of the country's embattled prime minister. there's been international condemnation over evidence of the ill—treatment of palestinian medical staff in gaza. we have a special bbc report. and the white house is sending $300 million in emergency aid to ukraine. we speak with a ukrainian lawmaker about how those funds should be used. hello, i'm carl nasman. the us says it expects a transitional council to be in place in haiti within the next two days, following prime minister ariel henry's announcement that he would resign. in an address to haitians early tuesday morning, mr henry called for peace and stability. his exit was the primary demand of haiti's powerful gangs, who took over the capital, port—au—prince, while he was on a trip to kenya,

pushing for a un—backed police force. the transitional council — announced by the caribbean community bloc — will be in charge of nominating a new prime minister, but haiti's gangs are demanding a seat at the table. our central america correspondent will grant is just outside of haiti and sent us this report. this is the border crossing between the dominican republic and haiti and we have already seen dominican authorities deporting patients back to the poorest country in the americas at a time it is facing an acute humanitarian crisis, since the 2010 earthquake. they are being deported into applicable vacuum. prime minister ariel henry stood down citing the fact his situation was untenable due to the violence in the capital port—au—prince. the caricom and the us secretary of state held an

emergency meeting injamaica emergency meeting in jamaica and emergency meeting injamaica and made clear that they saw the roadmap towards the transmission of administration in haiti starting with his resignation. —— transitional. what happens next? the truth of the matter is, unfortunately things can get much, much was in haiti. the gangs will be emboldened by the fact that have forced mr henry from power and they already control 80% of the capital port—au—prince. the canyon led security force are beginning to heat difficulties as the kenyan authorities they you did not deploy police to the streets of port—au—prince without sitting administration. live now to vanda felbab—brown, senior fellow at the brookings institute, where she is the director for the initiative on nonstate armed actors. great to have you here. the

plan from caricom is for a transitional council to take charge at least temporarily. to what extent do you think patient are on board with this plan? —— haiti and the gangs. as of this morning, the idea was that the seven important sectors within haiti society, the religious sector, and community will name of representative. that has been in session since the morning. important actors appeared to be waffling and blocking out. some very powerful gangs, such as the one led byjimmy cherizier, known as barbecue, have announced this is not going to be satisfactory. a man currently live guy philipe, wants to be part of the council

and has declared he wants to create two separate council. a great deal of uncertainty as to whether the council will be from, how fast it will be formed and to whom it would be acceptable. in the meantime, it seems like there is a power vacuum in the country. the prime minister having announced his resignation. how concerned are you that someone else might step in and try to fill it? someone like a gang leader or someone like guy philipe who led a coup could fill in? the possibility _ led a coup could fill in? the possibility is _ led a coup could fill in? the possibility is that _ led a coup could fill in? tue: possibility is that there led a coup could fill in? tte: possibility is that there and frankly the possibility will remain even if the council is sworn. the reality is that street physical control is held by the gangs, including those aligned with guy philipe so evenif aligned with guy philipe so even if the council is from, the national police, the very small national army that exist,

a very weakened, the capacity have significantly collapsed and currently they are capable of holding very small parts of port—au—prince and that is not going to change even when the council is seated. what could change that is the idea that the international lateral support force, the mss, would have a chance to arrive. but there has been an announcement that employment has been posed until there is a governing authority in haiti. t5 until there is a governing authority in haiti. is there any calvary _ authority in haiti. is there any calvary on _ authority in haiti. is there any calvary on the - authority in haiti. is there any calvary on the way? l authority in haiti. is there - any calvary on the way? there was supposed to be a 1000 strong force but that seems to follow through now that the prime minister ariel henry has resigned. prime minister ariel henry has resiuned. , . , resigned. the security situation _ resigned. the security situation is _ resigned. the security situation is at - resigned. the security situation is at the - resigned. the security l situation is at the mercy resigned. the security - situation is at the mercy of the gangs. essentially, the political announcement has just kicked down the road at the can

of the gangs attempting to take the national palace and declaring themselves or their allies such as guy philipe as head of the country. the uncertainty. the force is small and they will find it difficult to hold back the gangs especially if they will have to fight its way in and the gangs cease. currently they are surrounding the airport. the abbot is not functional. but they could physically and dramatically take over it. very briefl , dramatically take over it. very briefly, caricom _ dramatically take over it. very briefly, caricom sang - dramatically take over it. very briefly, caricom sang the - dramatically take over it. very briefly, caricom sang the idea is to transition to some sort of democratic process to elections. they have not been elections. they have not been elections in haiti in many years. do you anticipate elections being held anytime soonin elections being held anytime soon in haiti this certainly not any time soon but the hope

