Agustín Intriago, the mayor of Manta, has been assassinated alongside a young athlete, Ariana Estefanía Chancay, causing shock and sorrow in the country and having civilians currently protest to advocate for greater safety

Both day and night power outages are occurring amid the worst drought in 60 years, with the Ministry of Energy announcing that scheduled nighttime blackouts have extended into daylight hours due to severe weather conditions

María Daniela Icaza, the director of Ecuador's largest prison, was shot and killed by hitmen while traveling near Guayaquil, marking the second prison director assassination in less than two weeks

An 8 month amnesty for Venezuelan migrants in irregular status has been announced by Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, offering a special visa to aid their regularization, with the process allowing document renewals and free from penalties