NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is halting plans to deploy at least 1,000 police officers to Haiti following the unprecedented violence that erupted in the Caribbean
Read more4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Four million people face “acute food insecurity” and one million of them are one step away from famine, the U.N. food agency’s
Read moreThe men fighting gang leader Barbecue for power in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — An ex-cop who likes to give news conferences while wielding a high-powered rifle and a young criminal as fond of starring in rap
Read moreA Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed today while taking off from an air base in western Russia,
Read moreWhy 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
Read moreUS 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
Read moreHaiti’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
Read more‘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
Read moreCoast 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
Read moreU.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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