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Donald Trump promises mass deportations in second term

Former Assistant for DHS Public Affairs, Marsha Espinosa reacts to the incoming Trump administration's plans for immigration and border security.
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VIDEO: Donald Trump promises mass deportations in second term
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Thousands rally in Georgia to question the vote and demand a new election

Thousands of opposition demonstrators have rallied in Georgia’s capital in continuing protests against the ruling party’s declared victory in the Oct. 26 parliamentary election amid allegations that Russia helped rig the vote
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A woman holds a banner saying "We are Europe" during a protest against alleged violations in a recent parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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Spirit Airlines plane struck by gunfire attempting to land in Haiti

The plane diverted safely to the Dominican Republic.
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File image of Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 preparing for landing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
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Russia, North Korea prepare 50,000-troop offensive

Some 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops are preparing a new counteroffensive in Russia’s western Kursk region, multiple Ukrainian military sources told ABC News.
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VIDEO: Russia, North Korea prepare 50,000-troop offensive
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Haiti swears in a new prime minister as gangs open fire at a flight landing in the main airport

Haiti’s international airport has shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, the U.S. State Department and the airline said
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People take cover from the exchange of gunfire between Gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges in the capital, US embassy says

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges in the capital, US embassy says
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Italy's plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag with 2nd group returning to Italy

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of the European Union borders in Albania has hit another snag
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Migrants disembark from the Italian navy ship Libra at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, as a second group of eight migrants intercepted in international waters is processed in a reception facility despite the failure with the first group in October.(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
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Anti-government protesters blame rampant corruption for roof crash that killed 14 people in Serbia

Anti-government protesters in Serbia are demanding arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month
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People march during a protest following the collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad that killed 14 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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UK prime minister attends French Armistice Day

Prime Minister Keir Starmer also pledged £10 million to honor the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe and the end of World War II in Japan next year.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer also pledged £10 million to honor the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe and the end of World War II in Japan next year.
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Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azernaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks
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Sweden's climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, as Baku hosts the COP29 U.N. Climate Conference. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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The Netherlands follows Germany and others in bringing in extra border checks

The Dutch government will bring in extra checks at its land borders to combat irregular migration, similar to a policy brought in by Germany in September
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Vaccine opponent sentenced to 5 years for encouraging terrorism during pandemic

An opponent of vaccines who wrote social media posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to five years in prison
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Police in China detain a driver who drove into a crowd and then fled

Police in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai say they have detained a 62-year-old man after he rammed a car into people exercising at a local sports center on Monday evening and fled
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Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month
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Plastic surgeon doctor Ziad Sleiman, inspects Ivana Skakye, 2, a Lebanese child who is suffering from third-degree burns over 40 percent of her body following an Israeli airstrike last September near their home in Deir Qanoun al Nahr a village in south Lebanon, as she lies on a bed at the Geitaoui hospital where she is receiving treatment, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
November 11

Polish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe's security

Poland's president has marked his country's Independence Day with a call for sustained U.S. commitment to Europe’s security in view of Russian aggression in the region
November 11
People take part in Independence Day march organised by far-right groups in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Mauritius' prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a 'huge' election defeat

Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary elections
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Prime Minister Pravind Jagnauth casts his vote in Mauritian elections in Port Louis, Sunday Nov. 10, 2024. (La Sentinelle via AP)
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Satellite photos show Israel building along Syria demilitarized zone. UN tells AP Israel troops entered zone during work

Satellite photos show Israel building along Syria demilitarized zone. UN tells AP Israel troops entered zone during work
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Rights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries

Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan's war and called for the urgent deployment of a protection force
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This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured

Authorities in Ivory Coast say 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident
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A road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured, officials say

A road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured, officials say
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Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump

The Kremlin is rejecting reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders
November 11
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, leaves a meeting with foreign policy experts at the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, early Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)
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UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children

The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season in recent years
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People travel on a commuter train as smog envelops the area of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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Vatican, Microsoft create AI St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage

A digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s
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Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, right, and Microsoft's vice-Chairman and President Brad Smith unveil the project "St. Peter's Basilica: AI-Enhanced Experience" during a press conference at the Vatican, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Starmer, Macron discuss NATO amid ceremony in Paris for Armistice Day

The pair also discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Downing Street said.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend commemorations during Armistice Day marking the end of World War I, in Paris, France Nov. 11, 2024.
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Ex-UK soldier facing spying charge admits escaping from prison by hiding under a truck

A former British soldier who is facing spying charges has admitted escaping from a London prison by clinging to the underside of a delivery truck
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FILE - This is an undated file photo provided by the Metropolitan Police of Daniel Abed Khalife. (Metropolitan Police via AP, File)
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Serbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says he has spoken with Donald Trump, inviting him to visit the Balkan country while pointing out that in Serbia the U.S. president-elect had the highest level of support of all European states during the election ca...
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FILE - President Donald Trump listens to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speak during a signing ceremony with Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Biden's final months may offer conflict opportunities, even as Trump's return looms

