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Breaking down the Assange extradition saga
The extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange concluded Wednesday in the United Kingdom. Assange faces 18 espionage charges in the U.S. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab breaks down the case.
Alleged drug lord linked to murders of 3 reporters captured in Ecuador
Carlos Arturo Landazuri Cortes, a "high-value target," was captured after months of intelligence work, Ecuador's police chief said.
Ecuador prosecutor investigating TV studio attack killed, official says
Cesar Suarez was investigating the dramatic live-broadcast armed assault last week on an Ecuadoran television station.
"Spidermen" narcos use ropes to hide drugs on U.S.-bound ships
The intruders usually act under the cover of darkness, sometimes with the complicity of the crew, according to Ecuador's coast guard.
Ecuador frees hostages, finds escapees after drug gang mayhem in prisons
Authorities in Ecuador say 8 "terrorists" killed, 27 escapees captured after "war" with drug gangs erupts in deadly mayhem at nation's prisons.
"Lost valley" of ancient cities uncovered in Amazon rainforest
Recent mapping by laser-sensor technology revealed the sites to be part of a dense network of settlements that lasted about 1,000 years.
Ecuador at war with drug gangs
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa says the country is at war with terrorist groups as violence from drug gangs surges. According to the government, at least 30 attacks have happened since the leader of the gang Los Choneros escaped from prison. That includes an assault on a TV station during a live broadcast Tuesday. CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo is in Ecuador following the story.
Masked gunmen invade Ecuadorian TV studio
President Daniel Noboa declares a 60-day state of emergency in Ecuador following a drug lord's prison break and a series of violent incidents, including the on-air takeover of a TV station by masked gunmen. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Gang attacks escalate violence in Ecuador
A series of gang attacks across Ecuador Tuesday, including the takeover of a live TV broadcast, is the latest in a wave of violence in the country over the last few years. CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo reports.
Gunmen storm Ecuador TV station during show
Police have arrested 13 men who were seen taking people hostage on live television in Ecuador on Tuesday. The incident was one of many gang attacks across the country following the apparent prison escapes of two of Ecuador's most powerful drug gang leaders. CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo has more.
Soldiers patrol streets in Ecuador as violence explodes
The crime gangs also declared war on the government when Noboa announced a state of emergency following the prison escape on Sunday of one of Ecuador's most powerful narco bosses.
Gunmen in Ecuador fire shots on live TV as country hit by attacks
President Daniel Noboa decreed a national state of emergency for 60 days Monday, allowing the authorities to suspend rights and mobilize the military in places like prisons.
Legislation giving nature the same rights as humans gaining traction
Panama recently approved a nationwide law giving nature rights, allowing people to defend ecosystems in a court of law.
Spike in migrant crossings at southern border
An unprecedented number of migrants from across the globe are waiting to be processed at the U.S.-Mexico border in hopes of starting the yearslong process to obtain legal status. CBS News immigration and political reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest from Arizona.
Ecuador's drug lords are building "narco-zoos" as status symbols
A pair of jaguars discovered in a cage on a ranch exposed a cruel new fashion among Ecuador's drug kingpins.
6 Ecuadorian suspects in presidential candidate's assassination killed
The six inmates were being kept at Ecuador's biggest — and considered its most dangerous — prison, Litoral Penitentiary.
Adams: Immigration could "break the bank"
Mayor Eric Adams still wants to embrace immigrants in New York City but says the financial burden of the current crisis could hurt the city's economy. CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo has more on the mayor's trip to Latin America.
Videos show Ecuador police seizing nearly 14 tons of drugs
The operation took one year of investigations and involved the "exchange of information" with the U.S., Mexico and Colombia, authorities said.
Mayor Eric Adams heads to Latin America
New York City mayor Eric Adams wants to give a "true picture" of conditions migrants will face in the U.S. during his trip to Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia. CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo has more.
Ecuadorian prisoners take 57 hostages as car bombs rock the capital
The incidents come just weeks after a presidential candidate with a tough stance on organized crime and corruption was assassinated after a rally.
Ecuadorian election goes to runoff vote
The presidential race in Ecuador will head to an October runoff after no candidate in Sunday's special election secured 50% of the vote to declare victory. In Guatemala, anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo was elected president Sunday with 58% of the vote. Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined CBS News to discuss the two elections.
Ecuador votes to stop oil drilling in Amazon reserve: "Historic"
NGO Amazon Frontlines said the vote was a "demonstration of climate democracy, where people, not corporations, get to decide on resource extraction and its limits."
Ecuador hit by earthquake and cyberattacks amid presidential election
Ecuador was hit by a magnitude 5.5. earthquake and, officials said, the country's overseas voting system was targeted by cyberattacks as the country voted for its next president.
Ecuadorians head to the polls weeks after candidate assassinated
Sunday's ballot has the names of eight candidates, including Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption crusader who was killed Aug. 9 while leaving a campaign rally.
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