is and i think appropriately the idea is that presidential transitional council would create the political environment to move towards elections. environment to move towards elections-— environment to move towards elections. �* . , ., , elections. but that needs to be couled elections. but that needs to be covaled with — elections. but that needs to be coupled with security _ coupled with security foundations and there remains a massive?. foundations and there remains a massive? -_ massive?. still an unstable situation. _ massive?. still an unstable situation. vanda _ massive?. still an unstable - situation. vanda felbab-brown situation. vanda felbab—brown thank you very much for your insights tonight.— the first ship with desperately—needed food supplies for palestinians in gaza has finally set sail from cyprus. the open arms left larnaca on tuesday morning on a journey that could take as long as two days. the un warns that massive aid shortages have left gaza on the brink of famine. if the first delivery succeeds, other ships will follow, as part of a european and emirati maritime effort. israel says it welcomes the creation of a maritime corridor and that it is facilitating the transfer of aid to gaza while its forces continue

to fight hamas. meanwhile, we have a special report from gaza, where medical staff have told the bbc they were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital duties, after israeli troops raided thei hospital last month. ——after israeli troops raided their hospital last month. the staff say some detainees were stripped, kept in stress positions for several hours, or had muzzled dogs set upon them. israel said, it occupied the nasser hospital site, believing it was used by hamas, and that several freed israeli hostages have said that they were held there. our correspondent, orla guerin has more on the special report and just a warning, you might find some parts of her reporting distressing. not for the first time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees. but these are medical staff detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital, in khan younis. most are still being held.

for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's advance as it closed in around the hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who had sought refuge in the grounds, fled underfire. even a hospital wasn't safe. one nurse was shot inside an operating theatre through a window. another person shot at the main entrance. the hospital was under siege. then, on february 15th, after giving warnings, israeli tanks rolled in. inside, utter chaos. patients rushed from collapsing wards. israel says it found hamas weapons and medication,

which it says supports accounts from israeli hostages that they were held here. in the idf�*s own footage, you can see hospital patients detained outside in their beds and wheelchairs with their hands zip—tied. and this was the treatment for medical staff. at least 49 of them forced to leave their posts and remove their surgical clothing. israel says it was searching for concealed weapons, and that among the 200 arrested at nasser were terrorists posing as medics. dr amira azoulay had remained at nasser throughout the siege. before israel's incursion, she risked her life to save others as people were shot inside the grounds. later, she witnessed what happened to her fellow

doctors at the bar. translation: it was tough | for us to see how the doctors, who had bravely stayed at the hospital, despite the dangers, were stripped and beaten. their hands were tied behind them, and they were left in the sun for hours. dr ahmed sabah is one of very few medics to have since been released. he shows the positions they were forced to adopt for hours and says they were also tortured. his hand was broken by an israeli soldier, he says, and muzzle dogs were set on him. translation: they forced us to kneel down, _ with our eyes blindfolded. there was a pit in the ground, and we thought they would execute us. and barrios there

and bury us there. we said our prayers, but they were just intimidating us. the hospital manager who dealt with the israelis during the raid says with so many staff detained, patients died. translation: eight doctors and 15 nurses were left - treating 250 patients. you can imagine the level of care we could give, with no water or electricity in the hospital at that point. during this time, 13 patients and injured people died. israel says any abuse of detainees is against idf orders and is strictly prohibited. the bbc investigation into how israeli troops treated staff and patients at nasser hospital was raised today in the house of commons and the house of lords. the foreign secretary now calling for answers. these are very disturbing pictures and reports that have come out from this hospital, and we need to get to the bottom

of what exactly happened. and we need answers from the israelis about that. and when we have those, then it'll be easier to comment. in washington too, questions are being asked about the bbc investigation. has the us raised it with israel? i have only seen the report. i don't know if we have raised it, but i would expect that we would, as it's the type of cases that we often raise with them to seek more information and to make clear, as we always have, that any detainees should be treated in strict compliance with international humanitarian law. the israeli army says it operated within nasser in a precise and focused manner, and it provided equipment enabling the hospital to function and to treat patients. but with the war continuing, and more than a0 medics still detained or missing, the hospital has been closed for weeks. around the world and across

