political crisis after the assassination of president of anomalies and senate has now nominated joseph lambert as a new interim president until new elections of health. but the senate is also backed area henry to replace cold joseph as the prime minister. there are growing security concerns and the government has now off the united states and the united nations to send troops to help stabilize the country, or speak to patty call hand. she joins us now from washington. d. c. parties, we've been saying some really big off from hazy, not only of the u. s, but also the u. n. exactly right. the haitians have asked the united nations isn't the peacekeepers. they've asked the u. s. department of defense to send us troops that was able to confirm that with the pentagon today, the department of defense said that they have received the request and they redirected me to the state department for further questions. it seemed highly unlikely that the u. s. is going to want to put troops in haiti 1st of all, because of the violence there, it would take a very large, true presence. it would be expensive and k

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it's senate has nominated joseph lambert as the new interim president until new elections are held. now the senate is also back area hungry to replace a co joseph. as a prime minister. marie was killed in his home on wednesday after a heavily armed hit squad haitian police say it was made up of mostly foreign, most res manual and apollo reports for colombia officials or stepping up assistance to haiti following the assess nation of haitian president. janelle moves on friday, the colombian government announced that resources and personnel would be sent to aid in the investigation. intelligence officials are also sharing more information about the 26 out of 28 alleged conspirators identified as colombian citizen. don't up the knitting for matthew? yeah, we have the 1st details about the travel, some of them made dates from where they went. what kind of airline this is not only shared with haiti's interval central office, but with a dominican republic, as the people linked to the incident used as a port of arrival, the dominican republic to travel to haitian territory shuttle. the unres

it senate has nominated joseph lambert of the new interim president until new elections are held. the senate has also backed arial henry to replace the clause joseph as the prime minister. and there are growing security concerns in the government as all the united states and the u. n to send troops to help stabilize the country. waste was killed and his home on wednesday by a heavily hit armed a squad. patient please said it was made up mostly a far less res manuel or apollo reports. your point from columbia to officials are stepping up assistance to haiti following the assassination of haitian president of nell movies. on friday, the colombian government announced that resources and personnel would be sent to aid in the investigation of intelligence officials are also sharing more information about the $26.00 out of $28.00 alleged conspirators identified as colombian citizen. don't up the knitting for them. i feel. yeah, we have the 1st details about the travel, some of them made dates from where they went. what kind of airline this is not only shared with haiti's interval central

it senate has nominated joseph lambert as the new intern present until new elections are held. the senate has also backed ariel only to replace a close joseph as the prime minister. now there are growing security concerns and the government is off the united states and the un to send troops help stabilize the coat. the country particle have has more from washington dc. the haitians have asked the united nations and in peacekeepers they've asked the u. s. department of defense to send in us troops. i was able to confirm that with the pentagon today, the department of defense said that they have received the request and it redirected me to the state department for further questions. it seems highly unlikely that the u. s. is going to want to put troops in haiti 1st of all because of the violence there, it would take a very large, true presence. it would be expensive and keep in mind, president joe biden has just told us troops out of afghanistan. haiti is not a country that has a huge constituency in the united states that would push the president politically to take stronger step

joseph lambert as the new interim president of the assassination are present giovano, mo. it's also back to a replacement for the interim prime minister. plunging the country further into political uncertainty, that government has all the u. s. and the u. n. to send troops to help stabilize the country. manuel apollo is monitoring developments from mexico system. the fact that there are so many international actors almost ensures that this is going to be continuously developing. story of the last that we've heard from the columbia side of the investigation was from a press conference earlier today and a tweet from colombian, president even to k. same again, committing the columbia, sending, sending investigators and special forces to help with the international investigation . but also we're hearing some of the more strategic points and a little bit more information about the actual people who are involved. the un security council is approved a deliveries from turkey into rebel held northern syria for another year. russia had threatened to block the operation preferring a

