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Haitian PM to resign amid spiraling gang violence in Taiwan-allied country

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has said he will resign after months of escalating violence and a breakdown of law and order in the Taiwan-allied Caribbean country. ...

Taiwan nationals safe in Haiti amid political turmoil

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Diplomatic staff and other Taiwanese nationals are safe in Haiti, a diplomatic ally, despite the ongoing gang violence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Mond...

US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added U.S. forces to bolster ...

Taiwanese embassy staff safe despite unrest in ally Haiti

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s embassy in Haiti is functioning normally and its staff are safe during growing unrest in the Caribbean ally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wed...

China poaches Nauru 2 days after Taiwan election

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Just two days after Taiwan elected president-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德), Nauru announced that it is officially severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of China. ...

Taiwanese doctor evacuated from Gaza Strip

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has confirmed that a Taiwanese doctor was successfully evacuated from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday (Nov. 1). Foreign passport hold...

Taipei restaurant spotlights Saint Lucian cuisine

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The ABV Caribbean restaurant in Taipei has launched a two-month promotion of Saint Lucian cuisine in partnership with the Saint Lucia Embassy. The special promotion beg...

Haitian ambassador to Taiwan says UN force means country no longer alone

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Haiti's representative to Taiwan, Ambassador Roudy Stanley Penn, said that the United Nations' (UN) decision to send a security force to the country is what Haitia...

Taiwan holds National Day celebration in New York

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York held a National Day reception at the Mandarin Oriental, with approximately 500 guests from political, academic, ...

UN vote on foreign police mission to Haiti set for Monday

The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Monday to approve the deployment of foreign police to Haiti and authorize the use of force to help the Caribbean country fight violent gangs that ...

Both parties want to win South Florida. Here's one Cuban activist's view of the political fight

MIAMI (AP) — When Félix Llerena arrived in Miami in 2017, he quickly got involved in the city’s politically active community of Cuban exiles. He was soon drawn to President Donald Trump for his aggres...

UNGA Briefing: Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov and what else is going on at the UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Thursday ...

US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration pledged $100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to ma...

Kenya's president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president has committed his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare, even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by W...

Haiti's government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government on Thursday doubled down on the construction of a canal on Haitian soil that would divert water from a river it shares with the Dominican Republic, whic...