Haiti: UN Security Council approves military mission

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CNN — The United Nations Security Council has greenlit the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with rampant gang violence and political paralysis. The decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the United States have also strongly urged the international community to back such a mission. Thirteen members of the council voted in favor of the resolution, with Russia and China abstaining. Though approved by the powerful UN Security Council, the force would not formally be under UN control. It...