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Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm embassy

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Glas' detention an “authoritarian act” and “a flagrant violation of international law".

6 Apr

Ecuador at a standstill as government starts war on drugs after TV attack

Masked, armed men stormed a live television broadcast on Tuesday as violence continues to spread across the country.

11 Jan

Gunmen stand over hostages in a Ecuadorian TV studio.

Masked gunmen storm Ecuador TV set live on air

A live television images broadcast showed people wearing balaclavas - some waving guns - inside Ecuador's TC Television station in Guayaquil.

10 Jan

Violence sweeps across Ecuador after gang leader vanishes from prison

British businessman kidnapped from Ecuador home released

Widespread reports of North Yorkshire businessman kidnapped in Ecuador

Ecuadorian presidential candidate shot dead at campaign event

Ecuadorian woman who knocked on coffin at her own funeral has died

'Dead' woman knocks on coffin shocking wake guests

At least 15 dead after earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru

Landslides kill at least 24 as heavy rain hits Ecuadorian capital

At least 22 dead in Ecuador after huge landslide triggered by record rainfall

Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez shot dead in Ecuador

More than 100 killed in Ecuador's worst ever prison riot

Brutal prison riots break out in Ecuador leaving 62 dead