http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:38:04 +0200 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:38:04 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/13/haiti-at-least-25-dead-in-stampede-at-unesco-citadelle-laferriere-fortress http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/13/haiti-at-least-25-dead-in-stampede-at-unesco-citadelle-laferriere-fortress Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:20:50 +0200 At least 30 people died on Saturday, 11 April 2026, after a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière near Milot, a major tourist site in the north of Haiti. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/28/haiti-faces-sexual-violence-and-abuse-crisis-as-gang-violence-spreads-msf-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/28/haiti-faces-sexual-violence-and-abuse-crisis-as-gang-violence-spreads-msf-says Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:04:25 +0100 Haiti has been plagued by worsening gang violence since the 2021 assassination of its then-President Jovenel Moïse with gangs controlling around 90% of the capital. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/24/texas-men-charged-over-haiti-island-takeover-plot-to-kill-and-rape-residents http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/24/texas-men-charged-over-haiti-island-takeover-plot-to-kill-and-rape-residents Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:21:28 +0100 Two Texas men face federal charges for allegedly plotting to seize a Haitian island, kill men, and assault women and children. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/15/doctors-without-borders-closes-its-emergency-centre-in-haitis-capital-due-to-surge-of-gang http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/15/doctors-without-borders-closes-its-emergency-centre-in-haitis-capital-due-to-surge-of-gang Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:11:24 +0200 Haiti has been plagued by worsening gang violence since the 2021 assassination of its then-President Jovenel Moïse and armed gangs control most of the capital Port-au-Prince. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/29/irish-missionary-among-eight-freed-in-haiti-after-kidnapping-during-orphanage-attack http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/29/irish-missionary-among-eight-freed-in-haiti-after-kidnapping-during-orphanage-attack Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:18:25 +0200 Gena Heraty, who has worked in Haiti since 1993, is the director of a special needs programme for children and adults at the the Saint-Hélène orphanage. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/eight-people-including-irish-missionary-missing-after-gunmen-storm-haiti-orphanage http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/eight-people-including-irish-missionary-missing-after-gunmen-storm-haiti-orphanage Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:41:34 +0200 At least 175 people in Haiti were reported kidnapped from April to the end of June of this year, with 37% of those cases occurring in Port-au-Prince. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/03/haiti-protests-turn-violent-as-gunmen-open-fire-on-police http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/03/haiti-protests-turn-violent-as-gunmen-open-fire-on-police Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:07:00 +0200 A protest over escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince turned into chaos when armed individuals fired at police, intensifying concerns over Haiti’s growing instability. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/26/kenyan-police-officer-missing-in-haiti-after-suspected-gang-kidnapping http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/26/kenyan-police-officer-missing-in-haiti-after-suspected-gang-kidnapping Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:52:31 +0100 The incident comes a month after another Kenyan policeman was killed in the Caribbean country while working for the same international security force. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/13/haiti-police-vow-to-ramp-up-fight-against-gangs-after-fresh-attacks-in-the-capital http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/13/haiti-police-vow-to-ramp-up-fight-against-gangs-after-fresh-attacks-in-the-capital Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:42:32 +0100 More than 1 million people have been displaced by the violence, with gangs in control 85% of Port-au-Prince, according to a UN human rights expert. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/12/children-in-haiti-subjected-to-brutal-gang-violence-report-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/12/children-in-haiti-subjected-to-brutal-gang-violence-report-says Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:30:28 +0100 At least 5,600 people were killed in Haiti in 2024, an increase of more than 1,000 from the previous year. Another 2,212 people were injured and 1,494 kidnapped. http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/14/haiti-gang-violence-has-displaced-more-than-1-million-people-un-migration-agency-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/14/haiti-gang-violence-has-displaced-more-than-1-million-people-un-migration-agency-says Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:43:40 +0100 Children make up at least half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled within a year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/11/20/no-comment-bodies-lie-on-the-street-after-upscale-haiti-neighborhood-targeted-in-gang-atta http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/11/20/no-comment-bodies-lie-on-the-street-after-upscale-haiti-neighborhood-targeted-in-gang-atta Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:04:08 +0100 Gangs launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital early on Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side by side with police. