President Guillermo Lasso declared a national State of Exception due to the rising criminality and drug trafficking rates in the country

The Sangay volcano in central Ecuador has resumed intense activity, spewing ash that has affected four cities and produced up to 15 explosions per minute for 19 hours

An Ecuadorian court recognised the legal rights of a river in the country, the Machángara, ruling that the municipality of Quito violated them by allowing it to be heavily polluted and must clean it up

Ecuadorean police have rescued 49 people kidnapped by the Los Lobos gang in Azuay province, arresting two suspects and seizing dynamite, weapons, and ammunition during an elaborate joint raid in a mining area

A nation-wide trial in Ecuador against 5 individuals accused of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio just began; Villavicencio, a journalist and former legislator known for exposing corruption, was shot after a rally in August 2023