87 of the vote. But there was defiance in the form of large queues at some Polling Stations in russia heeding the call of allies of the late Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny, who urged people to turn out to spoil their ballots or to vote for any other candidate. Mr navalny died suddenly in a penal colony in russia last month. At least 80 protesters were arrested. Mr navalny� s widow, yulia navalnya, cast her vote at Russias Embassy in berlin. There were also protests held and voting queues in a number of other countries. In london, there was a line a mile long outside the russian embassy. From moscow, heres our russia editor steve rosenberg. For Vladimir Putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, ourwilland our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny. Translation you may be surprised, but a few days i before mr navalny died, some colleagues of mine told me there was an idea to exchange him for certain people in prison in the west. You can believe it or not. I said, i agree, even before he had finished talking. But what happened, happened. Election results on russian tv, not a hold your breath moment. The winner, by a mile and a half, Vladimir Putin. What an incredible level of support and unity around the figure of putin, he says. And a powerful signal to the west. But in this race, Vladimir Putin was, from the start, unbeatable. There were other candidates. But no serious challenger. Potential rivals here are swiftly removed from the political stage, forced into exile or put injail. And elections, tightly controlled by the kremlin. But if they couldnt win, mr putins opponents could at least protest. And they did, in many parts of russia. Opposition figures had called on russians to flood Polling Stations at midday, to vote against putin, or spoil their ballots, a symbolic protest against the system. We were here. Ive never seen queues like this before at a russian polling station. Before his death in prison, Alexei Navalny had backed the protests. It took courage to come. The authorities had warned that large crowds at noon would be viewed as illegal gatherings. Ivan, not his real name, told me why he had come. It was important for me to see the faces of other people who would come here today, and to see that im not alone in my political views. And that there are a lot of muscovites and other people who believe that russia can be another country, with another future. For now, therell be no change in the kremlin. This election was never about would Vladimir Putin win or wouldnt he . Elections here are designed to ensure he wins, and wins big. From the outset, for the kremlin, this vote was about creating the impression that mr putin has a mandate from his people, not only for war in ukraine, but also for what hes doing at home, transforming russia into an increasingly militaristic society, in confrontation with the west. But across town, muscovites continue to pay tribute to Alexei Navalny, the man who had wanted to be russias president. Here, a ballot paper. In place of putins name, navalny� s. And this message hes the candidate we wanted. More of the same, the Direction Of Travel is pretty clear and that means probably more oppression at home and more confrontation with the west. Steve rosenberg. Amy knight is a former soviet Russian Affairs specialist for the library of congress, and author of seven books on russian history and politics. She told me putins Landslide Win is hardly a suprise. We know how russian elections work and there were no opponents on the ballot and russians are fed a steady stream of propaganda and so, in favour of the government and in favour of the putin. It is not really surprising, although i would say that i think we should, we in the west should realise that this victory of putin and the amazing turnout of over 87 of the vote thus far has gone to mr putin, i think it is a performance patriotism in a way. I dont think that mr putin should be as confident as he is because he is facing a lot of problems. The german chancellor, olaf scholz has said his country Cannot Stand By and watch palestinians Risk Starvation in gaza and called for a longer lasting ceasefire. Gazas Hamas Run Health Ministry says 61 palestinians were killed overnight, including 12 members of the same family whose house in Deir El Balah was hit. Medical sources say most of the victims were women and children. This girl has been speaking about her cousin who was killed. 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I shared my concerns with the Prime Minister. That provision of aid from israel into gaza and the conditions for distribution must be urgently and massively improved. And finally, we need a hostage deal with a longer lasting ceasefire. I know how difficult it is to reach an agreement with the hamas terrorists, but we understand the Hostage Families who say after more than five months, the time has come for a comprehensive hostage deal for saving those who are still held captive. Mr netanyahu said israel would not leave Palestinian Civilians trapped during its planned Military Operation in the city of rafah in southern gaza, where more than a Million People are taking refuge. I assured chancellor scholz that our goal in eliminating the remaining Terrorist Battalions in rafah goes hand in hand with enabling the civilian population to leave rafah. It is not something that we will do while keeping the population locked in place. In fact, we will do the very opposite. 