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Gangs

At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says, far exceeding official toll

FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers patrol amid ongoing gang violence, in this file photo from Haiti, March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers patrol amid ongoing gang violence, in this file photo from Haiti, March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

US offers up to $3 million bounty for information on finances of powerful Haiti gangs

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Haitian Armed Forces patrol the area as people flee homes following the armed gangs violence over the weekend, many grouped behind an alliance known as Viv Ansanm, at the Poste Marchand suburb, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Haitian Armed Forces patrol the area as people flee homes following the armed gangs violence over the weekend, many grouped behind an alliance known as Viv Ansanm, at the Poste Marchand suburb, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

Gangs tighten grip on Haiti despite more aggressive policing, UN report finds

FILE PHOTO: Haitian security forces partrol the Prime Minister's office  and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Egeder Pq Fildor/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Haitian security forces partrol the Prime Minister's office  and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Egeder Pq Fildor/File Photo

US prosecutors investigate Colombia’s president, a onetime Trump foe

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and US President Donald Trump meeting at the White House in Washington on Feb 03, 2026.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and US President Donald Trump meeting at the White House in Washington on Feb 03, 2026.

Chad plans to send 800 security personnel to Haiti, official says

A view of a makeshift barricade built by residents out of abandoned vehicles to block a road and prevent gangs from entering their community, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A view of a makeshift barricade built by residents out of abandoned vehicles to block a road and prevent gangs from entering their community, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

At least 18 killed in vigilante clash with bandits in Nigeria's Katsina

Chad to gradually replace Kenyan force in Haiti through October, Dominican Republic says

A general view of buildings in Port-au-Prince, is seen from the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
A general view of buildings in Port-au-Prince, is seen from the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Nigerian army kills 45 in Katsina clash

US extends flight restrictions to Haiti capital until early September

A view of Toussaint Louverture International Airport, which was shut since last month and has been reopened by Haitian authorities, even as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration watchdog extended a ban on U.S. airlines flying there, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
A view of Toussaint Louverture International Airport, which was shut since last month and has been reopened by Haitian authorities, even as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration watchdog extended a ban on U.S. airlines flying there, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

US court convicts Japanese yakuza for trafficking nuclear material

Takeshi Ebisawa, 61, has been jailed since April 2022 on drug and weapons charges.
Takeshi Ebisawa, 61, has been jailed since April 2022 on drug and weapons charges.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.