Nationwide blackout reported in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian government said days earlier that production problems would cause power outages across the country, but on Wednesday it said a power line had failed, causing unexpected blackouts across the country. Ecuador’s Energy Minister Roberto Luque said in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the outage was reported by the country’s state-owned […]
Almost 2 months after embassy raid, Ecuador is ‘ready’ to talk with Mexico and reach solution
Nearly two months after police stormed the Mexican embassy in Ecuador, the South American country’s government is resuming contact with Mexican authorities, hoping to find a resolution to the diplomatic rift caused by the unusual use of force. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that her […]
Mexico takes Ecuador to top UN court over embassy raid in Quito
Mexico has accused Ecuador of violating international law by attacking the Mexican embassy in Quito. Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador have escalated following attacks that occurred after Mexico granted asylum to convicted criminal Jorge Glas. Latin American leaders criticized the attack as a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Mexico on Tuesday sued […]
Mexico wants UN to suspend Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s president said Thursday that his country is asking the United Nations to remove Ecuador from the world organization as part of its appeal to the U.N. Supreme Court over last week’s attack on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Stated. Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador have been rising since last weekend, […]
Ecuador’s arrested former vice-president taken to hospital | Ecuador
Ecuador’s former vice president, Jorge Glas, was held in a high-security prison three days after the politician was detained inside the Mexican embassy in Quito during a police raid that sparked outrage across Latin America. He was reportedly taken from prison to a hospital. Glass, 54, was sent to La Roca (The Rock), an Alcatraz-inspired […]
Ecuador police arrest former VP in raid at Mexican embassy, prompting diplomatic severing, outcry
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on Friday night that he was severing diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the arrest of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Ecuadorian police broke through the outer door of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador’s capital Quito late Friday and arrested Glass, who had lived there since December. Mr […]
Latin American governments condemn Ecuador after police raid Mexican embassy | Ecuador
Latin American governments, including regional powerhouse Brazil, expressed support for Mexico after police raided Ecuador’s embassy in search of a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities. expressed. Late Friday night, Mexico City and the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suspended ties with Quito, in an unprecedented diplomatic move […]
Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy arrest
On Friday, Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador after law enforcement entered the Mexican embassy and arrested the former Ecuadorian vice president, who had been living on the premises since late last year. Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, and arrested former Eduardan Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum […]
Ecuador Detains over 6,600 People in First 30 Days of Gang War
Ecuadorian security officials have detained more than 6,600 people in the first month since Ecuador declared its anti-gang violence operation an official “internal armed conflict.” Ecuador has been plagued by uncontrollable gang violence in recent years. war It cracked down on organized crime through a decree signed by President Daniel Novoa in January. The internal […]
Narcoviolence in Ecuador could worsen our migration crisis
US border crisis continues to grow, leaving some cities at a standstill on the brink of collapse, an unprecedented wave of drug violence erupted in Ecuador. This new development could spark a larger crisis at the U.S. southern border. Ecuador's President Daniel Novoa has declared that an armed conflict has broken out in the country. […]