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Ecuador Puts 10 Provinces Under Emergency Rule as Killings Surge
Ecuador’s president declared a sixty-day state of emergency across ten provinces due to a surge in killings, with nearly 900 murders reported in those areas in early 2024. The emergency grants police and soldiers authority to enter homes without judicial warrants.
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