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🇭🇹 Armed civilians in Haiti are launching vigilante attacks against suspected gang members. Haiti was thrown into crisis following the July 2021 assassination of its president, with gangs violently assuming control of major infrastructure, including ~80% of capital city Port-au-Prince. The recent violence has resulted in an unprecedented food crisis, with nearly 50% of Haiti’s population currently experiencing hunger. Last week, mobs of local civilians took to the streets armed with machetes and handguns and killed more than two dozen suspected gang members over a span of three days.

🇬🇧👑 UK citizens watching King Charles III’s coronation at home this weekend will be asked to swear an oath of allegiance. It marks one of several first-of-its-kind changes to this Saturday’s coronation ceremony, alongside the involvement of female clergy, the participation of religious leaders outside of Christianity, and the incorporation of languages other than English. In particular, the new “homage of the people” – aka the part where Britons watching at home cry out in allegiance – replaces the traditional “homage of the peers” where important dukes, earls, and barons would swear fealty to the new King or Queen.

🇨🇳♟️ Ding Liren, 30, became the first Chinese player to ever win the World Chess Championship. His victory against runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia came in the fourth and final tiebreaker match, after the 14-game classical section of the tournament ended in a 7-7 draw. Ding’s win ended the five-year reign of previous world champion Magnus Carlsen, who opted not to defend his title in 2023. Fun fact: Ding is just the sixth chess world champion in history who didn’t come from a former Soviet Union state (out of 17 total).