said it has no plans to send military assistance. haiti senate has nominated joseph lambert to serve as the new interim president until new election set for september politicians. also back to all the to replace closures f, as the prime minister. weeds was killed in his home on wednesday by a heavily armed hit squad. patient police say it was made up of mostly for the mercenaries. when our pillow has details been appointed from columbia officials or stepping up assistance to haiti following the assassination of haitian president of nell movies. on friday, the colombian government announced that resources and personnel would be sent to aid in the investigation of intelligence officials are also sharing more information about the $26.00 out of $28.00 alleged conspirators identified as colombian citizen. don't up knitting for them. i feel. yeah, we have the 1st details about the travel, some of them made dates from where they went. what kind of airline this is not only shed with hate is interpol central office, but with a dominican republic. as the people links to the incident used as a

there are reports the country's lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interimin a move that a rival political faction including acting interim prime minister claudejoseph says is unconstitutional. it comes as haiti requests troops be deployed from the united nations and the united states to help secure key infrastructure. the us says it has no plans to provide military assistance at this time but has sent fbi agents to help investigate, as our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. some of the men the haitian authorities say assassinated the country's president, on parade for the media hours after a long gunfight with security forces. the police also displayed some of the weapons they seized. three members of the gang were killed and eight are on the run. gunfire. the citizens of this impoverished nation are angry. some members of the public have joined in the search for those still at large. as well as former colombian soldiers, the gang also included two americans of haitian descent. the us says it's going to help with the investigation. in response

s said it had no plans to send military assistance in 18 senate has nominated joseph lambert to serve as the new interim president until new elections of such a september politicians also bank area laundry to replace a closure thief as the prime minister. while noise was killed in his home on wednesday by a heavily armed hit squad, patient, please say it was made up of mostly foreign mercenaries as manuel repel or pulls your bill up for columbia officials or stepping up assistance to haiti following the assassination of haitian president jim now moves on friday, the colombian government announced that resources and personnel would be sent to aid in the investigation. intelligence officials are also sharing more information about the 26 out of 28 alleged conspirators identified as colombian citizen. down up the knitting for matthew. we have the 1st details about the travel, some of them made dates from where they went. what kind of airline this is not only shared with haiti's interval central office, but with a dominican republic, as the people linked to the incident used as a port of

meanwhile the country's senate has named the speaker of the upper chamber — joseph lambert — as interimdent. the taliban in afghanistan say they've captured two major frontier points — one with iran and the other with turkmenistan. the militants are rapidly retaking land as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. president ashraf ghani has conceded his security forces are in a critical transition. california residents are bracing for a weekend of record—setting temperatures as the heat continues to build on the west coast. the us national weather service has issued an excessive heat alert — saying that temperatures in some inland areas could reach 49 degrees celsius. coming up in about 10 minutes here on bbc news is newswatch. but now it's time for click. hey, welcome to click. hope you've had a good week. lara, how are you doing? i'm good — just trying to plan for another summer of the unknown! chuckles. yep! another one of those is on its way, isn't it? summer is gonna be different for everyone once again this year, and that includes the many muslims who would normally be

armed hit squad, made up as nicely foreign mercenaries heidi ag center has meanwhile nominated joseph lambert to be interim president until elections are held in september on your apollo is following developments for us from mexico city. the fact that there are so many international actors almost ensures that this is going to be a continuously developing story of the last that we've heard from the columbia.

hit squad, made up as well as the foreign mercenaries, heidi ag center has meanwhile nominated joseph lambert to be interim president until elections of health and september on your apollo is following development force from mexico city. the fact that there are so many international actors almost ensures that this is going to be a continuously developing story. the last that we've heard from the columbia side of the investigation was from a press conference earlier today and a tweet from colombian, president even to k, same again, committing the columbia, sending, sending investigators sending special forces to help with the international investigation . but also we're hearing some of the more strategic points and a little bit more information about the actual people who are involved. the un security council has improved a deliveries from turkey into rebel held northern syria for another year. russia had threatened to block the operation, preferring aid be directed rather through damascus. but a last minute compromise was reached. a taliban claims it now controlled 85 percent of afghanistan i