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And try to save hersch, my son and the other remaining 133 hostages. What i want to do is lay in a ball on the floor weeping. But that wont help them. Hersh was caught up in this horror when a Music Festival became a Killing Field on october 7th. He sought refuge with friends inside a bomb shelter. But hamas was at the entrance, throwing in grenades. Allahu akbar he was last seen surrounded by gunmen, his left arm blown off, as hamas loaded hostages onto a truck. Do you believe you will get him back . I really do. Hope is mandatory. And i believe it. And i have to believe it. That he will come back to us. Rachel wants an end to the agony and not only for israelis. There are thousands and thousands of gazan innocent civilians in gaza who are suffering. There is so much suffering to go around. And i would love for our leaders, all of them, to say, were going to do what we have to do so thatjust the normal people can stop suffering. Everybody� s going to have to give in. 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After weeks of deadly violence in haiti, police say several gang members have been killed in an operation to clear roadblocks and seize weapons in the capital port au prince. The United Nations estimates 350,000 people have been displaced by the unrest, adding to an already complex political and Security Situation. Our Central America correspondent will grant is one of the first journalists to be able to get into the country and reports now from cap haitien, where many displaced people have been heading. Cap haitien suffers from almost all of haiti� s deepest problems grinding poverty, chaos, disorder and corruption. But, crucially, not gang violence. So it� s becoming the main safe haven for people forced to leave the gang controlled capital, port au prince. Another bus load arrives, having run the gauntlet of a dangerous journey. It took us hours longer than it should, as we had to reroute around the gang checkpoints and there was gunfire, says this passenger, who was clearly shaken. Phanel pierre made the same journey six months ago. It� s almost impossible to pull yourself from poverty in haiti. Phanel managed it. But becoming a middle class businessman made him a target. The gangs destroyed his business, ransacked his house and tried to kidnap him, and in the process plunged him and his family back into poverty. Translation this isjust 296 of the life i used to live. Infact, i� m not living. I� m just existing. The longer the power vacuum in haiti continues, the worse the humanitarian emergency here becomes. In turn, more and more displaced people will flock to the city of cap haitien In Search Of Refuge from the violent gangs that have such a tight grip on the capital. One of haiti� s main gangs has released a slickly produced video, currently circulating online. It shows a well armed militia, a group prepared to take on the haitian state and any International Force which might be deployed here. While the Security Situation is that of a failed state, so are the politics. We have violence in haiti. Uri latortue was the head of the senate and is currently under us sanctions for alleged links to Drug Trafficking and gangs. That� s something he denies, and points the finger of blame at his opponents instead. The Government Works with the gangs, and this is the problem. The gangs become another institution of the state. And in this situation, police can� t do anything. Amid the worsening crisis, the Us State Department has laid on a charterflight for americans to leave for florida. Several dozen took up the opportunity to flee. However, that� s a luxury most haitians aren� t afforded and must seek a safer place inside haiti instead. Will grant, bbc news, cap haitien, haiti. In the past few hours, japan� s coastguard said north korea fired a Ballistic Missile towards the sea of japan. Prime minister Fumio Kishida has called the launch � unacceptable�. It comes as south korea hosts the third � summit for democracy� , aimed at discussing ways to stop the erosion of rights and freedoms worldwide. 2024 in itself has been called the biggest Election Year in history, with more than 60 countries, representing nearly half the world� s population, going to the polls. These elections are taking place against a backdrop of authoritarian regimes in many nations. Peter lee, a research fellow, at the Asian Institute for policy studies told me more about what would be at the top of the agenda at the � summit for democracy� in south korea. This summit is the third since it started in 2021 under President Biden in the First International host of this. And really, it is a case of showing the importance of democratic solidarity in determining working close together. And a country that made i the transition to democracy and it is really a contrast with what we see in only a few short kilometres north of here and continuing regimes in north korea, the i government is looking to champion its achievements on technology and Digital Democracy as well. Antony blinken is expected to be there as well, how important is it for south korea to have relations with the United States . We have Antony Blinken and other Foreign Ministers from many key partners and allies Around The World joining here today and i think for the south korean government in this administration, the alliance is really central to its policy and i think itsi about democratic solidarity with partners and also really showing that its alliance in solidarity with the i biden administration. And south koreas government is taking a lot of important steps in the past two years to really sure up its. Credentials and by hosting the summit and taking more values based approach was foreign policy, it is showing that it is on the same page as the biden administration. The british singer steve harley, the frontman of Cockney Rebel, has died peacefully at home at the age of 73. Come up and see me. This track� s his best known song and went to number one in the charts in 1975. The musician had cancelled recent tour dates to undergo treatment for cancer. Steve harley, who fronted the long running band, Cockney Rebel has died at the age of 73. His best known song � make me smile� reached number one in the british charts in 1975. You� ve done it all, you� ve broken every code. Steve harley and