Haiti

The process of replacing the prime minister is likely to add even more turmoil to a rocky democratic transition process in the Caribbean nation. 

Hurricane Beryl tears across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving at least 11 people dead in the Caribbean and three in the US state of Texas.

Beryl is expected to reach Jamaica at midday local time, causing an expected storm surge of 1.8 to 2.7 metres above typical levels.

A young married couple from Missouri were killed in Haiti on Thursday while focusing on missionary work. 

Gang violence has gripped Haiti for months and the transitional council has nominated a new PM and president to lead the country through the turmoil before elections are held.

Over 80% of the capital city Port au Prince is controlled by two coalitions of armed groups.

Ariel Henry hasn't been in Haiti since February, when gangs coordinated an attack on the country's police stations, hospitals and prisons.

Haiti has taken a step towards restoring stability to a nation that's been rocked by gang violence in recent months.

Dr Unni Krishnan is the global humanitarian director at Plan International. He says Haitians are trapped, and there’s little assistance for the country.

The Caribbean nation of Haiti is plunged into anarchy as powerful and violent gangs overrun the besieged capital, displacing hundreds of thousands.

Haiti's prime minister has resigned after gangs torched and stormed prisons. This is what we know about one of the key leaders and what the future holds.

Australian National University's Professor Nicolas Lemay-Hebert says this could mark the first step towards peace.

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry tenders his resignation after a drastic escalation of violence in the capital Port-au-Prince during his absence left him stranded in Puerto Rico.

The attack occurred just hours after authorities in Haiti ordered a night-time curfew following violence in which armed gang members overran the two biggest prisons and freed thousands of inmates over the weekend.

The latest wave of violence in Haiti comes as gangs step up coordinated attacks to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

Nearly 4,000 inmates have fled Haiti's main prison, and five people have died, after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital.

Dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report issued by Walther Wesser Voltaire, the fifth judge to lead the investigation after previous ones stepped down for reasons including fear of being killed.

Widespread gang violence has left 300,000 Haitians internally displaced.

Fontaine Hospital in the capital Port-au-Prince is considered an oasis and a lifeline in a community overrun by gangs that have unleashed increasingly violent attacks against each other and the city's residents.

In 2021, a doctor and pastor met with his friends in Florida allegedly to arrange the overthrow of the Haitian president. Now Kenya is being sent in to help a country plunged into chaos.