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In this Friday Feb. 5, 2016 file photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Sweden asks for interview with Assange as WikiLeaks founder begins fifth year in embassy: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Friday Feb. 5, 2016 file photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Julian Assange arrest warrant upheld by Swedish court

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

People light candles during a ceremony to mark the first month of the earthquake that hit the area of Manabi and Esmeraldas, in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, May 16, 2016. A month after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake many Ecuadorians are still struggling. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

6.7-magnitude earthquake reported in Ecuador

By Gonzalo Solano - Associated Press

A dog rescue unit searches for survivors in the rubble of an earthquake collapsed building in Pedernales, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Sharp tremor hits Ecuador, biggest post-quake aftershock

By Cristian Kovadloff and Rodrigo Abd - Associated Press

Rescue workers stand behind rubble after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday night. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people. (AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)

In quake-devastated Ecuador, loss piles up amid the rubble

By Allen Panchana - Associated Press

Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speak during a news conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo. (John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP, File)

U.K. will press for Julian Assange’s arrest in spite of U.N. decision

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Amazon Watch an Ecuador advocate

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Protesters rallied outside a federal court in 2013 to protest Chevron's "racketeering lawsuit against the Ecuadorean rainforest villagers," according to Amazon Watch. The group said the lawsuit was "retaliatory," but its claims have been found to be dubious. (Associated Press)

Amazon Watch still backs Steven Donziger’s discredited Chevron lawsuit after others bail

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Pope Francis is greeted by the faithful during his visit to the Banado Norte neighborhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Pope Francis began the last day of a weeklong South American tour with a stop to the Asuncion slum that borders the Paraguay river that frequently floods it and makes its dirt roads impassable pools of mud. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool)

Pope Francis burnishes credentials on South America tour

By Peter Prengaman and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis adjusts his skull cap as he celebrates Mass at Bicentennial Park in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Pope Francis used his final Mass in Ecuador to issue an appeal for the missionary church that he has championed. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis visits an old friend in Ecuador

Catholic News Agency

Pilgrims hold up their hands to be blessed by Pope Francis during a Mass at the Samanes Park in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Monday, July 6, 2015. Latin America's first pope arrived in this port city on Monday for the first big event of a three-nation tour that includes Paraguay and Bolivia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Pope Francis has packed final Ecuador day but holding up well

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press