
Haiti: Living amid the growing violence
Gang violence has intensified in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince
We explain what’s happening around Kherson in southern Ukraine and what it means for the war. It was one of the first major towns taken by Russia but Ukrainian troops are now pushing to take it back. We talk about the signs that point to Ukraine’s army making progress and get our correspondent to answer your questions. We also hear from people who are from Kherson.
In Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, gang violence has intensified in the past 24 hours, with the cathedral on fire, gunfire in the downtown area and major roads closed as a result. It is not yet known how many people were killed in the latest violence, but UN figures suggest more than 200 died between 8 and 17 July. We get a reporter to explain the latest and hear a conversation between Haitians about their lives at the moment.
And after Spain’s government launched a campaign to encourage women of every body type to feel comfortable on the country’s beaches, we’ll hear some of the conversation in response.
(Photo: Police clear the street as demonstrators burned tires to protest ongoing fuel shortages even as Haiti"s main fuel terminal renewed deliveries that had been suspended due to an outbreak of gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 14, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Ralph Tedy Erol)
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