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/11/12/firefights-break-out-in-haitis-capital-as-prime-minister-replaced http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/11/12/firefights-break-out-in-haitis-capital-as-prime-minister-replaced Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:26:47 +0100 Gun fights broke out between police and gangs in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Monday, the same day a new interim prime minister was expected to take over as the country faces a surge of violence. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/10/15/french-haitian-artist-gaelle-choisne-takes-home-the-prix-marcel-duchamp-frances-top-art-aw http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/10/15/french-haitian-artist-gaelle-choisne-takes-home-the-prix-marcel-duchamp-frances-top-art-aw Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:30:32 +0200 Choisne’s work, infused with mysticism, explores the connections between the personal and the universal and often addresses sociopolitical issues. Judges praised her winning installation as combining "gravity and lightness". http://www.euronews.com/2024/10/07/deadly-gang-attack-in-haiti-leaves-70-dead-and-thousands-displaced http://www.euronews.com/2024/10/07/deadly-gang-attack-in-haiti-leaves-70-dead-and-thousands-displaced Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:18:02 +0200 In central Haiti, a gang attack in the town of Pont-Sondé left at least 70 people dead and displaced nearly 6,300 residents. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/29/pope-francis-speaks-about-struggles-facing-people-of-haiti-during-venice-mass http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/29/pope-francis-speaks-about-struggles-facing-people-of-haiti-during-venice-mass Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:03:49 +0200 The pontiff also voiced concerns about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and expressed concerns about the welfare of Rohingya, thousands of whom have fled a bloody military crackdown in Myanmar. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/02/gang-and-police-gunbattles-paralyse-area-near-haitis-national-palace http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/02/gang-and-police-gunbattles-paralyse-area-near-haitis-national-palace Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:10:43 +0200 At least one policeman was shot after he and other officers were forced to flee an armoured car that was later set on fire, according to local media reports. http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/08/haiti-extends-state-of-emergency-and-nighttime-curfew http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/08/haiti-extends-state-of-emergency-and-nighttime-curfew Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:12:37 +0100 Haiti's government announced on Thursday it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew, in an attempt to curb the gang violence and protests plaguing the country. http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/07/haitian-politicians-seek-new-alliances-as-country-remains-paralysed http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/07/haitian-politicians-seek-new-alliances-as-country-remains-paralysed Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:40:46 +0100 Politicians in Haiti are attempting to form a coalition government to lift the country out of widespread gang violence http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/05/haiti-gangs-demand-pm-resignation-after-latest-airport-attack http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/05/haiti-gangs-demand-pm-resignation-after-latest-airport-attack Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:30:57 +0100 Gangs in Haiti attempted to seize control of country's main airport on Monday, after mass escapes from two major prisons over the weekend. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/25/six-nuns-kidnapped-by-armed-group-in-haiti-released-unharmed http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/25/six-nuns-kidnapped-by-armed-group-in-haiti-released-unharmed Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:15:39 +0100 The women were taken by an armed group last week along with two other people, and were released Wednesday, said the archbishop of Port-au-Prince. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/21/pope-francis-pleads-for-the-release-of-the-six-nuns-kidnapped-in-haiti http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/21/pope-francis-pleads-for-the-release-of-the-six-nuns-kidnapped-in-haiti Sun, 21 Jan 2024 23:11:03 +0100 Speaking on Sunday from the window of the Apostolic Palace, he prayed for the release of the group of people, including six nuns, who were kidnapped in Haiti last week. