Images released by the Ecuadoran presidency show US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with President Daniel Noboa, Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld, and their delegations. Rubio promised security aid to Ecuador and announced terrorist designations during his visit as he vowed to ramp up a regional fight against criminals following a US strike on a boat allegedly linked to Venezuela. Noboa, an emerging ally of US President Donald Trump, has deployed troops to combat violence that has transformed the country from one of Latin America’s safest to one of its most dangerous. IMAGES