after the un's top court orders it to prevent acts of genocide in gaza. and, calls for new laws in the us congress, after explicit deep—fake images of taylor swift circulate on social media. hello. donald trump says he'll appeal against a court order instructing him to pay $83 million in damages to a woman he defamed. ejean carroll had claimed the former us president had destroyed her reputation by saying she'd lied about him sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. she said the ruling was a "great victory for every woman." nada tawfik reports from new york. ejean carroll has now taken on donald trump twice in court, both times emerging victorious.

last may, he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered to pay her $5 million in damages. the second defamation trial looks set to cost him far more — $83 million. donald trump was not present when the verdict was read and earlier he stormed out of court when ejean carroll's lawyer was delivering her closing statement, arguing that the former president acted as if the law didn't apply to him. afterward, he slammed the verdict on social media as absolutely ridiculous and a politically—motivated witch hunt, directed by president biden. we will immediately appeal. we will set aside that ridiculousjury. and ijust want to remind you all of one thing — i will continue with president trump to fight for everybody's first amendment right to speak. everybody has a right to defend themselves when they are wrongfully accused and to be able to say, "i didn't do it."

donald trump has repeatedly denied raping the former advice columnist at a department store in the �*90s. ejean carroll's lawyer submitted as evidence videos and posts where trump continued to defame her while the trial was taking place. i have no idea who she is, where she came from. - this is another scam. it's a political witch hunt. the damages awarded to ejean carroll were far more than the 2a million she asked for. it signals that the jury agreed with her lawyers that only a very large sum that would hurt donald trump financially would convince him to stop. in a statement, ejean carroll described the verdict as a victory for every woman who stands up when she's been knocked down and a huge defeat for every bully who's tried to keep a woman down. donald trump has plenty of other upcoming trials where he faces a total of 91 felony counts and the threat ofjail time. but so far, it hasn't dented his chances of becoming

the republican presidential nominee. quite the opposite. it's energised his base. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. daniel lippman, white house reporter with politico, told us about the likely impact of this latest court ruling on the former president. it's definitely a blow, but it does come on a friday afternoon, and that is traditionally when americans start to stop paying attention to the news. but you can expectjoe biden and democrats running against trump to tell voters that this is a man that does not deserve to be in the oval office. if he also gets convicted of a felony and a criminal charge, that is especially going to hurt trump. but i think most americans have already made up their mind about trump. we're talking about 100,000 people in the swing states of wisconsin

and georgia and michigan deciding this election. and so those people are paying attention today because they're clued in. and it was not a good day for trump because it makes him look like a reckless liar, basically. protests against a recent surge in violence against women are taking place in major cities across kenya today. the demonstrations, led by feminist campaigners, follow the murders of ten women since the beginning of the year. according to amnesty international, more than 500 femicide cases were recorded in kenya between 2016 and 2023, with many victims killed by their partners or people known to them. 0ur africa correspondent merchuma is in nairobi and has been tracking the protests in the capital. i'm just right outside parliament buildings now, and just a few metres behind me is the president's office. and this is the next stop that the protesters have been. they're just moving up

towards the main area, into the cbd, going further into nairobi city. and they have been at this for the last about one and a half hours. there are hundreds, if not thousands of women. they are men that are supporting the women and the whole... is just that they want people, men, to stop killing women. we have had an increase in number of intimate partner violence. we've had a very big — a sharp increase. you know, we're talking about ten women being killed since the beginning of the year by their partners — by their husbands. but, in the lastjust about two weeks, catherine, we've had five women being killed here in nairobi and in other parts of kenya. and, you know, we're talking about being killed in the most gruesome ways. people... the women are being dismembered. and, unfortunately, even some of their body parts cannot be found. another key issue that the protesters want to address going forward is the issue of victim blaming, because, you know, women are being killed and you go on social media and what people are talking about is or asking is, "what was this woman wearing? who was this woman with?

why did she agree to go out on a date with a man who she doesn't know?" and so there's a lot of victim blaming and that is what the protesters today want addressed. very briefly, mercy, before we let you go, has there been any response from the government about what they might do to combat this challenge for kenya? no. unfortunately, no. and we are expecting to see some leaders now really coming up strongly to address this. some women leaders — and a few of their male counterparts have mentioned it in passing in the last couple of weeks. but we have not really seen a strong, you know... strong statements really talking about this. and that's why probably the people are outside parliament and outside the president's office — to garner some traction for their cause. the un security council is to meet next week to discuss the decision by the body's top court to call for israel to prevent genocidal acts in gaza.

