Bodies pile up even in the "safest" areas of Port-au-Prince, a capital city reeling from gang warfare.
The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond to continue his appeal.
Former billionaire Hui Ka Yan has been fined and faces being banned from the financial market for life.
Russia's president addresses thousands in Moscow after official figures suggest he won 87% of the vote.
Details are also released of President Biden's high-stakes call to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
More than a million people in Gaza are already starving, says the global body responsible for declaring famine.