The Americas

G-9 federation gang members in the Delmas 3 area on February 22, 2024, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

World News

Meeting the Gangs that Control Haiti

4:57pm May 23, 2024

After a long decline of the government in Haiti, gangs have seized complete control. A multi-national force is being sent to Haiti to restore the government to power, but their success is not assured. We go to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to see the challenges this international mission will face.

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Kenyan-led forces will arrive in Haiti to help combat gang violence

10:33am May 22, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with William O'Neill, the United Nations independent expert on Human Rights in Haiti, about the Kenyan-led multinational force deploying to Haiti to help restore order there.

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Argentina's President Javier Milei gestures as he presents his book "El camino del libertario" in Madrid, Spain, on Friday.

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Argentine president Javier Milei begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials

11:16pm May 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing "poverty and death" to Spain.

Sports

Brazil is the top contender to host the Women's World Cup in 2027

5:12am May 16, 2024

by Julia Carneiro

The announcement from the international soccer body FIFA is expected Friday. While women's soccer has been gaining ground in Brazil, hurdles remain.

Economy

Morning news brief

4:14pm May 15, 2024

Russian President Putin heads to China for a two-day summit. Nearly one out of five credit card users have maxed out on their borrowing. Wildfire season is underway in Mexico and Canada.

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Communities are evacuated as wildfire season gets underway in Canada

5:15am May 15, 2024

by Emma Jacobs

Wildfires have forced evacuations in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas are seeing poor air quality due to smoke.

Jimmy Chérizier, a former elite police officer known as Barbecue, who now runs a Haitian gang federation.

World News

Haiti's notorious gang leader, Barbecue, says his forces are ready for a long fight

8:52am May 13, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

Barbecue is the man who convinced many of Haiti's gangs to stop fighting each other and start fighting the government. He spoke to NPR about his latest plans.

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Man known as Barbeque is credited with uniting gangs against Haiti's government

5:14am May 13, 2024

Haiti's capital has been relatively calm in recently ahead of the anticipated deployment of an international security force lead by Kenyans aimed to bring order to a city crippled by gang violence.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:13am May 13, 2024

We hear from one of the Haiti's most powerful gang leaders. Michael Cohen will take the stand in ex-President Trump's New York criminal trial. As it attacks areas in Gaza, Israel marks Memorial Day.

People cycle along the street in Afuá, a city in northern Brazil's Pará state, in January. Since 2002, this city on the banks of the Amazon River has been famously off limits to motor vehicles.

A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions

6:00am May 12, 2024

by Mac Margolis

Afuá, a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon, banned motor vehicles over 20 years ago. Writer Mac Margolis and photographer Stefan Kolumban paid the town a visit to see what life is like.