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UN migration agency says gang violence in Haiti leads to tripling of internally displaced people
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the Caribbean nation. The International Organization for Migration reported Tuesday that...
Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said, even as the rebels have made advances in other areas amid intensified fighting in the conflict-battered...
Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence 'obviously' shouldn't be pardoned
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump is promising to use his clemency power on behalf of many of those who tried on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the...
Federal probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre says 'no avenue' for criminal case in connection to attack
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first-ever U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre concluded Friday that while federal prosecution may have been possible a century ago there is no longer an avenue to bring a criminal case more than 100 years after one of the worst racial attacks...
Nine Georgia prisoners are injured in suspected gang violence, officials say
ABBEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Nine prisoners at a Georgia lockup were treated at a hospital for stab and cut wounds after suspected gang-related violence broke out, authorities said. The Georgia Department of Corrections said the violence happened Thursday night at Wilcox State Prison, a...
Militants inflict heavy losses on Benin's armed forces in an attack in the north
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin's armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military post in the north of the country, authorities said, raising further concerns from analysts about the expansion of jihadis into West Africa's coastal states. ...
Indiana man who fled to avoid prison sentence for storming Capitol is arrested in Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Indiana man who fled to avoid serving a nine-month prison sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol was arrested in Canada this week on the fourth anniversary of the mob's attack. Antony Vo was arrested “without incident” in Whistler, British Columbia, on...
Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 months in prison for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters, court records show. ...
Aid convoy reaches remote district in NW Pakistan after prolonged blockade amid sectarian violence
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Aid trucks carrying medicines, food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents reached a remote region in restive northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, a government spokesman and local officials said. A key highway leading to...
The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. The number of killings increased by more than 20% compared with all of 2023,...