the uk, this is bbc news. let's look now at one of the more unique stories in the uk now. surfers, paddle—boarders and other water—lovers flocked to the river severn in the uk on tuesday. they were taking part in the severn bore, a natural phenomenon that causes a series of waves. it's the only expected five—star bore of the year, meaning it's the one biggest possible. and it's the first time in years it happened during daylight hours. people came from all over the world to take part. it is the anticipation. i don't know, waking up at the crack of dawn. tt know, waking up at the crack of dawn. , ~ ., , , dawn. it is like a stupid adventure _ dawn. it is like a stupid adventure and - dawn. it is like a stupid adventure and quite . dawn. it is like a stupid - adventure and quite surreal as welt _ adventure and quite surreal as well. here we are facing the morning _ well. here we are facing the morning waiting for some way to appean — morning waiting for some way to a- ear. , ., ~ appear. there is nothing like it. appear. there is nothing like it- you're — appear. there is nothing like it. you're surfing _ appear. there is nothing like it. you're surfing the - appear. there is nothing like it. you're surfing the wrong l it. you're surfing the wrong way — it. you're surfing the wrong way up _ it. you're surfing the wrong way up the _ it. you're surfing the wrong way up the river. _ it. you're surfing the wrong way up the river. and - it. you're surfing the wrong way up the river. and this l it. you're surfing the wrong| way up the river. and this is the — way up the river. and this is the one _ way up the river. and this is the one to _ way up the river. and this is the one to do. _ way up the river. and this is the one to do. it— way up the river. and this is the one to do. it is- way up the river. and this is the one to do. it is great. ii the one to do. it is great. i must — the one to do. it is great. i must go _ the one to do. it is great. i must go because _ the one to do. it is great. i must go because i'm - the one to do. it is great. i must go because i'm going the one to do. it is great. i. must go because i'm going to miss— must go because i'm going to miss that _ well, fortunately for that man and others, another severn bore

is on its way. there is a four—star bore due wednesday morning. so it won't be as high, but it should still be unique. you're live with bbc news. here in washington, the us announced that it's sending $300 million in emergency aid to ukraine. it's the fifth package the us has sent since 2021, and the first since december of last year. additional funds for kyiv remain blocked by republican leaders in congress. presidentjoe biden has said the latest aid package is still not enough, but it will likely include ammunition, rockets and anti—aircraft missiles. biden's national security adviser, jake sullivan, explained its significance on tuesday. this ammunition will keep ukraine's guns firing for a period but only a short period. it is nowhere near enough to meet ukraine's battlefield needs and it will not prevent ukraine from running out of ammunition is in the weeks to

come. it goes without saying, this package does not displace and should not delay the critical need to pass the bipartisan national bill. and with that announcement from the white house, i spoke with inna sovsun, a member of the ukrainian parliament, who talked to me about the impact, or lack thereof, she thinks the latest package will have. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. another $300 million in weapons and military equipment from the us. what is your reaction to this new aid package and what it would mean for ukraine and how long this will keep the guns firing, so to speak?— to speak? we're relieved to hear this — to speak? we're relieved to hear this information - to speak? we're relieved to l hear this information because we urgently need help from the united states. we also understand that it is not something that will help us forward. it will help us slightly catch up with what the russians are gaining in terms of equipment, ammunition and so on and so forth. so

unfortunately we have not been receiving all the aid we have been promised for the last couple of months. the delays in american aid has really had impact under the frontline of the situation over there. this aid would be a small relief. it will not last long but it is something, at least something, and we hope it will allow us to survive until the big package of aid will arrive from the congress. of aid will arrive from the congress-— of aid will arrive from the con. ress_ . ., , , ., of aid will arrive from the concress. ~ . , , ., ., congress. what is the state of the war on _ congress. what is the state of the war on the _ congress. what is the state of the war on the ukrainian - congress. what is the state of the war on the ukrainian side | the war on the ukrainian side under the frontline? will it help keep the status quo? what do ukrainian trips need right now? �* ., , ., now? ammunition is a huge need. we are so — now? ammunition is a huge need. we are so short _ now? ammunition is a huge need. we are so short on _ now? ammunition is a huge need. we are so short on ammunition. i we are so short on ammunition. if you look at the ratio of ammunition used by ukrainian and russian side, it is 1—6, 1— seven and of course air superiority. anyone from the west audience will understand not a single western army will