Some abroad hope Biden's final months bring bold action to help end conflicts.
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President Joe Biden arrives at New Castle, Delaware, on Nov. 2, 2024.
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Canadian veterans remember how they eased tensions as UN peacekeepers in ethnically split Cyprus

Two Canadian veterans who served with the U.N. peacekeepers in divided Cyprus have shared their recollections of their tour of duty
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Canadian veteran Ronald Reginald Griffis salutes during a commemoration for the 60th anniversary of Canada's contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus at Wolseley Barracks inside a UN-controlled buffer zone cleaving the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine

Officials say Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile have smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others
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A woman clear the rubble inside a sports center damaged by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, November 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
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Church of England head Justin Welby under pressure to resign amid abuse scandal

The head of the Church of England, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign after an investigation found he failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as...
November 11
FILE - The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby walks through Westminster in London on Sept. 14, 2022. (Richard Heathcote/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi an...
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FILE - A health worker attends to a mpox patient, at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, file )
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First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert
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In this undated photo provided by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, a male emperor penguin dubbed Gus, is photographed after being discovered on a beach near Denmark, Australia, on Nov. 1, 2024, thousands of kilometers from its normal habitat on Antarctica. (Miles Brotherson/DBCA via AP)
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17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

Chad's army says Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead
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FILE - Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ceremony in N'djamena, Chad, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mouta Ali, File)
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Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead

Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead
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Russian 50,000-strong Kursk counteroffensive may include North Koreans, sources say

The operation will seek to push Kyiv's troops out of Kursk, sources said.
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In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Nov. 5, 2024, a Russian Su-34 bomber operates at the border area of Kursk region in western Russia.
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Remembering Armistice Day: Starmer joins Macron to celebrate Franco-British relations

Many European leaders have marked the end 106 years ago of World War I with warnings that liberty should be cherished and defended as armed conflict has returned to the continent
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A soldier from Number 9 Company Irish Guards stands at The Cenotaph during the annual Service of Remembrance on Armistice Day in London, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Mali detains top executive and 2 others from gold mining company over dispute

The top executive and two other employees of Australia's gold mining company Resolute Mining have been arrested and detained by Mali’s military junta
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Middle East latest: Israeli minister reports some progress toward cease-fire but Hezbollah unaware

Israel’s new foreign minister says there has been “certain progress” in efforts to end the fighting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah
November 11
A man carries a safe box after he pulls it out of a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico

Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the co...
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Newly inaugurated Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum smiles as she holds the staff of office during a rally in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
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Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers
November 11
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, conventionally powered Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carry out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for the first time in the South China Sea in late October 2024. (Chen Mengxi/Xinhua via AP)
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Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

For the first time, a group of U.S. researchers has concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers
November 11
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, conventionally powered Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carry out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for the first time in the South China Sea in late October 2024. (Chen Mengxi/Xinhua via AP)
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Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month
November 11
Plastic surgeon doctor Ziad Sleiman, inspects Ivana Skakye, 2, a Lebanese child who is suffering from third-degree burns over 40 percent of her body following an Israeli airstrike last September near their home in Deir Qanoun al Nahr a village in south Lebanon, as she lies on a bed at the Geitaoui hospital where she is receiving treatment, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
November 10

Singles' Day shopping festival loses its shine under China's lagging economy

The Singles’ Day shopping festival looks less attractive this year amid a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth
November 10
Pedestrians walk near an advertisement promoting a sales festival in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Japan's reelected Prime Minister Ishiba vows to step up reform

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was reelected by parliament following a major loss in the polls last month by his governing coalition
November 10
Hiromasa Nakano, newly appointed minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, arrives at the Prime Minister's office Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like 'Cielito Lindo' in a Mexico City plaza

More than a 1,000 mariachis have gathered in Mexico City’s main plaza, strumming guitars and singing classics like “Cielito Lindo” to end a mariachi congress celebrating the musical form
November 10
Musicians gather to break the record of most mariachis performing in unison, at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
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Storm-weary Philippines forcibly evacuates thousands as another typhoon hits

A new typhoon has made landfall in the northeastern Philippines, which has been battered by earlier storms
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Residents riding a tricycle pass by toppled electrical posts caused by Typhoon Yinxing, locally called Marce, in Camalaniugan, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Friday Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Noel Celis)
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Yiannis Boutaris, winemaker and maverick former mayor of the Greek city of Thessaloniki, has died

Yiannis Boutaris was a winemaker who served two terms as mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, and shook up its conservative image
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FILE - Former mayor of northern Greek Thessaloniki city, Yiannis Boutaris, answers questions during a news conference in Athens, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
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Cuban authorities make arrests after protests broke out over blackouts

Cuban authorities say they have arrested a number of people for disorderly behavior after protests over blackouts that stretched on for days broke out in recent weeks
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People play dominoes on the street during a power outage in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process

A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti has signed a decree firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille
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FILE - Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille speaks during a joint press conference with Kenya's President William Ruto at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)