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Gangs seize roads leading to Haiti’s capital as police continue to lose control

Conflict & Justice

Gangs have taken over roads leading into and out of the Haitian capital as police and a Kenyan-led multinational force struggle to maintain control. The World’s host, Marco Werman, speaks with Widlore Mérancourt of AyiboPost about the latest.

Thousands flee their homes in northeast Colombia amid worst security crisis in a decade

Conflict & Justice

A new wave of violence in the West Bank amid Gaza ceasefire

Conflict & Justice

A rise in water-related conflicts around the world

Conflict & Justice

‘Our community is terrified’: A faith leader talks about what it means to be a Palestinian Christian in the US

Israel-Hamas war
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Extortion and predatory lending have skyrocketed in Peru

Conflict & Justice

Cases of extortion in Peru shot up 370% between 2021 and 2023. That represents close to a fivefold increase in just two years, with the trend continuing into 2024.

In the Israeli town of Tkuma, about 3 miles from the Gaza strip, vehicles in various states of destruction sit in a giant lot.

‘I’m processing’: Israelis and international tourists visit sites of Oct. 7 attacks 

Israel-Hamas war

Many visitors in Israel, both local and international have traveled within Israel to the sites of the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. Host Marco Werman was in Israel recently and asked some of these visitors why they decided to visit these sites of violence. Their answers are varied — and complex.

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