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Iconic hotel in Haiti burned down by gangs
Haiti's once-illustrious Grand Hotel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until ...
Syria: UN Chief Urges De-escalation As Sweida Violence Escalates, Israel Strikes Damascus
News reports estimate that the sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, south of the capital, has killed more than 200.
Colombia's Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges
Colombian President Gustavo Preto has arrived in Haiti for the second time this year in a show of support as gangs in the troubled Caribbean country continue to gain ground ...
UN extends political mission in Haiti, but it will be for less than a year
The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of its political mission in Haiti, agreeing that the ...
Facing gunfire, Haitian police rescue thousands of artworks
The Centre d’Art in Port-au-Prince has nurtured generations of Haitian artists and exhibited the country’s most important works of art. Then came the gangs.
Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs
Thousands have been forced to forgo an annual pilgrimage to a revered waterfall in central Haiti, now in territory held by ...
The Hotel Oloffson Was a ‘Safe Haven’ in Haiti. Gang Wars Have Turned It to Ashes
T ucked away in a hillside garden a short walk from the restive heart of Port-au-Prince, the Hotel Oloffson was a strange kind of refuge. Through good years and a lot of bad ones, it stayed open to ...