Trump Is Pushing Allies Away and Closer to Each OtherJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Important U.S. allies are trying to bolster their ties as the Trump administration shifts priorities and reshapes the world order.…
Owner of Dominican Club Whose Roof Collapsed Is Charged With Involuntary HomicideJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 After the collapse killed 236 people, an employee came forward with evidence the owners had been warned the roof posed…
What We Know About the L.A. Protests So FarJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The Trump administration is facing legal challenges to its deployment of Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Shawn…
Hurricane Season Started Two Weeks Ago. Where Are the Storms?Justin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The Atlantic hurricane season got off to a quiet start. That’s not unusual, experts said. Source link
In the Dominican Republic, Las Terrenas Abounds With Lush, Endless BeachesJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 In Las Terrenas, a lush corner of the Dominican Republic, the ceviche practically swims into your bowl, and the soft…
Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio DayJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 In a crucial year for climate action which, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, seeks to limit global warming to…
Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate actionJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Mr. Guterres was speaking during the opening of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government Meeting in the capital Bridgetown,…
New children’s book promotes the value of all languagesJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 What Makes Us Human is the work of Brazilian linguist and writer Victor Santos, with illustrations by Italian artist Anna…
Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in CatatumboJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Miguel Ángel López, the director of a funeral home in Tibú, used to recover bodies that appeared along the roads…
Haiti: Gang violence displaces 6,000 people in one monthJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Since the end of January, a wave of extreme brutality has led to widespread loss of life and the displacement…
Haiti: Over one million displaced by gang violenceJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The “unprecedented crisis” in Haiti means that every number presented “is a new record,” said Ulrika Richardson, speaking from neighbouring…
Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEFJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 UNICEF’s representative in Haiti, Geetanjali Narayan, told journalists that just last month, armed groups destroyed 47 schools in Haiti’s capital…
First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’Justin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Armed groups now control much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, including key roads leading in and out of the city, making…
‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisisJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 After his fourth visit to assess conditions on the ground, Mr. O’Neill briefed journalists at UN Headquarters in New York,…
Violence triggers record displacements in Haiti’s capitalJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Gang violence, displacement and instability have long gripped Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country, but attacks over the past…
Haitian media struggle to survive in face of attacks, revenue collapseJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The Caribbean island nation is facing humanitarian, economic and political crises in addition to the break-down of law and order.In…
Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their gripJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that the country had reached “yet another crisis point,” with heavily…
Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’Justin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The study also highlights positive developments amid the bleak news, such as the growing role of renewable energy in the…
The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?Justin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The chinamperos get their name from ‘chinampas,’ the human-made islands of floating gardens on which they farm. It was the…
Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needsJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The UN agency is sounding the alarm following the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report,…
How Haiti paid for its freedom – twice overJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 The first country ever to free itself from slavery through a successful uprising, Haiti gained independence from France in 1804.…
Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaosJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Special Representative María Isabel Salvador told ambassadors in the Security Council that a “deliberate and coordinated” campaign is being waged…
Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace dealJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 Carlos Ruiz Massieu said an upsurge in violence in some regions has highlighted challenges to achieving peace.“In places like Catatumbo,…
UN alert over rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican RepublicJustin M. LarsonJune 16, 20250 According to the UN migration agency, IOM, recent weeks have seen an increase in the deportation of women, including those…
