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American private security executive Erik Prince plans to deploy hundreds of mercenaries to fight Haitian gangs in the next weeks, according to a new report

Private security executive Erik Prince says he plans to keep mercenaries in Haiti for 10 years and eventually get access to the country's tax-collecting system as part of an arrangement with authorities

A North Carolina trucker has been charged with financing a prominent Haitian gang leader seeking to overthrow the government

The Cuban peso reached a new all-time low on Monday as a partial dollarization of the economy continues

Pope Leo XIV called for the release of eight hostages taken from a Haitian orphanage last week, including a three-year-old child and an Irish missionary

Nine people are missing after a mass kidnapping event at an orphanage in Haiti, including a three-year-old and an Irish missionary

An American veteran has been missing for months after a failed mission with a private contractor in Haiti

Gangs continue wreaking havoc in Haiti, now making advances in the country's central region

Groups of Haitian vigilantes fighting gangs are allegedly committing the same abuses they are claiming to fight against, according to a new report

Haitian gangs now control 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the latest UN update on the embattled country

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres challenged the Trump administration's assessment that Haiti's situation has improved enough to allow the return of TPS holders whose status has been revoked

Haitian forces have begun using drones to fight with the gangs that have taken over most of the capital, reportedly killing hundreds and wounding more

The head of Haiti's transitional council admitted authorities have hired mercenaries to help them fight armed gangs that control most of the capital

The U.N.'s Children in Armed Conflict report noted that violence against children in Haiti has increased by almost 500% over the past year

Haiti is one of five countries in the world facing catastrophic levels of hunger, according to the United Nations' food agency

Haitian "self-defense brigades," which claim to protect communities from gangs, are being accused of engaging in violent actions unrelated to that purpose

Cubans are resorting to alternatives to electricity as widespread power outages continue impacting the island

Gangs are closing on the last neighborhood they don't control in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They demand to be given a seat a the negotiation table

U.S. military contractor Erik Prince has reached a deal with Haiti's transitional government to also operate drones and target gang members

Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, signed a contract to fight the gangs that control most of Port-au-Prince and have been fending off counter-attacks from a multinational mission led by Kenya

Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested OAS countries could "provide a force" to deal with Haitian gangs wreaking havoc in the Caribbean country

The Trump administration labeled the Viv Ansanm coalition and the Gran Grief gang have been labeled as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

The Marriott Hotel in Port-au-Prince announced it will close its doors a decade after it opened, illustrating Haiti's deepening crisis

Haitian gangs killed at least four soldiers and four armed civilians working with law enforcement to protect their communities as criminal groups continue gaining ground

Members of Haitian gangs sowing chaos in the besieged Caribbean country and people financing them could be sent to El Salvador's infamous prisons soon. However, an expert warns it's all likely an excuse

The White House signaled it may cut aid to Haiti as the country teeters on the brink of collapse: "America cannot continue shouldering such a significant burden," said the interim charge d'affaires at the U.S. mission at the UN

Haitian gangs are threatening to overthrow the country's transitional government, drawing condemnation from Caribbean leaders and the U.S. State Department

The Haitian government has resorted to weaponized drones as it seeks to prevent gangs from completely taking over the capital, Port-au-Prince

Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council has began enlisting members of a paramilitary group that sought to stage a coup to assist security forces as they struggle to fight armed gangs

Haitian gang members stormed another prison in the country, releasing hundreds of inmates as they keep making gains in the capital, Port-au-Prince