Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic in early March. The reopening of the Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince is expected to help ease a critical shortage of medications and

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Helicopter crash that killed Iran president has sent shock waves around MidEast: AP explains | AP News

Helicopter crash that killed Iran president has sent shock waves around MidEast: AP explains | AP News

The Associated Press’ news director for the Gulf and Iran, Jon Gambrell, explains tensions facing Iran after a helicopter crash killed its president. (AP video shot by Bassam Hatoum) The Associated Press’ news director for the Gulf and Iran, Jon Gambrell, explains tensions facing Iran after a helicopter crash killed its president. (AP video shot

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Implications of death of Iran’s president Raisi for country and on his possible successor | AP News

Implications of death of Iran’s president Raisi for country and on his possible successor | AP News

Sanam Vakil, director of the North Africa and Middle East Programme at the London-based think-tank Chatham House, has said she expects Iran’s political establishment to face challenges with legitimacy following the deaths of the President and Foreign Minister. Sanam Vakil, director of the North Africa and Middle East Programme at the London-based think-tank Chatham House

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