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President Biden says Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is "hurting Israel more than helping Israel" - we hear from a member of Mr Netanyahu's party. We also get the latest on plans to get aid to Gaza by sea.Also in the programme: Portugal goes to the polls in what could be a significant election; and we hear from the women DJs of Iran's underground rave scene.(IMAGE: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Evelyn Hockstein)

US President Joe Biden says it was “looking tough” for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza by the start of Ramadan. We speak to an Israeli government spokesman, and hear about the preparations for the first shipment by sea of much needed humanitarian aid into Gaza.Also in the programme: The history and evolution of drones and their use in modern warfare; and the man competing against himself at this year’s Oscars with three nominations in the same category. (Image: Displaced Palestinians looking out from a bus window. Credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)

A ship carrying much- needed humanitarian aid for Gaza is expected to set sail from Cyprus this weekend - we talk to someone on board. And we hear from UNRWA as Sweden follows Canada in resuming funding for the agency.Also in the programme: the governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state says at least 28 of the more than 280 children who were kidnapped from their school have managed to escape; and as violence continues in Haiti, we hear about the infamous gang leader known as Barbecue.(IMAGE: The NGO boat Open Arms, which is scheduled to depart toward Gaza with aid, docked at Larnaca harbour, Cyprus / CREDIT: EPA / Open Arms)

The European Union, US, Britain and the United Arab Emirates have all signed up to support the formation of a new maritime corridor from Cyprus to get desperately needed aid deliveries into Gaza. The EU Commission President said a pilot operation would start soon. It's part of accelerating efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Israel continues its offensive. So how does Israel see itself being involved? We ask an advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister.Also in the programme: The search for nearly 300 students abducted from a school in northern Nigeria. Is it the work of terrorists or bandits? And the continuing mystery of MH370 - the Malaysian plane that disappeared ten years ago.(File photo: Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 5, 2024. Reuters/Mohammed Salem/File Photo)

The head of the European Commission has said a new maritime corridor for delivering humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza will begin operating very soon. On a visit to Cyprus, Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the initiative would start by Sunday. A pilot project will begin today. The project is also being backed by the United States, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.Also on the programme: We hear from the new US Special Envoy for Sudan; and the death of "Dragon Ball" creator, Akira Toriyama.(Picture: The UN says a quarter of Gaza's population is on the brink of famine and children are starving to death. Credit: Getty Images)

A special report from eastern Ukraine where people are weighing up whether to leave their homes as Russian forces threaten to break through the nearby frontline.US President Joe Biden is expected to announce that the US military will build a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the territory.Also on the programme: Apple steps up its feud with the maker of the Fortnite game; and are remote-controlled vessels with no crew the future of shipping?(Photo: Kostyantynivka's train station, once a major front-line hub, was hit by a Russian missile in February. Credit: BBC/HANNA CHORNOUS)

Scientists have expressed alarm at new figures showing last month was the warmest February ever recorded. With oceans warming, we'll hear about the impact around the Indian Ocean.Also on the programme: the people taking shelter at a youth club in the capital Port-au-Prince as gang violence continues in Haiti; and why pet Labradors are prone to gaining weight. (Picture: A man drinking water in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: ANDRE COELHO/EPA-EFE)

After Donald Trump's only remaining challenger for the Republican presidential nomination declares that she is suspending her campaign, Nikki Haley said it was now up to the former president to earn the votes of those who had not supported him while President Biden urged Haley's supporters to switch their allegiance to him.Also in the programme: increasing pressure on Haiti's acting prime minister to quit; and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's lost novel.(Picture: Republican US presidential candidate Nikki Haley walks off the stage after announcing the suspension of her presidential campaign. Credit: EPA/EFE)

Donald Trump's only remaining challenger for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, is pulling out of the race for the White House. It comes after President Joe Biden and former president Trump swept the state primaries that were held on Super Tuesday, making a White House rematch between them even more likely.Also in the programme: We speak to a young man who has fled Myanmar's mandatory military conscription to join a resistance army; and the World Food Programme is warning that the war in Sudan could trigger the world’s largest hunger crisis unless the fighting stops. (File picture: Nikki Haley greets supporters at a campaign event in Portland, Maine on March 3, 2024. Joel Page/Reuters)

A UN team concludes there are reasonable grounds to believe sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, took place during the Hamas attacks on Israel on the seventh of October. Newshour hears from the report's team leader, the UN special representative of the secretary general on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten.Also in the programme: EU body calls for more buttons in cars; and voting opens in Super Tuesday.(Picture: Hostages' families protest outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel - 05 Mar 2024. Credit: EPA/EFE)