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Haiti has erupted into a 'open air prison,' with 'apocalyptic' violence ripping up the streets three weeks after the prime minister resigned, according to the United Nations. Gang members who now serve in the war-ravaged Caribbean country are now carrying military-grade rifles, which have been illegally imported from the United States.

YourFellowArab, a social media celebrity, has been taken hostage in Haiti by one of the gangs that have been de facto leaders in the midst of the brutality that has wrangled the Caribbean island. YourFellowArab, whose real name is Addison Pierre Maalouf, was on the island to talk to Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cerisier, the country's most influential gang boss. Maalouf was captured by a group known as the 400 Mawozo, led by kingpin Lanmo 100 jou, who is on the FBI's most wanted list on March 14. Maalouf is being held hostage for a ransom of $600,000.

Hundreds of prisoners were killed in the weekend's'massacre', but only around 100 of Port-au-Prince's National Penitentiary's estimated 3,800 prisoners were still inside the jail after the assault, according to Pierre Esperance of the National Network for Human Rights. On Sunday, the Caribbean country's government declared a state of emergency as well as a nighttime curfew, in an attempt to regain power amid a surge in violence. However, there was no sign of the violence being contained. In a video posted on social media, powerful gang leader Jimmy Cherisier, also known as Barbecue, said that militant groups in Haiti were working in concert "to convince Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign." This was after the country's unpopular Prime Minister's visit to Kenya to sign a deal that would see police from the East African country deployed to Haiti to lead a UN-backed law and order mission to the gang-plagued nation.

On their way to appointments in Mombasa this morning, King and Queen (pictured) were photographed battling torrential rain as they arrived to their official visit to Kenya. Crows gathered to see the couple, making the trip reminiscent of their recent trip to Paris. Punctuating the sound of the lashing rain were cries of 'long live the King'. King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 76, are currently in Kenya for four days at the invitation of Kenyan President William Ruto, to honor the two countries' friendship. The tour comes as Kenya prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence. The King of Monbasa paid a visit to Mandhry Mosque in the old town, which was founded in 1570 and is East Africa's oldest mosque. In the meantime, his wife visited Sauti Ya Wanawake (the voice of women) at the Situation Room.

At Mombassa's Nyali beach in Kenya, King Charles looked delighted when eco-campaigners unveiled a throne made specifically for him out of recycled plastics today. (right). On a visit to Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa, Kenya, King Charles was previously joined by Queen Camilla. The royals were in Kenya visiting Kenya at the invitation of Kenyan President William Ruto to celebrate the friendship between the two countries. (left) The pair appeared in good spirits as they saw the Kenya Marines being taught by the Royal Marines.

When he begins his first Commonwealth visit since his accession tomorrow, the King will dwell on the "more painful" elements of Britain's colonial history with Kenya. When he makes his return toast at a state banquet in Nairobi hosted in his honour by President William Ruto and the First Lady, he is likely to address the issue, which includes atrocities perpetuated during the Mau Mau Mau rebellion. Despite protests from activists who also want Britain to pay further attention to human rights abuses dating back to the 1950s, Charles is unable to offer a formal apology.

ROBERT HARDMAN: No one heard the beast coming, and there was nothing to hide anyway. 'I remember the elephant screaming out of the bush and with its ears spread and trunk length,' wrote Prince Charles.' 'I was so shocked by the narrativeness of it all that I was unable to get my legs to respond to any brain signals.' It did the job, and it did not fail. 'The elephant was so taken aback by my not running away from it.' . . It slunk away into the bush once more.'

On Sunday, King Charles is set to become the first royal to voiced disappointment over the Mau Mau Mau uprising in Kenya when he visits Kenya this week. The King would acknowledge that Kenyans were tortured during the 1950s rebellion amid outraged calls for Britain to pay millions in reparation for its colonial roots in the African nation, but not before issuing a formal apology. During the revolt, the British government decided to pay almost £20 million in damages to Kenyan victims of torture. According to the Kenya Human Rights Commission, 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured, or maimed in Britain's brutal crackdown on the independence movement.

A truck carrying a shipping container veered out of control at Londiani junction, between Nakuru and Kericho, Kenya, on Friday evening, causing rescuers to search the wreckage. On Saturday, massive crowds of onlookers visited the scene where the overturned container was stuck in a ditch, strewn across a wide region, including automobile seats, piles of fruit, a cracked axel, and even a single black boot. The accident, one of Kenya's worst road accidents in recent years, has claimed the lives of 52 people so far.

