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Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince

capital of Haiti

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  • Jun 24

    International rescue teams arrive in Venezuela as twin earthquakes kill more than 900 and aftershocks collapse bridge

    Seventeen flights carrying 1,600 rescue personnel have landed in Venezuela, with 25 more expected within 24 hours, as authorities race to find survivors of the twin quakes that killed over 900 people on June 24.

  • Jun 16

    Guterres visits Haiti amid desperate humanitarian crisis: 'Don't look away,' he urges world

    António Guterres arrived in Port-au-Prince on a solidarity visit Tuesday, calling the humanitarian situation 'desperate' but noting 'faint glimmers of hope.' He urged the international community to stop ignoring the crisis.

  • Jun 16

    Chile opens human trafficking probe over hundreds of Haitian children entering under family reunification

    Chilean prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected human trafficking after a comptroller report revealed hundreds of Haitian children entered the country in 2025 with unverified family ties.

  • Jun 15

    Gang violence kills over 2,300 in Haiti this year as UN chief plans solidarity visit

    UN High Commissioner Volker Türk reported to the Human Rights Council that at least 2,300 people have been killed, 1,100 injured, and 99 kidnapped since January in Haiti's spiraling gang crisis.

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Hormuz tolls and Spanish ashes

Trump escalates in Hormuz as Europe hardens defences and heat exposes brittle systems

The Gulf moved from danger to outright economic coercion, with American strikes, Iranian retaliation claims and a proposed fee on the world's most sensitive oil lane. Europe, meanwhile, answered insecurity with missile plans, cyber protests and more rules for technology at home.

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The US-Iran interim agreement has collapsed into open confrontation, marked by renewed US airstrikes and naval blockades, Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the first combat deployment of US naval drones.

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