Cuenca is a city located in the highlands of Ecuador, in the southern part of the country. It is the third-largest city in ...

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa secured a decisive victory in Sunday’s election as voters backed his tough stance on cartel violence. With 90 percent of votes counted, the National Election ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Electoral officials in the South American country have declared President Daniel Noboa the winner of the closely run election, a little more than 3 hours after polls closed.

On the eve of a too-close-to-call presidential election, Ecuador declared a state of emergency Saturday in seven of its 24 provinces, including the capital Quito, saying it was needed to fight a ...

The homicide rate in Ecuador dropped from 46.18 per 100,000 people in 2023, to 38.76 per 100,000 people in 2024. However, the rate remained far higher than the 6.85 homicides per 100,000 people ...

Ecuador has talked to the United States about receiving support in its battle against criminal gangs, President Daniel Noboa said in an exclusive interview with CNN, his first since winning Sunday ...

But Avila, the professor from the University of Cuenca, said such alliances will be key to any government Gonzalez might form if elected. Currently, Ecuador's fiscal crisis and divided legislature ...

The video game Despelote, set against Ecuador’s journey to the 2002 World Cup, is filled with the sights and sounds of its country and candid, autobiographical details. By Lewis Gordon In the ...

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa won the country’s presidential election on Sunday based on preliminary results, an electoral official said, as his main rival demanded a recount of the vote ...

WSJ’s Ryan Dubé explains how gangs turned Ecuador into one of the world’s most violence-plagued nations. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Ecuadoreans re-elected President Daniel Noboa ...

His opponent has rejected the result, claiming "grotesque" electoral fraud. Ecuador has re-elected Daniel Noboa as president - a conservative millionaire with a controversial no-holds-barred ...