in addition to that, we understand the senate has sworn in joseph lambert as the new president of haiti, but unrest is escalating. the military at this point is on the streets and has declared martial law. all are watching haiti to see what develops this. kelly mentioned dara. among the 28 suspects are to us citizens of haitian descent report suggest that they were working. this translators for the hit squad operation is said, have been planned for a month, and it same was apparently not to kill the president, but bring him to the national palace. oh, no warrant. experts on the regent done shore believes it was a classic to the top, the links between the drug enforcement agency, the different intelligence services in columbia, in the us, in haiti, definitely coordination. nothing happens in haiti economically, politically diplomatically, militarily param, militarily, without the u. s. is being involved. this could be the justification for the next us away as you, when the try factor of evil imperialism for the next invasion and occupation of haiti, where the entire economy is us sweatsh

hey t, senate has nominated joseph lambert. busy as the new interim president of the assassination of president a journal noise, it's also back to replacement for the interim prime minister, plunging the country further into political incenses, and certainly there are growing security concerns and the government is off the u. s. and the u. and to send troops help stabilize the country. the un security council has approved a deliveries from turkey into rebel held northern syria for another year. russia had threatened to block the operation, preferring aid be directed through damascus. but at last, when compromises reached, our diplomatic editor, james bass has more from the united nations. for months now, people have been concerned that russia might actually decide to use its veto and stop this. only one humanitarian crossing into syria. some had wanted that again to be more than one crossing potentially 3 crossings. the u. s. wanted, in the end, no way at all, and put forward to russia, objected to that it went down to one for

there are reports the country's lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interimpolitical faction though, which includes the acting interim prime minister claudejoseph, says the move is unconstitutional. haitian officals have taken the extraordinary step of requesting military help from the united states and the united nations. courtney bembridge reports. crowds gathered outside the us embassy in port—au—prince with suitcases packed, looking for a way out. translation: i can't close my eyes. i can't sleep at night. i had to come here to the embassy because i'm scared. there are so many gunshots, and you don't even know where they're coming from. i've abandoned my home. i can't go back, i don't know about my family. the country of 11 million people is reeling from the assassination of its president, shot dead inside his home on wednesday. translation: look at what happened to the head of the state. _ i can't stay here. it's important to leave the country. these are two of the men haitian authorities say carried out the plot. they were attacked by the public as they

but he was set to be replaced before the killing by ariel henry, who now along with politician joseph lambert or so they will take over the lam bear tweeted that is saturday and your ration was postponed, there is a behind the scenes pushing the country and in washington to figure out the way forward. but so far, there is no clear solution for a poverty ravage country battered by gang violence, the corona virus, and now political incited particle hain, l g 0, washington. but his weight and security forces have moved and days of violence between gangs and police in the capital, caracas, almost a 1000 armed officers entered for poor neighborhoods on saturday. at least 12 people have been killed during fighting the past 2 days. several bystanders by son is believed to be among those killed. the government blames the violence on an alleged plots by the opposition to destabilize present nicholas madeira. nearly a century after it was 1st erected and almost 4 years after sparked a deadly weekend of violence in the us. if you have charlottesville, virginia, the statue of robert ellie has been remove

the haitian senate named joseph lambert as the countries interim president, former haitian prime minister, the moth pills, al jazeera, that international cooperation in this investigation is by regarding the immediate future re both concerned because of course of fascination of presidents and its aftermath. but i'm hopeful that the current government is making the right moves into inviting international community to come in opening up the investigation to the international partners. this way, we will insure a fair investigative process that would lead us to, to who whoever is paid for this in the us. the biden administration also pledged to provide resources to uncover exactly who killed the haitian president and wine and response to the haitian governments request for security and investigative assistance. we will be sending senior s t i n d h officials to port a prince. as soon as possible to assess the situation and how we may be able to assist the international investigators or also looking into how such a deadly security lapse that he's presidential palace could have occurred. the he

now we understand at this point that the haitian senate has proclaimed joseph lambert as the interim president. however, there is another individual, also claiming to be the rightful successor of the leader. now the military in haiti has declared martial law protests are still taking place on the streets. the situation is growing more intense. it, it appears possible that their consumer be both us and the un troops on the ground in the country. we are waiting to see what will happen next. all eyes are on haiti . according to reports, the to americans claim working with translators for the head squat. it's also reported the operation of the plan for a month, and then its aim was not to kill the president, but bring him to the national palace on board. i knew sure, a professor of latin american studies says it was a classic palace cou. the links between the drug enforcement agency, the different intelligence services in columbia, in the us, in haiti, definitely coordination. nothing happens in haiti economically, politically, diplomatically, militarily paramilitary without the u. s. is

