More than 30 people have been killed as one of the most extreme storms on record crosses the Caribbean

   Weapons smuggled from Florida are empowering the country’s militias and enabling them to challenge a fragile government

   Government must use lethal force against armed groups, transitional government says amid kamikaze’ drone campaign

   Self-defence groups are the only people standing between interim council and total collapse

   Washington has discussed a mission led by the Organization of American States to stabilise Caribbean country

   Violence escalates as new interim prime minister is sworn in

   Acting prime minister Garry Conille says police have not restored order yet in one neighbourhood’

   In countries such as Mozambique and Haiti, schools have been closed or destroyed

   African country will lead coalition aiming to bolster police force overwhelmed by fierce fighting in the Caribbean nation

   US president meets William Ruto during first state visit by an African leader to Washington in 15 years

   Civilian contractors, equipment and supplies arrive in Port-au-Prince to lay groundwork for long-stalled deployment

   Transitional council to run poverty-stricken country in deal backed by US and Caribbean nations

   Nine-member body will take over from acting PM in effort to end power vacuum that has allowed gangs to thrive

   This new political crisis has no obvious solutions

   An international security force needs to be beefed up and quickly deployed

   Police claim rare success after shooting key ally of warlord

   Mistakes of the past weigh heavily on a terrorised population

   Ariel Henry will step down once a transitional council has been created

   Prime Minister Ariel Henry remains out of the country as he pleads for international intervention

   Ariel Henry refused entry to neighbouring state after US urges him to resign and hold elections

   Publicity-hungry ex-policeman Jimmy Cherizier is calling for a revolution to topple embattled government

   Ariel Henry’s whereabouts had been unknown as prison breakout exacerbated violence in Caribbean country

   Prime Minister Ariel Henry hopes Kenya-led force will shore up security as armed gangs overrun capital

   Ruling delivers blow to prospects of multinational force being deployed to quell gang violence in the Caribbean nation

   Defendant will co-operate with US authorities investigating brazen assassination in country plagued by gang violence