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/06/13/watch-vendors-despair-as-fire-rages-through-haiti-market http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/06/13/watch-vendors-despair-as-fire-rages-through-haiti-market Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:18:30 +0200 Authorities have yet to reveal the cause of the fire but no injuries were recorded.at the market in Port-au-Prince. http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/07/four-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-49-magnitude-quake-strikes-southern-haiti http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/07/four-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-49-magnitude-quake-strikes-southern-haiti Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:16:54 +0200 A deadly earthquake in Haiti killed at least four people on Tuesday, just days after flooding killed at least 51 people in the country, http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/10/18/haitian-singer-mikaben-dead-at-41-after-collapsing-on-stage-in-paris http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/10/18/haitian-singer-mikaben-dead-at-41-after-collapsing-on-stage-in-paris Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:24:17 +0200 The musician leaves behind two children and his wife, Vanessa, who is pregnant. http://www.euronews.com/2022/10/11/protests-in-haiti-over-pms-call-for-international-armed-forces http://www.euronews.com/2022/10/11/protests-in-haiti-over-pms-call-for-international-armed-forces Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:11:36 +0200 Haiti has called for international armed forces as gangs and protesters paralyse the country amid fuel and water shortages. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/09/08/thousands-demand-ouster-of-haiti-pm-in-new-protest http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/09/08/thousands-demand-ouster-of-haiti-pm-in-new-protest Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:02:37 +0200 Thousands of people in Haiti's capital and other major cities organized new protests on Wednesday to demand safer streets. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/05/04/us-coast-guard-intercepts-vessel-carrying-migrants-from-haiti http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/05/04/us-coast-guard-intercepts-vessel-carrying-migrants-from-haiti Wed, 04 May 2022 15:25:41 +0200 The US Coast Guard (USCG) said on May, 3, that it had intercepted a boat carrying 78 migrants from Haiti some 33 miles off the coast of Tortuga, Haiti. http://www.euronews.com/2021/12/14/dozens-killed-in-petrol-truck-explosion-in-northern-haiti http://www.euronews.com/2021/12/14/dozens-killed-in-petrol-truck-explosion-in-northern-haiti Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:29:27 +0100 “Three days of national mourning will be decreed throughout the territory, in memory of the victims of this tragedy that the entire Haitian nation is grieving.” http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/17/us-religious-group-says-17-missionaries-kidnapped-in-haiti http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/17/us-religious-group-says-17-missionaries-kidnapped-in-haiti Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:26:14 +0200 A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti, a religious group said. http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/24/migrant-camp-shrinks-on-us-border-as-more-haitians-removed http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/24/migrant-camp-shrinks-on-us-border-as-more-haitians-removed Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:33:22 +0200 US Homeland Security said nearly 2,000 Haitians have been rapidly expelled on flights since Sunday. http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/15/haiti-prosecutor-seeks-to-charge-pm-in-killing-is-replaced http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/15/haiti-prosecutor-seeks-to-charge-pm-in-killing-is-replaced Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:19:53 +0200 It wasn't clear if the prosecutor's removal would have any impact on the case, or if he was officially removed before he made the request to the judge to charge the prime minister. http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/21/fighting-breaks-out-over-aid-distribution-after-haiti-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/21/fighting-breaks-out-over-aid-distribution-after-haiti-earthquake Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:14:50 +0200 Hunger and destitution ends in fighting over aid distribution after last week's deadly earthquake in Haiti. http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/17/haiti-quake-death-toll-rises-to-1-419-injured-now-at-6-000 http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/17/haiti-quake-death-toll-rises-to-1-419-injured-now-at-6-000 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:15:54 +0200 Injured earthquake victims continued to stream into Les Cayes’ overwhelmed general hospital, three days after the earthquake struck. http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/16/strong-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-haiti http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/16/strong-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-haiti Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:25:18 +0200 A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter 12 kilometres northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud, the US Geological Survey said. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/21/haiti-installs-new-leader-as-country-mourns-slain-president http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/21/haiti-installs-new-leader-as-country-mourns-slain-president Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:41:18 +0200 Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a neurosurgeon and former Cabinet minister, has promised to form a provisional consensus government to lead Haiti until elections are held. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/20/new-haiti-leader-with-international-backing-to-take-charge http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/20/new-haiti-leader-with-international-backing-to-take-charge Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:02:27 +0200 Ariel Henry will replace Claude Joseph who has been leading Haiti since President Moïse's assassination. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/18/haiti-faces-uncertain-future-as-mourning-first-lady-returns http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/18/haiti-faces-uncertain-future-as-mourning-first-lady-returns Sun, 18 Jul 2021 18:24:31 +0200 Martine Moise, the wife of assassinated President Jovenel Moise, returned to the Caribbean nation on Saturday following her release from a Miami hospital. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/16/haiti-police-reject-reports-that-the-country-s-interim-prime-minister-is-behind-the-assass http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/16/haiti-police-reject-reports-that-the-country-s-interim-prime-minister-is-behind-the-assass Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:30:07 +0200 A Colombian news report suggested government officials had masterminded Jovenel Moise's assassination - but Haitian authorities rejected this as "a lie". http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/14/haiti-seeks-five-fugitives-as-president-killing-probe-deepens http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/14/haiti-seeks-five-fugitives-as-president-killing-probe-deepens Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:05:57 +0200 Police say they are tracking down five fugitives suspected in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, including a former Senator and an informant for the US government. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/13/mystery-grows-with-key-suspect-in-haiti-president-killing http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/13/mystery-grows-with-key-suspect-in-haiti-president-killing Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:34:02 +0200 The arrest of a failed Haitian businessman living in Florida deepened the mystery into an already convoluted plot surrounding the assassination of Haiti’s president. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/10/we-need-help-haiti-s-interim-leader-requests-us-troops http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/10/we-need-help-haiti-s-interim-leader-requests-us-troops Sat, 10 Jul 2021 12:17:57 +0200 “We definitely need assistance and we’ve asked our international partners for help,” Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said late Friday. “We believe our partners can assist the national police in resolving the situation." http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/08/police-kill-four-suspects-in-killing-of-haiti-president-jovenel-moise http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/08/police-kill-four-suspects-in-killing-of-haiti-president-jovenel-moise Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:16:53 +0200 A total 17 people have so far been detained over the assassination, while three have been killed. Police say they are still searching for eight others. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/07/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-at-home-prime-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/07/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-at-home-prime-minister-says Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:32:30 +0200 Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at home, the country's interim prime minister announced. http://www.euronews.com/2021/02/13/haiti-protesters-clash-with-police-as-they-demand-president-jovenel-moise-s-resignation http://www.euronews.com/2021/02/13/haiti-protesters-clash-with-police-as-they-demand-president-jovenel-moise-s-resignation Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:40:59 +0100 Protesters say the president's term ended last Sunday; however, the incumbent insists he has another year left. http://www.euronews.com/2019/10/12/journalist-s-killing-fuels-ire-of-haiti-protesters http://www.euronews.com/2019/10/12/journalist-s-killing-fuels-ire-of-haiti-protesters Sat, 12 Oct 2019 01:12:51 +0200 Journalist's killing fuels ire of Haiti protesters http://www.euronews.com/2019/07/31/the-uk-has-abandoned-haiti-the-push-for-a-global-britain-is-an-opportunity-to-make-amends http://www.euronews.com/2019/07/31/the-uk-has-abandoned-haiti-the-push-for-a-global-britain-is-an-opportunity-to-make-amends Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:06:16 +0200 2020 will mark a decade since the earthquake that devastated the country’s infrastructure and set Haiti back a generation. Lest we forget, this earthquake was catastrophic. More people died in five minutes than during five years of conflict in Syria. http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/15/haitian-capital-halted-as-protesters-call-for-president-to-quit http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/15/haitian-capital-halted-as-protesters-call-for-president-to-quit Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:28:40 +0200 Haiti's capital has been brought to a standstill by protesters calling for the resignation of the country's president, after allegations of corruption. http://www.euronews.com/2019/02/10/anti-government-protests-in-haiti-continue-for-a-third-day http://www.euronews.com/2019/02/10/anti-government-protests-in-haiti-continue-for-a-third-day Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:26:44 +0100 Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Haitian capital in the third straight day of protests against the government of President Jovenel Moise. http://www.euronews.com/2018/11/24/calls-for-haiti-s-president-to-resign-intensifies http://www.euronews.com/2018/11/24/calls-for-haiti-s-president-to-resign-intensifies Sat, 24 Nov 2018 10:03:59 +0100 It's after around a dozen protestors died when a car was set on fire after it ploughed into a crowd on Wednesday.