welcome to bbc news — i'm monika plaha. our top stories: the un says it's one of the most dangerous places on earth. we have a special report from haiti where law and order has collapsed and gang violence rules the streets. translation: i was in the house and i was so scared, _ i was shaking. i did not know what to do. they mostly kill young man. ukraine continues to suffer black outs and casualties as russia fires a new barrage of missiles targeting the country's power grid.

both of my neighbours died. they were stood by the car. they were stood by the car. they were stood by the car. they were both killed. and at the football world cup, the five—time winners brazil reach the quarter finals with a 4—1 win. but the remaining asia teams crash out. there was a hierarchy in the family. there was leaking and planting of stories. and harry and meghan release the latest trailer for their six—part series, which starts this week. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin with a special report from haiti — where the united nations says it is on the verge of the abyss as heavily—armed gangs expand their control of the country. human rights groups say armed gangs control at least 60% of the capital port au prince and the surrounding areas. and they warn that rape is

being used as a weapon. in the first six months of this year, the un has documented 934 killings in the capital, and 680 kidnappings. most of the victims were not directly involved in gangs. violence has escalated since the assassination of the country's presidentjovenel moise injuly 2021 — a crime for which no—one has been put on trialfor. our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from the haitian capital. and, a warning, it contains distressing material. this is gang territory in port—au—prince, almost as far as the eye can see. but it seems the world isn't looking and the haitian capital has become a gangster�*s paradise. it's morning in a

middle—class suburb. minutes after a shoot—out, a show of force by the police. but usually it's the gangs who call the shots. there are over 100 armed groups in the city instilling fear and silence. police are still searching the scene here. there's an ak—lfl on the ground and some ammunition. there are also drops of blood. now, this is an armoured car. police say they were tracking it for about two weeks. they say it was being used by a kidnap gang. it's about eight in the morning here and morning and evening rush hours are peak time for the kidnappers. there was a battle with police officers and the bad guys. one of them died. and we got the vehicle and this is one of the weapons the bad guys had in their hands. do they have many armoured vehicles, the kidnappers? i don't know, there are plenty. i'm sure there are plenty.

nearby, the body of an alleged gang member. the police told us, "we stopped them today." across town, francois sinclair has just been patched up at a trauma hospital run by doctors without borders. he saw gunmen holding up two cars in front of his. when he tried to get away, he got a bullet in the arm. have you ever thought that the violence is so bad here that you would like to leave haiti? 10,000 times, he tells me. "i can't even call my mum to tell her what happened to me because she's getting older. in the end, the way things are, it's better to leave if you can."

claudette is another recent victim of the gangs. she was hit by a stray bullet and lost her leg. "i don't know how i'll manage", she says. "i can't run and walk the way i used to." she worries she will never marry now. gang warfare often erupts here in broad daylight. why not? gunmen are in league with corrupt politicians and have some police on the payroll. that's according to human rights campaigners who say the gangs of port—au—prince have no limits. there are many here with stories that are harrowing to tell and to hear. like this man.

his neighbourhood is controlled by a gang whose rivals came on a killing spree. for his safety, we are not naming the area or the armed group involved. translation: i was in the house and i was so scared. _ i was shaking. i didn't know what to do. they mostly kill young men. my wife took me and hid me under the bed and covered me with piles of clothes. and my nephew was hiding in the wardrobe. soon the gunmen were in his house. when his nephew ran from his hiding place they chased him and killed him. translation: what hurts me the most is that when i was i under the bed i couldn't see, but i could hear the men raping my wife. they were raping her

and i was under the bed and i could say nothing. he sobs. there are things you would never wish on anyone, he says. his wife is now pregnant and they don't know if he is the father. he tells us haiti has been erased from their hearts. some police here are risking their lives trying to make the streets safe, but others have actually formed their own gang. and haiti's weak and tainted government is accused of looking the other way as the crisis deepens. orla guerin, bbc news,

port—au—prince. canada has imposed financial sanctions on three haitian businessmen accused of involvement with the powerful criminal gangs that now control most of the capital, port—au—prince. they will have their assets in canada frozen and be banned from entering the country. let's go straight to port—au—prince, where journalist harold isaacjoins us. thank you forjoining me. i don't know if you saw it there but a really disturbing report from our correspondent with some really shocking stories about the brutality of those gangs. you are in haiti at the moment what is the situation like and how did it get there? the situation remains very complicated in the capital, despite a certain sense of reprieve, thanks for the welcome. it is this complicated

