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India Now Aims To Engage Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba
Home South America Bolivia India Now Aims To Engage Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba From lithium to leadership, India’s Latin America push signals a bold new bid for influence. in the resource-rich region. India is set to strengthen its engagement with...
Maduro vincula a Noboa al narcotráfico y Ecuador le responde
Por CNN en Español El Gobierno de Ecuador rechazó este martes las acusaciones del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, quien aseguró sin presentar pruebas que la droga que se produce en otros países de la región sale por Ecuador y vinculó el...
Heavy rain triggers landslides and closes highways; Maduro claims Ecuador is ‘drug supplier to the world’; Coanie calls for ‘national minga’ to oppose Noboa
An intense rainstorm Tuesday afternoon in Cuenca overflowed streams and rivers and triggered landslides in Sayausí and on the Cuenca-Molleturo-Guayaquil highway. The rain also chased away vendors at various Cuenca holiday crafts fairs. The...
Ecuador’s referendum battle ignites as Conaie leads protests and government mounts costly “Yes” blitz
Indigenous leaders call for resistance while the ruling party floods social media with lavish pro-government ads. A divided nation prepares for a pivotal vote With less than two weeks before Ecuadorians head to the polls, the country is once again...
Minister vows stronger offensive in Ecuador’s fight against organized crime
Drug traffickers have built a violent alliance with sea pirates in Peruvian and Ecuadorian ports. The criminals extort the fishermen, rob them when they don’t pay, and even force them to transport drugs across the ocean. In Ecuador, 45 fishermen...
Peru declares Sheinbaum persona non grata as asylum case heightens tensions
LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian lawmakers said Mexico's president was unwelcome in the country on Thursday, escalating a diplomatic row as it weighs whether to grant safe passage to Mexico to an opposition politician holed up at the Mexican embassy in...
Coast Guard’s Historic Cocaine Seizures Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a record-breaking 510,000 pounds of cocaine seized during fiscal year 2025, marking the largest interdiction haul in the service’s history. Yet this achievement has been eclipsed by mounting international...
Ecuador’s fight is for peace, human rights, and partnership with Canada
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s declaration of an ‘internal armed conflict’ was a necessary and lawful action aimed at restoring order and protecting civilians, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. Photograph courtesy of World Economic...
Decarbonising airports in Latin America and the Caribbean through Airport Carbon Accreditation
Rafael Echevarne Director General Airports Council International, Latin America and the Caribbean Aviation has always been more than a mode of transport. It is a global network – one that connects people, cultures and economies on a scale that few...
FG Moves to Unveil Next Phase of Reforms to Accelerate $1 Trillion Economy Target
•Hints of strong growth, investor confidence •Tinubu hails reform gains •Nigeria assumes chair of G24, lists five priority areas •Edun: nation’s chairmanship to prioritise reforming global financial architecture, others Deji Elumoye and Ndubuisi...
Trump could declare Maduro a cartel boss to overthrow government
Donald Trump could declare Nicolas Maduro a cartel boss as a pretence to overthrow his government and force regime change. Linking the Venezuelan president and his top officials to the Cartel de los Soles, which has been designated a...
Cartels Murdered a Mexican Mayor and People Are Angry
People are rightly worried about the rise of political violence here in the US but in Mexico such violence is commonplace. Saturday night, a mayor in the western city of Uruapan was murdered by a cartel hitman during a public event. Carlos Manzo...
International collaborative effort to understand dengue and Zika
An international team launched the DeZi network to understand how the viruses spread, interact, and cause disease across Africa and Asia. The Dengue and Zika Immunology and Genomics Multi-Country Network (DeZi) is led by Imperial and received...
Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Record Revenue, Earnings and Cash Flow for the First Nine Months of 2025
THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS "Our portfolio of high-quality assets continued to deliver strong results, generating record revenue, earnings, and cash flow for the first nine months of 2025," said Randy Smallwood, Chief Executive Officer of...
Inter-American Court Orders Ecuador to Protect Imprisoned Former Vice President Glas
Former Ecuadorian VP Jorge Glas (C). X/ @PulsoLatam November 4, 2025 Hour: 10:58 am On Monday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) ordered precautionary measures in favor of imprisoned former Vice President Jorge Glas and required...
Telefonica completes sell of its business in Ecuador
In sum – what to know: Telefonica exits Ecuador – The Spanish operator completed the sale of its Ecuadorian business to Millicom, aligning with its strategy to streamline operations and focus on core European markets. Millicom expands South...
Ecuador's Petroecuador faces new emergency in its main oil pipeline
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The state-owned oil company Petroecuador has declared an emergency in the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System, or SOTE, its main crude transport line, after landslides triggered by activity from the El Reventador volcano in the...
Ecuador's organic Hass avocados arrive in Russia for the first time
Organic Ecuadorian Hass avocado has reached Russia for the first time, according to the Agency for Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control (Agrocalidad). Uyamafarms and LatBio S.A. made the initial shipments, which Agrocalidad called...
Noboa accuses Correist factions of funding effort to topple his government
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9 Countries Americans Are Quietly Relocating To In 2025
The global expat phenomenon has reached unprecedented levels, with Americans leading the charge in international relocation. Recent reports suggest a significant surge in American expatriation during 2025, with millions of US citizens now calling...