país el sobreviviente del ataque de EE.UU. a lancha en el Caribe

Por Ana María Cañizares y Anabella González, CNN en Español Uno de los sobrevivientes del ataque de Estados Unidos ocurrido el jueves contra una embarcación en el Caribe fue enviado a Ecuador este sábado y ya se encuentra en el país, según...

Singer Paulina Tamayo, Known as 'The Great of Ecuador,' Dies at Age 60 By Shyla Watson

NEED TO KNOW Singer Paulina Tamayo, known as "The Great of Ecuador," died at 60 "Her voice remains in the heart of an entire country. Thank you for everything, eternal Paulina, forever the Great of Ecuador," read a tribute shared to her official...

Post-Pandemic Frailty in Ecuador’s Older Adults Explored

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant body of research has emerged seeking to understand the multifaceted impacts of the crisis on various populations. One of the areas garnering notable attention is the assessment of health...

Survivor of U.S. Submarine Strike Walks Free in Ecuador.

- Advertisement - Ecuador has released a man who survived a U.S. military strike on a submarine accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. The man, Ecuadorian national Andrés Fernando Tufiño, had been captured with Colombian citizen Jeison...

What Ecuador taught me about life and our land

Even after a rocky travel experience the previous year, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and board a flight to South America to spend July living in various places in Ecuador with a teen travel group. Last summer, I traveled to Fiji, which...

Hurricane Melissa’s destruction shows need for climate resilience push

Avinash Persaud is special advisor to the president of the Inter-American Development Bank on climate change and an architect of the 2022 Bridgetown Initiative. Emily Wilkinson is director of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)...

Ceiling Light Sways During Ecuador Earthquake

Vietnam Shrimp Exports Skyrocket by 22% in 2025: A Triumphant Three-Year High Driven by Global Demand

Vietnam’s shrimp industry has enjoyed a robust growth of 22% in export value year-on-year, reaching over US$3.4 billion in the first three quarters of 2025. This significant surge is the most considerable for this period within the last three...