Trump says US working on trade deal with Ecuador
February 12, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's working on a trade deal with Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno, who became the first chief of state from the small South American nation in 17 years to meet with an American president in Washington...
Assange friend jailed by Ecuador says case will collapse
April 18, 2019 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A Swedish programmer friendly with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he's confident the allegations that have him jailed in Ecuador lack substance and "will collapse...
After 7 long years, Assange’s capture happened quickly
April 12, 2019 GMTHuddled at a home in Ecuador's capital, President Lenin Moreno's aides anxiously awaited word in the middle of the night on an operation that would soon make headlines around the world: the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the country's London embassy...
Exasperated Ecuador ends asylum for world’s worst houseguest
April 12, 2019 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Did Western media and government hypocrisy bring about Julian Assange's arrest, or was it his bad manners...
The Latest: Quito arrest part of Assange probe
April 12, 2019 GMTLONDON (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London (all times local):...
WikiLeaks’ Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge
April 12, 2019 GMTLONDON (AP) — British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the U...
Assange, Ecuador had relationship akin to a testy telenovela
April 11, 2019 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the Ecuadorians who granted him asylum had the ups and downs of a telenovela...
Venezuela’s Guaido, in Ecuador, says next stop is home
March 3, 2019 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday said he will go home after concluding a visit to Ecuador, raising the prospect of a showdown with the government that he is trying to force from power.
Ecuador’s president confirms journalists killed along border
April 14, 2018 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno on Friday confirmed that three press workers kidnapped along the conflictive border with Colombia had been killed, opening the door to a military strike against their captors...
Ecuador will shield Julian Assange despite latest court loss: President Lenin Moreno
February 7, 2018 GMTA British judge's ruling upholding an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange won't stop Ecuador from shielding him within its London embassy, its president affirmed afterwards.
President Lenin Moreno told reporters Tuesday that Ecuador will continue to protect the wanted WikiLeaks chief regardless of a decision handed down earlier in the day maintaining an arrest warrant issued for him in 2012.
6.0 earthquake hits Ecuador coast; no injuries reported
December 3, 2017 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck along the coast of Ecuador Sunday in the same area where a much stronger tremor left hundreds dead last year...
Protests rattle Ecuador following election fraud claims
April 4, 2017 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Supporters of Ecuadorean opposition leader Guillermo Lasso gathered in the streets for a second night Monday to protest what they consider fraud at the ballot box that tilted a presidential runoff in favor of his leftist rival...
Leftist Moreno heading to disputed win in Ecuador election
April 3, 2017 GMTQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno looked headed to victory in Ecuador's presidential runoff Sunday but his rival refused to recognize the results, claiming he was the victim of fraud in what could set the stage for protests...