Haitian government calls for renewal of international anti-gang task force
Haitian foreign minister says renewal is necessary to ensure safety ahead of elections scheduled in December.

Haitian foreign minister says renewal is necessary to ensure safety ahead of elections scheduled in December.






![The sons of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Matthew, Andrew and Paul, step out of court after Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech was acquitted of conspiracy to murder her in 2017, in Valletta, Malta, on September 2, 2026. [Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-02T181325Z_1429918901_RC25BNALO3OW_RTRMADP_3_MALTA-DAPHNE-TRIAL-1788373338.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos appears on an episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" [Piers Morgan Uncensored via YouTube]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-01-182507-1788301545.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Several foreign suspects were among those arrested, according to prosecutors.
Erin Piacenti identified as one of two victims in daytime stabbing on New York City thoroughfare.

The brutal killing of Pakistani media professional Hina Javed has caused uproar over violence against women.
Jury finds Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, guilty of murdering the chart-topping artist in the 1996 shooting.
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is the third person charged in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103.
Parents recount desperate attempts to save their children after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on 30 August.
Police say manhunt under way as Italian PM identifies fatality as Italian woman.

Footage shows an Arkansas state patrol officer pulling a passenger by his hair and punching him during an arrest.
Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.
The attack in Kenscoff killed at least 47 people and resulted in the kidnapping of more than 50, as gangs exert control.