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Haiti to replace prime minister as security crisis mounts
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti will name entrepreneur and former senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aime to replace Prime Minister Garry Conille, who was tapped for the role in May, according to a ...
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A gang leader in Haiti is injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A leader of one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs was injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police in their first major incursion into gang-controlled territory ...
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Spirit Airlines flight attendant injured after gunfire strikes plane to Haiti
Spirit confirmed in a statement that one of its flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was diverted to the Dominican Republic on Monday. It said an inspection of the ...
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Haiti gang violence reignites calls for international aid
A new wave of gang violence is hitting Haiti, and Haitian officials are pleading with international allies for more help. But more support for the country’s embattled police forces doesn’t ...
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Residents in Haiti's capital flee homes as gangs expand control
The total number of displaced people in Haiti has doubled in the past three months to almost 700,000, the WFP said. "I can't count the number of times I've left my house ... Every time I arrive in ...
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Two jets from US airlines struck by gunfire over Haiti’s capital
Two jets from US-based airlines were struck by bullets on Monday while flying over Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as Haitian authorities suspended all flights in and out of the capital amid ...
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UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Haitian gangs are ramping up attacks on areas they do not yet control, the head of the United Nation's Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) warned on Tuesday ...
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Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Police on Monday clashed with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs. Solino has been ...
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Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns
Three million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance as continuing gang violence hampers aid delivery, the head of the UN children's agency, Unicef, has said. Catherine Russell ...
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FAA grounds all US flights to Haiti after three planes were struck by gunfire
The United States civil aviation regulator has grounded all flights to Haiti for a month, after three jets from US-based airlines were struck by bullets while flying over Haiti’s capital ...
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Gang Gunfire in Haiti Hits U.S. Embassy Vehicles and U.N. Aid Helicopter
By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Armed gangs in Haiti opened fire on U.S. Embassy vehicles and a United Nations helicopter this week, an escalation of attacks as criminal groups overwhelm security forc ...
Visiting U.S. delegation to Haiti delivered a strong message to the warring leaders
As Haiti’s leaders in a U.S.-backed transition continue to be divided over the fate of the country’s foreign minister, a ...