Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar | Politics News

Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar | Politics News

Haitians have been plunged into a deepening crisis, as gang violence forces thousands of people to flee their homes and businesses and schools to shutter. On Thursday, Haiti’s government extended a state of emergency until April 3 in the Ouest Department, where the capital, Port-au-Prince, is located. It was first…

US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’ | Politics News

US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’ | Politics News

The United States says it is not pressuring Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down amid a fresh wave of violence and soaring instability in the Caribbean nation, where powerful gang leaders are demanding Henry’s resignation. During a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller…

At least eight people injured in blast at cafe in India’s Bengaluru | Police News

At least eight people injured in blast at cafe in India’s Bengaluru | Police News

Investigators suspect the bomb was an improvised device. The reason for the blast is yet to be determined. At least eight people have been injured in India’s tech capital when a suspected home-made bomb went off inside a popular cafe, officials say. The blast at Rameshwaram Cafe in eastern Bengaluru…

Mexico’s teachers seek relief from pandemic-era spike in school robberies | Education News

Mexico’s teachers seek relief from pandemic-era spike in school robberies | Education News

Guadalajara, Mexico – In Maria Soto’s classroom, nearly half of the fourth-graders have not yet learned how to read. The rest are at least a year behind. For these kids, the pandemic era continues, even if no one wears a mask anymore. But as Soto sees it, the problem lies…

Panic as Kashmir ‘survey’ seeks personal details, links with alleged rebels | Police News

Panic as Kashmir ‘survey’ seeks personal details, links with alleged rebels | Police News

Muhammad Shadab had gone to pray in his neighbourhood mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar when he was given a questionnaire by the mosque’s management. The questionnaire was part of a so-called survey by the disputed region’s police, seeking his personal details, including phone numbers of family members,…

Bay Area police warn Trader Joe’s shoppers of new crime trend
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Bay Area police warn Trader Joe’s shoppers of new crime trend

Bay Area police are warning shoppers of a crime trend at local Trader Joe’s stores. Shoppers’ wallets are being taken from unattended shopping carts or open purses while victims peruse the aisles, at stores in the Tri-Valley, the Livermore Police Department said on Facebook.  The police are advising customers to…

Colorado police chief on leave amid probe into teen’s alleged rape at home
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Colorado police chief on leave amid probe into teen’s alleged rape at home

A Colorado police chief has been placed on administrative leave after his stepson and three men were accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in his home while he slept upstairs. The city of Ouray announced Monday that Police Chief Jeff Wood would remain on leave “pending the outcome of the…

A ‘series of failures’ in Texas school shooting response | Police News

A ‘series of failures’ in Texas school shooting response | Police News

NewsFeed “Cascading failures.” A highly anticipated US Justice Department report on the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, said some of the 21 children and teachers who were killed may have survived if officers had followed ‘accepted practices.’ US Attorney General Merrick Garland laid out the timeline…