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Five police officers killed in violent confrontations in Haitian capital

Tension has returned to Port-au-Prince with shootouts between police and armed gangs, following a seemingly calm morning in the Haitian capital after a violent day yesterday that left at least five dead and dozens injured.

According to the latest report from the Haitian Police Union, the number of officers killed on Thursday has risen to five, and their bodies have yet to be recovered.

Initially, it was reported that four police officers lost their lives when armed gangs attacked a police station in Bon Repos, in Canaan, north of the capital.

Given the extreme violence of these events, hundreds of people are fleeing the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince to provincial cities or other areas that have been less exposed to attacks by powerful armed gangs.

Some reports suggest that the gangs may be attempting to enter the capital’s main prison, in the city center, to free their incarcerated colleagues who have been held there for years.

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Despite this, there is a timid resumption of activity on the streets of Port-au-Prince, and public transportation, in particular, is operating again after being completely shut down on Thursday, when schools and businesses sent their students and employees home, and an airplane at the airport was targeted by gunfire.

On Thursday, violence escalated further in Haiti after Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis stated that his Haitian counterpart, Ariel Henry, committed during the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit in Georgetown to holding elections before August 31, 2025.

Henry is currently in Nairobi, where Kenya and Haiti signed a bilateral agreement requested by Kenyan courts to allow for the deployment of a contingent of 1,000 Kenyan police officers as part of the multinational security support mission led by Kenya, which the UN approved last October.

Amidst all this, the leader of the G9 gang coalition, the powerful former police officer Jimmy Cherisier ‘Barbecue,’ once again announced the start of a “revolution” and promised to overthrow the government of Henry.

“We, the armed men, have decided to take the future into our own hands” given the situation in Haiti, stated ‘Barbecue’ about a country engulfed in a severe crisis on all fronts and amidst the extreme violence of the gangs, which control much of Port-au-Prince and other areas.

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Maradona’s daughter accuses medical team of “horrible manipulation” in court

One of the daughters of Diego Maradona testified in court this Tuesday, breaking down in tears as she denounced what she described as “absolute and horrible manipulation” by her father’s medical team, during an emotional hearing in Argentina.

Gianinna Maradona stated that she and her siblings agreed to home hospitalization after doctors presented it as the best option following the neurosurgery Maradona underwent on November 3, 2020.

The football icon died on November 25 of that year, and the ongoing trial seeks to determine whether the conditions of his home care were appropriate.

According to Gianinna, what the family found at the residence where Maradona was recovering did not match what had been promised. She testified that there was no adequate medical equipment, constant monitoring, or even an ambulance available, despite assurances of continuous care.

“The manipulation was absolute and horrible,” she said during the hearing in San Isidro, near Buenos Aires.

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She accused members of the medical team, including neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, and psychologist Carlos Díaz, of misleading the family.

“I trusted these people, and all they did was manipulate us and leave my son without a grandfather,” she added.

Later in her testimony, recalling that six years have passed since her father’s death, she became emotional and said she struggled deeply with grief in the aftermath.

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Trump extends Iran ceasefire after Pakistan mediation request

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that he will extend the ceasefire with Iran, which was set to expire on Wednesday, following a request from Pakistan.

In a statement shared on Truth Social, Trump said the truce will remain in place until Iran presents a proposal and negotiations are concluded, regardless of the outcome.

“I will extend the ceasefire until their proposal is presented and negotiations are completed, whatever the result,” the U.S. leader stated.

Trump justified the decision by claiming that Iran’s government is “deeply divided” and noting that Pakistani authorities, acting as mediators, requested a pause in military action until Iranian leaders and representatives submit a unified proposal.

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Venezuelan opposition demands election date and minimum wage increase

A group of opposition members from the Zulia Humana and former political prisoners on Tuesday demanded that authorities set a date for elections in Venezuela and increase the minimum wage, which has been frozen since 2022 and is currently worth just a few cents per month according to the Banco Central de Venezuela.

During a press conference in Maracaibo, Professor Eduardo Labrador stressed the urgency of establishing an electoral timeline. “We demand that a date be set for elections so Venezuelans can have free and transparent voting. It is essential to have that date now,” he said.

Economist Rodrigo Cabezas, who served under the late President Hugo Chávez, also called for an increase in the minimum wage, arguing that it is feasible through economic policy measures, although he did not specify an amount due to limited public data.

Cabezas warned that Venezuela experienced “galloping inflation” between March of last year and March 2026, a stage that precedes hyperinflation—a phenomenon the country has already faced. However, he clarified that Venezuela is not currently in hyperinflation, expressing hope that it will not return.