reality we have to navigate every day, to be honest, the wind from brazil sent positive waves but we are aware there was a massacre no later than the weekend, so it is surreal, in that sense.— the weekend, so it is surreal, in that sense. one of the most recent lines — in that sense. one of the most recent lines as _ in that sense. one of the most recent lines as the _ in that sense. one of the most recent lines as the canadian i recent lines as the canadian government have announced these sanctions against three haitian businessmen accused of financing these gangs, just how significant do you think this is, you think it will necessarily make a difference? this is a new set of sanctions again a few individuals, there has been many sanctions so far by canada and the us but this time around they are attacking the economic elite, which has been rumoured to be backing gangs as well. it is very early to assess the impact of the sanctions, but we have already

seen that some lines are moving at least in the political stalemate the country has known since the death ofjovenel moise last year. since the death of jovenel moise last year.— since the death of jovenel moise last year. and what is the international _ moise last year. and what is the international response l moise last year. and what is | the international response to the international response to the situation in haiti at the moment, what has the international response been? well, the sanctions the haitian government has requested officially to have troops on the ground, boots on the ground in haiti but that hasn't materialised it is still being discussed and considered at the un, but the more we go seems unlikely to happen. but the sanctions have been very real, and imposed two political actors and is now economic actors, and, all observers here are hoping for some political moves, some political opening to happen, that can address the institutional point the country is facing right now. so

institutional point the country is facing right now.— is facing right now. so some olitical is facing right now. so some political hope _ is facing right now. so some political hope there, - is facing right now. so some political hope there, do - is facing right now. so some political hope there, do you | political hope there, do you think law and order can be restored?— think law and order can be restored? ~ ., ., , restored? well, one of the big -- biggest _ restored? well, one of the big -- biggest problems _ restored? well, one of the big -- biggest problems is - restored? well, one of the big -- biggest problems is all- restored? well, one of the big -- biggest problems is all the| —— biggest problems is all the three branches of government are dysfunctional, whether it is the executive, legislative and the judiciary. is the executive, legislative and thejudiciary. and really because we haven't had elections for years, and we need to reinstate institutions, there needs to be a political consensus to bring back a certain sense of normality to the institutions here in haiti to try and address all this multifaceted crisis. harold isaac. ., ~' , ., multifaceted crisis. harold isaac. . . ., isaac. thank you so much for our isaac. thank you so much for your time — isaac. thank you so much for your time on _ isaac. thank you so much for your time on bbc— isaac. thank you so much for your time on bbc news. - let's get some of the day's other news. shopkeepers in more than 20 provinces in iran closed their businesses on monday, as part of a three—day strike. the action is in support of anti—government protests, sparked by the death in custody of mahsa amini. at least 33 people have been

killed, after a landslide buried a bus in the northwest of colombia. the landslide, which was caused by strong rains, struck the vehicle in the risaralda province. president gustavo petro said the deaths included three children. there have been electricity blackouts in parts of ukraine, after russia fired a new barrage of missiles, aimed at disrupting the country's power grid. the worst cuts are in the east and south. the city of odesa was left without any electricity. but the strikes have done less damage than on previous occasions. they came hours after explosions at two military airfields in russian territory, which moscow has blamed on kyiv. we can cross live now to washington and speak to melinda haring, deputy director of the atlantic council's eurasian centre. milinda, thank you so much for

joining me stop once again parts of ukraine and darkness, no doubt you have been those photos of electricity blackouts, freezing cold air, temperatures reaching —8. how long can ukrainian power grid hold on for? irate long can ukrainian power grid hold on for?— long can ukrainian power grid hold on for? we don't know the answer to _ hold on for? we don't know the answer to that _ hold on for? we don't know the answer to that question. - hold on for? we don't know the answer to that question. a - hold on for? we don't know the | answer to that question. a week ago, i interviewed the head of ukraine energy, that man is responsible for keeping the grid afloat and i asked him that exact question, we have had eight barrages of missile strikes and he don't now how much longer the grid can keep going. they are using lots of complicated engineering but the system has never been tested before so it is anyone's is. another set of air strikes what impact is there that having on ukrainians on the ground? ukrainians on the ground? ukrainians are determined to stay in their cities and homes, i spoke to a number of, this is

the eighth brooch, a lot less harmful than attacks in the past which is a good thing but ukrainians took shelter, we saw many pictures of people in kyiv metro system i have received messages from friends and basements, wine cellars they were safe, unfortunately there weren't big hits in care but bigots across the country. the bigger question is how long can people hold out and how long hape dwelling to live like this. ukraine is starting to get hold in the next three months will be colder than the past couple, no—one knows at what point ukrainians will decide enough is enough and we want to go to poland or germany. most ukrainians say they are totally committed to staying put. they are totally committed to staying put-— they are totally committed to sta in: ut. . ., ., staying put. that determination is there, ukrainians _ staying put. that determination is there, ukrainians will - is there, ukrainians will remain determined and resilient. ukraine reached to airbases in rush, vladimir putin is putting on a brave

