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As Haiti faces further political turmoil, the UN signals more troops on the way

FILE PHOTO: Haitian soldiers keep a watch outside the venue where businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr is set to be designated as president of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 7, 2025. REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Haitian soldiers keep a watch outside the venue where businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr is set to be designated as president of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 7, 2025. REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder/File Photo

Nigerian troops free 62 hostages, kill two militants in northwest operations

An interior view of Haske Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, after an attack by gunmen in which worshippers are kidnapped, in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna Nigeria, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Nuhu Gwamna/File Photo
An interior view of Haske Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, after an attack by gunmen in which worshippers are kidnapped, in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna Nigeria, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Nuhu Gwamna/File Photo

Five soldiers killed in ambush in northwestern Nigeria

Death toll from Guatemala gang attacks rises to nine police officers

Riot police enter Zone 18 prison during gang violence following prison riots that left several police officers dead, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Josue Decavele
Riot police enter Zone 18 prison during gang violence following prison riots that left several police officers dead, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Josue Decavele

Dozens abducted in Nigeria church attacks; church leader says more than 160 seized

Haiti drone operation strikes home of gang leader 'Barbecue'

Rubio: US has pledges of up to 7,500 security personnel for Haiti

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt

Trial of Chinese crime gangs in Italian fashion stalls amid sabotage fears

Italian fire brigade tackle a suspected arson attack on a Chinese business in the Tuscan city of Prato, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. WATERMARK PROVIDED AT SOURCE.
Italian fire brigade tackle a suspected arson attack on a Chinese business in the Tuscan city of Prato, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. WATERMARK PROVIDED AT SOURCE.

Nigeria seeks French help to combat insecurity, Macron says

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the opening of the \"Adopt AI\" international summit on artificial intelligence, at the Grand Palais in Paris, France November 25, 2025. Julien De Rosa/Pool via REUTERS
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the opening of the \"Adopt AI\" international summit on artificial intelligence, at the Grand Palais in Paris, France November 25, 2025. Julien De Rosa/Pool via REUTERS

Colombia, Clan del Golfo crime gang agree three concentration areas for combatants

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