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How To Watch WWE Evolution 2025 - Start Time, Card, Preview
WWE.comApproaching seven years since the inaugural Evolution event, WWE is finally back with a second outing for its all-female Premium Live Event. Taking place at Atlanta, Georgia's State Farm Arena, WWE Evolution 2025 will spotlight the very...

China, Ecuador to support each other's core interests
President Xi Jinping meets with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY China's collaboration with Ecuador on the Belt and Road Initiative figured prominently during...

The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld
Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a crucial — though largely symbolic — win in its “war on gangs.” A joint operation by police and military on June 25 led to the capture of Adolfo Macías Villamar,...

How Ecuadorian narco mastermind Fito was found hiding in a secret chamber under his jailed girlfriend's house - as he faces extradition to the US
Ecuador's most wanted fugitive has been found hiding in a secret tunnel under his jailed girlfriend's luxurious property. Narco mastermind Fito was recaptured after spending more than a year on the run following his prison break in January 2024....

‘Eden’ Trailer: Netizens Excited for ‘Baddie Avengers’ Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Vanessa Kirby, Compare Jude Law’s Island Survival Drama to ‘Blue Lagoon’ (Watch Video)
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard is returning with a thrilling survival drama film titled Eden. The movie stars Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Daniel Bruhl, and Sydney Sweeney in lead roles. Recently, a trailer for the film was released...

Mike Yardley: Classic encounters in Quito’s Old Town, Ecuador
Second only to La Paz as the highest capital on earth, Ecuador’s high-altitude capital is a breath-taker. I’ve just enjoyed my first foray to captivating Quito with Viva Expeditions, and I cannot recommend it high enough. It is a tantaliser,...

Special Series: Ecuador’s War on Gangs
Latest Article Recent cases have once again highlighted the criminal infiltration of Ecuador’s police and military personnel, adding to what is a long history of close ties between criminal… Ecuador’s war on gangs has been in the making for years....

Spain Donates a Seville-Style Water Fountain to Panama for the Presidential Palace
Spain officially handed over to the Panamanian government Tuesday a Sevillian-style fountain, inspired by the Gothic Alcázar Palace in Seville, which was installed in the Palacio de las Garzas, the presidential headquarters. “This water fountain...

Ron Howard's New R-Rated Thriller Trailer Unites Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas & Jude Law
Ron Howard's upcoming R-rated film, Eden, plants a garden of possibilities with its strong ensemble cast. The survival thriller starring Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Jude Law and other notable names drops a new teaser showcasing a group of...

Savor summer fun with these July and August events in Silicon Valley
Students of the Mountain View Buddhist Temple Taiko program perform at the temple’s Obon Festival on July 20, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Summer is in full swing in the Bay Area, and there are always things to do. Whether you’re looking to...

Xi meets Ecuadorian president, Senegalese PM in Beijing
Top news Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. The two foreign leaders had just concluded their participation in the 2025 Summer Davos forum in...

Ecuador Must Deny Soldiers’ Impunity for Killing Guayaquil Children
When 11-year-old Steven Medina and three teenage friends vanished after a December military roundup in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s army claimed it was “just doing its duty.” Their burned bodies said otherwise—and the nation now stares down the horror it...

Moment Ecuador's most-wanted drug lord Fito is found hiding under a trapdoor in luxury house - after his three-year-old daughter accidentally gave up his location
Ecuador's most wanted fugitive has been recaptured by cops following more than a year on the run - after he was found hiding in a secret chamber under a trapdoor in an upmarket home. Ruthless gang leader Fito's prison break in January 2024...
Leader of Colombian criminal ring captured in UAE, says Ecuador's interior minister
QUITO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Ecuadorian-born top leader of the Colombian criminal organization "Border Commandos" has been captured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg announced Thursday. The...

Trump Effect Spreads as Ecuador Arrests Top Fugitive Drug Lord
The Trump effect appears to have spread to Ecuador as authorities there arrested one of their most significant, violent drug lords. The arrest took place this week when Ecuadoran authorities, working in partnership with U.S. authorities, arrested...

How authorities found a drug kingpin’s luxurious hideout in Ecuador
CNN — Ecuadorian forces have revealed how they captured the country’s most-wanted man, drug lord Adolfo “Fito” Macías, more than a year after his brazen prison escape prompted the president to declare an internal armed conflict to crack down on...

China and Ecuador deepen bilateral ties
Friday, June 27th 2025 - 18:54 UTC Xi encouraged both sides to effectively carry out key cooperation projects Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Ecuadorean colleague Daniel Noboa in Beijing Friday to strengthen bilateral ties, marking the...

Ecuador ends visa-free transit for Nigeria, Ghana, 43 others in new border policy
Ecuador has officially ended visa-free airport transits for travelers from Nigeria, Ghana and 43 other countries, requiring them to now obtain a Transit Visa, known locally as Visa de Transeúnte. According to TravelBiz, the new policy confirmed by...

China y Ecuador buscan profundizar su asociación estratégica tras la reunión entre Noboa y Xi, señalan ambos gobiernos
Por Ana María Cañizares y Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español El Ministerio de Exteriores de China destacó este viernes la colaboración del gigante asiático con Ecuador después de que los presidentes de los dos países, Xi Jinping y Daniel Noboa, se...

Fito’s Fall: Ecuador’s Drug War Hits a Turning Point
At dawn in the coastal city of Manta, soldiers stormed a marble-clad mansion—and ended the six-month flight of Adolfo “Fito” Macías, Ecuador’s most feared narco boss. His capture exposed the deep rot between collapsing prisons, local politics, and...