What We’re Watching: Haiti turns to foreign fighters, China’s economy slumps, protests flare-up in Serbia

Haiti turns to foreign guns as gangs tighten grip Blackwater founder Erik Prince is ramping up his private security firm’s presence in Haiti, deploying hundreds of fighters from the US, Europe, and El Salvador to battle gangs controlling much of the …

Kenyan team meets new Haiti president amid surging gang operations

A Kenyan delegation met and held talks with the newly elected head of Haiti’s transitional presidential Laurent Saint-Cyr over the operations against surging criminal gangs. The delegation was led by Joseph Boinnet, who President William Ruto's deputy …

Haiti wants to hire private company to collect border taxes. Not everyone is on board

Haiti’s transitional government is brokering a deal to take control of its porous border with the Dominican Republic, which has become a gateway for illegal weapons, by giving a private business control of security and tax collection. A Haitian government …

Henfrasa transformed into a giant altar for Haiti into praise 2025

This Sunday, August 10, the Henfrasa center turned into a real adoration altar on the occasion of the new edition of Haiti in praise. Despite a covered and threatening sky at the time of launch, the event attracted a large and determined crowd, united by a …

HAITI-SECURITY-UN human rights official warns Haiti could become the new Wild West

Haiti wants to hire private firm to collect border taxes. Not everyone is on board

Haiti’s transitional government is brokering a deal to take control of its porous border with the Dominican Republic, which has become a gateway for illegal weapons, by giving a private firm control of security and tax collection. A Haitian government …

Imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti threatened in cell, Trump meets Putin in Alaska, and mercenary Erik ...

Israel has killed 21 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn. Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits the cell of political prisoner Marwan Barghouti—who has been imprisoned since 2002 and is the most unifying Palestinian resistance figure alive …

Gang violence in Haiti is so bad the government is hiring 200 armed men from Blackwater founder Erik Prince to quell the ...

The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said Thursday. The deployment by …

Haiti Taps New Interim Leader

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Haiti inaugurates a new interim leader, Bolivia readies for presidential elections, and the legacy of rock endures in Argentina. Who Holds Power in Port-au-Prince? Haiti’s …

Haiti is “Hell on Earth,” Claims UN Expert

Haiti is “Hell on Earth,” Claims UN Expert Nuray Lydia Oglu, Kanako Mita, and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times William O’Neill, the United Nations-designated expert on human rights in Haiti, describes the situation in the country as “hell on earth.” He …