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Gangs, which have called for the ouster of the country's defacto prime minister, are surrounding the Port Au Prince airport. The prime minister is presumed to still be in stranded in Puerto Rico.

As gangs vow to topple the government, Haiti is entering its second day of a state of emergency.

Haiti has declared a state of emergency and curfews are in place until Wednesday, as the beleaguered island descends into more security chaos.

Mexico's next President will be a woman — that much is certain. But as the two main candidates launch their campaigns, what are their policies and what should we expect ahead of the June vote?

El Salvador's leader arrived at the annual Maryland meeting of U.S. conservatives. He encouraged the next president to do "whatever it takes" to overcome the "dark forces" trying to take over the U.S.

Mexico's President hits back with furious response to allegations that those close to him have ties to drug cartels.

Once touted as a key U.S. ally in the war against drugs, former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández's trial begins in New York, as he stands accused of overseeing a "narco state."

Humanitarian agencies and the international community say if Israel takes its fight to that part of Gaza, the result could be a humanitarian catastrophe.

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using food deprivation as a weapon of war while other humanitarian organizations warn the risk of famine in Gaza is growing.

Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there.

The prime minister of Qatar is in Washington for talks with U.S. officials trying to iron out the framework of a deal to pause or end the war in Gaza and get Israeli hostages released.

The International Court of Justice stopped short of ordering a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war as part of the genocide case South Africa has brought against Israel.

2024 will be a key test for the health of democracy around the world. Analysis of significant elections in key regions, and what they might portend.

In Guatemala, the political outsider who surprised all by winning the presidential election is finally sworn in, despite last minutes efforts to derail his inauguration by some in the political elite.

Bernardo Arevalo was sworn in minutes after midnight on Monday — despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration, and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power.

There are celebrations and cautious optimism in Guatemala as Bernardo Arevalo Jr. wins the presidency, renewing the country's democratic aspirations and its revolutionary past.

As Republican members of Congress were touring the U.S. southern border, Mexican authorities were breaking up a migrant caravan at that country's southern border.

Analysis of how the immigration issue is playing out on both sides of the southern border — in the U.S. and Mexico.

Nicaragua's authoritarian government has a new target for possible exile — the winner of the Miss Universe pageant — after learning she had participated in protests as a college student in 2018.

Nicaragua's authoritarian government is clamping down on a new target — the winner of the Miss Universe pageant.