Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue’ would take part in peace talks but resist foreign peacekeepers

[ad_1] The gang leader who has become the face of Haiti’s descent into lawlessness and violence has said he would consider calling a ceasefire only if his consortium of armed gangs was included in international talks on the country’s future. Jimmy Chérizier, the former police officer better known via his nomme de guerre “Barbecue,” spoke…

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Haiti’s gang leader ‘Barbecue’ says he’s prepared to talk peace

[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Rafah’s Emirati Hospital sees rise in premature births and underweight neonates 02:48 Oscar-winning ‘Oppenheimer’ opens in Hiroshima movie theaters 01:48 Now Playing Haiti’s notorious gang leader ‘Barbecue’ says he’s prepared to talk peace 03:25 UP NEXT One year since…

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‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions

[ad_1] TOKYO — “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was 3,…

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Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near Aleppo, world court orders action on Gaza famine

[ad_1] The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes early Friday near the northern city of Aleppo killed or wounded “a number of” people and caused damage. An opposition war monitor said the strikes killed 42, most of them Syrian troops. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Israeli strikes hit missile…

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Russian veto brings an end to the U.N. panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — A veto Thursday by Russia ended monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, prompting Western accusations that Moscow is seeking to avoid scrutiny as it allegedly violates the sanctions to buy weapons from Pyongyang for its war in Ukraine. Russia’s turnaround on the U.N. monitoring reflects how Moscow’s…

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Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox who don’t serve in army

[ad_1] TEL AVIV — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army — a blockbuster ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to take part in mandatory military service. Prime Minister Benjamin…

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