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Turmoil in Haiti

As armed groups patrol the streets, protests have broken out in Haiti over plans by regional powers to remake the country's leadership following the resignation of the unelected prime minister.

People walk toward a shelter with their belongings fleeing from violence in Haiti — Image: Ralph Tedy Erol/REUTERS

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The destabilization and ongoing conflict in Haiti has displaced thousands of people from their homes.

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Haiti's recent history of turmoil explained

Haiti has had a long history of unrest. How did the country get to this point? And why do gangs now wield power?

Haiti faces humanitarian crisis in wake of political unrest

The United Nations has warned there could be problems getting aid supplies through to the Caribbean country.

Haiti's capital descends into chaos as gangs take control

In an unprecedented surge of violence, gangs in Haiti have overrun prisons and are attacking infrastructure.

Kenya pauses its police deployment to Haiti

After Haiti's prime minister agreed to resign, Kenya has put its deployment on ice until a new government is installed.

Chaos in Haiti: What's causing it, and can it be stopped?

The situation in the Caribbean state is deteriorating, with the roots of today's conflict dating to the distant past.

Haiti: Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign

Henry says he will step down once a transitional presidential council is created and an interim premier named.

Haiti's PM agrees to resign after weeks of violence

Haiti's gangs have been demanding that Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down, while warning of a civil war.

Haiti's leader resigns

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign after weeks of increasing gang violence. The gangs have been demanding Henry's resignation for weeks, while unleashing what some some experts have called a low-scale civil war. The violence has left scores dead and thousand homeless.

Haitian population terrorized by gang leaders: Human Right Expert William O'Neill

Haiti: Regional powers hold crisis meeting in Jamaica

US, Canadian, French and Caribbean envoys gathered in Jamaica on Monday to discuss the security situation in Haiti.

Blinken heads to Jamaica for high-level talks on Haiti

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting Caribbean leaders for talks on ending Haiti's spiraling gang violence.

Haiti: US, European embassy staff leave amid violence

The US airlifted nonessential embassy staff out and the German ambassador and EU representatives also left on Sunday.

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