And the best actor. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Thank you for your company this morning. We start this hour in the uk where the princess of wales has apologised for what she calls any confusion after she said she edited a photograph of her and her children. Her statement came after five News Agencies retracted it over editing concerns. The image, taken by the Prince Of Wales, was the first of catherine to be released since her surgery injanuary. The princess of wales was seen on monday being driven out of windsor in a car with prince william, as he travelled to the Commonwealth Day service which she did not attend. Our royal correpondent Daniela Relph has more. Very nice to see you guys. The Prince Of Wales this evening at an event related to his earth shot environmental project in london. At the end of a day filled with unexpected twists and turns. Prince william took this photo of his wife and children that were supposed to reassure, to calm the more outlandish rumours about the princesss condition. But its publication has done the opposite. Today, the princess was seen with her husband, being driven from windsor. Kensington palace said she had a private appointment. Last night, the first of five News Agencies issued dramatically worded kill notices, withdrawing the picture of the princess and her children, due to what the agencies said were inconsistencies in the image. Then this morning, a social media post from the princess of wales herself, where she admitted she had made cosmetic changes to the picture. She said. Have you got a favourite shot . Photography is a passion for the princess of wales, reflected in some of her public engagements. And over the years, she has released many of her own pictures with little fuss. But times are different now. The clamour for information on her current condition remains intense, and its fuelled the questions about the photo. Theyve misled the public by putting an image out there that was manipulated, and its going to fuel a whole load of speculation and conspiracy about kate and her health. At the Commonwealth Day service at the abbey, it was business as usual. But the royal party was depleted due to the Current Health problems. The absent king recorded a video message, played to the congregation. In recent weeks, i have been most deeply touched by your wonderfully kind and thoughtful good wishes for my health and, in return, can only continue to serve you to the best of my ability throughout the commonwealth. Its been a challenging few weeks for the royal family and the Photo Controversy has fed the debate over whether we can trust what the palaces tell the public. I wouldnt say its a trust issue, i havent heard that. I mean, the princess of wales is an accomplished photographer. She said she edits photographs. She might have been editing family photographs, you know, all the time, for all we know. A photo altered by a princess. Her team say she was doing what many others do trying to make herfamily look as good as possible in a picture. Daniela relph, bbc news, windsor. Lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. Ukraines president , volodymyr zelensky, says his country is constructing defensive fortifications, 2,000 kilometres long and three lines deep. He called it a massive task, but said the pace of construction was good. Ukraine has been losing territory in parts of the front line of late, amid sustained russian offensives. Us Intelligence Agencies have said the country is facing an increasingly fragile world order, including escalating confrontation with china and russia. Agency chiefs told members of the Senate Intelligence committee that china was providing increasing economic and Security Assistance to russia since moscows invasion of ukraine. Indias government has announced plans to enact a controversial Citizenship Law that has been criticised for being anti muslim. It will allow non muslim religious minorities from pakistan, bangladesh, and afghanistan to seek citizenship. The Authorities Say it will help those facing persecution. The law was passed in 2019, sparking deadly protests. Donald trump has cautioned against banning tiktok in the United States. It marks a major reversal ahead of a potential vote in congress on forcing the apps chinese owners to sell. President joe biden says he will sign the bill if it passes. Americas top diplomat is injamaica, for crisis talks on the worsening violence in haiti. The eu has evacuated all of its diplomatic staff from the island nation, after large scale jail breaks involving around 4,000 prisoners. Antony blinken said that the United States would contribute additional funding to a un backed Multinational Security force intended to help Haitian Police fight gangs, as well as humanitarian aid. What weve seen in recent days again should remind us that the already challenging and difficult Security Situation has deteriorated even further, and makes the Multinational Support mission even more important than ever. The United NationsSecurity Council has reaffirmed that, and reaffirmed a collective commitment to deploy it as quickly as possible. Given this increasingly urgent need, im announcing today that the United States department of defence is doubling its Approved Support for the mission, from 100 million to 200 million. At that brings the total us support for it to 300 million for this effort. Im also announcing additional humanitarian assistance for the people of haiti 33 million to further support their health and food security. Now, all of us know that only the haitian people can, and only the haitian people should determine their own future. Heavily armed gangs are demanding the resignation of the unelected prime minister, ariel henry, who is stranded in puerto rico. The World Food Programme has warned of Famine Conditions in the haitian capital, Port Au Prince, where armed groups are fighting in the streets for political control as will grant reports. Haiti is in freefall towards total anarchy. The past few days have seen a relentless escalation of violence as gunmen roam the streets, firing on police and attacking government buildings. The situation was already at breaking point. Gangs opposed to the countrys unelected prime minister, ariel henry, have rained bullets on the international airport, closing it down. When he attempted to return to haiti last week, his plane was turned away. In his absence, gangs now control more than 80 of the capital. Police stations a particular target. Haitis main gang leaderjimmy barbecue cherizier says hes prepared to take country to civil war unless mr henry resigns. There are growing fears of an exodus. Millions of haitians now face famine. A humanitarian emergency on top of the breakdown in law and order. A lucky few did manage to get out. Us Military Personnel airlifted its nonessential Embassy Staff to safety. Meanwhile, the situation in the General Hospital in Port Au Prince is especially dire. A dead body lies near patients waiting in vain for treatment, rapidly decomposing in the caribbean heat. Except for the patients, the hospital is abandoned. There are no doctors, they all fled last week, said this patient. We hear the explosions and gunfire outside but we must have courage and stay here. Others have no choice but to take their chances amid the violence and chaos. Translation ive got three kids, im their i mother and their father. Gunmen came here and stole all our money but when you have three mouths to feed, what can you do . The anxiety is killing me. What if i get shot dead . Who will take care of my children then . With no sign of an end to the crisis in sight, regional leaders and the us Secretary Of State have Met Injamaica for an emergency summit. On this evidence though, haiti is now perilously close to becoming a failed state. Will grant, bbc news. Earlier i spoke to wethzer piercin, a journalist in the capital Port Au Prince, and asked him what the situation on the ground is like. In 2023, over 3,000 people had to flee their homes in haiti. Now 80 of the capital of haiti, Port Au Prince, is under the control of gangs. At the end of the last month, february, two largest prisons in haiti have been emptied. Nearly 4,000 prisoners escaped amongst them, there are notorious gang leaders. The largest hospital in the country is not functioning now. The international airport, businesses, schools remain closed. The ports and main wards are blocked now, and people are confronted with a highly challenging situation. And as the International Media reported since the last days, there are a lot of people that are leaving their homes that are forced to leave their homes because of gang harm. So i think that haiti is facing a very difficult situation now. It sounds like it could be chaotic for People Living in Port Au Prince. You yourself are there, can you tell us what youve seen in the streets . Yes every morning i leave home to go to work. And sometimes you can see corpses in the streets, you see lifeless bodies in the streets. And you can see men with guns, you can hear men shooting. So you can see people with their beds, their kids that are living in their home and they dont know where they are going. So its kind of a nightmare that we are living in Port Au Prince now, a lot of neighbourhoods in the area of the metropolitan area that is the situation we are facing now, in the streets of around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The conservative partys former deputy chairman, lee anderson, has become reform uks first ever mp. The move comes after he was suspended as a tory mp when he refused to apologise for claims islamists had control of the london mayor, sadiq khan. The home secretary, james cleverly, said mr anderson had Made A Real Mistake by defecting. Constance marten has told a jury that she planned to smuggle her newborn baby abroad because herfamily had obtained a travel ban from the high court. Ms marten and her partner, mark gordon, both deny the manslaughter by Gross Negligence of their daughter, victoria. The girls body was found in a bag in 2023. Hand sanitiser is out, and air fryers and vinyl are in according to statisticians tracking the cost of living. Theyve updated some of the items in the basket of goods, which are used by the office for National Statistics to measure inflation. Sofa beds and rotisserie chickens have been removed and gluten free bread is being added. Youre live with bbc news. The un Secretary General has called for a ceasefire in gaza to mark the start of ramadan the muslim month of fasting. Antonio guterres also called for the release of hostages held by hamas and the Speedy Delivery of aid to the palestinian territory, warning a threatened israeli assault on the Southern City of rafah could put gaza into a deeper circle of hell. My