The government of Ecuador signed on Tuesday an executive decree imposing a nighttime curfew from May 3 to May 18 across nine provinces and four municipalities, a measure President Daniel Noboa says is designed to intensify operations against organized crime in a nation that closed 2025 with a record 9,300 homicides. Decree 370 orders the […]

The Minnesota coroner’s office confirmed the death of nurse Alex Pretti as a homicide, amid a growing use of lethal force by federal officials.

Ecuador launches a major military operation with 10,000 soldiers to combat crime in coastal provinces. The Ecuadorian Government launched a major military operation on January 15, deploying approximately 10,000 soldiers to three coastal provinces in a move to combat criminal organizations, as the country remains one of the most violents in the region. Dubbed “Operation […]