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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 & CanadaAriel Henry: The rise and fall of Haiti’s prime ministerPublished16 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ariel Henry was appointed by President Jovenel Moïse just two days before the latter’s murderBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC News Online Latin America and Caribbean editor When a country’s leader resigns, they are often described as “embattled”. That description is fitting for Haiti’s Ariel Henry. Mr Henry, who has been the country’s prime minister since July 2021, announced on Monday that he would step down as soon as a transitional council was created to replace him.His resignation has seemed inevitable as a wave of gang violence swept through the capital, making it impossible for him to return from a trip abroad.But as this lookback at his time in power shows, his troubles predate the gang violence which has ultimately forced him out of power. The neurosurgeon was named prime minister at the beginning of July 2021 by the then-president, Jovenel Moïse.Under the 1987 constitution, the president is elected by the people as head of state. They then chose a prime minister, who heads the government.It was already a turbulent time in Haitian politics when Mr Moïse chose Mr Henry, a soft-spoken former minister, to replace Claude Joseph.How gangs came to dominate HaitiHaiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip Protesters were demanding that the president resign, arguing that he had overstayed his term, and Mr Moïse often spoke of “dark forces” he said were out to get him. Then he was brutally murdered by a group of Colombian mercenaries. In the days which followed the assassination, confusion reigned as to who should lead the country. Mr Henry had not been sworn in. It took 13 days presided over by Claude Joseph before he was.It did not get any better. Speaking after the ceremony on 20 July 2021, the new prime minister promised to restore order and new presidential elections “as soon as possible”.That time never came and in his 32 months in power no elections were held. Mr Henry argued that the security situation had deteriorated so much that free and fair polls were not possible.During this time, Haitians grew increasingly impatient as rising gang violence mixed with political impotence.On 7 February of this year, the day that new presidents traditionally take office in Haiti, demonstrators took to the streets of the capital to demand Mr Henry’s resignation.Mr Henry responded by stating he planned to hold elections by August 2025. This only seemed to further infuriated Haitians. The prospect of another year and a half of Mr Henry in power was seen by some analysts as the straw that broke the camel’s back.Image source, EPAImage caption, The pressure on Ariel Henry to resign increased in recent weeks amid surging gang violenceOthers point to his visit to Kenya at the end of February as the trigger for the latest wave of violence. Kenya has agreed to lead a multinational police force to be deployed to Haiti to help fight the gangs which are behind the wave of kidnappings and murders which has blighted the capital. But the plan hit a snag when the Kenyan High Court blocked it. Mr Henry travelled to Nairobi at the end of February for talks with Kenyan President William Ruto to try to revive the deployment. Opponents of Mr Henry feared that he could try to use foreign police officers to protect himself and continue to prop up his own power base.The fact that a wave of co-ordinated gang attacks swept through the capital just as Mr Henry met President Ruto is no coincidence. The gangs blockaded Toussaint Louverture airport to prevent Mr Henry from returning, and he has been stuck in Puerto Rico ever since.For 10 days, he did not speak publicly. A smattering of social media posts saw him congratulate a Haitian radio station on its anniversary, and reminding people that the clocks were going forward.He finally reappeared on Monday to announce he would step down “immediately after the installation of (a transition) council”.While it is still unclear when that will be, it will be hard for Mr Henry’s to wield any influence while in effective exile in Puerto Rico.Related TopicsHaitiAriel HenryMore on this storyHaiti’s PM resigns as law and order collapsesPublished4 hours agoStrife-torn Haiti gets new prime ministerPublished21 July 2021Top StoriesGaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated themPublished5 hours agoHaiti’s prime minister resigns as law and order collapsePublished4 hours agoMore than a fifth of adults not looking for workPublished33 minutes agoFeaturesThe Ukrainian sea drones hunting Russian warshipsIs pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?How the miners’ strike changed the role of womenSchoolboy recounts daring escape from Nigerian kidnap gangWhen wind turbine blades get old what’s next?Kate’s photo apology and Tory donor’s Abbott remarks’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’ Video’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’All By Myself songwriter Eric Carmen dies aged 74On Russia’s Arctic border, Nato’s new members prep for warElsewhere 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 Read1Al Pacino explains awkward Oscars announcement2More than a fifth of adults not looking for work3Andrew Tate detained over UK arrest warrant4Minister defends donor over Abbott remarks5Whole of the Moon artist Karl Wallinger dies at 666Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them7Boeing whistleblower found dead in US8Warning pet owners overpaying for medicine9Is pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?10Haiti’s PM resigns as law and order collapses

