Colombia's Petro Visits Southern Haiti

Colombia's Petro visits southern Haiti as violence spikes in both countries
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Haiti's southeastern city of Jacmel on Wednesday afternoon in a rare visit by a foreign head of state to the Caribbean nation,
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