Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s plan to revitalize the nation’s biggest oil field is crumbling as he scrambles to secure re-election weeks before a runoff vote.

The recent killings show how the government's tough-on-crime response has been minimally effective at best and spurred violence at worst.

Daniel Noboa attacked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for "rejecting" flights of deported Venezuelans, calling it a "complete lack of empathy."

At 13, she is one of nine Amazonian girls who won a lawsuit against the state to stop gas flaring in the world’s largest rainforest. But her battle continues because the ruling has not been enforced

The Ecuadorian Army accepted delivery of two Airbus H225 (AS332) Super Puma helicopters on 5 March. Ecuador purchased five H225s in 2023 for USD90 million in a deal including logistics and spare parts.

Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least 22 people dead, officials said. Another three people were wounded in a series of clashes in the city, the local police said in a statement as it increased an earlier toll of 12 dead.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa criticized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for rejecting flights of Venezuelan migrants deported from the US. Noboa emphasized Ecuador's commitment to accepting its citizens while condemning Maduro's actions as lacking empathy.

An electoral court suspended the political rights of Ecuador’s second-in-command for engaging in what it said was gender-related violence, effectively removing her from office amid her feud with President Daniel Noboa.