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4 years after Haiti’s president was killed, the investigation drags on

Read full article: 4 years after Haiti’s president was killed, the investigation drags on

Not one suspect imprisoned in Haiti has faced trial after being accused in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, who was gunned down at his home in Port-au-Prince nearly four years ago.

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UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger

Read full article: UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger

The U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger.

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Organization of American States under pressure from the US to help quell gang violence in Haiti

Read full article: Organization of American States under pressure from the US to help quell gang violence in Haiti

The Organization of American States is coming under pressure to help quash gang violence in Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police in the troubled Caribbean country struggles with a lack of funds and personnel.

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Protesters in Haiti demand new government and more security as anger over gangs spreads

Read full article: Protesters in Haiti demand new government and more security as anger over gangs spreads

Dozens of protesters are marching up the hills of Haiti’s capital to demand an end to persistent gang violence as they call on the country’s prime minister and transitional presidential council to resign.

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Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country’s longest river

Read full article: Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country’s longest river

Dozens of people are swimming and wading across Haiti’s longest river in a desperate attempt to flee gangs.

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Gangs attack another town in Haiti’s central region, killing an 11-year-old child and three others

Read full article: Gangs attack another town in Haiti’s central region, killing an 11-year-old child and three others

A human rights activist says gangs have attacked another town in Haiti’s central region, killing at least four people, including an 11-year-old child.

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3 Haitian soldiers warring with gangs are slain outside of Port-au-Prince

Read full article: 3 Haitian soldiers warring with gangs are slain outside of Port-au-Prince

Authorities say at least three Haitian soldiers were killed in an apparent gang ambush in a town on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince on Sunday.

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Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis

Read full article: Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis

A new report has found that more than half of Haiti’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June, and another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve.

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Haiti's government announces 'war budget' as town after town falls to gangs

Read full article: Haiti's government announces 'war budget' as town after town falls to gangs

Haiti’s government says it has approved what it called a “war budget” of $275,000 aimed at alleviating the country’s crisis as gang violence surges.

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UN mission details deadly attacks in Haiti's capital and questions government's delayed response

Read full article: UN mission details deadly attacks in Haiti's capital and questions government's delayed response

A new report by the U.N. political mission in Haiti says more than 260 people were killed during recent gang attacks on two communities in the country's capital.

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Haiti taking more steps against gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

Read full article: Haiti taking more steps against gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has tried to allay surging alarm among Haitians over rampant gang violence by acknowledging that the country has “become hell for everyone” and promising new measures to stop the bloodshed.

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Journalists in Haiti defy bullets and censorship to cover unprecedented violence

Read full article: Journalists in Haiti defy bullets and censorship to cover unprecedented violence

Journalists in Haiti are under attack like never before.

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Gunfire as thousands protest in Haiti to denounce a surge in gang violence

Read full article: Gunfire as thousands protest in Haiti to denounce a surge in gang violence

Thousands of protesters in Haiti have clashed with police as they denounce a surge in gang violence and demand that the government keep them safe.

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Gunmen attack convoy evacuating medical staff after aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospital

Read full article: Gunmen attack convoy evacuating medical staff after aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospital

Doctors Without Borders says that four of its vehicles came under fire while they evacuated staff from a hospital in Haiti’s capital as gang violence surges.

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A police union in Haiti demands more protection a day after gangs kill a Kenyan policeman

Read full article: A police union in Haiti demands more protection a day after gangs kill a Kenyan policeman

Haitian police officers are demanding better protection and treatment a day after gunmen killed a Kenyan policeman who was part of a U.N.-backed mission tasked with fighting gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.

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Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting

Read full article: Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting

Kenyan authorities say one of their officers sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs was killed in an operation in the countryside.

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Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti

Read full article: Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti

Amnesty International has released a report that details the impact gang violence has had on children across Haiti and called for immediate action.

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US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says

Read full article: US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says

The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital.