israel has made clear it will continue to defend itself against hamas and has described claims of genocide as "outrageous." thejudges stopped short of demanding an immediate halt to israel's military operation. here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. gaza's despairjust seems to deepen. in gaza city, a rare glimpse of aid brings chaos and precious little relief. after three and a half months of war, the palestinian population is on its knees — hungry, sick or dead. whether this amounts to genocide is a decision for another day, but all this, the un's top court insists, has to stop before it gets worse. the military operation conducted by israel after 7th october 2023 has resulted inter alia in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries, and the destruction of homes, schools, medicalfacilities

and other vital infrastructure, as well as displacement on a massive scale. in these circumstances, the court considers that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the gaza strip is at serious risk of deteriorating further before the court renders its final judgment. by overwhelming majorities, the court's i7 judges ruled that israel must avoid killing or seriously harming palestinians mentally or physically, inflicting living conditions designed to destroy the palestinian population, in whole or in part, or imposing measures, which prevent palestinian births. the judges also said israel must take all measures to prevent and punish public incitement to genocide, and do more immediately to improve humanitarian assistance. on october the 7th last year, hamas gunman launched devastating

attacks on israeli communities bordering the gaza strip. more than 1,200 israelis were killed. israel's response was overwhelming. since then, more than 26,000 palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children. entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed. almost 2 million palestinians have had to flee their homes. states now have clear, legal obligations to stop israel's genocidal war on the palestinian people in gaza and to make sure that they are not complicit. the icj order is an important reminder that no state is above the law. crucially, the court did not demand an immediate ceasefire but it wants israel to behave very differently, at a time when its prime minister says the war could go on for many more months. like every country, israel has an inherent right to defend itself. the vile attempt to deny israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the jewish state. it was justly rejected.

the charge of genocide levelled against israel is not only false, it is outrageous. decent people everywhere should reject it. the court also called for israeli hostages to be released without condition. but it's powerless to make any of this happen. today's ruling was significant but it doesn't necessarily mean that an end to the agony of palestinians or israelis is any closer. paul adams, bbc news. the head of the cia is expected to meet with officials from israel, egypt and qatar in the coming days, in an attempt to negotiate the release of hostages held by hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by many western governments. 0ur middle east correspondant mark lowen told us this about the upcoming talks. they are due to begin,

we understand, as early as sunday, tomorrow, in france. there are reports. but the cia has not confirmed the location or the start date and they will involve bill burns, the head of the cia, who's meeting with his opposite numbers at mossad, israel's intelligence agency, and the egyptian spy agency as well, and top officials from qatar to try to revive attempts at finding a ceasefire — making progress towards a ceasefire in this conflict. tomorrow, sunday will be three months since israel launched its ground offensive in gaza, and the warring sides are still far apart on ceasefire proposals. we understand from reports that israel has mooted the idea of a one or two—month pause in fighting or truce, and the phased release of israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners. but hamas is said to be demanding a permanent ceasefire as part

and the president of egypt says that israel must do all it can to prevent genocide —— in gaza, placing renewed focus and renewed scrutiny on the israeli forces�* actions down in gaza. and mark, what is the reaction there in israel to that decision, interim decision, by the international court ofjustice? well, i think, as expected, the israeli government has largely brushed it off. there's been a lot of sort of diplomatic bluster from the israeli government as far as that is concerned. and i think israel has long—believed and has long—argued, publicly at least, that various different un bodies are stacked against it, and sort of biased against it, and are taking the court of public opinion with them. but, you know, that is something

that is completely denied by the un. and, i think that, you know, on the ground, the icj's words are actually legally unenforceable. but, as i say, it kind of adds to the sort of narrative that has grown against israel in many western circles and the pressure and the scrutiny on israel. israel is seizing on another development as proof of what it says is the un's bias against it, which is that 12 members of staff of the un mission operating in gaza have been dismissed for... as they were found to be, to have been complicit in the hamas attacks on israel on the 7th of october. now, israel says that is proof that the un mission in gaza is not impartial — that it is pro hamas. what the united nations and pro—un voices are saying is, "look, the entire workforce of that un agency is 30,000 people. so 12 bad apples should not tarnish the entire reputation of the un agency." but israel is saying this is proof that we are fighting, in israel's words, a "just war" and we have the right to defend ourselves. and, you know, it's going to be still tough to get the warring sides to come together in this kind

of gulf that separates them at the moment during those ceasefire talks. let's get some of the day's other news now. the us military says it has destroyed another houthi anti—ship missile in yemen. us central command said the missile was being prepared for launch into the red sea and presented an imminent threat. on friday, the oil tanker, marlin luanda, caught fire in the gulf of aden after being hit by a missile fired by the houthis. the us government has approved the sale of a0 new f—16 fighter jets to turkey, a day after ankara fully ratified sweden's long—delayed membership of nato. turkey will also get upgrades to the warplanes in its existing fleet as part of the $23 billion deal. the sale had become contingent on turkey dropping its objections to sweden joining the alliance.

