Today: September 22, 2024
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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

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

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

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
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Violence is battering Haiti's fragile economy and causing food and water shortages

Unrelenting gang attacks in Haiti have paralyzed the country and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods

Violence is battering Haiti's fragile economy and causing food and water shortages
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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

Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives
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Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs

Haiti’s transitional council has appointed a new Cabinet

Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs
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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

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

Hundreds mourn gang killings of a Haitian mission director and a young American couple
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Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country

Some 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid, sometimes eating only once a day or not at all

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
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Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers

Heavy gunfire has paralyzed Haiti’s capital as a powerful gang leader announced he will try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers

Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
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Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked warrant obtained by AP

A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year for failing to meet with him so he could interrogate her about the case, according to a legal document that The Associated Press obtained

Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked warrant obtained by AP
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Coup leader Guy Philippe repatriated to Haiti as many question his next role in country in upheaval

Notorious coup leader Guy Philippe has returned to Haiti after the U.S. government repatriated him

Coup leader Guy Philippe repatriated to Haiti as many question his next role in country in upheaval
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Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police

One of Haiti's most vulnerable and impoverished communities is recovering from a gang attack that targeted a hospital serving as a lifeline for many

Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police
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Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence

Haiti’s government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had been increasingly using in their quest to reach the United States

Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence
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A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry

Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries in the world

A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry

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