By Scott Simon NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with political analyst Arianna Tanca about Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption candidate for president of Ecuador who was assassinated this week. Source: Authorities are looking into the assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate
By Emily Feng Taiwan’s Vice President transits through the U.S. this weekend on a trip to South America. China is watching closely. Source: Taiwan’s Vice President is stopping by the U.S. this week, under China’s watchful eye
By Manuela López Restrepo Ecuador is in a state of emergency after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate. Here’s how the country got to this point. (Image credit: Rodrigo Buendiar/AFP via Getty Images) Source: How Ecuador reached the shocking point of a political assassination