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Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included

Apr. 08, 2024 21:16 PM EDT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa's relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with his constituents....

Former Ecuadorian VP arrested after police broke into embassy has long faced corruption accusations

Apr. 06, 2024 16:47 PM EDT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian authorities took the extraordinarily unusual step of breaking into a foreign embassy to arrest a former vice president facing corruption charges. The move earned the administration of President Daniel Noboa swift condemnation from fellow leaders as well as...

Mexican president wanted to lead Latin America, but reality and his own rhetoric got in the way

Apr. 05, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in 2018 hoping to recover Mexico’s old reputation as the diplomatic leader of Latin America, but what he’s managed to do is get several of his country’s ambassadors kicked out of countries in the region. ...