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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 & CanadaUkraine war: The sea drones keeping Russia’s warships at bayPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, The Magura V5 sea drone has been used to sink five Russian ships to date, Ukraine saysBy Abdujalil AbdurasulovBBC News, UkraineIt was a dark night when the attack happened. Ukrainian drones were approaching fast through the water. By the time the crew of the Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov saw them, it was too late. Russian sailors opened fire with heavy machine guns, but their ship was hit and destroyed. Ukrainian sea drones have revolutionised naval warfare over the last few years, relentlessly hunting down Russian ships in the open sea and even at naval bases. Group-13, a secretive unit of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, was behind the Sergey Kotov attack last week, and the BBC has been given rare access to its operations. Since it was set up last year, the unit says it has sunk five Russian vessels and damaged others. But its commander, who asked us to refer to him by his call sign, Thirteenth, says the Sergey Kotov was the most difficult target so far. Group-13 had attacked and damaged the ship twice in the past, but only managed to sink it on the third attempt.Image source, Ministry Of Defence Of UkraineImage caption, Footage released by Ukraine purported to show the Sergey Kotov being sunk by dronesCommander Thirteenth took us to a peaceful-looking corner of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast to show us one of the unit’s naval drones in operation. The Magura V5, named after a Slavic goddess of war, looks like a small motorboat with a flat surface instead of passenger seats.”It doesn’t emit a lot of heat, so it’s almost invisible for thermal cameras. It’s made from plastic, therefore even radars struggle to see it,” says Thirteenth.Produced by the Ukrainian armed forces, the drone’s claimed range is 800km (500 miles), so it can easily reach the Crimean peninsula and even the Russian coastline. It can allegedly carry 250kg of payload, enough to sink a warship.The boat’s remote control looks like one of those specially adapted nuclear briefcases, used by world leaders in Hollywood films to authorise the use of nuclear weapons. There is even a red toggle switch for “manual detonation”, explains Thirteenth.The drone is controlled from base via a satellite link. “You can control if from any part of the world if you have internet,” says Thirteenth. The Magura V5 has back-up connections in case the main one fails, he adds. Image caption, The drones are hard to spot because of their speed and size, says Commander ThirteenthHe admits that Russian electronic warfare systems can jam the signal, but he claims the drones are able to overcome it. Unsurprisingly, he did not want to elaborate how.When a Magura drone is targeting a Russian ship, it can allegedly sail up to 80km/h (50mph). Thanks to its speed and size – 6m (20ft) long – it’s hard to spot, especially among the waves at night. Last week the crew of Sergey Kotov found that out the hard way.Dodging bulletsSoldiers on Russian ships try to destroy approaching drones with heavy machine guns. But it’s hard to hit them as they are so small and manoeuvrable.The use of special tracer ammunition, which lights up when discharged, helps Russian soldiers to direct their fire at night. However, those rounds also help Ukrainian drone operators dodge bullets. “They show us where the fire is coming from, where they hit and which direction we should take to manoeuvre,” says Thirteenth. Judging by footage of past attacks, several drones are usually involved in a single attack in order to increase the chances of hitting the target.Operations to hunt down a warship can last for days. Operators must stay focused the entire time. “After finishing my work, I’m as exhausted as a squeezed lemon,” Thirteenth quips.Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, HUR, does not disclose the cost of its drones. However, Thirteenth clams that the Russian missile boat Ivanovets, which was destroyed by Group-13 last month, would have cost Russia more than all drones produced by HUR since the beginning of 2023. Making the Russian fleet vulnerableUkraine’s success with naval drones in this war dates back to the 2022 attack on the flagship Admiral Makarov. That operation was conducted by the SBU, Ukraine’s secret service, which also produces its own Sea Baby and Mamay drones. It also carried out drone attacks last year on the Kerch Bridge, which connects occupied Crimea and Russia, and the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia.Following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine lost almost its entire naval fleet. Its only remaining frigate, the Hetman Sahaidachny, was scuttled just a few days after the full-scale invasion in February 2022.Image source, MAX DELANY/AFPImage caption, Ukraine’s success with naval drones dates back to the 2022 attack on the flagship Admiral Makarov, which was badly damagedUkraine has nevertheless managed to resist Russia’s attempts to dominate in the Black Sea.In 2022 Ukraine sank the Russian flagship Moskva with the help of homemade Neptune missiles. They also hit a submarine and the Russian Navy’s headquarters in Sevastopol, reportedly with long-range Storm Shadow missiles. Russia has lost five of an estimated 13 amphibious landing ships in the Black Sea. Two of its four smaller patrol warships have been destroyed or damaged.It is, however, naval drones that have made Russia’s Black Sea fleet particularly vulnerable. Under relentless attacks, Moscow was forced to withdraw the core of its fleet from Crimea and move them further east, to Novorossiysk. And even there, Russian ships remain within reach of Ukrainian drones. As a result, Russian vessels stay away from the Ukrainian shore and limit their time in the open sea. They now launch Kalibr cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea much less frequently, says Dmytro Pletenchuk, the Ukrainian Navy’s spokesman. The last confirmed launch was in mid-February and “prior to that, there had been no cruise missile launches from the sea for several months”, he says.It is believed there are 10 Russian cruise missile carriers, including three submarines, remaining in the Black Sea. Almost all of them are now stationed in Novorossiysk.Related TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaDronesUkraineMore on this storyUkraine says seven killed in attack on Russian shipPublished6 days agoIs Europe doing enough to help Ukraine?Published2 days ago’We know what’s coming’: East Ukraine braces for Russian advancePublished5 days agoTop StoriesGaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated themPublished4 hours agoHaiti’s prime minister resigns as law and order collapsePublished3 hours agoMore than a fifth of adults not looking for workPublished23 minutes agoFeaturesThe Ukrainian sea drones hunting Russian warshipsHow the miners’ strike changed the role of womenKate’s photo apology and Tory donor’s Abbott remarksSchoolboy recounts daring escape from Nigerian kidnap gangWhen wind turbine blades get old what’s next?’