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Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia's leader

Read full article: Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia's leader

Haiti's government has invested more than $3.8 million to welcome Colombia's president.

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Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs

Read full article: Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs

The second of two journalists killed in one of the worst attacks on the press in Haiti has been buried.

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Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It's tripled over the past year

Read full article: Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It's tripled over the past year

The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people.

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Remembering the 2010 earthquake that killed over 300,000 in Haiti

Read full article: Remembering the 2010 earthquake that killed over 300,000 in Haiti

Haitians marked the 15th anniversary of a tragedy on Sunday.

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Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order

Read full article: Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order

About 150 military police officers from Central America have started arriving in Haiti.

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A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

Read full article: A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory describes seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going without help.

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A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer

Read full article: A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer

Haiti’s online media association says two reporters were killed and several were wounded in a gang attack on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital.

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Gangs burn Haiti’s only trauma center, leaving system in ruins

Read full article: Gangs burn Haiti’s only trauma center, leaving system in ruins

Gangs attacked a critical trauma center in Port-au-Prince and set it on fire. Local 10 News spoke with an advocate of that hospital about the effects this latest tragedy will have on an already fragile country.

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Haiti’s main international airport reopens a month after gang violence forced it to close

Read full article: Haiti’s main international airport reopens a month after gang violence forced it to close

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened one month after it closed for the second time this year because of gang violence.

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Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son's death

Read full article: Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son's death

A coastal community in Haiti’s capital is reeling days after a gang leader was accused of killing more than 100 people to avenge his son’s death.

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A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son's death

Read full article: A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son's death

A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son's death.

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Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back

Read full article: Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back

An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of the violence confronting the United Nations-backed force almost daily in Port-au-Prince.

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Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

Read full article: Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high.

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Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

Read full article: Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack

Read full article: Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack

A powerful gang coalition has launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital.

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Passengers recall ‘scary’ Spirit Airlines flight from FLL hit by gunfire in Haiti

Read full article: Passengers recall ‘scary’ Spirit Airlines flight from FLL hit by gunfire in Haiti

A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, came under gunfire during its landing attempt Monday, and passengers are now sharing their frightening experiences with Local 10 News.

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Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti's capital as gangs ratchet up violence

Read full article: Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti's capital as gangs ratchet up violence

Masses of residents are fleeing a running battle between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by the gangs.

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

Read full article: 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.

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FAA bans flights to Haiti after Spirit, JetBlue planes hit with bullets

Read full article: FAA bans flights to Haiti after Spirit, JetBlue planes hit with bullets

The Federal Aviation Administration put in a temporary ban on all flights from the U.S. to Haiti after a Spirit Airlines jet, flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, sustained gunfire while trying to land in Port-au-Prince on Monday, injuring a flight attendant.

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Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

Read full article: Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

Haiti’s international airport was shut down after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince.

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Spirit Airlines flight from FLL hit by gunfire in Haiti; crew member hurt

Read full article: Spirit Airlines flight from FLL hit by gunfire in Haiti; crew member hurt

A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port-au-Prince came under gunfire while trying to land in the Haitian capital, the Haiti National Office of Civil Aviation told ABC News.

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Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process

Read full article: Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process

A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti has signed a decree firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille.

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Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

Read full article: Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

Gangs in Haiti have opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter as it prepared to land in Port-au-Prince, marking the latest attack in the country's capital as violence surges once again.

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Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

Read full article: Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

Police in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs.

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UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition

Read full article: UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels of gang violence and criminal activities in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

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Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti's capital in new wave of violence

Read full article: Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti's capital in new wave of violence

Multiple gangs are attacking several communities in Haiti's capital.

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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

Read full article: Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

A new report has found that nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse, as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prince and beyond.

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Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

Read full article: Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

Esai Reed, at only 6 years old, has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities.

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As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

Read full article: As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

As world leaders discuss the future of efforts to wrangle the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness over an international response to the tide of violence.

