UNITED NATIONS -- Renewed battling between gangs in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince has killed 26 civilians, injured 22 others and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

The United Nations and partners support the mayor's office of Tabarre and Haiti's Civil Protection Agency in distributing hot meals and dry food, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. While working on a plan to relocate families housed in spontaneous sites, humanitarians prepared such essential items as hygiene kits, blankets, kitchen kits, and baby kits. (UN-Haiti-Battle)

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KIEV -- At least 16 people were killed and six others were injured on Tuesday in a collision between a passenger bus and a fuel truck in Ukraine's western Rivne region, the National Police of Ukraine said.

The two vehicles collided at about 7:20 p.m. local time on the Kiev-Chop highway near the village of Sytne and caught fire, the police said on Facebook. (Ukraine-Collision-Casualties)

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LJUBLJANA -- Slovenia could get a new government by June 3, Robert Golob, head of the new green-liberal Freedom Movement (FM) party and the country's likely new prime minister, has said.

The FM scored a landslide victory in Slovenia's April 24 general election, winning 41 out of the 90 seats in the parliament. The party started coalition talks on Tuesday with the center-left Social Democrats, who hold seven seats, and the Left party, with five seats. (Slovenia-Election-Result)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel came to a standstill to the sound of sirens on Tuesday evening, commemorating its annual Memorial Day of fallen soldiers and terror victims.

The official Memorial Day pays tribute to soldiers killed during their military service and wars, as well as the civilian victims of attacks.(Israel-Memorial-Soldiers) Enditem

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