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Mexico will take the irruption of Ecuadorian security forces into its embassy in Quito to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said. Security forces in Ecuador on Friday forced their way into the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas, prompting Mexico to suspend bilateral ties. Glas, who is wanted for corruption, had been residing for months in Mexico’s embassy in the Ecuadorian capital. On Friday, the Mexican Foreign Ministry had announced it would grant him asylum, enraging Ecuador. “We vehemently cond…

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