Rubio says Washington did not help Flávio Bolsonaro leave Brazil, as Trump says he can stay in the US ‘as long as he wants’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that the Trump administration arranged Flávio Bolsonaro’s exit from Brazil, a trip that included a stop in Guayaquil. Trump said the defeated candidate “got treated very shabbily” and can remain in the US.
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
Macará beat Barcelona SC 3-0 at the Bellavista stadium on Saturday to reach 66 points in second place of LigaPro’s final hexagonal. Barcelona, sixth, see their Libertadores hopes fade.
Binance reopens bitcoin withdrawals after its $6.3 billion hack and says about 95% of the affected assets have been replaced
Binance began reopening withdrawals in phases on Sunday, starting with bitcoin, three days after the largest crypto hack on record. The exchange says it has replenished about 95% of the impacted assets and that users will not bear the losses.
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
The US Embassy in Moscow said it was aware of a “credible threat of a mass casualty event” at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve on October 31. Germany issued a similar warning, and Russia’s FSB confirmed it had been informed.
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
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a two-day reopening plan for the Strait of Hormuz is under discussion with Qatar if Washington cooperates. Donald Trump says the US is “not in that much of a hurry” and still has “one or two sites” to deal…
Curfew begins in Guayas and four other coastal provinces: midnight-to-5am restrictions run until November 10, with checkpoints already up in Guayaquil
Ecuador’s new curfew under Executive Decree 519 took effect at midnight on Sunday in Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos, El Oro and Esmeraldas. It runs every night from 00:00 to 05:00 until the early hours of November 10, overlapping the November 2–3…
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
Around ten hours of rain flooded the upper neighbourhoods of Santa Cruz, the most populated island in the Galápagos. Authorities report one death, two missing, about 80 evacuated and damage to the road to Baltra airport.
Ecuador’s mining exports jump 42% to $3.59 billion on gold above $4,000, but key projects such as Mirador Norte remain stalled
Central Bank data show mining is Ecuador's fastest-growing major export in 2026, and the Chamber of Mining expects a record $5 billion for the year. Investment fell, the mining cadastre is still closed and several projects are delayed by power disputes.
Binance sets aside $6.34 billion to cover its record hack and plans to start reopening withdrawals in stages on Sunday
The exchange says users will not bear the losses from the $6.3 billion breach. About $3 billion has been frozen on-chain, a proof-of-reserves report is due Monday, and a blockchain analytics firm links the attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group.
Nearly 48 million Americans have already voted, beating the 2022 midterm early-vote record, as Trump reinstates his Kansas and Iowa rallies
Three days before the November 3 midterms, early voting is surging in Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas, Democrats lead the generic ballot by about 8 points, and Trump has reversed his decision to cancel two weekend rallies.