MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed today while taking off from an air base in western Russia,
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Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister was last seen in Puerto Rico, negotiating his return to a homeland gripped by violence and controlled by heavily armed
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US pledges an additional $100M for a multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit Haiti
KINGSTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force to
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Haiti’s prime minister says he’ll resign as violent gangs rampage. It’s not clear who leads next
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced today that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international pressure
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the
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Coast Guard seizes $4.5 million in cocaine, transfers custody of 2 smugglers
SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 182 kilograms of cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers to federal
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U.S. military flies Marines into Haiti embassy, evacuating some staff in overnight airlift
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The U.S. military flew in Marines to reinforce its embassy in Haiti and evacuate non-essential personnel as heavily-armed gangs continue to challenge the
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2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified
LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico
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Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three
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Civilians navigate bodies in the streets amid violence gripping Haiti’s capital: AP photos
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It’s been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital,
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