two malaysian men have been sentenced at guantanamo bay for their role in the 2002 bali bombings. more than 200 people, including many foreign tourists, were killed in the attacks on nightclubs in indonesia. mohammed bin lep and mohammed bin amin were both jailed for 23 years but will only have to serve six, after pleading guilty. the men had already been detained for nearly 20 years awaiting trial. king charles has had surgery for an enlarged prostate, after being admitted to hospital on friday. queen camilla has said the king is "doing well." the procedure was carried out at the london clinic

private hospital, where catherine, princess of wales had surgery last week. the king visited his daughter—in—law in the hospital on friday morning, before his own treatment. live now to our reporter ellie price who's outside the hospital in central london. what can you tell us about the king's condition this morning? we haven't king's condition this morning? - haven't seen anyone coming in or going out of the hospitaljust to get, nor have we heard anything official from get, nor have we heard anything officialfrom buckingham palace. the king arrived here yesterday morning. he went in for his operation and was joined by his wife, queen camilla, who stayed while he had what we are told was a procedural operation. she left a few hours later and said he was fine, doing well. we were told it is noble for someone to say in for a night or two after such an operation. no update on exactly his condition. we were told yesterday he was ok. he is not the only oil here

at the london clinic. catherine, princess of wales, is also here, recovering from an operation she had on her abdominal area 12 days ago. we were told she would stay on for “p we were told she would stay on for up to two weeks. two senior royals are in this clinic in london. the kina's are in this clinic in london. the king's condition _ are in this clinic in london. the king's condition has also sparked a lot of interest, particularly around his condition and the nhs saying men are looking at researching into the enlarged prostate condition. i think it is really interesting, _ enlarged prostate condition. i think it is really interesting, isn't - enlarged prostate condition. i think it is really interesting, isn't it? - it is really interesting, isn't it? the king reserve is the very open about his diagnosis and what was going on and why he was here. we were told there had been an influx of people looking up the symptoms and the treatment on the nhs website for exactly what happens. we are told this condition, an enlarged prostate, which fx apparently one in

every three men over 50. the king himself is 75. he says he has been heartened and grateful for the support he received. also his being so open has encouraged other people to look at the symptoms. that can only be a good thing if it gets other people to look at things which may well be a problem. important to note also this is a benign enlarged prostate, it is not cancerous. that is something that doctors in these situations will be looking out for. absolutely, are positive to come out of all of it. he is said to be in good spirits here at the london clinic, a private clinic, of course, not an nhs hospital. quite interesting really to hear a little bit more when he does come out exactly how it all went. i am sure we will get a running commentary from buckingham palace.- we will get a running commentary

from buckingham palace. some breaking news. aryna sabalenka has won the australia 0pen — the first time a woman has defended her title in more than a decade. the belarusian world number two proved too powerful for the 12th seed china's zheng qin—wen. she won 6—3, 6—2 in 76 minutes to claim her second grand slam crown on the rod laver arena. that breaking news, aryna sabalenka has won the australia 0pen us politicians have called for new laws to criminalise the creation of deepfake images, after explicit ai—generated images of taylor swift were viewed millions of times on x, formerly known as twitter. taylor swift's fans, or "swifties," rallied to flood the platform with posts and drown out the so—called "deepfakes." and here's what the white house press secretary had to say. we are alarmed by the reports

of the circulation of images that you just laid out — false images to be more exact, and it is alarming. so while social media companies make their own independent decisions about content management, we believe they have an important role to play in enforcing enforcing their own rules — to prevent the spread of misinformation and non—consensual, intimate imagery of real people. here's our north america correspondent david willis under existing us law, tech platforms such as x, formerly twitter, enjoy protection against liability for content posted on their sites, which means that lawmakers here can do very little to prevent the spread of this sort of misinformation. there was a bill put forward a short while ago, which would have imposed criminal penalties against anyone found guilty of creating or distributing this sort of information, but it is currently bogged down in congress.

