Ecuador

How Giant tortoises have returned to Galápagos island after nearly 150 years

A once‑lost population of giant tortoises has made a historic return to a Galápagos island, revealing how science‑backed conservation and ecosystem recovery are restoring the archipelago’s natural wonders.

Bananas, cocaine and power: A scandal shadows Ecuador’s president

The findings risk complicating the president’s tough-on-crime narrative at a moment when his government is seeking stronger international backing to tackle drug violence

No evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean Sea committed any crime, says Ecuador

In a rejection of US President Donald Trump’s claims that the individuals targeted by the US military in the Caribbean Sea were drug traffickers, Ecuador has released the survivor of a recent strike without charge and said there is no evidence he committed any crime.

Trump says US will repatriate 2 survivors of ‘submarine’ attack to Ecuador and Colombia

The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Donald Trump said Saturday.

Ecuador President Noboa's convoy attacked amid rising tensions | Vantage on Firstpost

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa escaped the attack on his convoy which was an assassination attempt by the protesters. His motorcade was surrounded by stone-throwing protesters. Around five people have been arrested on the charges of terrorism. Officials stated that the police is investigating the incident with marks on Noboa's car. The unrest was because Noboa ended Ecuador’s diesel subsidy, raising fuel prices to save $1.1 billion annually. This led to nationwide protests and Noboa declared state of emergency. The protests continue to happen as the country witnessed economic unrest.

Ecuador President Noboa survives alleged assassination attempt

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa narrowly escaped harm after protesters attacked his motorcade with rocks during unrest over fuel subsidy cuts. Authorities allege it was an attempted assassination, while Indigenous groups accuse security forces of using excessive force against demonstrators. Five suspects have been detained as tensions rise across the country.

Ecuador on 'maximum alert' after govt foils alleged assassination plot against President Daniel Noboa

Although it has not named anyone in its report, the government has claimed that the assassination plot was hatched by "criminal structures in complicity with political sectors defeated at the polls"

Ecuador votes in knife-edge presidential runoff amid crime surge, economic struggles

In the first round in February, Noboa edged past Gonzalez by fewer than 17,000 votes. Polls suggest the outcome of Sunday's election could go either way

History Today: When France's greatest emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne

On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s famed military commander and emperor, formally gave up his throne. Under the Treaty of Fontainebleau, he was exiled to Elba, a small island in the Mediterranean. Today also marks the day when WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was removed from Ecuador’s London embassy after seven years of asylum in 2019

How a Peruvian fisherman survived 95 days at sea on birds and cockroaches

Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa was lost at sea for 95 days after his boat drifted 1,094 km off course due to a storm. Surviving on rainwater, cockroaches, birds and turtles, he endured the last 15 days without food. Rescued by Ecuadorian fishermen on March 11, he was found dehydrated but in stable condition and later reunited with his family