In March 2025, more than 25,000 barrels of crude oil polluted the rivers of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The government arrived ...

Five people were killed in the attacks as the military targeted suspected trafficking in an area where large amounts of cocaine typically move.

A display of confiscated vessels at a naval base in Ecuador offers a peek at why drug smuggling is so hard to stop.

Ecuador released a man who survived a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel after finding no evidence that he ...

The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean has been released by prosecutors in Ecuador. They said ...

Ecuador's oil industry is in crisis due to corruption, dwindling investment, and corroded infrastructure, leading to frequent and environmentally damaging oil spills. The Trans-Ecuadorian System Oil ...

Protesters both for and against Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa have rallied in the capital Quito QUITO, Ecuador -- QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Protesters both for and against Ecuador ’s President Daniel ...

Indigenous demonstrators stand guard at a blocked road during a national strike on October 1, 2025, in Cayambe, Ecuador. A national strike was convened by the CONAIE (Confederation of Indigenous ...