Davis Cup 2026: Great Britain hosts Ecuador at London’s Copper Box Arena in the first tie in a decade, with GB favorites despite injuries to Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie; Toby Samuel faces Ecuador’s Andres Andrade and Arthur Fery plays Alvaro Guillen Meza. Aviation Safety: Investigators say a helicopter crash near Mt Ololokwe in Kenya involved a low-level approach that struck rock, severed landing gear, and killed all seven on board, including Ecuador’s intelligence chief Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife. Cybersecurity: ESET reports China-aligned FamousSparrow shifted focus to Latin America, deploying a new SparroWocky backdoor to target governments including Ecuador, with profiling and exfiltration commands. El Niño Watch: Peru’s SENAMHI says “super” El Niño effects are intensifying, with Lima hitting 29°C and widespread wildlife deaths; regional impacts are expected to vary across Latin America. Health & Research: PAHO marks International Snakebite Awareness Day, highlighting more than 57,000 annual cases across the Americas and Ecuador-involved training and antivenom access work. Ecuador Tech/Infrastructure: Hansol Paper says it completed Ecuador sewage infrastructure in Santo Domingo, building 40 km of sewer lines and a 20,000-ton/day treatment facility for about 190,000 residents.