1. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa says he is proposing a constitutional amendment to allow foreign military bases in the country.
Noboa's government has been aggressively fighting rising violence since he took office late last year.
The U.S. has assisted with some police and emergency equipment such as bulletproof vests and ambulances. It previously had a military base in the country but was booted in 2009.
2. The Cuban government this week began reducing the amount of bread it sells on the island, saying it ran short of wheat flour.
The latest is on top of years of food and medicine shortages that have forced many to leave Cuba.
The island has also been having more blackouts and outages and water supply problems this summer.
