That “mano dura” approach has shown limited results. The homicide rate in 2024 dropped nearly 20 percent — but figures remain ...

President Daniel Noboa is favored to win Sunday’s presidential election as many voters embrace his heavy-handed tactics to ...

In the throes of a bloody drug war, a shrinking economy and an acute energy crisis, Ecuadorans are remarkably optimistic ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is betting that his pledges to push crime-fighting initiatives begun under his truncated ...

Daniel Noboa, the youngest president in Latin America and in the democratic history of Ecuador, seeks to be reelected for a ...

Drug-related violence that has rocked Ecuador in recent years is once again the biggest issue for many voters in Sunday's ...

R unning Ecuador seems an unenviable job. In recent years it has become the most violent state in mainland Latin America.

Incumbent President Daniel Noboa and his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez crisscrossed their equator-hugging Andean nation, ...

People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals: On the bus, at the park, on the ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is aiming for a full term in the presidential election, focusing on reducing crime and power ...

Ecuador's dueling presidential campaigns fell silent Friday, as a ban entered into force ahead of Sunday's keenly fought ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the closure of Ecuador's borders starting Saturday for three days, including ...