Haiti seeks U.S., U.N. help after president killed
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Haiti seeks U.S., U.N. help after president killed
Haiti has requested U.S. and U.N.
Security forces to help it protect key infrastructure like the airport and ports after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise by foreign mercenaries, a government minister said on Friday.
Forces to protect the country after President Jovenel Moise was assassinated by foreign mercenaries this week.
But the U.S. rebuffed the request for military assistance on Friday, even as it pledged to help with the investigation, while the U.N.
Said it was reviewing their request.
A Haitian government minister said Friday interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph had raised the topic of assistance with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the U.N.
Security Council earlier this week.
Two letters sent to the U.S. embassy and the U.N.
And seen by Reuters requested the support of troops to reestablish security and protect key infrastructure like the port and airport.
The minister said the request would also help scheduled presidential and legislative elections go forth in September.
Colombia has also pledged to help with the investigation after Haiti police said 26 of their nationals had been arrested for Moise's murder.
Some of the suspects had retired from Colombia's army.
Two Haitian American suspects were also identified as James Solages and Joseph Vincent, both from Florida.
Seventeen of the men, including Solages and Vincent, have been captured.
Three others were killed and eight remain at large, according to Haitian police, who are still hunting for the masterminds of the operation.
Haitian officials have not given a motive for Moise's killing.
He had faced calls for his resignation over corruption allegations, economic mismanagement, and his increasing grip on power.
Moise's killing has sparked further confusion and chaos in the already politically turbulent country over who will take control.
Crowds gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Friday amidst state of emergency, desperate for a way out of the country.
Haitians looking to buy supplies in what used to be a busy market in Port-au-Prince fled in fear on Thursday as gangs clashed with police in front of the presidential palace.
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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.
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Amid escalating tension in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in diplomatic talks with regional leaders after Iran's strikes on Israel. The US reiterated support for Israel's defence and emphasized diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis. The situation remains tense, with Israel assessing its response.
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US Airlines , Accuse China of , 'Harmful Anti-Competitive Policies'.
CNN reports that the United States aviation industry
has urged the Biden administration to pause the
approval of more flights to and from China.
CNN reports that the United States aviation industry
has urged the Biden administration to pause the
approval of more flights to and from China.
According to an open letter, China's
“existing harmful anti-competitive policies”
are affecting U.S. airlines and workers.
The competitive disadvantage
is harmful to the approximately
315,000 workers employed
by U.S. passenger airlines
that serve China, Airlines for America open letter, via CNN.
The letter, addressing Secretary of State Antony Blinken
and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, was
signed by Airlines for America, an industry lobby group.
The letter, addressing Secretary of State Antony Blinken
and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, was
signed by Airlines for America, an industry lobby group.
Members of the group include American Airlines,
Delta and United, along with other unions
representing aviation workers.
Members of the group include American Airlines,
Delta and United, along with other unions
representing aviation workers.
Members of the group include American Airlines,
Delta and United, along with other unions
representing aviation workers.
If the growth of the Chinese aviation
market is allowed to continue unchecked
and without concern for equality of access
in the market, flights will continue to be
relinquished to Chinese carriers at the
expense of U.S. workers and businesses, Airlines for America open letter, via CNN.
CNN reports that the Biden administration said in February
that it would allow Chinese airlines to increase the
number of direct passenger flights to the United States.
At the time, U.S. officials granted Chinese carriers
approval to make 50 weekly round-trip flights,
increased from 35 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to the pandemic,
over 150 weekly
flights were allowed. .
China's Foreign Ministry defended the increased number
of flights, citing a "consensus reached" in November between
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden.
China's Foreign Ministry defended the increased number
of flights, citing a "consensus reached" in November between
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden
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Global Deforestation Increased, 3.2% in 2023 Despite , Tropical Forest Loss Decreasing .
Fox News reports that the global loss of primary
forests in the world's tropics declined slightly
in 2023 compared to the year before.
According to Global Forest Watch researchers, the world
lost about 14,000 square miles of tropical primary forest,
sometimes referred to as old-growth forests, in 2023.
Global Forest Watch (GFW) director Mikaela Weisse
warns that declining losses in Colombia and Brazil
were mostly offset by increased losses in other places.
The world took
two steps forward,
two steps back, Mikaela Weisse, Global Forest Watch
(GFW) director, via Fox News.
Fox News reports that scientists consider
tropical primary forests to be treasure troves
of biodiversity, with the Amazon rainforest home
to an estimated 10% of Earth's known species.
According to Weisse, tropical primary forest losses in
2023 caused greenhouse gas emissions equal to half
of the United States' annual fossil fuel emissions.
According to Weisse, tropical primary forest losses in
2023 caused greenhouse gas emissions equal to half
of the United States' annual fossil fuel emissions.
The GFW found that Brazil, the Democratic Republic
of Congo and Bolivia topped the list of tropical
nations with the most primary forest losses. .
Despite remaining on top of the list, forest loss in
Brazil fell 36% as a result of President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva's aggressive conservation policies. .
At the same time, Colombia experienced
a 49% decline in forest loss amid President
Gustavo Petro's environmental preservation efforts.
Overall, beyond just tropical primary forest loss, , global deforestation , rose 3.2% in 2023.
We are far off track and
trending in the wrong direction
when it comes to reducing
global deforestation, Rod Taylor, World Resources Institute
forests director, via Fox News
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Dozens of families from Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela have chosen Madrid as a residential and investment destination, transforming the real estate, cultural and leisure fabric of the Spanish capital.
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Haiti laid its late president Jovenel Moïse to rest on Friday amid protests from angry supporters of the slain leader in his hometown.More: https://cbsloc.al/3eRxA8y
Haiti has asked Washington to send troops to help secure infrastructure following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. But U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to rule out that..