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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save QUITO, Ecuador — This country was once a relatively peaceful haven in South America, wedged between neighbors often racked by armed conflict and guerrilla violence. On Wednesday, Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, declared that his nation was entering a new era: “We are in a state…
Journalists who were held hostage after masked gunmen broke into Ecuadorian broadcaster TC’s live studio have spoken about their ordeal. Alina Manrique said the armed men “hunted” staff members and that she thought she would never see her children again. TV anchor Jorge Rendon, who was live in the studio when the attack took place,…
CNN — The governing party called it a ceremonial passing of the baton. But the opposition lambasted it as a “passing of the scepter.” Constitutionally barred from running for reelection, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sought to show last month, in a very public way, that presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum has his blessing. So…
Although many Wall Street analysts are forecasting a pullback for tech stocks after a momentous rally in 2023, BMO Capital Markets is sticking with its overweight outlook on the tech sector. The market has been sluggish to start 2024 — the S & P 500 is up just 0.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 0.3%…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save JERUSALEM — Jihad Hammouda said he spent 17 days blindfolded and handcuffed in an Israeli detention facility, made to kneel on the ground for hours at a time. He did not know where he was or when he would be released. Israeli soldiers stormed his…
When people hear “Cold War,” they imagine nuclear arsenals, military standoffs, and ideological conflict. But today’s global rivalry looks different. The new Cold War isn’t centered on missiles. It’s centered on markets. Economic power — not military force — is becoming the primary tool of global influence. And the battleground spans supply chains, technology, energy,…