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‘It’s mission impossible’: fear grows in Kenya over plan to deploy police to Haiti
Deal to send hundreds of officers to Caribbean country amid spiraling gang violence is facing intense public and legal scrutiny
Haiti’s raging gang insurrection has prompted growing concern in Kenya over plans to deploy hundreds of paramilitary police officers from the East African country on a UN-backed multinational mission to counter the violence.
“If they come back in body bags, what will [Kenya’s president, William Ruto] tell the nation?” said Ekuru Aukot, leader of the opposition Thirdway Alliance, who last year filed a legal challenge against the deployment.
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‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third
Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegates. The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more than a third at UN talks to agree the first global ...The Guardian - World -
America can help Haiti restore order with an in-and-out mission
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Haiti's Police, Outgunned and Outmanned, Struggle to Thwart Gangs
Haiti’s National Police, the last visible semblance of a state, have ceded control over most of the nation’s capital to vicious gangs.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Haiti's Police, Outgunned and Outmanned, Struggle to Thwart Gangs
Haiti’s National Police, the last visible semblance of a state, have ceded control over most of the nation’s capital to vicious gangs.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Haiti's Police, Outgunned and Outmanned, Struggle to Thwart Gangs
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New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
It’s been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on its members is rapidly growingABC News - World -
GDP report revives stagflation fears in the market, with growing risk of a Fed rate hike seen
Thursday’s U.S. economic data is ringing alarm bells in the minds of traders, economists and others, who are beginning to voice concerns that the world’s largest economy could be shifting into a stagflation-type of environment.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
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