Ecuador President Claims Chocolate Poison Plot

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has claimed that someone tried to poison him with chocolate and jam allegedly laced with toxic substances, which were handed to him during a public event. Speaking to CNN on Thursday, Noboa said tests revealed the...

Five Shot Dead At Pool Hall In Ecuador

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Ecuador president says he was target of attempted chocolate and jam poisoning

Ecuador president says he was target of attempted chocolate and jam poisoning

Ecuador's President Claims Attempt On Life Through Chocolate, Jam Poisoning

Last Updated:October 24, 2025, 15:55 IST Ecuador's President, Daniel Noboa, claimed someone attempted to poison him by placing highly toxic substances in gifts of chocolate and jam. Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + + Follow usOn Google Ecuador...

Ecuador: Human rights violations reported during protests

Legislator Jaime Estrada, of the opposition Revolucion Ciudadana party, announced the filing of a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the violations committed by security forces against protesters....

Ecuador's President Noboa reveals plot to poison him with toxic chocolate in second 'assassination attempt' weeks after his motorcade came under fire

By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 03:50 EDT, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 04:00 EDT, 24 October 2025 Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, has revealed a plot to poison him with toxic chocolate in a second assassination...

Ecuador's Noboa claims poisoned chocolate in assassination plot

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa claims he was targeted in a poisoning attempt involving toxic chocolates and jam, as authorities investigate the incident and the local vendor denies any wrongdoing. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has alleged...

Ecuador’s Liga de Quito beats Brazil’s Palmeiras 3-0 in 1st leg of Copa Libertadores semifinal

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s Liga de Quito once again topped a Brazilian team in the Copa Libertadores and beat favorite Palmeiras 3-0 on Thursday in their first leg of the tournament’s semifinal. All the goals came in the first half, which...

Ecuador's president says he was target of attempted poisoning

PUBLISHED : 24 Oct 2025 at 11:45 QUITO - Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa said Thursday that an unknown assailant had attempted to poison him with chocolate and a jam laced with chemicals, gifted to him at a public event. Noboa told CNN the...

Dollarnomics 101 for gringos: Why dollars behave differently in Ecuador than they do in the U.S.

The other day an expat retired engineer at my patio de comidas table told me he did not understand why Ecuador’s interest rates never budge when the Fed raises its own. In that moment I realized most of us brought our dollars here without quite...

Ecuador, una bomba de tiempo: protestas, violencia y descontento acorralan a Noboa, que apela a la mano dura para enfrentarlo

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Ecuador announces small diesel price cut as national strike ends

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a small, gradual reduction in diesel prices, which will drop to $2.78 per gallon from $2.80 on Dec. 15 and to $2.70 in February. The announcement came shortly after the Confederation...

El presidente de Ecuador afirma que se utilizó chocolate y mermelada envenenados en un nuevo atentado contra su vida

Análisis por Max Saltman, CNN El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, ha tenido un mes bastante agitado, sobreviviendo no a uno, ni a dos, sino a tres supuestos intentos de homicidio, el más reciente de los cuales aparentemente involucró obsequios...

UAE Ambassador meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador

QUITO (WAM) Ibrahim Salem Al Alawi, Non-Resident Ambassador of the UAE to the Republic of Ecuador, met with Gabriela Sommerfeld, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, at the Ministry’s headquarters in the capital, Quito. Al...

Ecuador's main indigenous group ends strike

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Rubio Speaks With Chinese Foreign Minister Ahead of Trump–Xi Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador, on Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

Ecuador: Organizations call for mobilizations despite ending strike

The Union of Farmers and Indigenous Organizations of Cotacachi (UNORCAC) and the National Federation of Farmers, Indigenous, and Black Organizations (FENOCIN) indicated on their social media that they continue their “resistance,” despite CONAIE’s...

China beats Ecuador to reach knockouts at U17 Women's World Cup

RABAT, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China advanced into the round of 16 at the 2025 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup in Morocco after easing past Ecuador 4-0 in its final Group C match on Friday, scoring all four goals in the first half to secure second place in...

UN Experts Condemn Excessive Use of Force in Ecuador Protest Crackdown

An indigenous girl during the protests in Otavalo, Ecuador, Oct. 2025. X/ @PdPagina October 24, 2025 Hour: 11:54 am On Friday, nine United Nations experts and rapporteurs denounced the disproportionate use of force in the actions taken by...