In a referendum, Ecuadorians refuse constitutional change that would allow foreign troops to operate in the country. The ...

Online Presentation by Lisbeth Moya Gonzalez to Northeast Los Angeles Alliance for Democracy on November 15, 2025. The great dichotomy of the Cuban ...

Ecuador, once one of the most peaceful countries in Latin America, is now one of its most dangerous. The murder rate in 2020 was 7.7 homicides per 100,000 ...

In a massive defeat for President Daniel Noboa’s neoliberal program, Ecuador overwhelmingly voted “No” on all four questions in the national referendum held on November 16. The result is a crushing ...

Through a national referendum held on Nov. 16, Ecuadorian voters rejected a proposal to allow a United States military base or other foreign military bases within the country. Ecuador’s current ...

Since its 19th-century independence wars from Spain, Latin America has embraced caudillismo: a political system headed by ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said he planned to go Turkey on Wednesday to try to revive peace talks with Russia ...

A referendum in Ecuador has overwhelmingly rejected, with around 60 percent of the vote, the return of US military bases to ...

A vote on Sunday rejected the expansion of a foreign military presence. It came as the U.S. military’s campaign in waters near Latin America has been roiling the region.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

Voters in Ecuador have rejected the proposed return of foreign military bases, including ones operated by the United States.