Ariel Henry

Haitians line up outside an immigration office as they wait their turns to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 10, 2023.

‘Haiti has zero elected officials’ as cholera, gang violence persist, journalist says

Conflict & Justice

As of Monday, Haiti no longer has any democratically elected government officials, after the terms for the remaining senators in government expired. Journalist Widlore Mérancourt, editor-in-chief of AyiboPost, discusses the worsening situation with The World’s host Marco Werman.

Supporters of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse protest to demand justice in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haitians face a ‘very dire climate’ one year after Moïse’s assassination, journalist says

Justice
Residents stand amid their homes damaged by a gasoline truck that overturned and exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti

‘Haitians deserve a chance to determine their own future,’ former US envoy says

Justice
A closeup photograph showing the inside of a computer with micro-chips and other wiring.

Ex-US intelligence officers accused of hacking for UAE

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Several buildings are shown reduced to rubble on a road with two people passing by on motorcycles.

Tensions over aid grow in Haiti as quake’s deaths pass 2K

Natural disasters
Olympic athletes are shown on the white floor of a large oval stadium shown at night with colorful lighting and mostly empty seats.

Pandemic-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympic Games kick off to mostly empty stadium

Top of The World

Top of The World: Opening ceremonies for the long-awaited Summer Olympic Games kicked off in Tokyo. And, Haiti lays President Jovenel Moïse to rest, who was assassinated in his home on July 7, in a state funeral on Friday. Also, Chinese President Xi Jinping made an unannounced visit to Tibet, in his first trip as president.

Several men wearing dress military uniforms with service caps are shown carrying a brown wooden coffin.

Haitian president’s hometown holds funeral amid violence

Justice

The body of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was returned to his hometown Friday for a private funeral amid heavy security following violent protests and fears of political volatility in the Caribbean nation.

A large group of people are shown from above circling above a memorial of flowers.

Ariel Henry announced as new prime minister of Haiti

Top of The World

Top of The World: Haiti announced a new government on Monday with Ariel Henry as the country’s new prime minister. And, Pedro Castillo has been declared the new president-elect of Peru. Also, a study shows that India’s COVID-19 death toll could be 10 times higher than the official count.