The Dominican Republic said it would seal its border with Haiti on Friday morning amid a conflict over access to a river shared between the two historically contentious neighbors. The move would further isolate Haiti, a nation that has descended into gang violence and growing hunger.
Tension have grown in recent days over construction in the Massacre River, which straddles both nations.
President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic, who claimed that the excavation of a canal on the river…
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