PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Politicians across Haiti are scrambling for power after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is
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Haiti’s future is being planned on two tracks: traditional political power and gang power
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s future is being planned on two tracks — one involving traditional political power, the other focused on the power of gangs.
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4 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
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The 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
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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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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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Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of armed gangs attempted to take over Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday, launching an armed attack against the facility
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Haiti’s neighbors prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s neighbors on Monday began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated
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Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the
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There’s chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Increasingly powerful gangs have attacked prisons and the airport serving Haiti’s capital in recent days, forcing businesses and schools to close as hundreds of
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