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Giant tortoises return to Galapagos island after 150 years
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Ecuador’s Floreana Island in the Galapagos.
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Ecuador votes on return of US military bases to tackle drug violence
Referendum asks whether to lift constitutional ban as President Daniel Noboa seeks US help against cartels.
Riot in Ecuador prison kills 31 amid gunfire and explosions
Ecuador’s prisons are among the deadliest in Latin America due to overcrowding, corruption and weak control.
India is world’s second-largest shrimp producer. That is now under threat
US tariffs have dealt a deadly blow to the Indian shrimp industry that relies predominantly on exports.
Trump says US will repatriate survivors of ‘submarine’ attack
US leader says suspected drug traffickers to be sent to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia.
Explosions hit Ecuador, local criminal gang and ex-FARC dissidents blamed
The bridge explosions occur just hours after a car bomb went off outside a shopping mall in Guayaquil.
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Deadly car explosion outside Ecuador mall sparks investigation
A car exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador’s largest city Guayaquil, killing at least one person.
Published On 15 Oct 2025
Ecuador’s Noboa faces escalating protests over rise in diesel costs
The country’s largest Indigenous group, CONAIE, has organised protests against Noboa’s decision to cut a fuel subsidy.
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa unharmed after attack on his car
A minister claimed the attack was an assassination attempt, but protesters said they were targeted with violence, too.
Prison riot in Ecuador kills at least 17 people
This is the second deadly prison riot in Ecuador this week.
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Ecuador prison riot leaves 14 dead, 14 wounded
Ecuador’s prisons see another violent riot, with explosions and shootings in Machala.
