U.S. Troops working alongside Ecuadorian law enforcement carried out a series of raids in the South American country targeting a network of the Mexican terrorist organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation. The Mexican cartel had established a presence there to funnel drugs from Colombia, through Ecuador, into Mexico, and eventually into the United States.
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa fully aligned his administration with Washington’s aggressive strategy to dismantle transnational criminal organizations. This week, Noboa welcomed high-level U.S. support and reinforced warnings from the United States government that foreign drug-trafficking cartels will
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday delivered a scathing condemnation of the consequences of leftism across Latin America — pointing out leftist governments led to the destruction of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced that the United States has designated the Ecuadorian criminal gang Los Tiguerones as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday began a new tour of Latin America, starting with an official visit to Colombia where he will meet with conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella.
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa met with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon to discuss the mutual fight against narco-terrorism.
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, accused Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro of allegedly “driving” a guerrilla incursion.
The government of Ecuador announced Thursday that it is raising tariffs on Colombian imports from 50 to 100 percent on May 1.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened its first office in Ecuador, the U.S. embassy in Quito announced on Wednesday.
Ecuador’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced that, with the help of the United States, Ecuadorian Armed Forces officials seized 1.9 tons of presumptively U.S.-bound suspected drugs at sea.
Twelve U.S.-allied Latin American heads of state will join President Donald Trump in Miami on Saturday at the upcoming “Shield of the Americas” Summit, a security initiative focused on stopping regional threats and foreign malign influence as part of President Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine.”
The government of Ecuador on Wednesday expelled all diplomatic personnel of Cuba’s communist regime from the country.
The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Tuesday it launched a military operation against narco-terrorists in Ecuador together with the Ecuadorian military.
President Donald Trump invited Argentina’s Javier Milei and other allied regional heads of state to a summit on March 7 Summit to discuss stopping China’s encroachment in the region, Argentine outlets reported on Wednesday.
The administration of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Monday announced a 900 percent increase in tariffs on Colombian oil transiting through its pipeline system, the latest move in an escalating trade dispute.
Latin American leaders aligned with the White House’s pro-freedom stance celebrated the arrest and extradition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Saturday morning, extended support to the exiled winner of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, Edmundo González.
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, announced on Wednesday that his country would be welcoming members of the United States Air Force for a temporary joint operation intended to fight drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.
President Donald Trump announced a series of breakthrough reciprocal trade deals on Thursday with the U.S.-friendly Latin American countries of El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa on Wednesday vowed to curb U.S.-bound drug trafficking routes coming from the coastal provinces of Manabí and Santa Elena during Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec. Kristi Noem’s visit to the country.
President Donald Trump celebrated on Monday alongside the ruling conservatives of Argentina following their surprise landslide win in the midterm elections this weekend. It was the latest in a string of conservative electoral successes in the Western Hemisphere fueled in part by Trump’s return.
Violent rioters in Ecuador on Sunday assaulted a convoy loaded with humanitarian aid led by President Daniel Noboa in the province of Imbabura amid fierce anti-government protests over the end of fuel subsidies, according to the Ecuadorian government.
The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine announced on Monday that it had plans to open four new embassies in Latin America by the end of the year and over ten new consular offices in Europe – in part at the expense of Ukraine’s embassy in Cuba.
Ecuador’s Public Prosecutor’s Office this week launched an investigation into leftist lawmaker Joseph Santiago Díaz for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl, local outlets reported.
A poll conducted by the Argentina-based research agency CB Consultora Opinión Pública found that Presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Javier Milei of Argentina stand as the two top-ranked heads of state in South America, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported on Wednesday.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa, who was reelected for a second term on Sunday, reiterated on Tuesday his goal of establishing a security alliance with U.S. President Donald Trump to receive “real help” to fight crime.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa was reelected for a 4-year term in a runoff election Sunday, defeating establishment socialist candidate Luisa González.
Incumbent President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa and establishment socialist candidate Luisa González on Thursday closed their respective campaigns ahead of Sunday’s highly polarized runoff election.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa said on Tuesday that he asked President Donald Trump in a private meeting for U.S. military operations to combat drug trafficking in the South American nation.
Incumbent President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa and establishment socialist candidate Luisa González clashed in a heated presidential debate on Sunday ahead of the April 13 runoff election.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa claimed on Tuesday that there were “many irregularities” in the 2025 general election on Sunday, in which he narrowly defeated establishment socialist candidate Luisa González in the first round.
Incumbent President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa narrowly defeated establishment socialist candidate Luisa González on Sunday in the first round of the nation’s 2025 presidential elections.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa announced on Monday that his country will impose a 27 percent tariff on Mexican goods to ensure “fair treatment” of Ecuadorian producers.
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday will feature multiple heads of foreign governments among the dozens of VIP guests expected to attend, a first in American history.
Ecuador is preparing to hold a general election on February 9 to choose the next president, vice president, and members of the National Assembly for the next four years.
The world made dramatic political shifts in 2024, a year unusually full of game-changing federal elections, including in America.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa abruptly canceled his address to the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled for Wednesday, to return home in response to raging forest fires in the capital city of Quito.
The governments of Colombia and Peru reportedly began plans on Tuesday to reinforce their borders out of concern that the ongoing political chaos in Venezuela – triggered by a sham presidential election the White House pressured the country to hold – will prompt a new wave of mass migration.
Ecuador’s Vice Minister of Government Esteban Torres claimed that lawmakers are seeking to impeach President Daniel Noboa.
Ecuador suffered a nationwide power blackout on Wednesday afternoon, leaving the entire country and its 17 million citizens without power.
Millions in Ecuador overwhelmingly approved security measures that President Daniel Noboa proposed to fight rampant gang violence.