go on and offensive until it has superiority or has at least some control of the air. we have not got any of that on our side. f—16 training of our pilots, is badly needed right now, and also basically stuff needed on the frontline. we are fighting against the second—biggest army in the world. it is building up its industrial base to continue building new weapons and equipment and does not care much about the lives of its soldiers. much about the lives of its soldiers-— much about the lives of its soldiers. pope francis said ukraine should _ soldiers. pope francis said ukraine should have - soldiers. pope francis said ukraine should have the i soldiers. pope francis said - ukraine should have the courage to negotiate and put an end to the world. he use the term white flag. he has since wanted his remarks back a bit.- his remarks back a bit. what is our his remarks back a bit. what is your reaction? _ his remarks back a bit. what is your reaction? it _ his remarks back a bit. what is your reaction? it is _ his remarks back a bit. what is your reaction? it is very - your reaction? it is very strange him commenting like this. actually, his comments came about at around the same

days that ukrainian documentary film, 20 days in mariupol one the oscar for best documentary and they were images of children wrapped in white sheets. —— children's corpses. that is what the pope needs to see and recognise that this is what he's talking about. when he asks us to raise a white flag, what is he suggesting? that we should let the russians continue their terror on occupied territories... t5 occupied territories... is there any room for a negotiated settlement now the conflict has entered the third year? is it something the ukrainians will consider? t5 something the ukrainians will consider? , ., , ., consider? is there anyone in the whole — consider? is there anyone in the whole world _ consider? is there anyone in the whole world who - consider? is there anyone in the whole world who would l the whole world who would guarantee russians will keep their side of the deal? do not think there is a single person who can guarantee that. unless they can guarantee anything, making deal which will only lead to a new war in 5— eight

years, in eight years my son will be old enough to be recruited into the army. that is what i do not want. i want to avoid that. i want to make sure we're done with this war once and forever and negotiating with vladimir putin makes sense because nobody can makes sense because nobody can make sure that he will keep his end of the deal.— end of the deal. posted online, ou said end of the deal. posted online, you said that — end of the deal. posted online, you said that earlier _ end of the deal. posted online, you said that earlier today, - you said that earlier today, kyiv had the 1000th air raid since the beginning of the war. what is daily life like now? are those air raid beginning to seem like daily life? unfortunately they. we are forgetting what normalcy is. if you do not hear air raids for a day or two it seems quite strange. it is a sad reality. it is sad went time, when there is an airalone, it is sad went time, when there is an air alone, my son runs to the bathroom, anywhere away from the windows. —— and air raid. that is not what you want

your child to be like but unfortunately that has become a daily reality. it is even worse to the territories closer to the frontline, my native city of kherson, for example. this is so farfrom of kherson, for example. this is so far from reality but in year 3 of this war, we are forgetting that love can be that without those air raids. unfortunately they are very common here.— unfortunately they are very common here. inna sovsun, ukrainian _ common here. inna sovsun, ukrainian parliamentarian i common here. inna sovsun, i ukrainian parliamentarian since 2019 thank you for speaking to us. ., ~' 2019 thank you for speaking to us. ., ~ , ., let's turn to some other news now. allies of the late russian opposition leader alexei navalny say his former chief of staff was attacked outside his home in lithuania. a spokeswoman says someone assaulted leonid volkov with a hammer and tear gas.|t�*s unclear whether the attack is linked to mr volkov�*s political activity. the alleged assailant and their motive is still unknown.

there's been another mass kidnapping in nigeria. 61 people were seized in the state of kaduna, in northern nigeria. that comes just days after more than 280 school students were taken by gunmen. armed men known locally as bandits are suspected in this latest attack. they've carried out a string of abductions to force ransom payments. more than 11.700 people have reportedly been kidnapped by various groups since nigeria's president bola tinubu came to power ten months ago. the bbc�*s news partner cbs projects that joe biden is now officially the democratic party's presumptive nominee for president, with voters in georgia and mississippi handing him two more primary wins. mr biden has now secured the delegates he needs to be nominated by his party. while the outcome was expected, it does signal the campaign is now in the final stretch. the biden campaign said:

in the next few hours, biden's republican rival, former president donald trump, is expected to clinch his spot on the republican ticket, as four states are holding republican contests tonight. we'll keep you updated on those results. us lawmakers on capitol hill spent hours pressing former special counsel robert hur over his decision not to seek charges against president biden for allegedly mishandling classified documents. mr hur defended his findings, telling congress his report on biden's memory was both accurate and fair. in the report, special counsel hur said president biden could present himself to a jury as a "well—meaning elderly man with a poor memory". our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is on capitol hill with more. this was a pretty bruising

hearing for robert hur, finding himself in a rare position as a unifier. democrats and republicans both angry with him republicans both angry with him republicans of various robert hur decided not to prosecute the president over his alleged mishandling of classified documents, claiming he was under political pressure by the department ofjustice and by the white house. robert hur denied this. democrats on the other hand if you is that robert hur brought mr biden's age in his findings, accusing him of being a republican operative, he is a registered republican, and trying to somehow get donald trump elected. robert hur denied this as well. this was a congressional hearing, not a court room and i think both sides went into this to try get something out of it. lawmakers were pretty fierce in their questioning, quite rhetorical at times, and special prosecutors answering their own

questions. it was washington political theatre. questions. it was washington politicaltheatre. both questions. it was washington political theatre. both sides, republicans and democrats, will take away some political points from these to use in the election campaign. and finally, some surprising news about the world's largest trees. giant redwoods, considered a staple of the california coastline, are now greater in number across the pond. a new study tallied nearly half a million redwoods in the uk compared to 80,000 in their native california. the giant trees were first brought to the uk about 160 years ago. they'e flouishing thanks to their ability to adapt to the damp weather. in california, ancient redwood forests are increasingly under threat due to climate change. it looks like at least one californian loves the uk fog. thank you for watching, i'm carl nasman. we'll be back in 30 minutes with more. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. after a very wet february, the rain has continued to fall during march,

particularly across south east england. here, it's been much wetter than average. we've seen two inches of rain, 50 millimetres in some places, and that's more than the average march rainfall, and we're not even halfway through yet. it is looking a bit drier for the south—east in the next few days, but there is rain elsewhere. and we'll see a spell of milder conditions in the next few days. that's because the air is coming all the way from a long way south, up across the uk, in between these two weather fronts here, and it's this second one here that's focusing the rain as we head into wednesday. now that is stumbling its way across scotland and northern ireland, heading into northern england and north wales. there'll be some sunshine following to the north, but the winds picking up, bringing some gales in northern scotland and some showers. and for england and wales, there's going to be a lot of cloud again. still some damp, drizzly, low cloud across western coasts and hills. further east, with the brighter skies, temperatures could reach 15 celsius, and we'll be double figures in scotland and northern ireland.

now, that area of low pressure bringing that windy weather in northern scotland will pull away overnight, so things do calm down. and those weather front start to move northwards, back into scotland and northern ireland. here, it will be a little bit chilly first thing on thursday morning, but again, a very mild start for the rest of the uk. we've got that rain moving northwards into scotland and northern ireland. some sunshine for the north of the country, but we will see further showers coming into wales, western parts of england, some eastern areas of england, and particularly south east england and east anglia may well be dry. and we should get a bit of sunshine here, so 16—17 celsius not out of the question. things are a little cooler still across scotland and northern ireland. that weather front, then, does move northwards, taking rain across more of scotland. the low pressure then driving that system sits across the uk. that weather front will be out of the way for friday. things will be turning a little bit cooler. windy weather actually through the english channel, and we'll see showers coming

into england and wales — some of these could be heavy and thundery. bit of snow over the scottish mountains, otherwise it's rain, sinking southwards here, a northerly wind pushing down — that'll introduce cooler air. but we still could see 13 celsius across some south—eastern areas to end the week.

tiktok at risk of being banned in america. us lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill that could force the apps removal from its biggest market. plus, how tech firms in denmark are using gaming to bridge a gap with their workforce. hello, good to have you with me here on asia business report. i'm steve lai. let's begin with tiktok which is facing the most serious threat yet to its existence in america. on wednesday, lawmakers in the house of representatives are set to vote on a new bill which could result in a ban on the popular app in the us where it has more than 170 million users. the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. time may be running out for tiktok in its largest market — the united states.

if successful, new legislation would force tiktok�*s chinese