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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaHaiti’s unelected prime minister reportedly resignsPublished3 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingHaiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, the chair of the Caribbean group of countries has said, following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the country.It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in Haiti.Mr Henry is currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being prevented by armed gangs from returning home. He had led the country since the former president’s assassination in July 2021.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.Related TopicsHaitiTop StoriesUK must build new gas power plants or risk blackouts, minister warnsPublished4 hours agoHaiti’s unelected prime minister reportedly resignsPublished3 minutes agoWorkplace mental health service firm faces investigationPublished2 hours agoFeaturesKate’s photo apology and Tory donor’s Abbott remarksOn Russia’s Arctic border, Nato’s new members prep for warIs pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?Seven of the best moments from the OscarsBarbie, Oppenheimer & a wardrobe mishap? The Oscars in 60 seconds. VideoBarbie, Oppenheimer & a wardrobe mishap? The Oscars in 60 secondsOscars parties: The best shots of the celebrations’I was tricked into buying a holiday caravan as a full time home’What is Ramadan, how long does it last and why do Muslims fast?My abusive ex-boyfriend was given a verbal warningElsewhere on the BBCCrazy urban myth or legitimate punk-pop conspiracy?Comedian Joanne McNally investigatesAttributionSoundsDo you know why the Taj Mahal was built?Test your knowledge with The Seven Wonders of the World quizAttributionBitesizeAre you a descendant of royalty?Geneticist Dr. Adam Rutherford sets out to prove that we all are…AttributionSoundsFind out this foxy family’s BBC favourites…They’ve got their eyes on the MasterChef trophyAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Boeing whistleblower found dead in US2Kate’s photo apology and Tory donor’s Abbott remarks3Is pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?4Workplace mental health service firm investigated5’Life is absolute hell – I feel I’m just existing’6Tory donor accused of racist Diane Abbott remarks7New gas power plants to stop blackouts – minister8Airbnb bans indoor security cameras in properties9Seven of the best moments from the Oscars10Bananas to cost more as climate warms, says expert
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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSpecial Counsel Robert Hur faces Congress over Biden classified files reportPublished51 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Matt MurphyBBC News, WashingtonUS lawmakers will grill special counsel Robert Hur on Tuesday, weeks after his report into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents shook Washington.The report found Mr Biden “wilfully” retained troves of files, but declined to charge him with a crime.Mr Hur said a jury would view the president as a “well meaning, elderly man” with a “poor memory”, in comments that enraged the White House.Voter concerns over Mr Biden’s age mean Republicans will focus on the remarks. The party has been stoking claims for months that the 81-year-old is not mentally fit to serve a second term in the White House, with polling suggesting that a significant proportion of voters are also worried about Mr Biden’s mental acuity. Mr Hur alleged in his February report that the president struggled to recall major events from his time serving as vice-president, and could not remember when exactly his term in office had begun.The president was quick to refute the report’s claims that he was suffering from memory issues, telling reporters: “I’m well-meaning, and I’m an elderly man, and I know what the hell I’m doing.”While the special counsel said Mr Biden had “wilfully” retained scores of documents, some of which he stored in insecure locations including his garage, a jury was unlikely to convict him. But Republicans have continued to attack Mr Biden and have criticised Mr Hur’s refusal to charge him, comparing it with similar charges filed against former President Donald Trump. “Having a poor memory does not absolve you from violating the Espionage Act. Being old and elderly does not absolve you from violating the Espionage Act,” Florida Rep Byron Donalds said on Fox News on Sunday. Dan Judy, a Republican strategist and pollster, told the BBC that the party would almost certainly use the proceedings before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to contrast the two men’s treatment. He suggested that Mr Trump’s allies could seek to portray the decision to charge him and not Mr Biden as a “partisan witch-hunt”. “Now, the details in the two cases are not analogous, but I could see Republican members trying to drive that argument,” he added. “Something along the lines of ‘you looked at this and decided not to charge President Biden and yet President Trump has been charged for the same thing.'” In June, Mr Trump was charged with charged seven counts over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House, with a trial potentially scheduled for this summer. House Republicans have also asked Mr Hur to turn over recordings and transcripts of his interviews with Mr Biden, which he made during his year-long investigation.Five things in the Biden classified documents reportWho is the special counsel in the Biden probe?Will report questioning Biden’s memory change voters’ minds?Meanwhile, the White House was reportedly furious with the references to Mr Biden’s memory, which included suggestions that he could not recall when his son, Beau, died.Speaking after publication, a visibly angry Mr Biden refuted the assertion, telling reporters: “How in the hell dare he raise that.” The BBC’s US partner, CBS News, reported that Biden administration officials urged Mr Hur to “revise” some of his language, calling descriptions of the president’s memory “inflammatory”. The special counsel refused to revisit the report. Other Democrats raised questions as to whether Mr Hur’s comments were appropriate for a special counsel’s report. Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under President Barack Obama, said the references to Mr Biden’s age were “inconsistent with long standing [Department of Justice] traditions”.”Had this report been subject to a normal DOJ review these remarks would undoubtedly have been excised,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. But Mr Judy told the BBC that Republicans were almost certain to leverage questions around Mr Biden’s age, noting that they fit “neatly into the election year narrative about him, and is certainly the most sensational finding to come out of Hur’s report”.US media reported that White House officials were sharply critical of Attorney General Merrick Garland, who appointed Mr Hur. Some officials, the reports suggested, said Mr Garland should have challenged passages in the report concerning the president’s age. But speaking to CNN, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who clashed with Mr Trump during his time in office, defended Mr Hur. “Public outcry about special counsel reports is inevitable because internal reports contain embarrassing details people would prefer not to make public and subjective opinions that anyone is free to question,” Mr Rosenstein said. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaNigeria kidnap crisis: Schoolboy recounts daring escape from banditsPublished49 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Musa Garba was taken, along with more than 280 others, from his school in Kuriga, northern NigeriaBy Chris EwokorBBC News, KurigaMusa Garba,17, had to slither on the ground like a snake to avoid being detected by his kidnappers as he made his escape through the bush of northern Nigeria.Earlier, camouflaged by his school uniform, the teenager had managed to hide in a heap of cut grass as the group of schoolchildren he was abducted with were taking a break from their forced trek.More than 280 of them were snatched last week from a school in the town of Kuriga, in Kaduna state, traumatising a community.”We saw motorbikes on the road. We thought they were soldiers, before we realised they had occupied the school premises and started shooting,” Musa tells the BBC as he recalls Thursday morning’s terrifying events. We have changed his name for his own safety, along with that of another kidnapped boy mentioned in the article.”We tried to run away, but they chased us and caught us. They gathered us like cows into the bush.”These armed men on motorbikes – referred to locally as bandits – had been menacing the community for some time, with the security forces apparently unable to deal with the threat. Kuriga had been persistently attacked by gangs seeking to kidnap people and make money from ransom payments.The scale of this latest abduction and the fact that it involved children as young as seven has been overwhelming for many here.”We watched them carrying our children away just right here and there’s nothing we could do. We don’t have military, we don’t have police in the community,” a distressed Hajiya Hauwa says, through tears. Image source, AFPImage caption, The school in Kuriga now lies emptyMusa was one of those taken away.”While we were moving in the bush, at some points, we were all thirsty, but there was no water. Some girls and boys were just falling as we moved because they were all tired,” he says. “The bandits had to carry some of them on the bike.”At one point, deep into the bush, they were able to quench their thirst at a river which came as a big relief for the children who had not had breakfast and had been forced to walk for several hours under the hot sun.Musa kept looking for ways to escape and tried to encourage others to join him but they were too afraid. He saw his chance as the sun was setting. Looking around to ensure he was not being monitored, he hid in one of the heaps of grass and lay still. “After all was quiet, [to avoid detection] I started dragging myself like a snake on the ground.” Once it was totally dark, he got up and walked off until he got to a village where he got help. He took a huge risk that could have led to him being killed at the slightest mistake, but some are saying that God protected him. When he appeared the next day in Kuriga, his parents were jubilant, but he came with harrowing tales of the children still in captivity.The parents of 10-year-old Sadiq Usman Abdullahi are still waiting for news about him.The last time the family saw the jovial and much-loved boy was when he had dashed back home on Thursday morning saying he had forgotten his pencil for school – shortly before the kidnappers drove into the town.”He came to ask me: ‘Hassan do you have a pencil?'” his 21-year-old brother says.”I told him to check my bag. Sadiq was in a rush, so he scattered my things. He found the pencil. I told him to tidy my bag. Then he took his socks and ran out.” Image caption, Rahmatu Usman Abdullahi says she has not slept since her son was kidnapped last weekHis mother, Rahmatu Usman Abdullahi, says she has not been able to sleep since that day.”I always think about him, I can’t sleep. What kind of sleep can I even have? Look at my eyes! What kind of sleep? May God just help us,” she says, looking up to seek divine intervention.But Musa and Sadiq are just two among the more than 4,000 people who have been kidnapped in Nigeria in the past eight months, according to one estimate.In the last decade and a half, people in northern Nigeria have come under intense attack by armed militant groups. At first, this mainly happened in the north-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, where the Islamist group, known as Boko Haram (meaning “Western education is forbidden”) is active. A second force, linked to the Islamic State group, has also emerged.Both sets of jihadist groups were involved in kidnapping, targeting farmers, travellers and even razing villages to the ground. Schools, seen as the home of Western education, became a target. The notorious attack on the girls’ school in Chibok 10 years ago set a template.”There has been an escalation in attacks on schools in northern Nigeria. Primary schools, secondary schools and universities have come under attack,” says Shehu Sani, a former senator for Kaduna state. He argues that the aim is to discourage parents from sending their children to school.”At the same time, when they attack and kidnap, they do it with the intension of raising funds – to buy more arms and also to continue their criminal activities.”But their methods have spread across the north with the criminal gangs known as bandits adopting the same approach, as they have seen that kidnapping schoolchildren often attracts attention, and therefore ransoms.”They are motivated by money. They simply kidnap people, and once ransom is paid to them, they release their hostages. They have no political agenda and no clear-cut leadership,” Mr Sani says.Image caption, Chief Jibril Gwadabe was himself the target of bandits two years agoThe government has invested a lot of time and money in tackling the issue, but there are still communities that feel unprotected.Kuriga is one of those.Jibril Gwadabe, a local traditional chief, says that the place is plagued by the bandits, due to the absence of security forces in the area. “I have been a victim myself,” the 64-year-old says. “I was going to my farm one day, two years ago when they stopped me. I started struggling with them and they shot me in my stomach. The bullet came out from my back. I was hospitalised for one month here in Kaduna, but I survived.”The authorities have promised that the children will soon be returned home alive. But people in Kuriga are still worried. “We don’t know the condition of our children up till now. We don’t know how they are, where they are,” Chief Gwadabe says.More about Nigeria’s kidnap crisis: Why mass abductions have returned to haunt NigeriaWhat in the World Podcast: Nigeria’s kidnap crisisThe motorcycle bandits terrorising northern NigeriaWhy Nigeria’s economy is in such a mess’How I survived my train hijacking’Kidnapping and debt: A Nigerian legacyRelated TopicsNigeriaTop StoriesUK must build new gas power plants or risk blackouts, minister warnsPublished51 minutes agoIs pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?Published6 hours agoTory donor accused of racist Diane Abbott remarksPublished2 hours agoFeaturesOn Russia’s Arctic border, Nato’s new members prep for warIs pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?Seven of the best moments from the OscarsBarbie, Oppenheimer & a wardrobe mishap? The Oscars in 60 seconds. VideoBarbie, Oppenheimer & a wardrobe mishap? 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaDefamation defeat a double-edged sword for TrumpPublished12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIndictments of Donald TrumpImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Donald Trump has framed his legal woes as part of a ‘witch hunt’ against him by his political opponentsBy Sam CabralBBC NewsA New York jury has said Donald Trump must pay $83.3m (£65.6m) to E Jean Carroll, a writer he was found to have defamed by denying her allegation of sexual assault. Legal experts say the award is a message to the former president to stop smearing her. But will it work?Last year Ms Carroll won another civil case in which a separate jury found Mr Trump legally responsible for sexually abusing and defaming her, and awarded her $5m in damages.The outcome in the first case did nothing to deter the former president in denying Ms Carroll’s story, personally attacking the writer and claiming he had never met her.But after Friday’s hefty legal bill, he notably did not denigrate the former Elle columnist in his reaction online, instead calling the case a “Biden Directed Witch Hunt”.Mr Trump – who is currently facing four criminal indictments and could soon have to dish out millions more dollars in a New York civil trial relating to business fraud – has often claimed the cases against him are politically motivated.Trump turns his legal battles into campaign spectacleTrump blasts judge as New York fraud trial nears endTrump must pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean CarrollIn terms of his election campaign, his mounting legal woes have been both a boon and a bane for him, said Grant Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University.”It’s hurt the general population’s views of him, but it’s fuelled and strengthened his base, and even driven some Republicans on the fence to ‘stay loyal’ to the cause,” Prof Reeher told the BBC.”Trump has been trying to wear these legal troubles as a badge of honour for his victimisation, and of his commitment to his supporters.”But he added that, while Mr Trump’s “witch hunt” framing may benefit him in the ongoing Republican primary contest, how it translates to the general election remains to be seen.Recent polling has shown Mr Trump locked in a tight race with President Joe Biden, and even edging ahead in some cases, in a prospective rematch of their 2020 race.That “says as much about Biden and the Democrats as it does about Trump”, said Prof Feeder, alluding to the president’s weak job approval ratings and concerns about his age.Even if Mr Trump does genuinely believe he has been wronged by Ms Carroll, and most of his supporters agree, Friday’s verdict reflects how nine of his peers, sitting in the jury box, felt about his conduct.Lawyers for Ms Carroll pointed out throughout the trial that Mr Trump was still defaming her both in and out of court.In closing arguments, they asked the jurors – seven men and two women – to deliver the kind of penalty that will “make him stop”.Image source, ReutersImage caption, E Jean Carroll hugs her team after the verdict was read out”This is a large sum. This is a very, very large sum,” said Dmitriy Shakhnevich, an attorney and professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.”What the jury is saying is this is a wealthy man who’s not stopping, and the only way to stop him is to hurt him [financially].”Of the $83m awarded to Ms Carroll, $65m of it is punitive damages. An award for punitive damages “relies on severity of the conduct”, Prof Shakhnevich noted.Conservative lawyer John Yoo told Fox News: “The whole point of this… is to tell Donald Trump to shut up.”I can’t believe his lawyers haven’t succeeded in telling him: campaign for president, make your accusations about a two-tiered justice system, but leave this alone.”And, though the ex-president is signalling his intention to appeal, legal experts told the BBC he is unlikely to win.The sum of punitive damages “is not so disproportionate to the compensatory damages that it will raise any red flags, and so I would expect that it will stick”, RonNell Andersen Jones, a professor at the University of Utah said.Prof Jones said Mr Trump’s online reaction – taking aim at Mr Biden and the legal system, but not reiterating lies about Ms Carroll – may be an early clue that the damages could have some deterrent effect.University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias said the Republican’s “misbehaviour throughout the trial” may have hurt his case.Prof Tobias argued there was a distinct “lack of respect which Trump exhibited for the judge, the jurors, the opposing counsel, especially Carroll and the civil trial process”.It is extremely unlikely that the Supreme Court would grant an appeal, he added, because the justices rarely ever review cases involving such civil trials.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Why Trump must pay $83m to E Jean CarrollFormer federal prosecutor Mitch Epner said Mr Trump has avoided having to pay Ms Carroll any money so far by transmitting a deposit to the court while the appeals process plays out.Mr Epner expects Mr Trump will do the same with these much higher damages – stumping up either cash or an appeal bond as a deposit.Without that, he added, Ms Carroll could start seizing the former president’s personal assets around the country, even putting liens on his real estate.But after Mr Trump’s commanding victories in the first two Republican primary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, there is no sign that Friday’s verdict will slow his march to the party’s presidential nomination.”The first test will be South Carolina,” said Brian Crowley, a long-time political analyst, referring to the Republican primary vote on 24 February.”With polls showing him well ahead of Nikki Haley, she has an opportunity to use this ruling to push the idea that Trump has too much drama that could cost him the election against Biden.” Related TopicsIndictments of Donald TrumpUS election 2024Donald TrumpUnited StatesMore on this storyTrump must pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean CarrollPublished41 minutes agoTrump takes legal risk on stand in defamation trialPublished1 day agoNikki Haley fights on, but this is Trump’s party nowPublished3 days agoTop StoriesUK halts aid to UN agency over claims staff helped Hamas attackPublished59 minutes ago‘I thought mum left me, she’d been sent to prison’Published14 hours agoFire on ship linked to Britain after Houthi attackPublished3 hours agoFeaturesHuge push for Gaza aid – but little hope for those sufferingBali bomb families face accused at Guantanamo Bay’What terminal cancer has taught me about life’Jess Glynne says she ‘fell out of love with music’The Kindertransport refugees who made Britain homeTwins separated and sold at birth reunited by TikTokCheese, beef, cars: What UK-Canada trade rift meansGolden age or dying days for British theatre?Israel reined in by ICJ ruling – but will it obey?Elsewhere on the BBCA Scottish wild swimming road-trip!Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill take the plunge at Scotland’s breath-taking wild swimming spotsAttributioniPlayerScientists uncover alcohol’s hidden dangersInvestigating what alcohol is and why so many people love to drink itAttributioniPlayerCould this Italian dream turn into a real nightmare?Amanda Holden and Alan Carr don their boiler suits to renovate a dilapidated house in TuscanyAttributioniPlayerBritish television’s greatest double actEric and Ernie share their remarkable journey through TV appearances, rare radio material and BBC archivesAttributioniPlayerMost Read1UK halts aid to UN agency after Hamas attack claim2John Lewis planning major workforce cuts3Boy with IQ of 162 says football comes first4Warning over children using viral skincare products5Fire on ship linked to Britain after Houthi attack6‘I thought mum left me, she’d been sent to prison’7Greta Thunberg joins marchers in airport protest8Defamation defeat a double-edged sword for Trump9’Alfie’s killer threatened to torture me to death’10The Traitors TV final reaches dramatic conclusion](https://newsinsightplus.com/wp-content/uploads/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5C5C/production/_132444632_trump.jpg)
