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Brazil's National Congress building in Brasília (illustrative)
November 1, 2026
Rubio says Washington did not help Flávio Bolsonaro leave Brazil, as Trump says he can stay in the US ‘as long as he wants’
Players during a football match (illustrative; not this match)
November 1, 2026
Macará thrash Barcelona SC 3-0 in Ambato and close in on a direct Copa Libertadores 2027 place, delaying Independiente del Valle’s title party
A single bitcoin coin (illustrative)
November 1, 2026
Binance reopens bitcoin withdrawals after its $6.3 billion hack and says about 95% of the affected assets have been replaced
The Moscow Kremlin on a winter day (illustrative; not Tsaritsyno)
November 1, 2026
US and German embassies warn of a possible terror attack at Moscow’s Tsaritsyno park; Russia’s FSB says it received the tip and is taking measures
Doha skyline at night, Qatar (illustrative)
November 1, 2026
Iran says it is discussing a plan with Qatari mediators to reopen the Strait of Hormuz ‘within two days’, as Trump says talks are ‘going fine’ but he is in no hurry
Aerial view of Guayaquil (illustrative)
November 1, 2026
Curfew begins in Guayas and four other coastal provinces: midnight-to-5am restrictions run until November 10, with checkpoints already up in Guayaquil
Tortuga Bay on Santa Cruz island, Galápagos (illustrative, taken before the floods)
November 1, 2026
Floods on Galápagos’ Santa Cruz island leave at least one dead and two missing as Ecuador declares an emergency; 14 rivers overflow on the mainland
Gold bars and coins (illustrative)
October 31, 2026
Ecuador’s mining exports jump 42% to $3.59 billion on gold above $4,000, but key projects such as Mirador Norte remain stalled
A bitcoin coin on a trading chart (illustrative)
October 31, 2026
Binance sets aside $6.34 billion to cover its record hack and plans to start reopening withdrawals in stages on Sunday
Polling station sign on a pole (illustrative)
October 31, 2026
Nearly 48 million Americans have already voted, beating the 2022 midterm early-vote record, as Trump reinstates his Kansas and Iowa rallies
Crude oil tanker at anchor (illustrative)
October 31, 2026
Oman rescues 25 sailors from a burning tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran says ships on ‘unauthorised routes’ hit mines
Nurse administering a vaccine (illustrative)
October 31, 2026
Influenza reaches ‘epidemic levels’ in Ecuador, PAHO says, as the health ministry brings forward a flu-vaccine drive for 3.3 million people
Motorcyclist riding through a flooded street (illustrative)
October 31, 2026
Ecuador’s long weekend: heavy-rain warning for Guayas until Sunday night, VAT on tourism cut to 8% and 4,914 traffic agents on the roads
Aerial view of Guayaquil, Ecuador, in daytime (illustrative)
October 31, 2026
Prosecutors raid Guayaquil City Hall and its transit agency in an embezzlement probe, hours after searching the Playas mayor’s home
Illustrative photo of a floodlit football pitch at night
October 30, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half hat-trick lifts Al Nassr past Al Kholood 5-3 and leaves him 15 goals short of 1,000
Illustrative photo of a polling station sign on a pole
October 30, 2026
Days before the US midterms, Trump cancels weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa as Democrats lead national polls
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at sea
October 30, 2026
Pentagon tells Congress the Iran war has cost US taxpayers $47.1 billion as the conflict nears its ninth month
Illustrative photo of a person trading cryptocurrency on a phone app
October 30, 2026
Binance hit by a $6.3 billion breach, the largest crypto hack on record; withdrawals halted and bitcoin falls below $77,000
Illustrative photo of archaeological excavation tools in the soil
October 30, 2026
2,300-year-old DNA from Salango reveals 1,500 years of genetic continuity on Ecuador’s coast — and early tuberculosis
Close-up of an Aedes mosquito, the species that transmits dengue
October 30, 2026
Ecuador passes 43,000 dengue cases in 2026, its second-worst year since 1994, as El Niño rains spread mosquito breeding sites
People walking along the Malecón 2000 waterfront in Guayaquil, Ecuador
October 30, 2026
Curfew returns to Guayas and four other coastal provinces from November 1, overlapping Ecuador’s long weekend
Illustrative photo of an airliner parked on an airport tarmac at night
October 30, 2026
Ecuador extradites Daniel Salcedo, ex-officer Ronald Herrera and Los Choneros’ ‘Churrón’ to the United States
Illustrative image of the Tel Aviv skyline
October 29, 2026
Israel count: Netanyahu’s bloc slips to 53 seats and Eisenkot’s to 48 as Arab parties reach a record 19
Artwork of Milwaukee Brewers players on display at American Family Field in Milwaukee
October 29, 2026
Brewers beat Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in Milwaukee franchise history
Illustrative close-up of a US hundred-dollar bill