Joseph Juma Buyuka, who was detained with 29 others in connection with the cult, went on hunger strike earlier this month in protest against his detention. Before his death, Bukuka was admitted to a nearby hospital in Malindi, south-eastern Kenya. Two others have been admitted in a critical state. We suspect the deceased died as a result of hunger-related illness.' According to a court in Mombasa, a senior prosecutor said, "we can only hope for a postmortem to determine the cause of death." Buyuka was arrested, as well as self-styled pastor Paul Mackenzie (left) of Good News International Church, who was accused of being complicit in the mass shootings.

Authorities in Kilifi County, Kenya, where pastor Paul Mackenzie and his followers lived, discovered the 19 bodies within the 800-acre forested land. The finding has boosted the number of people linked to the cult to 303, with the toll expected to increase as officials state that more mass grave sites have been scheduled for exhumation.

During a royal visit to Wadden Islands, Queen Maxima of The Netherlands stepped out in the rain under an umbrella. (left) On day one of her two-day regional visit with her husband King Willem-Alexander, 56, the monarch, 51, looked sophisticated in a chic pink suit. Maxima wore the pale pink ensemble with a chic cream Burberry trench coat (right).

Maxima, 51, looked sophisticated as she welcomed the Kenyan officials at the palace with her husband, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, 56. The Queen wore a floral pattern mustard maxi dress with an asymmetrical hem and puffy sleeves. The dress, which tiered at the waist, was decorated with brown stripes, and she accessorized her appearance with mocha coloured beaded earrings. She wore some chic brown leather heeled boots to complete her look.

With 2,197 people rescued from Sudan's war-torn country in the country's longest and biggest airlift since the civil war, Britain has ended evacuating tens of thousands of refugees from the crisis. The last Britons to board the final evacuation flights from the warzone are set to land in the United Kingdom within hours after escaping Sudan's horrific chaos. Thousands of Britons boarded the Wadi Saeedna airbase in Khartoum and Port Sudan, 500 miles south of the capital, over the past week. After somehow surviving the nightmarish journey through Sudan's slew of streets to reach the airbases, a total of 2,197 Britons - many of whom were young children - have been evacuated.

Following severe clashes that culminated in the deaths of at least 61 civilians since Saturday, the commanders of Sudan's army and the main paramilitary group, as well as the principal militia group, have agreed to a cease-fire. According to United Nations' reports, the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said in tweets that they had agreed to the three-hour humanitarian pause between 4 p.m. local time (2pm to 5 p.m. GMT) today, which had been requested by the United Nations. Following weeks of simmering tensions between the two groups, three UN troops were killed in the fighting that broke out this weekend.

The study adds to a growing body of evidence that shadowy private companies around the globe are profiting from advanced hacking technologies and social media platforms to manipulate public opinion and sway voters. By investigating journalists who posed as potential clients in order to gather details about the company's methods and capabilities, it was dubbed "Team Jorge." According to the press, Tal Hanan, the company's boss, boasts of being able to monitor supposedly secure Telegram accounts and thousands of fake social media pages, as well as planting news articles.

The British government published a notice requesting that presidents attending the Queen's funeral travel by coach rather than by train. However, some world leaders, such as US President Joe Biden, were allowed to visit using private vehicles. After the Queen's coffin had notified on its ride from Westminster Abbey to Windsor, several of Europe's royals, it turned out, were waiting up to 20 minutes at a bus stop.

At the height of controversies surrounding allegations of voter manipulation and a postponement of the announcement, Nairobi's election results center saw a brawl between officials, with William Ruto controversially proclaimed the winner. Four out of seven election commissioners said they did not know the results nor take part in the announcement, and supporters of rival presidential candidate Raila Odinga were up in arms. The scuffles, which culminated in chairs flying and punches, occurred as it appeared that a backer of Raila Odinga threatened to prevent the head of the election commission from speaking out. Despite Mr Ruto's arrival at the national tallying center at 1 p.m. local time for the anticipated announcement, Mr Odinga did not turn up. Mr Odinga's chief election agent said he would not ask him to attend the tallying because his team was unable to verify some of the findings. We can't take responsibility of the outcome that will be revealed,' Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chair Juliana Cherera told reporters, 'opaque's process was 'opaque'.