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Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year

Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
Africa|Americas|News|World

US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti

The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions

US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti
Opinion|World

A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry

Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries in the world

A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry
Americas|News|World

Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti. But a diplomatic crisis persists

The Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier amid an ongoing spat over construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river

Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti. But a diplomatic crisis persists
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left woman dead

A powerful Haitian gang leader has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with ordering the kidnapping of an American couple, which left a woman dead

Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left woman dead
Americas|News|Travel|World

Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence

Haiti’s government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had been increasingly using in their quest to reach the United States

Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence
Africa|News|World

Kenya says it won't deploy police to fight gangs in Haiti until they receive training and funding

Kenya says it won't deploy its police officers to Haiti until all conditions on training and funding are met in line with last month’s approval from the U

Kenya says it won't deploy police to fight gangs in Haiti until they receive training and funding
Americas|Crime|Health|News|World

Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police

One of Haiti's most vulnerable and impoverished communities is recovering from a gang attack that targeted a hospital serving as a lifeline for many

Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police
Americas|News|World

Coup leader Guy Philippe repatriated to Haiti as many question his next role in country in upheaval

Notorious coup leader Guy Philippe has returned to Haiti after the U.S. government repatriated him

Coup leader Guy Philippe repatriated to Haiti as many question his next role in country in upheaval
News|World

Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over a territorial dispute. Here's what to know

A century-old territorial dispute is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela

Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over a territorial dispute. Here's what to know
Americas|News|Political|World

Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from using force, but fail to resolve territorial dispute

The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela have promised in a tense meeting that neither side will use threats or force against the other, but failed to reach agreement on how to address a bitter dispute over a vast border region rich with oil and minerals

Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from using force, but fail to resolve territorial dispute
Americas|Crime|Sports

Dominican judge orders conditional release of Rays shortstop Wander Franco while probe continues

A judge in the Dominican Republic has ordered the conditional release of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco

Dominican judge orders conditional release of Rays shortstop Wander Franco while probe continues
Crime|News|World

Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment

People across Haiti are wondering what awaits them after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country

Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment
Americas|Crime|News

Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked warrant obtained by AP

A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year for failing to meet with him so he could interrogate her about the case, according to a legal document that The Associated Press obtained

Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked warrant obtained by AP
Crime|News|World

Widow of slain Haitian president, ex-prime minister and a former police chief are indicted in case

A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others

Widow of slain Haitian president, ex-prime minister and a former police chief are indicted in case
Americas|Crime|News|World

Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers

Heavy gunfire has paralyzed Haiti’s capital as a powerful gang leader announced he will try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers

Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
Americas|Crime|News|World

Violence is battering Haiti's fragile economy and causing food and water shortages

Unrelenting gang attacks in Haiti have paralyzed the country and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods

Violence is battering Haiti's fragile economy and causing food and water shortages
Americas|News|World

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it

A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appears to be crumbling as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
Economy|Health|News|World

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country

Some 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid, sometimes eating only once a day or not at all

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
News|World

Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti's capital

Fresh gunfire has erupted in Haiti's capital, forcing aid workers in downtown Port-au-Prince to halt urgently needed care for thousands of people

Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti's capital
Americas|Crime|News

Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti's capital, family says

A family member says a U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital who attacked them as they left a youth group activity held at a local church

Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti's capital, family says
Americas|Crime|News|World

What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti

A family member of a U.S. missionary couple says the couple and a Haitian man who led a religious organization have been fatally shot by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital

What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti
Crime|News|US

What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti

A spokesperson for the families of a young missionary couple from the U.S. says their bodies are going to be transported to Missouri this week

What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti
Americas|News|World

Hundreds mourn gang killings of a Haitian mission director and a young American couple

Hundreds of people in Haiti are mourning the death of Judes Montis

Hundreds mourn gang killings of a Haitian mission director and a young American couple
Americas|Health|World

Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country

Haiti's government says the country's newly selected prime minister has been hospitalized in the capital of Port-au-Prince

Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country

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