In a video posted on social media, the gang leader threatened to kill the hostages if any of his members were harmed.
NPR – World It is believed to be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years, and one gang leader is threatening to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince.
NPR – World It is believed to be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years, and one gang leader is threatening to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince.
Sky News – World U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first visit to Ukraine, a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The trip is part of a renewed push to revive stalled peace talks to end Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met the envoys in Kyiv.
NYTimes – World Exit polls project Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) finishing first in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, with party leaders celebrating the result. AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund cast his vote earlier in the day. It remains unclear whether AfD will secure an outright majority, which would give a far-right party control of a German state government for the first time since World War II.
NYTimes – World U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two American Navy warships near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command. Iranian state media earlier reported a U.S. missile hit an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island, which the U.S. military had not confirmed at the time. The exchange marks renewed hostilities over shipping in the Gulf.
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