this is bbc news. ik'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. translation: both i of my neighbours died. they were stood by the car while seeing off their son and daughter—in—law. they went outside to wave them off. they were killed.

there was a hierarchy in the family. there was leaking and planting of stories. harry and meghan release the latest trailerfor their six—part series, which starts this week. 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. 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 president, jovenel 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. we will be bringing you the second part of that 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. they will have their assets in canada frozen and be banned from entering the country. 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. they came hours after explosions at two military air fields in russian territory, which moscow has blamed on kyiv. tom brada reports. an alleged ukrainian drone attack, deep in russian territory. unmanned drones were intercepted over two russian airbases in saratov and ryazan, hundreds of kilometres from the border. translation: the kyiv regime, in order to disable russian - long—range aircraft, made attempts to strike with unmanned aerial vehicles

at two military airfields. according to russian officials, three servicemen were killed and four more were injured. ukraine has not officially commented on the explosions. however, its airforce tweeted what happened, together with an emoji and images of what looked like a badly damaged aircraft. satellite images from sunday appear to show a fleet of russian bombers at an air base in saratov. they are capable of firing cruise missiles, one of the key weapons against ukraine. president putin would like people to believe he is still in the driving seat. earlier that day, in a show of supposed strength, he drove across the bridge linking russia to annexed crimea, less than two months after it was blown apart. reports of this latest attack are likely to embarrass the kremlin, and just hours after the news broke, russia launched a fresh wave of missiles. translation: both i of my neighbours died.

they were stood by the car whilst seeing off their son and daughter—in—law. they went outside to wave them off and were killed. ukraine claims it shut down the majority of russian missiles. moscow, meanwhile, claims it struck all of its targets. beyond the human casualties, a major victim once again was ukraine's power grid. areas in the south were left entirely without electricity, a potentially deadly problem, as winter weather arrives. translation: russian terror affects ukraine l and neighbouring states. there are outages in moldova and this proves that the russian strikes are harmful, not only to ukraine but to an entire region. russia's coordinated assault on ukraine's power grid began on october 10th, just days after that bridge attack in crimea. this latest alleged attack is perhaps another sign that the war is not going quite as the kremlin would have hoped.

melinda haring is deputy director of the atlantic council's eurasian centre. she says repeated attacks on the country's infrastructure are straining the energy grid at a critical time. a week ago, i interviewed the head of ukraine energy, that gentleman is responsible for keeping the grid afloat and i asked him that exact question, we have had eight barrages of missile strikes and he doesn't now how much longer the grid can keep going. they are using a lot of complicated engineering but the system has never been tested before so it's anyone's guess. another set of air strikes there, what impact is that having on ukrainians on the ground? ukrainians are determined to stay in their cities and their homes. i spoke to a number of people today, this was the eighth barrage, 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 the kyiv

metro for instance today. i have received messages from friends in basements, in wine cellars, places they thought were safe, fortunately there weren't big hits in kyiv but big hits across the country. the bigger question is how long can people hold out and how long are they willing to live like this. ukraine is starting to get cold and the next three months will be even 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 i have spoken to say they are totally committed to staying put. that determination is there, ukrainians will remain determined and also resilient. ukraine reached two airbases in russia, a set back for russia and putin who is putting on a brave face, do you think russia is worried. talk us through putin's strategy now? for the next three months what we see is what we get,

putin doesn't have the ability to try to seize more ukrainian territory, ukrainians have momentum and they have taken quite a bit of territory since they launched their counteroffensive, in the north with kharkiv and in the east in the donbas, and quite a lot in the south with kherson. vladimir putin is acting out in anger, we have seen big eight big missile barrages strikes aimed at civilian infrastructure and energy structure, what he is trying to do is to break the will of the ukrainian people. he wants ukraine to be so cold and miserable that we see millions of ukrainians pouring into europe and that causes a big refugee crisis and it breaks the western coalition in berlin, in paris so the capitals are overwhelmed with refugees and they want to force ukraine to negotiate. that is putin's strategy, is he intimidated by what happened with the missile

strikes deep into 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 into russia we have seen in nine months of war, so what this says is the ukrainians are learning and their drones are getting better as well. 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 hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi 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 world news — the latest headlines: the united nations warns haiti is now one of the most dangerous places on earth as law and order has collapsed

and gang violence rules the streets. ukraine continues to suffer blackouts and casualties as russia fires a new barrage of missiles targeting the country's power grid. 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 already 4—0 up by half time. in the day's other match croatia beatjapan in a dramatic penalty shootout. let's get the latest from nesta mc gregor 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 their 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 i—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 the dressing rooms 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 disappointed. this time, we japanese team have a lot of talented players as well, and also experienced players as well. 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. 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. more migrants than ever before have been arrested trying to cross the us—mexico border this year and thousands more have died trying to get there. a new exhibition of

the belongings and clothes they left behind has opened in los angeles. wendy urquhart reports. every day of every month of every year, hundreds of migrants braved the arduous journey from mexico to the united states, crossing hundreds of square miles of the most rugged terrain in the western hemisphere. in search of a better life. you can freeze to death in the winter, you can die from dehydration doing a great part of the year, you can drown during the modern season —— monsoon season is in the late summer. monsoon season is in the late summer-— monsoon season is in the late summer. , , ., , summer. the problem is many don't have _ summer. the problem is many don't have a — summer. the problem is many don't have a compass - summer. the problem is many don't have a compass or - summer. the problem is many don't have a compass or a - summer. the problem is manyl don't have a compass or a map, using just the stars and markers on the landscape to guide them. men, women, and children have perished on the way. these are some of the things they left behind. the number of deaths soared after the us border patrol introduced its prevention through deterrence policy in 1994 to stem the flow of migrants through el paso in san diego. their only option then was a 65- their only option then was a 65— mile hike across the sonora desert in arizona. 65- mile hike across the sonora

desert in arizona.— desert in arizona. there's been about 4000 — desert in arizona. there's been about 4000 sets _ desert in arizona. there's been about 4000 sets of _ desert in arizona. there's been about 4000 sets of recovered l about 4000 sets of recovered remains from arizona alone much of the forensic work of dunn really suggests that number is dramatically under represents the number of folks who have died in this process.— died in this process. millions who run the _ died in this process. millions who run the gauntlet - died in this process. millions who run the gauntlet do - died in this process. millions - who run the gauntlet do manage to slip across the american border unnoticed but the truth is, the majority spend the rest of their lives looking over their shoulders, of their lives looking over theirshoulders, living of their lives looking over their shoulders, living under their shoulders, living under the radar and working illegally because it's virtually impossible for them to get visas. wendy urquhart, bbc news. now, after signing a record deal at the age ofjust 14, 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. glastonbury and she even won an oscar. it was in 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 14, 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, i've... 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. nasa's next generation capsule is heading back to earth after making a close pass of the moon. if the orion spaceship survives its re—entry this weekend, engineers could determine that it is ready to carry astronauts to the moon later this decade. the american actress kirstie alley has died. she was 71. she rose to fame when she played rebecca howe in the sitcom cheers, for which she received an emmy award and a golden globe. she also appeared in many films

including star trek ii, and drop dead gorgeous. a family statement said she had been suffering from cancer. that's it from me. 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. into friday, slight change in wind direction, some eastern counties have less chance of showers, perhaps more into the west, but many dry, sunny, once again, pretty cold.

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 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 quarterfinals with a convincing 4—1 win over south korea.