October 29, 2026
Fed holds rates at 3.75%–4% in a 10-2 vote as two officials push for a hike; bitcoin trades near $81,000
Illustrative image of the flag of Brazil against a blue sky
October 29, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Florida and reunites with brother Eduardo, vowing to lead Brazil’s opposition from abroad
Illustrative low-level view of railway tracks
October 29, 2026
Spain train crash: death toll rises to 69 as investigators focus on a signalling failure and a control-room order
Illustrative image of high-voltage power line towers
October 29, 2026
Ecuador’s electricity use jumps 13% this year as mining, shrimp farms and electric cars strain a tight grid
Illustrative image of cars driving through a flooded street during a storm
October 29, 2026
Ecuador pays a $303.99 emergency bonus to rain-hit families in Milagro and other coastal cantons as storm warning stays active
Illustrative image of a judge's gavel on a dark background
October 29, 2026
Judge orders pretrial detention for Vinces mayor and nine others in Ecuador money-laundering case
Illustrative image: a private jet on the tarmac at dusk
October 28, 2026
Plane linked to Flávio Bolsonaro refuelled in Guayaquil before heading to Miami; Argentina confirms he crossed its border
Illustrative image: Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City
October 28, 2026
Israel vote count: Netanyahu’s bloc leads with 54 seats but is short of a majority; Eisenkot’s camp has 49
Illustrative image: a silver high-speed train at a station platform
October 28, 2026
At least 64 dead after two high-speed trains collide near Urda, in Spain’s Toledo province
Blue domes of the New Cathedral in Cuenca's historic centre, Ecuador
October 27, 2026
Prosecutors raid Cuenca’s city hall, municipal companies and ex-officials’ homes in embezzlement probe
Brazil's National Congress building in Brasília under a blue sky
October 27, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro reported to have left Brazil as Washington says it will grant visas to him and his family
Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem (illustrative image for Israel's election)
October 27, 2026
Israel exit polls: Eisenkot’s bloc edges ahead of Netanyahu, but neither side reaches 61 seats
Lightning bolts behind dark storm clouds over a city skyline (illustrative)
October 27, 2026
Guayaquil and Milagro under water: photos, videos and figures from Ecuador’s record October rains
The London Palladium theatre in London (illustrative image)
October 27, 2026
Harry Kane wins the Ballon d’Or in London, the first Englishman to take the award since Michael Owen
Sunset over Guayaquil, Ecuador (illustrative image)
October 27, 2026
Schools in flooded parts of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón switch to remote classes as Inamhi forecasts another rain peak this afternoon
Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City (illustrative image)
October 27, 2026
Israelis vote with the highest early turnout in decades as Netanyahu fights for survival against Eisenkot’s bloc
Milad Tower in Tehran, Iran
October 26, 2026
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish security chiefs hold talks in Tehran as Iran and the Mecca pact states agree to ‘seek peace’
Brazilian 100-real banknotes
October 26, 2026
Trump says Brazil’s election ‘looked rigged’ as the real slides about 12% after Lula’s victory
Cars on a wet city street during a heavy rainstorm (illustrative image)
October 26, 2026
Guayaquil braces for another night of electrical storms after a Monday downpour leaves 42 sectors under water
Religious icons and candles inside an Orthodox church (illustrative)
October 26, 2026
Jordan arrests three suspects after a gunfight, three days after the deadly attack on a church in Karak
National Assembly building in Belgrade, Serbia
October 26, 2026
Serbia’s Student List heads for a 140-seat majority as the preliminary count confirms Vucic’s defeat
National Congress of Brazil in Brasília
October 26, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro vows to seek annulment of Brazil’s run-off as Lula’s victory rattles markets and draws world congratulations
Guayaquil skyline at sunset, Ecuador
October 26, 2026
Guayaquil wakes up to flooded streets as Ecuador’s coast stays under a heavy-rain warning until Wednesday
Crowd with Serbian flags in central Belgrade welcoming student marchers, March 2025
October 25, 2026
Serbia’s Vucic concedes defeat as student-led list wins snap election on record turnout
The flag of the Federative Republic of Brazil
October 25, 2026
Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil, projections show, after overtaking Flávio Bolsonaro in a dramatic count
People walking down a street in the rain holding an umbrella
October 25, 2026
El Niño rains have now affected more than 28,000 people in Ecuador, with three deaths since the red alert began

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