Pope Leo canonizes Venezuela's beloved 'doctor of the poor'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its first saint and a reason to celebrate amid a yearslong economic crisis and new...

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative a Trojan Horse for Economic Dominance?

When China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched in 2013, I was a great admirer. On paper, it was—and remains—the most ambitious infrastructure project in human history, a modern-day Silk Road stretching from Asia to Europe, Africa and...

Lakes Region businesses look to international workers when local help is scarce

The Lakes Region population explodes during the summer, and to keep up with the growing demand in the hospitality industry, many businesses bring in workers from abroad when they have trouble finding local help. During a Lakes Region Tourism...

Trump ends Colombia aid over drug boom as Colombia accuses US of violating sovereignty

The United States would slash funding to Colombia because the country's leader "does nothing to stop" drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday. "The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the...

Finally, an ‘Ecotourism’ Destination That Truly Is One: Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador

Aerial view of the Napo Wildlife Center. Photo by Jill Singer One morning in late December, my husband and I found ourselves speeding in a motorboat down the Napo River, a major tributary of the Amazon. We had just left Coca in eastern Ecuador,...

Trump ends Colombia aid over drug production

The United States will slash funding to Colombia because the South American country's leader "does nothing to stop" drug production, us President Donald Trump said Sunday. "The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of...

Uniting Policymakers, AI Pioneers, and Enterprises to Build the Intelligence Economy

Record-Breaking Attendance Marks the Pivotal 45th Edition, Featuring 6,800+ Exhibitors, 2,000 Startups, and Tech Delegations from 180 Countries Ministers and Investors from the UAE, Europe, and Asia Discuss the AI Economy, Geopolitics, and Startup...

HD KSOE successfully commercializes next-generation LPG cargo handling system with 18% improvement in reliquefaction efficiency

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has taken a significant step in the liquefied gas sector with the commercialization of its next-generation LPG Cargo Handling System (CHS), demonstrating its proven performance under real...

Freedom is Not Free Good —-why initiative-taking by Ethiopian youth matters—

Aklog Birara (Dr) In a conversation with an Ecuadorian entrepreneur whose family relies on the preparation and sale of Ecuador’s world famous “flaky, buttery bizcochos de Cayambe,” I gained more insight on the power of social movements. This took...

Hard Numbers: Macron digs in his heels, Mali puts a retaliatory tax on US visitors, Ecuador’s fuel protests heat up, Nobel Prize for Economics criticize protectionism

2: French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign as his fragile government faces two no-confidence votes this week. Amid France’s deepest political crisis in decades, Macron defended his leadership, reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien...

Protest in Ecuador over fuel price hike

Crowds protesting a spike in fuel prices spilt into the streets of Ecuador’s capital of Quito Sunday, burning tyres, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who responded with volleys of tear gas. It was the latest confrontation in a...

The Rondo: Takeaways from Ecuador draw, Aussie predictions

GOAL US writers debate USMNT's result against Ecuador and whether Mauricio Pochettino should make changes ahead of tricky Australia match COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - So, 1-1. Not a bad result for the USMNT. They struggled in the opening stages, and...

Ecuador’s Boiling Point: Diesel, Dissent, and a Fight for the Nation’s Soul

Three weeks of bus strikes and farm roadblocks have pushed Ecuador to the edge. After President Daniel Noboa scrapped the diesel subsidy, one protester is dead, thousands of troops patrol the streets, his convoy has been stoned—and dialogue...

Ecuador: International organisations condemn the repression of social protest and call on the international community to remain vigilant

The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the excessive use of force by law enforcement forces in Ecuador during the social protests that began a week ago in various provinces. We call on the Ecuadorian State to immediately cease the violence...

Ecuadorian Government Freezes Bank Accounts of Two Environmental Groups

Ecuadorian military unblock a highway in the midst of the national strike, Oct. 2025. X/ @Expresoec October 10, 2025 Hour: 9:36 am On Thursday, the administration of President Daniel Noboa froze the bank accounts of two well-known social...

Astaroth Banking Trojan Abuses GitHub to Remain Operational After Takedowns

Oct 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Financial Security Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that delivers the Astaroth banking trojan that employs GitHub as a backbone for its operations to stay resilient in the...

Astaroth Banking Malware Exploits GitHub for Hosting Configuration Files

McAfee’s Threat Research team recently uncovered a sophisticated new Astaroth campaign that represents a significant evolution in malware infrastructure tactics. This latest variant has abandoned traditional command-and-control (C2) server...

Ecuador: NGOs condemn repression of social protests and call on international community to remain alert

The following organisations condemn the use of excessive force on the part of the Ecuadorian security forces in response to the protests which broke out in provinces across the country last week. We strongly urge the government of Ecuador to...

Geopolitics Weekly (Ecuador ‘Assassination,’ Taiwan Missile Defense, UN Peacekeeping)

Geopolitics Weekly analyzes emerging geopolitical trends around the world, distilling the cacophony of global events into one easy reader. It lands in the inbox of Geopolitical Monitor subscribers every week. Ecuador President Claims Assassination...

China's automakers drive Ecuador's transition toward electric mobility

People take pictures of an electric bus manufactured by Chinese bus maker Yutong in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, on March 31. RICARDO LANDETA/XINHUA As Chinese automakers move up the value chain and gain market share in Latin America, Ecuador, a...