in the tour de france. hello and a warm welcome to bbc news. days after the assassination of its president, haiti looks to be heading into a deeper political crisis. there are reports the country s lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interim president, in 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. gunfir
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. three days after the assassination of its president, haiti s political crisis has only deepened. there are reports the country s lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interim president. a rival political faction, which includes the acting interim prime minister claudejoseph, says the move is unconstitutional. haitian officials have taken the extraordinary step of requesting military help from the united states and the united nations. courtney bembridge reports. crowds gathered outside the embassy in port au prince, bags 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 am scared. there are so many gunshots and you don t even know where they are coming from. i have abandoned my home, i can t go back for supper i don t know about my family. the country of don t know about my family. the country of 11
three days after the assassination of its president, haiti s political crisis has only deepened. there are reports the country s lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interim president. a rival political faction, 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. t
charged with terrorism. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the us, where the justice department and fbi say that online accounts for millions of americans have been caught up in a chinese hacking plot that targeted us officials. seven chinese nationals have been charged with enacting a widespread cyber attack campaign. the charges come as governments in new zealand and australia have also expressed concerns about malicious cyber activity by chinese state backed actors. and in the uk, the government has accused china of being responsible for malicious cyber campaigns targeting the country s electoral commission and politicians. diplomats at the chinese embassy in london said it strongly opposes the accusations, calling them completely fabricated and malicious slanders . our political editor chris mason has more details. who is watching? who is listening? china, an economic powerhouse, a one party state, a world view
after the us did not veto a un security council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between hamas and israel. the us abstained from the vote, allowing the resolution to pass, after numerous failed attempts. the resolution also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. the us says it s very disappointed by the cancelled visit. a separate visit by israel s defence minister, is underway. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu called benjamin netanyahu called the move a clear retreat for the previous us position. hugo bachega has more from jerusalem. it isn t surprising there has been strong reaction from israel. shortly after this resolution was approved, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued an angry statement. he criticised the americans, saying that the fact that they had abstained in this boat marked a departure in their position. the point the israelis are making is any kind of ceasefire in gaza should be based on the condition