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’ Video’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’All By Myself songwriter Eric Carmen dies aged 74On Russia’s Arctic border, Nato’s new members prep for warIs pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?Elsewhere 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 Read1Al Pacino explains awkward Oscars announcement2More than a fifth of adults not looking for work3Andrew Tate detained over UK arrest warrant4Boeing whistleblower found dead in US5Whole of the Moon artist Karl Wallinger dies at 666Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them7Kate’s photo apology and Tory donor’s Abbott remarks8Is pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?9Haiti’s PM resigns as law and order collapses10Tory donor accused of racist Diane Abbott remarks

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaRussia detains South Korean man on espionage chargesPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Little is known about his case of Baek Won-soonBy Frances MaoBBC NewsA South Korean man has been detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage, local media has reported.South Korean officials have confirmed the arrest and say its diplomats have engaged in talks for his return.Baek Won-soon was arrested in the far-eastern city of Vladivostok “at the start of the year”, state agency Tass reported, and is now in a Moscow jail.He is believed to be the first South Korean detained in decades in Russia on spying charges.Little is known about his case, with South Korea’s foreign ministry saying “the details” were under investigation and “it is difficult to comment”. Its representatives were attempting provide consular support. But Russian state media Tass quoted an unnamed official in their report saying Mr Baek is alleged to have passed on information “constituting state secrets to foreign intelligence services.”An anonymous source in Russia’s far eastern region, who claims to know Mr Baek, told the BBC that Mr Baek had been supporting North Korean labourers working in Russia and helping them escape.South Korean media have reported that Seoul was only officially informed by Russian authorities of the arrest last month.Yonhap, a South Korean outlet, is reporting that Mr Baek was arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service in January after arriving in Vladivostok from China. The outlet said he is a religious worker and he had been accompanied by his wife, who was also detained but then later released. She is believed to be back in South Korea, the outlet reported.Mr Baek’s detention is the latest in a series of arrests of foreigners made by Russian authorities since the war in Ukraine began two years ago. Moscow has been accused of arresting other countries’ nationals to use as a political bargaining chip and for prisoner exchanges.Among the cases are American man and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was detained last March on espionage charges and a Russian-US journalist Alsu Kurmsasheva who was accused of spreading “false information” about the Russian military.Tass reported that Mr Baek is being held in the same prison as Mr Gershkovich – the Lefortovo Prison. A court on Monday ruled for his detention to be extended to June, the Russian news agency reported.South Korea has with its Western allies condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and committed to a sanctions regime against Moscow. At the same time, Russia and North Korea have cultivated closer ties – with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong un meeting in high-profile visits last year which analysts believe spawned military technology deals. A number of meetings between Russian and North Korean officials also took place in Vladivostok last year.Additional reporting by Jean MackenzieRelated TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaSouth KoreaMore on this storyRussia extends US journalist Gershkovich’s detentionPublished26 JanuaryUS citizens jailed by Putin left hostage to a dealPublished20 December 2023Top StoriesGaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them after hospital raidPublished3 hours agoHaiti’s prime minister resigns as law and order collapsePublished2 hours agoUK needs new gas plants for energy security – PMPublished1 hour agoFeaturesThe Ukrainian sea drones hunting Russian warshipsHow the miners’ strike changed the role of womenKate’s photo apology and Tory donor’s Abbott remarksSchoolboy recounts daring escape from Nigerian kidnap gangWhen wind turbine blades get old what’s next?’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’ Video’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’All By Myself songwriter Eric Carmen dies aged 74On Russia’s Arctic border, Nato’s new members prep for warIs pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?Elsewhere 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 Read1More than a fifth of adults not looking for work2Andrew Tate detained over UK arrest warrant3UK man dies at his engagement party in Australia4Boeing whistleblower found dead in US5Whole of the Moon artist Karl Wallinger dies at 666Kate’s photo apology and Tory donor’s Abbott remarks7Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them8Warning pet owners overpaying for medicine9Tory donor accused of racist Diane Abbott remarks10’Life is absolute hell – I feel I’m just existing’

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