Ecuador releases survivor of U.S. strike on submarine in Caribbean Sea

QUITO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- An Ecuadorian national who survived a U.S. bombing of a submarine suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea has been released, local media reported Monday, citing the Attorney General's Office. The survivor...

Ecuador: No evidence that survivor of a U.S. strike in the Caribbean committed any crime

QUITO — The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime in the...

Ecuador says no evidence to detain survivor of U.S. strike on suspected drug vessel

Ecuador’s prosecutor’s office said on Monday (October 20, 2025) it would not detain the Ecuadorean survivor of a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean. The man, rescued by U.S. forces after the strike,...

Guayaquil mayor blames Ecuador's president as drug violence spirals

Guayaquil's mayor, Aquiles Alvarez, describes his city's residents as living in "collective psychosis" due to rampant crime, including bombings and massacres. He criticises President Daniel Noboa's hardline approach, advocating for public policies...

Ecuador’s Declining Oil Output Threatens to Spark an Economic Crisis

The last decade has been especially grueling for Ecuador’s economically vital oil industry. Plummeting investment, heavily corroded infrastructure, endemic corruption, violent protests, severe oil spills and rising insecurity are all weighing on...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of a US strike in the Caribbean committed any crime

QUITO (AP) — The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting… QUITO (AP) — The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in...

Ecuador says no evidence to detain survivor of US strike on suspected drug vessel

Audio By Carbonatix QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s prosecutor’s office said on Monday it would not detain the Ecuadorean survivor of a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean. The man, rescued by U.S. forces after...

Ecuador: Abusive Response to Protests

(Washington, DC) – Ecuadorian police and security forces have restricted freedom of assembly and at times used excessive force in their response to anti-government protests since mid-September, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Since September...

Azerbaijan’s ADA University, Ecuador’s Diplomatic Academy sign MoU

Washington, October 23, AZERTAC Rashad Novruz, Azerbaijan's ambassador to Brazil and concurrently accredited to Ecuador, conducted a working visit to Ecuador. During the visit, Ambassador Novruz held meetings at the Ecuadorian Ministry of...

Ecuador and the eternal foundational referendum

In Ecuador, the popular referendum has become a classic resource of power. Daniel Noboa, who has called one for November 16, 2025, follows a well-known script: appealing to the electorate to bypass institutional blockades. Almost all of his...

HRW Reports on the Growing Repression in Ecuador

They denounce the excessive force used against protests Residents of Otavalo, in the northern province of Imbabura, pay tribute to Kichwa community member Jose Guaman, who was killed after the passage of a military convoy, according to complaints...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of a US strike in the Caribbean committed any crime

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,...

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...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of a U.S. strike in the Caribbean committed any crime

Ecuador's Indigenous Resistance: A Journey Through El Paro

By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois) Photos by Julien Defourny When thousands take to the streets to defend their livelihoods and territories, the world needs to bear witness. The plan was straightforward: travel to Ecuador's Intag region in Imbabura...

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's tropical fruit exports increase by 38%

Ecuadorian tropical fruit exports from January to August increased by 38%, according to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE). This rise is largely driven by non-traditional products like pitahaya, pineapple, passion fruit, tree tomato, and lulo,...

Ecuador’s Indigenous Movement Maintains Month-Long Strike Amid State Repression

Several Indigenous organizations and communities in Sucumbíos are holding a peaceful March for Dignity and Life through the streets of Nueva Loja during the national strike. Photo: CONAIE. October 20, 2025 Hour: 3:31 am As Ecuador entered the 28th...