Ecuadorian gangs are creeping into Peru, drawn by drug trafficking and illegal mining profits, and pushed by a security ...

Last month, the military said a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates, Los Lobos, was arrested at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo. The U.S. last year declared Los Lobos to ...

But Ecuador has nevertheless continued to suffer from high levels of violence and organised crime. Who are the candidates? Which issues are voters focused on? And what can opinion polls tell us ...

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

Ecuador’s center-right President Daniel Noboa ... will decide if the Latin American country will stick with Noboa’s tough crackdown on crime or seek an alternative voice in Luisa González ...

Ecuador's presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an ...

The Latin American country’s incumbent center-right leader Daniel Noboa faces an April run-off vote against left-wing challenger Luisa González.

Noboa shrugs off a recent rise in crime, saying nothing can be resolved in just a year. Polls show many are willing to give him more time. The 37-year-old, heir to one of Ecuador's richest banana ...

in which Noboa earned a truncated 16-month presidency after the wealthy businessman campaigned on controlling Ecuador’s crime wave of recent years. González, this year as in 2023, is appealing ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday took another step in his effort to enlist foreign military assistance to combat the drug cartels and organized crime groups that ...