Ecuador

Deadly bus crash in Ecuador's Simiatug leaves 12 dead, 10 injured

The bus was driving an inter-provincial route between that cities of Simiatug and Ambato, the attorney general's office said.

 View of Ecuador with the Ecuadorian flag
A police officer stands outside the National Court of Justice during a hearing for the extradition of Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, who on Friday accepted the court's request to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges, in Quito, Ecuador, July 11, 2025.

Ecuador, Spanish police arrest Los Lobos drug boss Wilmer Barre, tied to 400 murders

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa reacts after his inauguration for a second term, at the Presidential Palace (Palacio de Carondelet) in Quito, Ecuador May 24, 2025.

Ecuador's president claims detractors tried to poison him with toxic jam and chocolate

Police leave the El Inca prison after a security operation due to riots, following the disappearance of Jose Adolfo Macias, alias 'Fito', leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, in Quito, Ecuador, January 8, 2024.

Soldiers kidnapped during attack on the Ecuadorean president's convoy


Ecuador prison violence leaves at least 68 dead, dozens injured

Dozens were gathered outside the prison waiting for news of loved ones, who many said they had not heard from since Friday afternoon.

A man holds an Ecuadorian flag in the aftermath of protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, after Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019.

WikiLeaks acted in public interest, 'Pentagon Papers' leaker tells hearing

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange was careful to ensure that the names of informants in hundreds of thousands of leaked secret US government documents were never published.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016.

One Israeli killed, one injured in Ecuador prison riots

Convict Shai Dahan, 38, was found lifeless in his cell at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil by officers during a riot.

A man holds an Ecuadorian flag in the aftermath of protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, after Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019.

Israel donates wheelchairs to coronavirus-battered Ecuador

The donation was made by the Israeli Embassy in Ecuador, and was given to Jorge Yunda, mayor of Ecuador's capital city, Quito.

Wheelchair (illustrative)

Iranians arrested in Ecuador for traveling with fake Israeli IDs

It is unclear why they had the fake passports or if they were affiliated with Iran's intelligence services.

An Israeli passport