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The U.N. Security Council has voted to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled country SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. The resolution drafted by the U.S. was approved with 13 votes in favor and two abstentions from China and the Russia Federation. The resolution authorizes the force to deploy for one year, with a review after nine months. It would mark the first time a force is deployed to Haiti since a U.N.-approved mission nearly 20 years ago. “More than just a simple vote, this is in fact an expression of solidarity with a population in distress,” said Jean Victor Généus, Haiti’s foreign affairs minister. “It’s a glimmer of hope for the people who have been suffering for too long.” A deployment date has not been set, although U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said a se...

A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic check in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday morning, according to French authorities. PARIS and LONDON -- French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called for "calm" on Wednesday after a night of violent protests over a teenager's death at the hands of police in a Paris suburb . "We want to have the whole truth about what happened, while respecting the time of justice," Darmanin said during a press conference. A 17-year-old driver was shot and killed by a police officer on Tuesday morning during a traffic check in Nanterre, a suburb of France's capital. The officer remains detained on suspicion of manslaughter amid an ongoing investigation into the incident, according to the local prosecutor's office. MORE: Paris Olympics offices searched by police amid financial probe, French officials say Firefighters work to put out a burning car on the sidelines of a protest in Nanter...