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The Vatican issued an update Saturday on the health of Pope Francis, who remains in Rome’s Gemelli hospital under the care of doctors, saying that while his prognosis remains “complex,” the pope is no longer in “imminent danger” of death. On Friday, the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office announced that since Francis’ condition is now…
TORONTO — A dozen people were injured in a shooting at a pub in eastern Toronto, police said Friday night. Police said they were called to reports of multiple people being shot near Progress Avenue and Corporate Drive at around 10:40 p.m. Toronto paramedics had said 11 adults suffered injuries ranging from minor to critical,…
ROME — Pope Francis hit the three-week mark Friday in his hospitalization for double pneumonia, in stable condition and resuming his therapies after giving the world a tangible indication of just how frail and sick he is. The Vatican said the 88-year-old pope had a good night’s rest and woke up Friday morning just after…
The International Organization for Migration says gang violence displaced 13,000 Haitians in February. According to a report, armed gangs control more than 80% of the capital. Click here for the full story in Creole.
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ruled out transitioning the multinational security support mission (MSS) in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force for now, and is instead recommending creating a U.N. support mission to back the MSS that will be funded through the U.N. peacekeeping budget. “Such a transition could be considered, once…
The Haitian government announced Wednesday it is canceling the national carnival that was going to be held in the northern border town of Fort Liberte. Officials cited security concerns. Various groups also had complained about the huge expenditure at a time when gang violence continues to rise, threatening the safety of thousands of revelers who…
Montevideo, Uruguay — Argentine lawyers filed fraud charges against President Javier Milei in criminal court Sunday for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told The Associated Press. On Friday, Milei posted on X about $LIBRA, a coin that he said was aimed at “encouraging economic growth by funding small businesses…
PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, Adrian Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell, in Bahia El Aguila near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale…
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Venezuelan migrants in Bogota on their way to collect the permit that regularizes their status in Colombia were asked by VOA about the closure of the points where they were assisted to process and obtain this document. Click here for the full story in Spanish.
The U.S. State Department gave Haiti’s National Police force equipment such as vehicles and other items to be used in the effort to tackle gang violence and reestablish security. American Ambassador Dennis Hankins spoke at a ceremony in Port-au-Prince, where he announced the U.S. was giving Haiti’s police force and the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Force…