face, do you think russia is worried. talk us through the vladimir putin strategy now? for the next three months what we see is what we get, vladimir putin doesn't have the ability to see small ukrainian territory, ukrainians have momentum and they have taken quite a bit of territory since they launched their counteroffensive, in the north with kharkhiv and on the east with kharkhiv and on the east with the donbas, and quite a lot in the south with the ersan. vladimir putin is acting out in anger, have seen eight big missal barrages strikes aimed at civilian infrastructure and energy structure, what is trying to do is to break the will of the ukrainian people, he wants them to be so cold and miserable we see hundreds of ukrainians and poor �*s —— pouring into europe and that causes a big refugee crisis and it breaks the western coalition in berlin, paris so the capitals are overwhelmed with refugees and they want to force ukraine to

negotiate. that is his strategy, is intimidated by what happened with the missile strike stephen to russia, intimidated is not the right word, he is angry and i expect him to fire back in anger but he has a limited number of missiles and drones, can he buy more, sure, but today this was the deepest strike and to russia have seen nine months of compensation ukrainians are learning and drones are getting better as well.— better as well. melinda thank ou ve better as well. melinda thank you very much _ better as well. melinda thank you very much for _ better as well. melinda thank you very much for your- better as well. melinda thank| you very much for your insight stop. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — we talk to teen superstar billie eilish about the pressures of growing up in the spotlight. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers

have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said, shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating - the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundredsl of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been. gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news.

brazil have turned on the style, and cruised into the quarter finals of the world cup, with a 4 —1 victory over south korea. brazil were 4—0 up by half time, and it was heartbreak for the other asian team left in the tournament, as japan lost in a dramatic penalty shoot—out to croatia. let's get the latest from nesta mcgregor in doha. well, as you can see, following the full—time whistle, fans are streaming out of the stadium. naturally, the brazilian fans are a lot happier than the south korean fans, after a convincing 4—1 victory. all goals from brazil coming in this first half, south korea bravely battled, and if there is a consolation, they won the second half 1—0. it does mean there are no more countries from the asian continent left in the tournament. that is because earlier japan lost their last 16 match against croatia. it was 1—1 after extra time, the first penalty shoot—out of this tournament,

and japan lost it 3—1. it is worth saying, the japanese team and the fans have been a credit to the world cup, they will be missed. we can remember those images of the japanese fans cleaning the stadium after matches, and the team left their dressing room spotless on several occasions. japan, definitely one of the best supported teams in doha, and fans have been given their reaction after that brave, brave defeat. so disappointing. this time, we japanese team have a lot of talented players as well, and also experienced players as well. but no words to explain my feeling. japan. yes, we proud. thank you, japan and croatia. japanese fans that they're reacting to that defeat to croatia in the last 16. it is worth saying that the japanese football association has plans to win the world cup by 2050. some might call that ambitious, but what this tournament has already shown, japan were in a group with spain

and germany, so they can compete with the best teams in europe, south america, and africa. now, prince harry has said there is a "dirty game" with "leaking" and "planting of stories" within the royal household, in a new trailer for his and meghan's upcoming netflix series. the streaming platform has released a second one—minute teaser, which contains a number of accusations. prince harry: there's a hierarchy of the family. you know, there's leaking but there's also planting of stories. there was a war against meghan to suit other people's agendas. it's about hatred, it's about race. i it's a dirty game. the pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution, this feeding frenzy. meghan: i realised, they're never going to protect you. i was terrified. i didn't want history to repeat itself. no—one knows the full truth. we know the full truth.

our north america correspondent nada tawfik is in new york and she gave us this update. this has really captured the interest of media and people here in this country, as well as around the globe. i mean, people in the united states are just as divided over harry and meghan, i would say, as the british public. some criticising them, talking about the timing of this. on one hand, it is when king charles is in the first few months of his reign, but also we saw last week, already, how the timing of this had overshadowed the prince and princess of wales' first trip to the united states in eight years, and, really, their attempt to put a mark, a stamp on the legacy in that new title. but on the other hand, you have those who are celebrating them, who are saying it is incredibly brave of them for speaking out about what is perceived, allegedly, as structural racism, deep—rooted problems within the monarchy, and about the misunderstanding about mental health, and, in fact, as you mentioned there, they are receiving an award tomorrow night,

they are being honoured by the robert f kennedy human rights foundation for that very reason. so i would say a very mixed response here in the united states, but, nevertheless, with the drama we saw in that trailer, it has certainly intrigued a lot of people. we willjust have to see how many actually do tune in. now, after signing a record deal at the age ofjust14, billie eilish has gone on to become a superstar. this year, she was the youngest artist to ever headline glastonbury, and she even won an oscar. it was for best song, for the bond film, no time to die. in an exclusive interview for bbc 100 women, she discusses her identity. here's megha mohan. imposter syndrome, amidst a sea of awards. thank you for this.