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Fuel truck explosion kills at least 15 people in Haiti

Read full article: Fuel truck explosion kills at least 15 people in Haiti

Haiti's prime minister says at least 15 people have been killed and 40 others seriously injured after a tanker truck carrying gasoline flipped over and exploded.

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Haiti's army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer

Read full article: Haiti's army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer

Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce.

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Local 10 in Haiti: Nation of 12 million looks to new prime minister to defeat gangs

Read full article: Local 10 in Haiti: Nation of 12 million looks to new prime minister to defeat gangs

After arriving at Haiti’s National Palace this week, Local 10 News witnessed a significant change in the Caribbean nation: dozens of members of its newly reformed military, marking the first time since the 1990s that Haiti has had an army.

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Haitian ex-President Martelly hit with U.S. sanctions, accused of facilitating drug trade

Read full article: Haitian ex-President Martelly hit with U.S. sanctions, accused of facilitating drug trade

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the former president of Haiti, Michel Joseph Martelly, following accusations that he abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking into the U.S. and sponsored gangs that have contributed to instability in the Caribbean country.

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Local 10 in Haiti: Residents demand action as gangs tighten grip on Port-au-Prince

Read full article: Local 10 in Haiti: Residents demand action as gangs tighten grip on Port-au-Prince

Dramatic scenes unfolded on the streets of Port-au-Prince Monday morning, highlighting the ongoing struggle for control in Haiti’s capital.

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Haitian police tear-gas peaceful protesters as they demand help in stopping gangs

Read full article: Haitian police tear-gas peaceful protesters as they demand help in stopping gangs

Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters in the capital, Port-au-Prince, as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have violently seized control of their neighborhoods.

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Local 10 visits Haiti as nation attempts to rebuild after near-collapse

Read full article: Local 10 visits Haiti as nation attempts to rebuild after near-collapse

Local 10′s Calvin Hughes arrived in Port-au-Prince on Monday, bringing viewers a firsthand look at Haiti’s challenges and efforts to rebuild a country that was once hailed as the crown jewel of the Caribbean.

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This Week in South Florida Podcast: Aug. 18, 2024

Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: Aug. 18, 2024

To discuss the changing dynamic of this year’s elections, Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida lawmakers Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, and Alex Rizo, a Republican. Carlton Gillespie, of Florida International University; Laralyn Jackson, of the University of Miami; and Liv Caputo, of Florida State University joined Milberg for the TWISF NextGen Roundtable. For the Tell Me Something Good segment, Milberg interviews Miami Northwestern High’s track and field coach Carmen Jackson, who is going to Paris to cheer for a group of her mentees competing in the Olympic Games.

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Haiti’s prime minister aims to restore order

Read full article: Haiti’s prime minister aims to restore order

Children in Haiti desperately need the country’s new prime minister to succeed.

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Haiti’s anti-gang crackdown: About a dozen killed after prison break

Read full article: Haiti’s anti-gang crackdown: About a dozen killed after prison break

Amid an ongoing anti-gang crackdown involving a United Nations-backed law enforcement mission, Haitian authorities reported a prison break turned deadly in Saint-Marc, a coastal city north of Port-au-Prince.

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Security officers cover Haiti’s prime minister with gunfire as he leaves hospital, government says

Read full article: Security officers cover Haiti’s prime minister with gunfire as he leaves hospital, government says

The office of Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille says security officers had to fire shots to cover leader’s exit from a hospital in Port-au-Prince.

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US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti

Read full article: US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip to the troubled Caribbean country.

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At least 3 dead in Haiti after boat catches fire during escape attempt

Read full article: At least 3 dead in Haiti after boat catches fire during escape attempt

Officials in Haiti say at least three people have died and up to 40 remain missing after a boat in the waters off northern Haiti caught fire with up to 80 Haitians on board trying to escape to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Haiti's prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capital

Read full article: Haiti's prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capital

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has ordered gangs to surrender their weapons and acknowledged how dangerous life in Haiti’s capital and beyond has become.

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More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

Read full article: More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country.

