The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug ...

In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd gathered outside a grocery store, killing a child and six adults, police said.

The two candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency in a second-round run-off never campaigned in Cochapamba. Their faces are ...

Ecuador’s presidential election is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race when voters chose a conservative young ...

An April presidential run-off in Ecuador will pit incumbent Daniel Noboa against leftist Luisa Gonzalez, in an unexpectedly ...

Voting is mandatory in Ecuador. More than 13.7 million people are eligible to vote. On Thursday, thousands of inmates who await sentencing cast ballots at voting centers set up in more than 40 prisons ...

Mr. Noboa has deftly employed social media to project an image of youth and vigor that has captivated many people. Mr. Noboa often speaks vaguely about throwing “the old Ecuador” in the trash.

Ecuador's April runoff election for president will test the lasting influence of former leftist President Rafael Correa when ...

Ecuador has become a cocaine trafficking hub ... was gunned down just days before the first votes were cast. Five people were later imprisoned for his murder, with prosecutors accusing two ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals: On the bus, at the park, on the sidewalk, in a cab, by the mall, next to a ...

At least 30 LGBT+ people were murdered in Ecuador in 2024, 73.3% of whom were trans women, according to the annual report Runa Sipiy of the association in defense of LGTBI+ rights, Silueta X. Camera: ...