Ecuador’s voters have seemingly rejected a proposal to allow the return of foreign military bases with the stated mission of helping the South American nation combat drug cartels.With 80% of votes counted, just over 60% of voters said “No” to the measure.“We respect the will of the Ecuadoran people,” President Daniel Noboa said in a […]
Ecuador’s president wants to change his country’s constitution, and Ecuadorians will get to say whether they agree in a referendum this weekend.To be held on November 16, the vote will decide whether a nearly 20-year constitutional clause banning foreign militaries from having a presence in the country is repealed.Surveys by the Cedatos polling firm suggest […]
US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed that American forces struck and destroyed a “very large” drug-carrying submarine that was heading toward the United States. He said that at least 25,000 Americans would have died if the vessel had reached the shore.Trump also confirmed that the United States was sending two suspected drug traffickers back […]
President Daniel Noboa (left), protesters throwing stone (X@Presidencia_Ec) Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa emerged unharmed after his motorcade was assaulted by a crowd of about 500 people throwing rocks as he approached an event in Cañar province, reported AFP citing officials. Environment and energy minister Ines Manzano said a formal report has been filed alleging an […]
Eight people were killed and three others injured when gunmen opened fire outside a nightclub in southwestern Ecuador on Sunday, marking the latest incident in the country’s ongoing wave of violence.The shooting occurred in the rural area of Santa Lucia, in Guayas province, considered one of Ecuador’s most dangerous regions. Police said the victims, aged […]
