Ongoing gang violence has surged in Haiti, with authorities struggling to cope. One correspondent told his story about what he witnessed.
Many territories are under the control of Haiti's rival armed gangs who carry out widespread murders, rapes and kidnappings.
Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and senior foreign producer Dominique van Heerden have been in Haiti, where they saw parents taking children to school, while approaching the Port-au-Prince intersection as gunfire burst from the turret of an armed police vehicle.
On the Sky News Podcast, they both joined Niall Paterson to share their experience in Haiti, what it's like covering war zones, and what the future holds for the people of Haiti.
Haiti issued a dire appeal for regional security assistance at a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday, warning that the country is on the brink of being overtaken by powerful armed gangs.
Haitians in Port-au-Prince are protesting against the escalating gang violence and insecurity that has forced thousands to flee their homes, demanding immediate action and the resignation of the transitional presidential council amid a growing humanitarian crisis.
Guatemala has sent 75 more soldiers to Haiti on Saturday to assist in combating gangs that have been on a rise in the country. This is the second contingent of security forces from Guatemala.
A shooting at Haiti’s General Hospital on Christmas Day killed two and injured several others, amid rising gang violence in Port-au-Prince.
The United States has condemned the massacre of nearly 200 people in Haiti by criminal gangs, calling the act horrific and urging international support to address the escalating violence.
At Computex 2025 in Taipei, standout innovations included Acer's affordable smart ring, Asus's gamer-centric split keyboard, and MSI's AMD-powered Claw A8 handheld gaming device.
Emergency crews were called to the Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate in England's East Midlands region.
Afghanistan is stepping up calls for international climate support as NEPA chief Mawlawi Matiulhaq Khalis leads talks on rising food insecurity and water shortages, warning of severe environmental threats including Kabul’s looming groundwater crisis.
Oil prices fell for the first time in three weeks, with expectations mounting that OPEC+ will raise production in July, Bloomberg reported.
Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, each returning 270 military personnel and 120 civilians to the other side, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Tensions flare in the India-France Rafale deal as France refuses to share the fighter jet’s source code, limiting India’s ability to integrate indigenous weapons and reducing its combat autonomy.
France has rejected India’s request to share source codes needed to integrate indigenous weapons into Rafale fighter jets. Despite repeated appeals, French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has refused to compromise on the issue
Anton Kobyakov, adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum that the USSR’s dissolution was legally invalid and that the Soviet Union still exists under constitutional law, framing the Ukraine war as an “internal process.”
In a region long defined by conflict and complex history, AnewZ set out to hear the voices that matter most- those of the people.
Two staff members from the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.- Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were shot and killed on Wednesday night by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, close to the White House.
Emergency crews were called to the Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate in England's East Midlands region.
Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, each returning 270 military personnel and 120 civilians to the other side, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The preliminary cause of the crash was a technical malfunction according to Russian media.
Harvard University has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling its ban on enrolling foreign students unconstitutional and devastating. The move threatens over 7,000 visa holders and could severely impact academic operations just days before graduation.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to support international efforts aimed at securing a ceasefire in Ukraine, during their first official phone conversation since Merz took office.
At Computex 2025 in Taipei, standout innovations included Acer's affordable smart ring, Asus's gamer-centric split keyboard, and MSI's AMD-powered Claw A8 handheld gaming device.
Emergency crews were called to the Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate in England's East Midlands region.
Afghanistan is stepping up calls for international climate support as NEPA chief Mawlawi Matiulhaq Khalis leads talks on rising food insecurity and water shortages, warning of severe environmental threats including Kabul’s looming groundwater crisis.
Oil prices fell for the first time in three weeks, with expectations mounting that OPEC+ will raise production in July, Bloomberg reported.
Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, each returning 270 military personnel and 120 civilians to the other side, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
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