Haiti's criminal gangs have exerted "near-total control" over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation ...

T he head of the United Nations says there is a possibility that Haiti’s crisis-wracked political transition, already in its fourth year since the 2021 murder of the country’s president, may ...

Members of the United Nations Security Council say political setbacks in Haiti have opened the way for more violence and are endangering the timeline to put a president in office by February 7, 2026.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who've never really used them, it's important to wrap up the blades. They're really sharp, and it's easy to ...

Haiti political leader killed in gang-plagued region Oct. 29, 2022 Updated Sat., Oct. 29, 2022 at 9:04 p.m. Former Sen. Samuel Madistin shares his microphone with fellow candidate Eric Jean ...

Haiti's future is facing a conflict between traditional political channels and the influence of powerful gangs. International involvement in the affair has been criticized.

Powerful gangs have laid siege to Haiti's capital forcing the prime minister to agree to step down. Here's what the violence is all about.

It’s the latest development in the country’s ongoing political turmoil. We hear more from Jaqueline Charles , a reporter for the Miami Herald covering Haiti and the English-speaking Caribbean ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that ...

In Haiti, political and economic turmoil are causing a growing humanitarian crisis. Well-funded gangs are making it tough to get goods into the capital, Port-au-Prince, where most of the violence ...