Haiti finalizes deal to form transitional council

Haitian leaders have finalized a deal for a temporary government to steer their Caribbean nation out of gang-fueled chaos.

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2024 04 02T195413Z 1300110265 RC2OX6ANJGPZ RTRMADP 3 HAITI VIOLENCE Scaled — FILE PHOTO: SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB A man looks at the dead body, as rival gangs are vying for control of turf while the state remains largely absent, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

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