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🇭🇹 Former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s wife was among 51 people indicted in his assassination. Former First Lady Martine Moïse, the ex-prime minister, the former chief of National Police, and dozens of presidential aides were all among those indicted in connection with President Moïse’s assassination during a home invasion in 2021. The indictment doesn’t provide any direct evidence of the First Lady’s involvement, but accuses her of conspiring with former PM Claude Joseph to kill the president and replace him with herself. Some analysts say current PM Ariel Henry has used the case to persecute political opponents and clear himself and his allies of suspicion in President Moïse’s assassination.

🇨🇳💉 China is experiencing a surge in domestic sales of weight-loss drugs. While diabetes drugs like Ozempic technically aren’t available for weight-loss in China, local consumers are able to purchase them online by simply declaring they have diabetes (no proof required). An estimated 200 million Chinese adults are obese, marking the largest total of any country, per global investment banking firm Jeffries – though China’s overall obesity rate ranks in the middle of the pack compared to the rest of the world.

🇺🇳🇺🇸 The US vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. The Biden administration said the Arab-backed resolution may interfere with ongoing efforts to arrange a temporary cease-fire in exchange for the release of all hostages held by Hamas. Separately, Israel’s economy contracted at an annual rate of 19.4% in Q4 of last year, with a majority of the drop attributed to low consumer spending and the call-up of army reserves due to the Hamas war, according to new data published this week.