"Diplomatic Crisis: Ecuador's Raid on Mexican Embassy Leads to Outcry and Severed Ties"

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"Diplomatic Crisis: Ecuador's Raid on Mexican Embassy Leads to Outcry and Severed Ties"
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Ecuador faces international outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been seeking asylum there. The arrest prompted Mexico to suspend diplomatic ties with Ecuador, with other Latin American countries condemning the breach of diplomatic norms and violation of Glas's right to asylum. Ecuadorian authorities defended the raid, accusing Mexico of allowing Glas to evade a corruption probe. The incident has sparked a diplomatic crisis and raised concerns about the inviolability of diplomatic premises and personnel.

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