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Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control

Read full article: Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control

Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the capital’s largest hospital, after authorities said they took control of the medical institution over the weekend from armed gangs.

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In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangs

Read full article: In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangs

The head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti says “there’s no room for failure” and is committing to ensuring democratic elections.

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Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive

Read full article: Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections.

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Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says

Read full article: Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says

The U.N. says criminal gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March.

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Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Read full article: Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence.

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UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

Read full article: UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police officers has arrived in Haiti, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.

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Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says

Read full article: Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says

A new report from the U.N. migration agency says that surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs has displaced nearly 580,000 people since March.

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Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives

Read full article: Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives

The beleaguered director of Haiti’s National Police has been ousted following months of criticism that he wasn’t doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs.

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

Read full article: 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.

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Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

Read full article: Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

U.N. development specialist Garry Conille has been named Haiti’s new prime minister nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.

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

Read full article: 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.

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

Read full article: 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.

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

Read full article: 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.

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Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed

Read full article: Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it.

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Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services

Read full article: Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services

Violence is traumatizing Haitian children.

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Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack

Read full article: Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack

A growing number of civilians and police officers are demanding the dismissal and arrest of Haiti’s police chief as heavily armed gangs launched a new attack in the capital of Port-au-Prince.

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Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

Read full article: Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that is surprising many as gang violence consumes the country.

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Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

Read full article: Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

Gangs in Haiti have laid siege to several neighborhoods in the capital, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced.

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The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council

Read full article: The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council

A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is dividing a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country.

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New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

Read full article: New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

It’s been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on its members is rapidly growing.

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With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes 10 new leaders as country choked by gangs seeks peace

Read full article: With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes 10 new leaders as country choked by gangs seeks peace

Haiti has opened a new political chapter with the installation of a transitional council tasked with picking a new prime minister and preparing for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country.

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Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent

Read full article: Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent

A transitional council charged with selecting a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti is demanding that its members be sworn in at the National Palace, raising concerns about their safety.

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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

Read full article: Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

Life-saving medication and equipment is dwindling or altogether absent at hospitals and clinics across Haiti's capital as brutal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince and beyond.

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Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

Read full article: Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains largely absent.

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

Read full article: 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.

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Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs

Read full article: Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs

Haiti’s National Police says it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours.

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Haiti's surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks

Read full article: Haiti's surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks

More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks as deadly gang violence continues.

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Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace

Read full article: Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace

Heavy gunfire erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours.

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Amid Haiti's spiraling violence, Florida residents worry about family, friends in the island nation

Read full article: Amid Haiti's spiraling violence, Florida residents worry about family, friends in the island nation

Florida residents are raising concerns about family and friends in Haiti amid ongoing violence in the Caribbean island nation.

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Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete

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Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister for Haiti have issued their first official statement.

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Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti's capital

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Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies near the country’s largest public hospital.

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State emergency management director: Goal is to get hundreds of Floridians home from Haiti

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A Florida Division of Emergency Management flight from Haiti landed early Sunday morning at Orlando International Airport with 21 Floridians rescued from the crisis. Hundreds more want to leave.

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As gangs rampage through Haiti's capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds

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U.N. officials say more than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs continue to pillage homes and attack state institutions.

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Haitians emerge from homes during brief respite from gang violence. Hours later, gunfire erupts

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Gunfire has erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital.

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‘Happy to be here:’ Americans relieved as another flight evacuates citizens from Haiti to Miami

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The second flight chartered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis transporting U.S. citizens out of Haiti landed at Miami International Airport on Thursday.

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Gangs target peaceful communities in new attacks on Haiti's capital

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Armed gangs are launching new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital.

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A team to choose Haiti's next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation

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Caribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti.

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Haiti crisis: Gangs close Port-au-Prince airport, Americans evacuated to Miami

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The airport in Port-au-Prince remains closed as gangs control the area, leading to the first official evacuation flight bringing 30 Americans to Miami on Sunday.

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