US Seeks UN Authorization for New Haiti Gang Suppression Force

Eight individuals, including Irish missionary Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child, have been released after being held captive for nearly a month following a kidnapping at Haiti's Saint-Hélène orphanage. The victims were taken during an August 3 attack on the facility, which provides care for over 240 children. The Irish government and Heraty's family confirmed the release, though Haitian authorities have not yet issued a statement on the matter.