billie eilish caught the music industry's attention at the age 1a, when a song she uploaded on soundcloud went viral. she's now the first artist born in the 21st—century to hit number one in the billboard charts, and win an oscar. some parts of last year and the year before arejust, like, whoo! i was just in a downward spiral impostor syndrome. 15 was when people decided that that was who i was, so it's really hard to change and grow and mature and, like, become a human, when people decided that you were one thing. it absolutely drives me insane that you can look up billie eilish and videos that come up are things i said when i was 15. almost nothing i said before two months ago i still believe! laughter. a young artist who's still finding her own identity with each new album and magazine profile. one thing you did say, though, was when you think about your identity, you like sort of amalgamating masculine and feminine.

do you think about yourself like that still, in terms of your identity? yeah, ifeel the most powerful when i feel masculine. what do you mean by masculine? i don't know. like, depending on how i walk and stand, and my clothes and, like, right now, i'm wearing a tighter shirt, and i'm wearing a more low—cut shirt and, you know, the older me would have been like, "eww! please don't!" but i like it. it makes me feel good now. and it'sjust the balance of the two, you know? having already carved out her own record—breaking career, she's excited about the future of female artists in a previously male—dominated music industry. you said a couple of years ago that you don't think there are many headlining opportunities for women. and then, look at you, the youngest person to headline glastonbury. i know! what do you think has changed for women in that time?

being a female at all, and especially being a very young female, especially in this industry, it's really hard to make people believe in you. i mean, i'm just in awe of the time we're in right now, because women are just, like, at the top right now. i mean, at the top of all the charts, it's women, women, women. i mean, it's, like, the most incredible thing for me to see. megha mohan, bbc news. china is commemorating its late leaderjiang zemin, who died last week at the age of 96. this is the scene, live, in beijing's great hall of the people, where a public memorial service is being held. jiang zemin took power in the aftermath of the tienanmen square crackdown, and transformed china into an economic powerhouse. he died in shanghai last wednesday from leukaemia. his body was cremated on monday in beijing at a ceremony

attended by president xi jinping and other leaders. you are watching bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @monikaplaha hello. it is getting much colder as we go through the rest of this week. there is some snow in the forecast across the uk but will you see it? probably, if you are across the far north of scotland. here, snow at times, which will eventually give some good coating of snow in places. around the peripheries of southern scotland, hit and miss, those snow flurries, but only a small chance through much of the population. what will be widespread is the cold. we'll all feel it, those northerly winds bringing that chill right south across the country, daytime temperatures for a few barely getting above freezing later this week, and the frost by night will be fairly widespread, and quite sharp, too. the frost to start tuesday, though, a bit more hit and miss, mainly across some western areas, skies clearing, best of the sunshine. there will already be a few wintry flurries across northern scotland, which will turn

more to sleet and snow through the day. rain showers down eastern counties of england, with a fair bit of cloud at times, but cloud across southern areas should break up a bit more, although we will continue to see showers in the channel islands. temperatures around five to 8 degrees, starting to drop a bit lower than we would normally expect at this time of the year. tuesday night into wednesday, the snow showers keep coming around the edges, but certainly northern scotland will start to see a little bit more in the way of snowfall to lower levels by this stage, the breeze keeping temperatures up in stornoway, but a more widespread frost to take us into wednesday morning, the exception being through some eastern counties of england. still a weather front here, which will bring a bit more cloud and a few showers, mainly of rain, but that northerly wind around an area of high pressure in greenland means that showers in northern scotland will turn increasingly to snow. a few wintry flurries possible along these sea districts of eastern england, and mainly rain showers towards the west, but along here, particularly northern ireland there will be sleet and snow at times. the vast majority will have a dry day with crisp, winter sunshine. it will feel cold, though, even with that sunshine.

this is what it will feel like in that northerly breeze. for many, feeling sub—zero. and another surge of even colder air comes through the night, wednesday into thursday. it will bring a zone of cloud southwards. we are not expecting too much of the showers at the moment, but there is some around the edges once again, and what does fall from the sky will be mainly a mixture of sleet, hail, or rain. it is going to feel cold out there, as well, with that added wind—chill. as we go through into friday, a slight change in wind direction means some eastern counties have less of a chance of some showers, perhaps more showers into the west, but many will be dry, sunny, and once again pretty cold. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: human rights groups in haiti have told the bbc that the country is currently one of the most dangerous places on earth — as law and order has collapsed, and heavily armed gangs now control 60% of the capital port au prince, and the surrounding regions. there have been electricity blackouts in several parts of ukraine after russia fired a new barrage of missiles aimed at disrupting the country's power grid. 40% of the kyiv region is now without power, and the city of odesa has been left without any electricity. at the football world cup — the five—time winners brazil have reached the quarter—finals with a convincing 4—1 win over south korea.

earlier, croatia made it through againstjapan, by winning the tournament's first penalty shoot—out.