Haiti swore in an internationally backed transitional government on Thursday in a secret ceremony amid the threat of violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The announcement came as the former prime minister Ariel Henry released a statement saying he was resigning after being unable to return to the country because gangs had taken control of the capital city. Michel Patrick Boisvert, the interim prime minister, said the island nation was at a "crossroads" and was facing a "multidimensional political crisis" New Haiti government sworn in during secret ceremony Top UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Haiti: ‘It’s apocalyptic’ France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’