- 3d ago
Pulisic, Balogun and McKennie return as USMNT names roster for Nations League clash with Haiti
Mauricio Pochettino has recalled Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie for the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals against Haiti, with the first match due in Miami on 14 November.
- Oct 29
Haiti postpones first-round elections to 18 July 2027 amid gang violence
Haiti's electoral council has moved the first round of presidential and legislative elections from 13 December 2026 to 18 July 2027, with a possible runoff on 4 October 2027. Gangs control most of the capital, and the country has not held a national vote since 2016.
- Oct 29
El Salvador sends over 2,000 troops to Haiti after four soldiers vanish in gang ambush
The deployment, one of the largest bilateral military operations on the island according to experts, follows the disappearance of four Salvadoran military personnel in a gang ambush on 18 October near Port-au-Prince.
- Oct 26
Trump says he wants no one from Norway after Nobel Peace Prize snub
At a Michigan rally on Sunday, 25 October 2026, Trump said he wanted no one from Norway and tied that decision to a Nobel Peace Prize he did not receive.
- Oct 23
Bukele denies bodies found in Haiti are four missing Salvadoran soldiers
Four bodies found in Haiti on Saturday, 24 October, were believed by sources to be four Salvadoran soldiers missing since 18 October, but President Nayib Bukele said they were not his men.
- Oct 21
El Salvador launches military rescue for four technicians abducted by Haitian gangs
Bukele says a rescue operation is under way and warns that a harsher attack will follow if the men are not freed alive. Haiti's government calls the rescue an absolute priority.
- Oct 7
Haiti indefinitely postpones general elections as gang violence displaces 1.5 million
Electoral authorities in Haiti have suspended the December 2026 presidential and legislative vote without setting a new date, citing gang violence and logistical hurdles across the country.
- Oct 3
Scotland defeat North Macedonia 2-0 as Pocognoli earns first win in Skopje
Kieron Bowie and John McGinn scored in Skopje to give Sebastien Pocognoli his first victory as Scotland head coach on Andy Robertson's 100th cap.
- Oct 3
Dominican Republic bans Haiti soccer team from venues after stadium clash and 4-1 defeat
Dominican authorities barred Haiti's national soccer team from domestic sports facilities on Friday following crowd disorder at Santo Domingo's Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium and post-match player statements.
- Oct 2
UN reports 5,700 casualties from Haiti gang violence in 2026 as international force falls short
Between 1 January and 11 September 2026, gang clashes and security operations in Haiti caused at least 5,700 deaths and injuries, alongside more than 230 kidnappings and 1,000 rapes, according to the United Nations human rights office.
- Sep 29
UN Security Council extends Haiti anti-gang force mandate as 11 die in Artibonite reprisal
The United Nations Security Council approved a six-month extension for the Gang Suppression Force through 31 March 2027, maintaining international security operations ahead of scheduled general elections in December.
