You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

This edition is published in the early hours of Saturday the 13th of April.

A new governing council is announced in Haiti after a wave of violence forced the

Prime Minister from office, but can it restore order? The US says Iran could attack Israel

with drones and missiles within hours. And why protesters are going on could podcast, could 2024 be the year Ukraine loses its war against Russia?

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But a man does not become a woman when he puts on a wig and a cliched local dress.

Despite the anger of some in parliament, Germany makes it easier to legally change

jet gun. For years Haiti has been robbed by political instability, made worse by the

assassination of President Juvenile Moise in 2021. In recent months

criminal gangs have seized control of much of the capital Porto Prince, forcing

the unelected Prime Minister Arielle Henri to step down.

A leadership council has now been announced to replace him, though the details are still

somewhat uncertain.

It's hoped it could pave the way for elections in 2026, which would be the first for 10 years.

But given that the gang leaders are not involved, can it work?

I heard more about the formation of the new council

from journalist Harold Isaac in Porto Prince.

Well, we're not quite there yet, precisely because the decree published by the government

is incomplete, because what it did is name the sectors that had

representative to be part of that council but not the names themselves.

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