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Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haitis capital | World News

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. The attacks that began

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Rotting fruit, withered vegetables, empty water jugs and spent gas canisters now stock the stores and stands that serve Haitis poor -- a consequence of the unrelenting gang attacks that have paralyzed the country for more than a week and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods.

Haitian politicians seek alliances to end gang violence and pressure Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. Alliance includes former rebel leader Guy Philippe and ex-presidential candidate Mose Jean Charles.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Uncertainty and fear have been spreading since Friday’s ruling, with violence reaching new records as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti’s capital and beyond. “Absent a robust external mission that would be deployed very soon, we are facing quite a t...

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Many callers wondered and demanded: What’s next? Few know. Uncertainty and fear have been spreading since Friday’s ruling, with […]

A British warship has arrived in Guyana amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela. The HMS Trent’s visit on Friday led Venezuela to

BOGOTA, Colombia -- A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela.

BOGOTA, Colombia -- A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela.