PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The young boy wore a suit and bow tie to his stepfather’s funeral on Saturday, where he demanded a handkerchief and wiped tears off his mother’s face as they buried Marckendy Natoux, one of two journalists killed by gangs in Haiti.

Gang violence in Haiti has led to the displacement of more than 700,000 people, forcing them to flee their homes for safety. Critics fault U.S. strategy amid escalating unrest.

It's estimated over half a million weapons are in Haiti, many trafficked illegally from the U.S. Officials are working to disrupt these networks, but the flow of guns continues to ravage the nation.

The leader of Haiti’s main armed gang, Jimmy Chérizier, alias Barbecue, speaks to the media during a tour of the La Saline neighborhood, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2021. EFE EFE/Sipa USA When Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier announced on the 221st ...

Haitians marked the 15th anniversary of a tragedy on Sunday. A 38-second-long earthquake hit west of Port-au-Prince at 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2010. Haitian officials estimated More than 300,000 people died.

Haiti’s gang conflict isn’t a traditional war. But as far as aviation insurance is concern, the country is in the same “war risk” category as places where pilots are dodging flying missiles in the skies,

During a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Rubio told his fellow U.S. Senators that there is no easy answer in Haiti, where violence by armed gangs continues unabated.

The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the Caribbean nation. The International Organization for Migration reported Tuesday that “relentless gang violence” in the capital,

On Sunday, January 19, 2025, approximately 2,000 candidates (for all 10 departments) interested in the positions of members of the Departmental Referendum Offices (BRD) and the Municipal Referendum Offices (BRC),

Kenya has deployed 270 additional police officers to Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission.Officials say contingent to Port-au-Prince left the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Friday night.

Another over 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Saturday in Haiti for the United Nations-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country.