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US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’

Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince amid a recent surge in gang violence [Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters]

The United States says it is not pressuring Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down amid a fresh wave of violence and soaring instability in the Caribbean nation, where powerful gang leaders are demanding Henry’s resignation.

During a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington is “not calling on him [Henry] or pushing for him to resign”.

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