http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:03:01 +0100 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:03:01 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/24/giant-tortoises-are-returning-to-this-galapagos-island-nearly-150-years-after-they-went-ex http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/24/giant-tortoises-are-returning-to-this-galapagos-island-nearly-150-years-after-they-went-ex Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:02:20 +0100 Rangers have released 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the island's ecosystem. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/09/nobody-gives-us-any-incentive-a-familys-solitary-fight-to-save-endangered-plants-in-the-am http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/09/nobody-gives-us-any-incentive-a-familys-solitary-fight-to-save-endangered-plants-in-the-am Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:54:59 +0100 Pucha and his family have spent years building a 'living laboratory' and a vital seed bank in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/26/an-ancient-forest-in-ecuador-is-the-last-stand-for-a-tiny-hummingbird-facing-extinction http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/26/an-ancient-forest-in-ecuador-is-the-last-stand-for-a-tiny-hummingbird-facing-extinction Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:45:20 +0100 The species is at risk as high-altitude forests are cleared for grazing and agriculture. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/17/ecuadorian-voters-reject-hosting-foreign-military-bases-and-rewriting-constitution-in-refe http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/17/ecuadorian-voters-reject-hosting-foreign-military-bases-and-rewriting-constitution-in-refe Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:10:47 +0100 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a conservative closely aligned with the Trump administration, had pushed Ecuador's courts to include the question about launching a process that could lead to a new constitution. http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/11/14/trump-touts-trade-deals-as-republican-and-democratic-pressure-mounts-over-high-grocery-pri http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/11/14/trump-touts-trade-deals-as-republican-and-democratic-pressure-mounts-over-high-grocery-pri Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:07:39 +0100 Trump announced a series of trade and tariff deals as a way to counter criticism over rising food costs, framing them as a boost to supply chains and cheaper imports such as bananas and coffee. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/10/10/protests-over-fuel-price-hikes-plunge-ecuador-into-political-crisis http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/10/10/protests-over-fuel-price-hikes-plunge-ecuador-into-political-crisis Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:49:23 +0200 Ecuador is facing one of its most tense political moments in years, as protests over the government’s decision to cut diesel subsidies stretch into a third week. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/24/farmers-and-indigenous-groups-clash-with-police-in-ecuador-over-diesel-subsidies http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/24/farmers-and-indigenous-groups-clash-with-police-in-ecuador-over-diesel-subsidies Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:57:24 +0200 Farmers, Indigenous groups and transport unions clashed with police outside Tabacundo on Tuesday, as nationwide protests in Ecuador entered their second day. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/17/protesters-clash-with-police-in-quito-over-fuel-subsidy-cuts http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/17/protesters-clash-with-police-in-quito-over-fuel-subsidy-cuts Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:55:11 +0200 Protesters clashed with security forces in Quito on Tuesday as demonstrations erupted over rising diesel prices following the government’s decision to end fuel subsidies. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/clashes-erupt-in-quito-as-protesters-demand-president-noboas-resignation http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/clashes-erupt-in-quito-as-protesters-demand-president-noboas-resignation Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:58:18 +0200 Clashes broke out in Quito on Thursday as protesters rallied against President Daniel Noboa’s government, demanding his resignation over job cuts and wage reduction policies. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/05/14/ecuadors-waorani-demand-court-action-over-amazon-oil-projects http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/05/14/ecuadors-waorani-demand-court-action-over-amazon-oil-projects Wed, 14 May 2025 13:47:25 +0200 Leaders of Ecuador’s Waorani Indigenous community gathered at Quito's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, urging recognition of territorial rights threatened by government-backed oil projects. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/14/president-noboa-secures-re-election-in-ecuador http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/14/president-noboa-secures-re-election-in-ecuador Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:51:17 +0200 The right-wing politician, whose campaign centred on fighting crime and revitalising the economy, received around 56% of the vote on Sunday. But his rival Luisa González has demanded a recount. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/12/flooding-in-southern-ecuador-collapses-bridge-damages-buildings http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/12/flooding-in-southern-ecuador-collapses-bridge-damages-buildings Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:20:02 +0100 Heavy rains in southern Ecuador caused the Malacatos and Zamora rivers to overflow, damaging buildings and collapsing a bridge. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/10/ecuadors-presidential-election-heads-to-second-round http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/10/ecuadors-presidential-election-heads-to-second-round Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:19:39 +0100 In the first round on Sunday, President Daniel Noboa narrowly beat the leftist candidate Luisa González, who far exceeded pollsters' predictions. http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/30/large-waves-kill-three-people-and-close-ports-in-ecuador-chile-and-peru http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/30/large-waves-kill-three-people-and-close-ports-in-ecuador-chile-and-peru Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:06:31 +0100 Fishing boats capsized along the Peruvian coastline as waves were reported to be as high as four metres. Dozens of ports also had to be closed. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/13/spain-arrests-anti-fraud-police-chief-after-20-million-found-in-his-home http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/13/spain-arrests-anti-fraud-police-chief-after-20-million-found-in-his-home Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:37:17 +0100 The arrest is linked to Spain's largest-ever cocaine bust after 13 tonnes of the drug were found in a cargo container of bananas shipped from Ecuador. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/07/spanish-police-seize-record-13-tonnes-of-cocaine-in-banana-shipment-from-ecuador http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/07/spanish-police-seize-record-13-tonnes-of-cocaine-in-banana-shipment-from-ecuador Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:17:29 +0100 Authorities in Spain say the drug bust is the second-largest ever recorded in Europe and one of the biggest worldwide. http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/21/cacti-iguanas-and-el-nino-how-erratic-weather-is-disturbing-a-fragile-ecosystem-on-the-gal http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/21/cacti-iguanas-and-el-nino-how-erratic-weather-is-disturbing-a-fragile-ecosystem-on-the-gal Sat, 21 Sep 2024 13:05:14 +0200 Native prickly pear and lava cactus have a very narrow distribution on the Galápagos, making their recovery vital. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/09/08/ecuador-indonesia-uganda-where-can-you-visit-the-equator-and-is-it-worth-a-trip http://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/09/08/ecuador-indonesia-uganda-where-can-you-visit-the-equator-and-is-it-worth-a-trip Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:34:46 +0200 Like a golden thread circling the Earth, the equator sprinkles a bit of tourist magic in 11 countries. http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/30/ecuador-voted-to-stop-oil-drilling-in-its-amazon-so-why-are-hundreds-of-wells-still-open http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/30/ecuador-voted-to-stop-oil-drilling-in-its-amazon-so-why-are-hundreds-of-wells-still-open Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:04:20 +0200 Supporters were jubilant last year when almost 60 per cent of voters supported the referendum on ending drilling. http://www.euronews.com/2024/07/08/great-news-ecuador-river-is-granted-the-right-to-not-be-polluted-in-historic-court-case http://www.euronews.com/2024/07/08/great-news-ecuador-river-is-granted-the-right-to-not-be-polluted-in-historic-court-case Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:00:59 +0200 A court has ruled that pollution violates the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital, Quito. http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/06/an-amazing-discovery-scientists-hit-upon-first-nursery-for-hammerhead-sharks-in-the-galapa http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/06/an-amazing-discovery-scientists-hit-upon-first-nursery-for-hammerhead-sharks-in-the-galapa Mon, 06 May 2024 09:00:18 +0200 The scientists were also able to tag one of the elusive species for the first time, and hope their findings will lead to greater protection. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/03/19/the-galapagos-islands-are-cracking-down-on-overtourism-by-doubling-their-entry-fee http://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/03/19/the-galapagos-islands-are-cracking-down-on-overtourism-by-doubling-their-entry-fee Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:00:27 +0100 The changes will come into force in August. http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/04/volcano-erupts-on-galapagos-island-home-to-last-known-fantastic-giant-tortoise http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/04/volcano-erupts-on-galapagos-island-home-to-last-known-fantastic-giant-tortoise Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:30:25 +0100 Fernanda, a lone female, was discovered on Fernandina in 2019 and is now fated to become an endling. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/26/ecuadorian-government-seizes-and-destroys-over-20-tonnes-of-cocaine http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/26/ecuadorian-government-seizes-and-destroys-over-20-tonnes-of-cocaine Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:07:40 +0100 Ecuadorian authorities have started the process of destroying some 22 tonnes of cocaine seized in recent days. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/21/pope-francis-pleads-for-the-release-of-the-six-nuns-kidnapped-in-haiti http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/21/pope-francis-pleads-for-the-release-of-the-six-nuns-kidnapped-in-haiti Sun, 21 Jan 2024 23:11:03 +0100 Speaking on Sunday from the window of the Apostolic Palace, he prayed for the release of the group of people, including six nuns, who were kidnapped in Haiti last week. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/18/prosecutor-investigating-attack-on-ecuador-tv-studio-shot-dead-in-guayaquil http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/18/prosecutor-investigating-attack-on-ecuador-tv-studio-shot-dead-in-guayaquil Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:14:19 +0100 The prosecutor was shot more than 20 times while driving a white car in the north of Guayaquil. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/15/ecuadors-armed-forces-raid-prisons-in-attempt-to-stop-gang-violence http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/15/ecuadors-armed-forces-raid-prisons-in-attempt-to-stop-gang-violence Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:53:21 +0100 Soldiers and police intervened on Sunday in several prisons in Ecuador in search of weapons, ammunition and explosives and to restore order amid an unprecedented surge of violence in the country. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/01/15/watch-military-and-police-in-ecuador-raid-prisons-after-week-of-unprecedented-violence http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/01/15/watch-military-and-police-in-ecuador-raid-prisons-after-week-of-unprecedented-violence Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:30:50 +0100 The police and military operation came a day after President Daniel Noboa and the official body that controls the prisons announced the release of nearly 170 prison officers and administrative staff who had been held by inmates for six days. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/10/ecuador-labels-20-drug-gangs-as-terrorist-groups-after-live-tv-attack http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/10/ecuador-labels-20-drug-gangs-as-terrorist-groups-after-live-tv-attack Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:28:37 +0100 The country has been plunged into chaos after its most notorious gang leader and drug lord, Adolfo Macías, escaped from prison on Sunday. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/11/10/watch-ecuador-police-and-military-raid-prison-for-second-day http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/11/10/watch-ecuador-police-and-military-raid-prison-for-second-day Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:58:12 +0100 Hundreds of police and military personnel searched Ecuador's most dangerous prison, the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, for a second day on Thursday. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/25/record-cocaine-haul-hidden-in-ecuadorean-banana-shipment-intercepted-in-spain http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/25/record-cocaine-haul-hidden-in-ecuadorean-banana-shipment-intercepted-in-spain Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:38:27 +0200 Many packages in the nine-tonne-plus drug consignment were labelled with swastikas and the word 'Hitler' http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/13/leader-of-ecuadorian-crime-gang-moved-to-maximum-security-prison-days-after-candidates-kil http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/13/leader-of-ecuadorian-crime-gang-moved-to-maximum-security-prison-days-after-candidates-kil Sun, 13 Aug 2023 17:23:27 +0200 Authorities moved the leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison Saturday, three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/12/pope-condemns-unjustifiable-assassination-of-ecuadorian-presidential-candidate http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/12/pope-condemns-unjustifiable-assassination-of-ecuadorian-presidential-candidate Sat, 12 Aug 2023 16:38:43 +0200 Several Colombians have been arrested in connection with the murder of Fernando Villavicencio. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/11/customs-officials-in-rotterdam-in-netherlands-record-for-seizure-of-cocaine-worth-600-mill http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/11/customs-officials-in-rotterdam-in-netherlands-record-for-seizure-of-cocaine-worth-600-mill Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:40:34 +0200 Prosecutors say the drugs were hidden in a container of bananas from Ecuador http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/10/anti-corruption-ecuadorian-presidential-candidate-assassinated-at-campaign-event http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/10/anti-corruption-ecuadorian-presidential-candidate-assassinated-at-campaign-event Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:50:44 +0200 An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country. http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/12/new-hope-tiny-galapagos-island-birds-make-promising-comeback http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/12/new-hope-tiny-galapagos-island-birds-make-promising-comeback Fri, 12 May 2023 19:30:14 +0200 Conservationists rejoice ‘new hope’ as tiny Galápagos Island birds make promising comeback. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/11/watch-oil-spill-in-ecuadors-amazon-region-a-result-of-sabotage http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/11/watch-oil-spill-in-ecuadors-amazon-region-a-result-of-sabotage Thu, 11 May 2023 22:59:11 +0200 The spill was captured in a video by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon, 10km from Lago Agrio, the capital of Sucumbios in northeast Ecuador. http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/28/fears-grow-for-missing-people-in-ecuadors-massive-mudslides http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/28/fears-grow-for-missing-people-in-ecuadors-massive-mudslides Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:14:54 +0200 Emergency services are still searching for survivors of Sunday's massive landslide in central Ecuador. Mud engulfed at least 163 homes in the small Andean community of Alausi affecting around 500 people. http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/19/strong-earthquake-hits-ecuador-and-peru-killing-at-least-14-people http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/19/strong-earthquake-hits-ecuador-and-peru-killing-at-least-14-people Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:00:36 +0100 The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast. http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/27/ecuador-seychelles-sri-lanka-could-these-countries-solve-their-nation-debt-through-conserv http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/27/ecuador-seychelles-sri-lanka-could-these-countries-solve-their-nation-debt-through-conserv Sun, 27 Nov 2022 09:00:57 +0100 Debt-for-nature deals are increasingly seen as silver bullets for debt and biodiversity crises. http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/21/in-pictures-qatar-world-cup-opening-ceremony-and-first-match http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/21/in-pictures-qatar-world-cup-opening-ceremony-and-first-match Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:36:50 +0100 Hosts Qatar took on Ecuador in the opening game of the 2022 tournament, after a lavish opening ceremony in Doha. http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/20/world-cup-defeat-for-hosts-qatar-as-ecuador-triumphs-in-opening-match http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/20/world-cup-defeat-for-hosts-qatar-as-ecuador-triumphs-in-opening-match Sun, 20 Nov 2022 23:51:23 +0100 World Cup: Defeat for hosts Qatar as Ecuador triumphs in opening match http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/11/11/ecuador-is-launching-a-digital-nomad-visa-offering-low-cost-of-living-and-good-quality-of- http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/11/11/ecuador-is-launching-a-digital-nomad-visa-offering-low-cost-of-living-and-good-quality-of- Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:35:45 +0100 “We weren’t the first country to invent this, but we have really embraced it,” says Ecuador’s tourism minister Niels Olsen. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/11/04/watch-soldiers-in-ecuador-tackle-prison-riot http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/11/04/watch-soldiers-in-ecuador-tackle-prison-riot Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:09:35 +0100 Soldiers enter the Guayas 1 prison facilities in the southwestern port city Guayaquil after six police were wounded in the latest prison riot to hit Ecuador. A source at the prison authority who asked not to be named told AFP that the police officers were confronted by inmates with guns and explosiv http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/09/22/protests-in-quito-after-lawyer-found-murdered http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/09/22/protests-in-quito-after-lawyer-found-murdered Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:13:21 +0200 Protests outside Quito police headquarters after lawyer found murdered. http://www.euronews.com/2022/09/21/three-new-snake-species-discovered-living-under-graveyards-and-churches-in-ecuador http://www.euronews.com/2022/09/21/three-new-snake-species-discovered-living-under-graveyards-and-churches-in-ecuador Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:44:35 +0200 It’s hoped that identifying the reptiles will help reverse their fortunes and protect the country’s diminishing cloud forest. http://www.euronews.com/2022/08/09/ecuador-leading-the-way-in-working-alongside-indigenous-groups-to-protect-sacred-rainfores http://www.euronews.com/2022/08/09/ecuador-leading-the-way-in-working-alongside-indigenous-groups-to-protect-sacred-rainfores Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:44:00 +0200 Communities in the Amazon, NGOs and local governments are teaming up in an unprecedented show of solidarity. http://www.euronews.com/2022/08/03/long-lost-iguana-born-again-on-galapagos-island-after-nearly-two-centuries-of-extinction http://www.euronews.com/2022/08/03/long-lost-iguana-born-again-on-galapagos-island-after-nearly-two-centuries-of-extinction Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:46:35 +0200 Nearly 200 years after it was first sighted by Charles Darwin, this iguana has made an epic comeback. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/07/01/ecuadorian-indigenous-people-celebrate-deal-to-cut-fuel-prices http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/07/01/ecuadorian-indigenous-people-celebrate-deal-to-cut-fuel-prices Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:43:01 +0200 Ecuadorian Indigenous people celebrate after their leaders and the government signed a deal that would cut fuel prices and end cost-of-living protests that largely paralysed the country for 18 straight days. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/06/24/ecuador-demonstrators-take-to-streets-on-day-11-of-anti-govt-protests http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/06/24/ecuador-demonstrators-take-to-streets-on-day-11-of-anti-govt-protests Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:17:25 +0200 Ecuador demonstrators take to streets on day 11 of anti-govt protests. Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters.