Ecuador stares into the abyss

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Ecuador stares into the abyss EL PAÍS USA EDITION

Dear readers,  ‌ Ecuador declared a state of emergency this week and President Daniel Noboa said the government is “at war” with criminal organizations after a wave of violence erupted in prisons and on the streets across the country. The leaders of two of Ecuador’s deadliest gangs, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, escaped from custody, apparently unhindered by prison authorities, a demonstration of the strength the gangs have been accumulating over the last five years, during which they have taken over ports, entire neighborhoods, businesses, and fleets of cab drivers. The military has been deployed throughout Ecuador and in Guayaquil, a small army has been posted outside Noboa’s home. The president has said that the authorities will try to retake control, with blood and fire if necessary. ‌ A new legal and diplomatic front was opened in Israel’s war against Hamas Thursday when South Africa presented a lawsuit at the United Nations International Court of Justice against Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for allegedly violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. South Africa alleges that Israel has taken actions to destroy the Palestinian population that go beyond legitimate self-defense, while the Israeli government has described the complaint as “absurd blood libel.” The petition before the court includes a request for the issuance of interim measures for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza. Israel sent its most celebrated judge, Aharon Barak, to The Hague to answer the allegations. Considered the greatest jurist in the country’s 75-year-history, Barak’s appointment also carries a symbolic element: as a child, he escaped Nazi persecution in the Kaunas ghetto in Lithuania. ‌ Elsewhere, with the war in Ukraine approaching its third year, EL PAÍS sat down with Dmytro Kuleba to discuss talk of a ceasefire amid wavering Western support and a brutal war of attrition on the frontlines. “We do not have a plan B,” the foreign minister said of the blocked EU and U.S. funds for Kyiv, while expressing his optimism that they will eventually arrive. Kuleba also flatly denied there have been any discussions, at any level, about a possible negotiation with Moscow. “This is not something that anyone can dare to put on the table as an option. There are wars which are black and white, where one side must win and another side must lose. And the Russian aggression against Ukraine is that kind of war.” ‌ We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

Unstoppable violence in Guayaquil, the ghost city where everyone with a tattoo is a suspect Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared that the nation is at war after the two main criminal gangs in the country, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, took control of the prisons and took to the streets to sow chaos

From drug routes to Bukele’s influence: Explaining the security crisis in Ecuador The violence sweeping the country has intensified after two criminals operating for the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels escaped prison

Israel entrusts defense against genocide charges to its most prestigious judge, a Netanyahu critic and Holocaust survivor Aharon Barak, 87, is to present his country’s position on Friday to counter accusations brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice

Keys to South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the United Nations International Court of Justice Pretoria has asked international judges to issue interim measures for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza

Taiwan prepares for elections marked by US-China geopolitical struggle Beijing, which has called the frontrunner a ‘troublemaker,’ says that this Saturday’s presidential election is a decision between ‘war and peace’

Hamas Ltd: The financial muscle of the Palestinian Islamist militia The U.S. is pressuring countries like Turkey to cut off the funds that feed the organization, which until it took power in Gaza was fueled by money from Iran and private donations

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba: ‘Putin does not want a frozen conflict, or peace’ At a time when Western support seems to be wavering and Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a battle of attrition, the politician insists that support for Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government is also support for democracy

The immense challenge of cancer vaccines: ‘There are promising results’ The consolidation of other immunotherapies and the rise of messenger RNA platforms have boosted scientists’ optimism. However, they point out that there won’t be a universal vaccine for cancer, but rather many highly-personalized ones

‘The Sopranos’ creator David Chase: ‘I’ve never watched the series. I’ve watched a couple of episodes’ On the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking mob series headed by James Gandolfini, its creator explains how it was born and why he is now revisiting the HBO hit

Chef Micha Tsumura, owner of Maido: ‘Peru isn’t Latin America’s food capital because of just five haute cuisine restaurants’ Maido topped Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list for the fourth time in 2023 and was also ranked the sixth-best restaurant globally

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