What's happening in Haiti? Here's what to know.
Powerful gangs have laid siege to Haiti's capital forcing the prime minister to agree to step down. Here's what the violence is all about.
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Haiti's prime minister agrees to resign, bowing to pressure
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, giving in to international pressure, says he'll step aside once a transitional presidential council is created.
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Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he will step down once a transitional presidential council is created. Henry has been stranded in Puerto Rico since armed gangs unleashed a wave of deadly violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.
Haiti prime minister to resign
With Haiti teetering on collapse due to the rising power of criminal gangs seeking political control, Prime Minister Ariel Henry announces his resignation.
U.S. military airlifts embassy staff from Haiti amid gang violence
The military said U.S. embassy personnel in Haiti were evacuated overnight as gang violence explodes in Port-au-Prince and across the country.
Blinken to Jamaica for urgent Haiti meeting
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending an emergency meeting in Jamaica with Caribbean leaders Monday over the ongoing crisis in Haiti. Over the weekend, the U.S. military evacuated non-essential personnel at the American embassy in Port-au-Prince as heavily armed gangs target key government sites and issue threats of violence. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.
U.S. evacuates some embassy staff in Haiti
The U.S. is evacuating non-essential personnel from its embassy in Haiti as violence in the nation's capital escalates after a massive prison break earlier this month. The situation in Port-au-Prince has become increasingly dire with many unable to find basic necessities. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers has a look at the crisis. And Richard Cantave, the CEO of global tourism company Haitian Nomad, joined CBS News with further insight.
Security deteriorates in Haiti
As gang violence in Haiti exacerbates a spiraling humanitarian crisis, the U.S. military has sent additional security forces to the American embassy there and evacuated non-essential personnel.
Chaos in Haiti as government forces, gangs clash
A state of emergency in Haiti has been extended to the end of the month as violent gangs continue to try to take control of the government. Cristian Benavides reports.
Chaos unfolds in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting
Gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations late Friday.
Judge rejects Texas lawsuit against Biden immigration policy
The dispute centered on a program that allows up to 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the U.S. each month.
Haitian gang leader threatens civil war
A Haitian gang leader is threatening civil war and genocide if Prime Minister Ariel Henry doesn't step down. The country has seen widespread gang violence over the last week with attacks on prisons and the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Jacqueline Charles, a Haiti and Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, joins CBS News with more.
Armed gang members storm Haiti's prisons
Following a surge in gang violence and two major prison breaks, Haiti's government has declared a state of emergency and issued nighttime curfews.
Haiti's top gang leader warns of "civil war that will lead to genocide"
Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier is a former police officer who is under U.N. sanctions for human rights abuses.
State Department spokesperson on Gaza, Haiti
Negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas ended Tuesday without an agreement and just days remain until the start of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, joined CBS News to discuss Gaza and the ongoing hostilities in Haiti.
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as crisis escalates
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti are increasingly coordinating their actions and choosing once unthinkable targets like the Central Bank.
Haitian gangs launch coordinated attack, vow to oust prime minister
Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherisier has announced a coordinated attack to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Widow, former officials charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president
A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, and several top officials.
Search underway for American nurse and child
A search is underway for an American nurse and her child who were kidnapped last week in Haiti. It comes as the country continues to deal with skyrocketing unrest, crime and violence. Roxana Saberi reports.
Latin American leaders hold migration summit
Mexico hosted a summit on migration over the weekend with leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia and Haiti among the attendees. The countries addressed the root causes of the migrant crisis and the spike of unlawful crossings into the U.S. CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo has more.
U.N. approves plan to send forces to Haiti
The United Nations Security Council approved a plan to send international forces to Haiti in an attempt to restore peace and help the country hold its long-delayed elections. Garry Pierre-Pierre, the founder and publisher of "The Haitian Times," joins CBS News with details on how the Kenya-led force will carry out its mission.
U.N. approves international force to combat gang violence in Haiti
The U.N. Security Council voted to send a force led by Kenya to Haiti as it continues to deal with rampant gang violence.
American nurse kidnapped in Haiti speaks out for first time since release
Alix Dorsainvil addressed both her captors and the people of Haiti in a video shared by El Roi Haiti, the nonprofit where Dorsainvil worked when she was kidnapped with her young daughter.
U.S. nurse, daughter released by kidnappers
American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her young daughter have been released by kidnappers in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the nonprofit Christian ministry she was working for. Dorsainvil, from New Hampshire, was seized with her child in late July. Macollvie Neel, executive editor of the Haitian Times, joined CBS News to discuss the incident and other kidnappings in the country.
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