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UN extends political mission in Haiti, but it will be for less than a year
The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of its political mission in Haiti, agreeing that the ...
The Hotel Oloffson Was a ‘Safe Haven’ in Haiti. Gang Wars Have Turned It to Ashes
Over nearly 100 years, the hotel survived political upheaval, military occupation, and earthquakes, the steadfast cultural ...
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Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UN report shows
Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has escalated particularly around the capital Port-au-Prince, according to a UN High ...
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Weaponized Drones Could Threaten Caribbean Security: Early Action Necessary
By Sir Ronald Sanders The Caribbean faces a new and urgent threat: weaponized drones in criminal hands are rapidly ...
Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, 6 of 25 aboard rescued
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, with a European naval force in the Mideast saying that only six of 25 ...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea, killing 3, after claiming they sank another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed ...
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Haitian Vigilantes Fighting Gangs Have Become a 'Significant Source Of Human Rights Abuses'
Groups of Haitian vigilantes fighting gangs are allegedly committing the same abuses they are claiming to fight against, ...
Vigilantes once fought Haiti’s gangs. Now it’s hard to tell them apart.
Arnold Junior Pierre, a journalist for Radio Galaxie, was on his way to the station in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince ...
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UN Says Gangs Now Have 'Near-Total Control' Of Haitian Capital: 'Closer To The Brink'
Haitian gangs now have "near-total control" of the country's capital, the United Nations is warning, as the transitional ...
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Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says
An estimated 90% of the capital Port-au-Prince is now under control of criminal groups who are expanding attacks not only ...
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Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says
UNITED NATIONS — Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N. officials ...