The Latest Breaking News from Ecuador

International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Attacks on embassies have breached that, prompting anger.

Mexico welcomes Ecuador embassy staff after armed raid incident, highlighting the importance of diplomatic ties and security measures.

Former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas sought asylum at the Mexican Embassy amid corruption allegations and faced arrest by Ecuadorian authorities.

Following Ecuadorian authorities' storming of Mexico's embassy in Quito and arrest of the country’s former vice president Jorge Glas on corruption charges, Ecuador’s exiled former president, Rafael Correa, told FRANCE 24 on Saturday that his ex-deputy Glas “is an honest man” subject to “political persecution”. He also likened the raid…

Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena reported that several members of the Mexican diplomatic delegation sustained injuries during the raid

Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after a controversial arrest incident, leading to a diplomatic crisis and escalating tensions between the two na...

Ecuadoran authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who was taking refuge there, prompting Mexico to sever diplomatic ties after the "violation of international law".

Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after breach at Mexican embassy, raising tensions between the two countries.

The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there.