Friday 24 May Anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha in Ecuador
In the first decades of the 19th century, Spain was reeling after the French had invaded during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon had installed his brother…
The Final Breath | Climate Crisis
Exploring the impact of industrial development in the Amazon and the deadly battles to protect this vital rainforest. Time is running out for the Amazon.…
Children of the Darien Gap | Migration
A family flees violence in Ecuador for the United States, but first they must enter the Darien Gap, a perilous jungle. Swanny Flores fled Ecuador…
ICJ to hear Mexico’s dispute with Ecuador: All you need to know | The Hague News
It is the latest escalation in a long-simmering diplomatic feud: On Tuesday and Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to hear a…
Ecuador sues Mexico at ICJ over granting asylum to former vice president | Courts News
Mexico had earlier appealed to the United Nations court to sanction Ecuador for storming its embassy in Quito. Ecuador has moved to sue Mexico amid…
Ecuador spat: Trotsky to the shah, Mexico’s long history as home to exiles | Politics News
With rifles, riot shields and helmets, the Ecuadorian police scaled the white concrete gate, burst through the embassy doors and arrested Jorge Glas, a former…
Ecuadoreans vote on anticrime measures in referendum amid soaring violence | News
The majority of 11 questions posed to voters on Sunday focus on tightening security measures. Ecuadoreans have begun voting in a referendum on proposed tougher…
Ecuador weighs security, international arbitration in latest referendum | Elections News
Quito, Ecuador – He was elected president at a time of crisis, as Ecuador’s murder rate skyrocketed and gang violence seeped across the country. Now,…
Ecuador declares energy emergency amid severe regional drought and El Niño | Climate News
Colombia has stopped electricity exports to Ecuador as both countries grapple with diminished hydroelectric reservoirs. A drought fuelled by the El Niño weather phenomenon has…
Venezuela and Honduras announce actions to protest Ecuador’s embassy raid | Politics News
Honduras has recalled its charge d’affaires while Venezuela plans to close its diplomatic offices in Ecuador in protest. Two Latin American countries — Venezuela and…
Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal | Courts News
But the three-member panel also upheld his ongoing imprisonment, arguing it could not ‘modify’ his sentence. The defence team for former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge…
Mexico calls on the International Court of Justice to expel Ecuador from UN | Courts News
Mexico has appealed to the International Court of Justice to boot Ecuador from the United Nations, following a late night police raid on its embassy…
Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy | Politics
NewsFeedMexico’s government has released new video of the moment Ecuadorian police stormed its embassy in Quito and arrested Ecuador’s former vice president who was sheltering…
Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito | Politics News
Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released footage of the police raid on its embassy in Quito, Ecuador, calling the law enforcement action an “unauthorised…
Ecuador ex-VP Jorge Glas hospitalised after capture from Mexico embassy | Politics News
Ecuador has said it wishes to resolve differences with Mexico, but has defended its raid on embassy. Jorge Glas, the former vice president of Ecuador…
Mexico to Iran, why are attacks on embassies so controversial? | Politics News
EXPLAINERInternational law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Recent attacks on embassies have breached that understanding, prompting anger. Mexico and Ecuador are locked in a diplomatic…
Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid | Police News
Mexico has withdrawn personnel from its embassy in Ecuador following the unprecedented storming of the building by security forces, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said.…
Mexico cuts ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy
Ecuador’s police nabbed their former vice president in Mexico’s embassy by force, causing Mexico to cut diplomatic ties. Source link
Mexico suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador following embassy raid
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday suspended diplomatic relations with Ecuador following a police raid on his country's embassy in Quito to arrest…
In Ecuador, gov’t sees mining as the future. But communities are divided | Mining News
Las Pampas, Ecuador – The alarm rang at 7am, summoning everyone in the main square. Protesters boarded three trucks, normally used to transport livestock. The…