Indigenous nations denounce Ecuador–Peru oil deal as illegal, demand California end imports driving Amazon destruction

The initiative, Indigenous leaders warned, is being propelled by the continued demand from California refineries, which remain the largest US importers of Amazon crude, particularly from Ecuador. Data show these refineries process hundreds of...

Three Police Officers Detained in Ecuador Following Complaint of Attempted Assassination of Indigenous Leader

(FILE) Photo: X/ @LeonidasIzaEc. August 20, 2025 Hour: 1:32 am Three police officers in Ecuador were detained on Monday by residents of the Andean province of Cotopaxi and allegedly judged under Indigenous justice, following accusations of an...

Indigenous Nations of Ecuador and Peru Reject Cross-Border Oil Deal, Urge California to End Amazon Crude Imports

Download joint statement in English | Versión en español Quito/Lima – Indigenous nations from Ecuador and Peru have issued a strong rejection of a recently announced agreement between state-owned oil companies Petroperú and Petroecuador to connect...

I stumbled on Ecuador's best-kept sweet secret in the town of Cayambe

The recipe combines flour with butter, egg yolks, salt, wild aniseed and spring water, and the bakery that specialises in making it inside wood-fired ovens is called San Pedro. A stop at this eatery is not listed on my Cayambe itinerary - one...

NYC public school student, mom deported to Ecuador, city officials say

Gov. Kathy Hochul tells ICE to release Queens family Gov. Kathy Hochul tells ICE to release Queens family 00:32 A 6-year-old New York City public school student and her mother have been deported after they were detained by United States...

6-year-old NYC Public Schools student and her mother deported to Ecuador after detainment

QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- A 6-year-old girl and her mother, who were detained by ICE in Queens, have been deported to Ecuador. The girl was a student at P.S. 89 in Elmhurst, Queens. They were taken by ICE last week after a routine immigration...

Government declares Venezuelan cartel a terrorist threat as Ecuador aligns with U.S. stance

Members receive weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Start your subscription today for just $1 for the first month. (Regular subscription options $4.99/month or $42/year/) Click here to subscribe. Ecuador intensifies...

Video: Ghost Girl Photographed in Ecuador's Capitol Building?

An Ecuadorian politician recently shared a photo of what he claims is a ghost that resides in the country's equivalent of the Capitol Building. Adrián Castro Piedra, who serves in the Ecuadorean legislature, reportedly revealed the peculiar...

Chinese cars take majority in Ecuador’s auto market for the first time

Cuts, shortages, and broken equipment leave Vicente Corral Moscoso struggling to serve southern Ecuador’s patients. A system under pressure Cuenca’s Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, the largest public medical facility in southern Ecuador, is...

Queens elected officials say mother, daughter deported to Ecuador

Uruguay and Ecuador sign cooperation agreements

Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 19:48 UTC Noboa (L) and Orsi agreed to focus on common interests beyond ideological differences Presidents of Ecuador and Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay on Tuesday signed two bilateral agreements in Montevideo, increasing...

Asia opens new opportunities for Ecuadorian yellow pitahaya

The Ecuadorian pitahaya's 2025 season has shown good results in the yellow variety, high variability in the red variety, challenges from climate change, and a focus on diversifying crops and markets. Major efforts include opening new markets,...

Morris County choir reawakens Ecuador’s love for liturgical music

Some audience members were moved to tears as the final chorus of “Dios de Amores” (“God of Love”) faded into the air in the Basilica Catolica Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Ecuador’s capital, Quito. The hymn’s rarely heard traditional melody...

Video: The Military is Going to Leave Ecuador’s Prisons – What Comes Next?

Last week, Ecuador announced it would begin to withdraw military forces from the prisons, over a year and half after deploying them to break criminal control. The news marks the beginning of the end of a policy that has been an inflection point in...

Arsenal working on deal to sign Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen

Arsenal are working on a deal to sign Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen — if they manage to move players out before the summer transfer window shuts. Hincapie is under contract at Leverkusen until June 2029, but wants to leave and has informed...

6-year-old NYC public school student grabbed by ICE with mother deported to Ecuador

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Man who died after drugs arrest in Ecuador was originally from Offaly

THE Irish man who died four days after being arrested in Ecuador in a €600,000 drugs bust earlier this month was originally from Edenderry. John Fennessy (64) was a respected business man and factory manager who had no record of criminality of any...

Area man’s solo paddle of Georgian Bay five years in the making

'When you do it well and right and your body is in tune with the boat and the water – you’re wonderfully connected to the whole world,' says retiree He’s kayaked all over the world, but the best water avid kayaker David Yanowski, 69 has...

Messi leads revamped Argentine squad for Venezuela and Ecuador qualifiers

Ammon News - Argentina's national team unveiled a revamped 31-man squad on Monday, led by Lionel Messi, for the South American qualifiers against Venezuela and Ecuador for the 2026 World Cup. Alongside captain Messi, the squad features several...

USPS set to halt package deliveries in days after shocking rule change – and your favorite shipments are at risk

USPS may stop delivering millions of packages following a major rule change, impacting popular sites such as Amazon Haul, TikTok Shop, Shein, and Temu. Cheap, overseas packages will be affected as new regulations under President Donald Trump are...