Haiti's newly-appointed Prime Minister Ariel Henry says his government plans to establish conditions for holding long-delayed elections as soon as possible, following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise earlier this month.

The US delegation Biden sent to Haiti to attend the funeral of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has fled the country after gunshots were fired outside the ceremony location.

“US-affiliated gunmen hatch plots on US soil to assassinate leaders in Venezuela & Haiti while US government busily covers up its criminal ties.”

Protesters clash with security forces in Beirut after Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Sa’ad al-Hariri abandoned his bid to form a new government.

Haitians hold scattered protests in the capital over insecurity and fuel shortages as the impoverished country grapples with President Moise’s assassination.

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Haitian police arrest a third American in connection with the assassination of the nation’s president.