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While tension and violence caused by criminal gangs persist in Haiti's capital, in the border province of Dajabon, in the Dominican Republic, commercial exchange continues as normal. Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, has been in turmoil for years with armed gangs taking over parts of the country and unleashing brutal violence that has left its economy and public health system in tatters. IMAGES
Incumbent president and presidential candidate Luis Abinader casts his vote as polls opened in Dominican Republic, where he is poised for comfortable reelection on the back of widespread support for his tough stance on migration from troubled neighbor Haiti. IMAGES
Polls open in the Dominican Republic's presidential election, in which incumbent Luis Abinader is seeking a second consecutive four-year term. IMAGES
Ecuador's police arrest a gang leader accused in a failed plot to assassinate Ecuador's attorney general, three months after escaping from prison, according to officials. Fabricio Colon Pico, a leader of the Los Lobos gang, was one of the country's most wanted men. IMAGES
A few hours before the speech of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the border between Israel and Lebanon is still plunged into relative calm. On January 2, a strike attributed to Israel in the southern suburbs of Beirut killed senior Hamas official, Saleh al- Arouri, raising fears of an extension of the conflict into Lebanon. IMAGES