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Former Ecuadorian VP Attempts Suicide in Police Custody
Update 19:15 EST: The National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) has confirmed that Glas is in stable condition after having been transported to a military hospital while in police custody.
SNAI stated that Glas had passed out from lack of sustenance after refusing to eat for 24 hours. Following his loss of consciousness, Glas received...
Ecuador Storms Mexican Embassy, Arrests Former Vice President
Escalating Tensions
Mexico's President, Andres Manuel Obrador, has ordered relations with Ecuador to be suspended after Ecuadorian police raided Mexico's embassy in Quito, the Ecuadorian capital. Ecuador's police raided the embassy in order to arrest former Ecuador Vice President Jorge Glas.
During the raid, a brief altercation with the head of Mexico's consular section, Roberto Canseco, occurred as he attempted to...
More Than 30 Homicides Rock Ecuador Over Easter Weekend
What You Need to Know:
Between Thursday and Sunday, Ecuador was rocked by a series of violent homicides, including the kidnapping and killing of five tourists in Puerto López. The deteriorating security situation in the country, which has been under a national state of emergency since the 9th of January, is occurring against the backdrop of President Noboa’s ‘Phoenix Plan’,...
Ecuadorian Mayor Found Dead in Rented Car
A Killing:
An Ecuadorian mayor was found dead from gunshot wounds by authorities alongside an advisor in a rented car in San Vicente, a city located in Ecuador's western Manabí Province.
The mayor, Brigitte Garcia, was Ecuador's youngest serving mayor and a member of the country's leftist Citizen Revolution Party, while her advisor, Jairo Loor, was the municipality's communications director.
Following the...
Ecuadorian State of Emergency Continues as Police Crackdown on Crime
Ecuadorian police successfully rescued a citizen who was a victim of kidnapping after stopping a vehicle with four individuals inside. Following the traffic stop, police were reportedly shot at by the perpetrators, which led to the injury of one individual but successfully made the arrest of three individuals who have been arrested and transferred to the proper authorities.
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Israel Seizes Control of Rafah Crossing
Israel has seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, effectively isolating Gaza from the world.
Establishing Control
Israel occupied the Palestinian side of the crossing point...
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The Commander of the Mauritanian National Armed Forces announced in a statement on Sunday the onset of a series of military drills near the country’s border with Mali to “ Commanders and Soldiers ...
Operation Vala Umgodi: Illegal Mining Kingpin Shot Dead in Soweto, South Africa
A Basotho illegal mining kingpin connected to at least 29 murders in South Africa’s Gauteng Province, including the massacre of 16 patrons at Nomzamo Park tavern in July 2022, has been shot and killed...