strongest appeal today is to honour the spirit of ramadan by silencing the guns, and removing all obstacles to ensure the delivery of Life Saving Aid at the speed and massive scale required. At the same time, and in the ramadan spirit of compassion, ive called for the Immediate Release of all hostages. The eyes of the world are watching, the eyes of history are watching. We cannot look away, we must act to avoid more preventable death. Thejordanian foreign minister, ayman safadi, has warned restrictions imposed on muslim worshippers during the holy month of ramadan was pushing the situation towards an explosion. Israeli Police Used Batons to prevent hundreds of Young Palestinians from entering Al Aqsa Mosque the third holiest site in islam. The compound also the holiest place injudaism, known as temple mount is often a flashpoint during flare ups in the israel palestinian conflict. Anna foster reports from the old city at the beginning of the holy period. I want to show you what its like at the moment, here in the muslim quarter of the old city. This part in eastjerusalem, normally on the first day of ramadan, would be so busy. And ive been talking to some of these stallholders here who should be doing a roaring trade, selling sweets. And even though you can see people passing by and it looks busy. One woman said to me, actually, normally on the first day of ramadan, you would not be able to move. Of ramadan, you would not be able to move. Would be pressing, people would be pushing. And actually, comparatively, this is so quiet because this ramadan does not feel like a normal celebration. People here are thinking about palestinians in gaza, particularly about the issues theyre facing with hunger. Dont forget, the United Nations has said that a quarter of palestinians in gaza are facing starvation at the moment. They wont be breaking their fast with anything like the kind of food that you would get here at the end of today. And i also just want to show you as well down here now, this is the narrow street that takes you down to Al Aqsa Mosque. And we saw last night there were videos that started to circulate on social media of Israeli Security forces actually pushing back Young Palestinians. They were beating them with batons, trying to keep people away because this area is always tense at the time of ramadan. And this year is so different that there are real concerns that, once again, violent clashes could break out here. Sweden has become the 32nd member of nato the north atlantic treaty organisation. To mark the moment, swedens prime minister, ulf kristersson, took part in a Flag Raising Ceremony in brussels. Sweden formally applied to join along with finland after russias invasion of ukraine forced the two countries to rethink their National Security policies. Their accession is the most significant expansion of nato in decades. Speaking to the bbc, natos Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg spoke of the importance of democratic nations coming together we see how chinas propping up the russian economy, and how russias more and more dependent on china. So these are two sides of the same challenge so when authoritarian powers are coming closer and closer, including working more and more closer with iran and north korea, then its even more important that democratic nations stand together in nato and protect our values. All this amid warnings of a renewed threat to europe from russia, following its full scale invasion of ukraine. Jonathan beale reports from the arctic circle. Nato says its a bulwalk for peace. But its preparing for war. This just part of its massive Military Exercise taking right across europe. And with newest members sweden and finland in no doubt as to why theyve joined. Being alone against russia is like. Why take that risk when you canjoin nato . I personally feel a lot safer because now we have allies to depend on. In this scenario, theyve come to defend Northern Norway after its been invaded. Theyre not calling the enemy russia, but it is a near neighbour. The aim of this exercise is to demonstrate how nato would come to the aid of an ally under attack. It is the very principle of the alliance an attack on one is an attack on all. Butjust how likely is that . No ones saying the threat is imminent. Russias preoccupied with its war in ukraine. But it is moscows aggression thats sounding the alarm. The important thing is, its not if they will reinforce themselves, its how long will they take. Youre sure russia is a threat . Im sure that russia is a threat, yes. And that we need to be Even Stronger as an allied country in the upcoming five or ten years. Its those Living Closest who are most aware of the threat. The countrys now boosting Defence Spending but also mentally preparing themselves for war. Both finland and norway share a border with russia and theyve already strengthened their defences with a citizen army. Teachers, nurses and carpenters who are also part time soldiers. These are members of norways home guard. But its no dads army, most are young and ready to fight. In world war ii, this county was burned down. The whole county. So my grandparents, everyone, they had to flee and, yeah, so thats my option. Just stay here and fight and do something im trained for. Id rather stay here and fight, yeah. I look at the newspaper more often now than i did before just to see if theres something tha