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The Latest Breaking News from Ecuador

‘I’m not afraid’: Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate who fought the cartels

Killing of Fernando Villavicencio ahead of elections comes as country struggles with surge in drug-related violence

The Guardian - UK

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate's killing

Ecuador's government has moved the leader of one of the country’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison

The Independent UK

Pope condemns 'unjustifiable' assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate

Pope Francis is strongly condemning the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate

The Independent UK

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How Ecuador reached the shocking point of a political assassination

Ecuador is in a state of emergency after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate. Here's how the country got to this point.

WEKU

Cartel politics: On an assassination and Ecuador’s fight against drugs

If Ecuador’s politicians and state institutions continue to let criminal gangs have their way, it is only a matter of time before the country becomes a failed state

The Hindu

The Guardian view on murder in Ecuador: a tide of violence reaches new heights

Editorial: The killing of a presidential candidate has highlighted soaring homicide levels, as the cocaine trade booms in Latin America

The Guardian - UK

In Ecuador, a presidential candidate was assassinated. The tragedy is that no one was surprised

Our country is locked in a spiral of killing and violence. We can end this narco nightmare, but the omens are not good, warns academic Jorge Núñez

The Guardian - UK

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Moises Caicedo record £110m fee is agreed for Liverpool switch – Jurgen Klopp

The Reds have had a British transfer record offer accepted for Brighton’s 21-year-old Ecuador international.

The Independent UK

Liverpool agree British transfer record £110m fee for Moises Caicedo – reports

Brighton have held firm in their valuation of the Ecuadorian all summer long.

The Independent UK

Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate

Ecuador's evolution into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing surge of violence weighs on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life's work was to fight crime.

WEKU

Killing of Ecuador candidate deepens country's sense of vulnerability to crime

The brazen assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio at a crowded political rally has deepened the country’s sense of vulnerability to its rising crime

The Independent UK

Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Ecuador’s transformation into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing three-year surge of violence is weighing on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was to fight crime and corruption

The Independent UK

AP-Week in Pictures: Aug. 3 - Aug. 10, 2023

From fiery protests in Haiti, to wildfires in Hawaii, to an assassination in Ecuador, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

The Independent UK

Ecuador’s descent into violence reaches new low with candidate’s assassination

Shock and horror after Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned on tough-on-crime platform, killed in burst of gunfire in Quito

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Fernando Villavicencio: slain Ecuador candidate was fearless whistleblower

Villavicencio, who was assassinated as he left a campaign event, didn’t have a long career as a politician but had an extensive track record of investigative journalism

The Independent UK

Slain Ecuador candidate fearlessly took on drug cartels and corruption

The Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was fatally shot at a political rally was unafraid to take on criminal networks and a political elite he accused of corruption

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1426: RBI keeps repo rate unchanged, Day 3 of no-trust debate in LS

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Maharashtra, Delhi, the Supreme Court, Manipur and Ecuador.

The Independent UK

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated ahead of elections

Former journalist and anti-corruption figure is killed 10 days before elections

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Evening Standard

Anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated after campaign rally

An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital.

WEKU

A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at a campaign event

Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said.

The Hindu

Ecuador’s presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event in Quito amid violence in country

Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate in Ecuador, was shot and killed at a rally in Quito. President Lasso promised justice and said organized crime had gone too far. Villavicencio was a critic of the former President Correa and had filed many complaints against high-ranking members.

France 24

Ecuador's Lasso declares state of emergency after killing of presidential candidate

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday declared a state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, known for speaking up against corruption, was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital amid a wave of startling violence in the South American country.

The National (Scotland)

Rangers confirm Jose Cifuentes transfer as Michael Beale adds to his midfield

The Ecuador internationalist made 19 appearances in the MLS this season.

The National (Scotland)

Inside Jose Cifuentes' rise from World Cup and Los Angeles star to Rangers recruit

The step into European football has been at least four years in the making for Jose Cifuentes. His move to the continent will be followed by more on…

The Independent UK

Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso is again making use of the executive’s power to suspend some of people’s rights and mobilize the military in an attempt to quell the most recent spike in violence in the South American country

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