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Gangs Siege Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Sparking Mass Exodus

Gangs in Haiti launch violent attacks in Port-au-Prince, causing chaos and destruction. Residents flee as violence escalates, prompting calls for public sa...

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The announcement of a new prime minister divides Haiti's transitional council

A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti's new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled country.

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Haiti's New Leaders Face Daunting Challenges Amid Gang Violence

Haiti's new leaders grapple with escalating violence and urgent demands for security, food access, and jobs amidst a volatile environment.

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Ariel Henry resigns as Haiti's PM as transitional council takes power

Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March.

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Haiti's Health System Nearing Collapse Amid Gang Violence

Hospitals in gang-controlled Haiti face dire shortages of medication and equipment, leading to a collapse of the healthcare system amidst escalating violen...

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‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight

Deportations ‘could be a death sentence’, advocates say, as gang violence and instability grip the Caribbean country.

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‘The city is a jail’: Haitian journalists get word out about gang violence

Correspondents in Port-au-Prince face danger as they play a vital role in chronicling city’s state of siege

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Haiti decrees creation of transition council as tens of thousands flee capital

Haiti’s government on Friday issued a decree in its official gazette formalising the creation of a nine-member transitional presidential council one month after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced he would step down amid a wave of gang attacks. Earlier in the day, the United Nations said that some 95,000 people…

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Waiting For Change, Haitians Endure Hell On Earth

Jameson Jacques has been living in a makeshift shelter in Haiti's capital with his three children since gang members torched his house, killing his parents.

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Haiti Police Recovers Hijacked Rice Cargo Ship After Gunbattle

Haiti's National Police agency successfully recovers hijacked cargo ship after fierce gunbattle with gangs off Port-au-Prince coast. Prime Minister Ariel H...

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Top UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Haiti: ‘It’s apocalyptic’

Human rights expert voices alarm, saying country is fast moving towards becoming ‘like Somalia in the worst of its times’

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Haiti Gangs Loot National Library, Threatening Historic Documents

Haiti's National Library was looted Wednesday by armed gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation's capital Port-au-Prince amid extended political paralysis, its director told AFP. Dangelo Neard said the history of Haiti -- the Western Hemisphere's second-oldest republic -- was being threatened.

International Business Times

Mass Exodus From Haiti's Capital Due To Escalating Gang Violence

Over 53,000 flee Port-au-Prince due to gang violence, leaving 1,500 dead and 17,000 homeless. Ongoing turmoil prompts mass migration in search of safety an...

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‘It’s a siege, it’s a war’: Haiti’s gangs tighten violent grip in lethal insurrection

Port-au-Prince, the capital, has plunged into chaos, and gangs have shifted their offensive to places once considered safe

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Canada launches programme to get citizens out of violence-hit Haiti

Canada has organised helicopters to fly ‘vulnerable’ citizens out of Haiti and into the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

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France to evacuate vulnerable citizens from Haiti as unrest rages

France will provide special flights for its "most vulnerable" citizens to leave Haiti, the French foreign ministry said Sunday, after air links with Port-au-Prince were cut during political chaos.

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U.S. is 'Prepared' to Deploy Troops to Haiti if Necessary, High-Ranking General Says

Gen. Laura Richardson, leader of U.S. Southern Command, said that, however, officials are not currently considering that scenario

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Haiti's Capital Faces Mass Exodus Amid Escalating Gang Violence

Over 33,000 individuals flee Port-au-Prince due to escalating gang violence, seeking refuge in the south. Gang attacks prompt displacement and homelessness...

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Gangs Make Advances As Conditions In Haiti Worsen

Haiti's gangs have made advances in Port-au-Prince, a UN official reported Thursday, with conditions in the capital worsening as talks drag on to form a transition government in the troubled Caribbean nation.

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US starts to helicopter citizens out of Haiti as fighting erupts in wealthy areas

State department organizes evacuation after nearly 1,600 US citizens ask for help amid reports of continuing violence in capital

International Business Times

Talks Push On In Haiti As Gangs Choke Capital

Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on Wednesday, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos.

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Assailants Attack Central Bank As Gang Violence Grips Haiti

Security forces in Haiti killed at least three people, repelling an attack on the central bank as gang violence surges in the capital of Port-au-Prince, an employee said Tuesday.

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Haiti unrest fuels fear, frustration in tight-knit Haitian diasporas

Despite myriad challenges, Haitians in US and Canada say they remain hopeful of a better future for Caribbean nation.

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At least a dozen dead as gang violence spills into wealthy areas of Haiti capital

Gunmen looted homes in Laboule and Thomassin, forcing residents to flee previously peaceful neighborhoods

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US Citizens Evacuated From Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence

US citizens evacuated from Haiti amid escalating gang violence and political unrest. State Department closely monitoring the situation for safety.

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