Latin America

The plan to get a transitional government in place in Haiti is being tested

7:21am March 14, 2024

Days after Haiti's prime minister announced his intention to resign, politicians of all stripes have started jockeying for power. Haitians are expressing reservations.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:15am March 14, 2024

Plans for a transitional government in Haiti is tested. EU lawmakers approve the bloc's AI act. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other candidates, aim to capitalize on third-party presidential bids.

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National

How are Haitian Americans feeling about the political upheaval happening in Haiti?

10:16am March 13, 2024

by Phillip Martin

Many Haitians in the U.S. are cheering the resignation of the country's de facto prime minister, but few believe his departure will end the current wave of violence besieging the country.

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The political upheaval in Haiti has triggered a new humanitarian crisis

7:19am March 13, 2024

NPR's A Martinez talks to Philippe Serge Degernier, United Nations Population Fund representative in Haiti, about the growing humanitarian crisis. Haiti is considered Latin America's poorest country.

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Should the U.S. get involved in what is happening in Haiti?

12:04pm March 12, 2024

NPR's A Martinez talks to professor Matthew J. Smith, a historian at University College London, about political unrest in Haiti, and whether the U.S. should intervene.

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Morning new brief

5:14am March 12, 2024

Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created. Georgia, key to winning the White House, holds a primary on Tuesday. The Labor Department reports on consumer prices.

Armed gangs continue to control much of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince

5:12am March 11, 2024

There is no sign of international intervention in Haiti amid gang violence in the capital. The prime minister remains locked out of the country.

Religion

Morning news brief

5:12am March 11, 2024

Ramadan starts Monday and still no cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. There's been no let-up in violence in Haiti's capital. Oppenheimer did well at the Oscars, winning seven golden statuettes.

People take part in a rally in support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Medellín, Colombia, on Feb. 8.

World News

It's not easy being Colombia's 1st left-wing president

6:19pm March 10, 2024

by John Otis

Gustavo Petro faces fierce opposition from what he views as Colombia's deeply conservative deep state.

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Spectators wait for the start of a bullfight at the Plaza México, in Mexico City, Jan. 28. Bullfighting returned to Mexico City after the Supreme Court of Justice overturned a 2022 ban that prevented these events from taking place in the capital.

World News

Mexico's female matadors return to the world's largest bullring

10:18am March 09, 2024

by Emily Green

A glimpse at the world of women bullfighters in Mexico City, as the spectacle makes its return two years after a judge banned it — generating excitement from fans and criticism over animal cruelty.

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