can ah, i know that this is out of there and these are the headlines, hazy senate has nominated joseph lambert as the new interim president after the fascination of president of and ways and also back the replacement for the interim prime minister plunging the country further into political uncertainty and also growing security concerns on the government has off the u. s. and the u. n. to send troops to help stabilize the country. meanwhile, the un security council has improved 8 deliveries from turkey and to rebel held northern syria for another year. russia had threatened to block that operation, preferring aid rather be directed through damascus, but a last minute compromise was reached out to promote again. james bass has worn out from the un for months now, people have been concerned that russia might actually decide to use its veto and stop this. only one humanitarian crossing into syria. some had wanted that again to be more than one crossing potentially 3 crossings. the u. s wanted, in the end, no way at all, and put forward to russia, objected to that it went down to one. for one year

now we understand at this point that the haitian senate has proclaimed joseph lambert as the interim president. however, there is another individual, also claiming to be the rightful successor of the leader. now the military in haiti has declared marginal law protests are still taking place on the streets. the situation is growing more intense. i it, it appears possible that there concern be both us and un troops on the ground in the country. we are waiting to see what will happen next. all eyes are on haiti. troubling times indeed for have a lot of questions still to answer kayla. thanks so much for that up. caleb opened their live from new york according to reports that who americans claimed are working as translators for the hit squads. it's also reported the operation had been planned for a month. it same was not the killer president, but says caleb said they bring him to the national pa to sort of warrant that he'll sure a professor of latin american study says it was a classic potter school. the links between the drug enforcement agency, the different telephone services in colu

prime minister, claudejoseph, a new prime minister ariel henry, who's yet to be sworn in, and joseph lambertnated as the new president. haiti has now asked for international help to maintain calm on the streets. whether that will come is unclear. rich preston, bbc news. for more on this, i've been speaking to haiti's minister for elections. i asked him what he knew about anyone who might have wanted to assassinate the president. the president was fighting a lot of battles. one was to effectively change the constitution because the constitution, it's bringing a lot of instability and he believed that to change the constitution would make lives of people better. the second was the fight against corruption, particularly those leading the government, on the energy sector, constructions, on other big areas that he was trying to regulate, and those had created a lot of enemies of the president so i do understand when the first lady said that. she got a clear understanding of what really happened on the night. critics were saying the constitutional changes were to allow mr moise to run again. who o

washington says has no plans to send military assistance. late on friday, haiti's, senate nominated to joseph lambert to serve as a new interim president until new elections which are scheduled for september. politicians also backed a halo he to replace children f as the prime minister. patty calhoun is in washington dc and says haiti will get help from the u. s, but not quite what it's asked for. sending in the us military was always going to be a tough ass keeping in mind. president joe biden, bringing troops home from afghanistan, telling the american public he was going to do a costly deployment to haiti, not something the public would likely support. so that seems like that's off the table. says that they're going to send millions and a, they're going to evolve. refugees from have to stay here. program the former president wanted to get rid of. they're going to send people to help with the investigation from the federal bureau of investigation department of homeland security. but definitely said in the message of the military's not an option. what the u. s. wants to see is some sort of political

get some sense of security and some sense of who's leading the country just we just heard from joseph lambert who there was a resolution by a 3rd of the senate say that he'd be the new president, he just sent out a tweet saying, i was supposed to do my investigator ceremony, but more senators wanted to be here. so it's postponed. likely, again, this is the us behind the scenes talking to all the power players trying to figure out where they can all agree on somebody to lead haiti. try and call the situation and work towards having those elections, possibly in september. patty calhoun. thank you very much. indeed, a statue of a u. s. confederate general at the center of violent clashes 4 years ago, has been removed from the city of charlottesville, virginia, on lucas cheered as the robert e. lee monument was lifted from the prince, a statue fellow, confederate, general, thomas, stonewall. jackson was also taken away, and there were no signs of the protests of 4 years ago as undergo reports. the campaign is in charlottesville, 4 years to remove the statue of confederate, general and slave. oh n