"Mexico Cuts Ties with Ecuador Over Embassy Arrest: Latin American Support Grows"

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced the break of diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police forcibly entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought political asylum there. The raid has sparked international condemnation, with Venezuela supporting Mexico and urging the international community to take action. Mexico has criticized Ecuador's actions as a violation of international law and sovereignty, and plans to take the case to the International Court of Justice. Diplomatic tensions between the two countries have escalated, leading to the expulsion of the Mexican ambassador from Ecuador.
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- The president jailed 1% of El Salvador's population. Their children are paying the consequences The Associated Press
- Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador Reuters Canada
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