Mexico Announces Diplomatic Break with Ecuador Over Ex-VP's Arrest

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Mexico Announces Diplomatic Break with Ecuador Over Ex-VP's Arrest
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Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the country's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police forcibly entered the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas, who had sought political asylum there. The arrest has led to a deepening diplomatic rift between the two countries, with Mexico condemning the action as a violation of international law and sovereignty. Mexico plans to take the case to the International Court of Justice, while the Mexican embassy in Quito remains under heavy police guard.

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