and the hope is that the involvement in all this now of taylor swift could in some way reinvigorate those legislative moves and those attempts to get some sort of laws on the books. the white house said today that it was alarmed by the sexually—explicit taylor swift pictures, but the spokeswoman, karinejean—pierre, appeared to concede that in the absence of congressional action, there was very little in this regard that the biden administration could do to help the situation. for its part, the x platform has said it is actively removing these sexually—explicit pictures, and that it was taking appropriate action against those who have been found to have created or distributed those images. but one image alone is thought to have received more than 47 million views before it was taken down. a few years ago, of course, creating these sort of images

required a degree of technical skills, now, there's been a lot of these new tools available online, which has made the whole thing a lot easier, and there are concerns amongst regulators here of a sort of tsunami of this type of material, involving celebrities and non—celebrities, politicians and other members of society. in the absence of congressional action, taylor swift's fans, otherwise known as swifties, are taking measures of their own. they've taken to the x platform under the hashtag #protecttaylorswift in a bid to distract attention from the sexually—explicit images. a senior reporter at the independent newspaper told us the simplicity with which these images can be created is only going to make

the problem worse. tech companies, and big ones — microsoft and google and so forth — are falling over themselves to try to make it easier to generate stuff with al. it's kind of all in the wake of when chatgpt came out — the end of 2022. it absolutely blew the socks off everyone in silicon valley. all the big incumbents, the tech giants of the world that already are on the top of the pile, went... if we don't get on top of this, we are going to get left behind. and so, everyone from them to little fly—by—night companies that are creating tools, they may not be very responsibly—minded about how those tools are used. right up to those big giants. all trying to get in on the action. actually, there is evidence that this specific piece of al was generated in a telegram group, for people whose hobby essentially is generating stuff like this. in that group, they encourage people to use a tool. we don't know what tool this was made with but if that group they

encourage people to use microsoft design, which is basically an ai—image generation tool with a bunch of things you can do. microsoft design is bundled into the microsoft edge browser and the microsoft edge browser is sort of pushed on users. if you make a new windows install, it's going to say, "hey, do you want to make edge your default browser? do you want to?" that is symptomatic of how companies across the board are kind of pushing ai towards their users in any possible way they can. unfortunately, this kind of gold—rush mentality is only going to make this problem worse. world wrestling entertainment boss vince mcmahon has quit in the wake of sex—trafficking allegations from a former employee. janel grant alleges mr mcmahon and another ex—executive sexually assaulted and trafficked her to entice wrestling talent. mr mcmahon said in a statement that he had made the decision to resign as executive chairman of tko, the parent company of wwe. he has denied the allegations.

we've heard a lot about self—driving cars in the past couple of years — but how about self—driving police cars? these driverless vehicles are being tested on the roads of the chinese capital, beijing. they travel along pre—programmed routes, beaming real—time images back to the station, enabling officers to respond to developing situations. you are watching bbc news. stay with us. more headlines after this short break. it is going to be a mostly dry weekend for many of us. fix, it is going to be a mostly dry weekend for many of us. a bit of rain affecting _ weekend for many of us. a bit of rain affecting the _ weekend for many of us. a bit of rain affecting the far— weekend for many of us. a bit of rain affecting the far north, - rain affecting the far north, north—west of scotland over the next couple of days. this morning, a lovely son right here in nottinghamshire. many eastern and central areas there has been

sunshine this morning. there is cloud streaming in from the south—west by the need towards the north west of scotland where there are outbreaks of rain at the moment. quite heavy rain and thunderstorms. strong winds was that they will ease into the afternoon. 0ne strong winds was that they will ease into the afternoon. one or two showers in northern ireland, northern parts of england. foremost dry with sunny spells, especially towards the south and east. temperatures this afternoon getting up temperatures this afternoon getting up to eight, or ten, 11 celsius. tonight, there will still be rain at times across scotland. more cloud the further west you are. some clear spells in the east. not as cold as last night the temperature above freezing, about three, four degrees. milder air in freezing, about three, four degrees. milderair in the freezing, about three, four degrees. milder air in the north—west. high pressure centred towards a europe and is acting as a buffer somewhat of weather fronts coming in from the west. those will make gradual progress eastwards. some cold air behind it. ahead of it for most of us into sunday, we have mild south

or south—westerly winds. they will eventually move its way into the north west of scotland into northern ireland by the evening. quite heavy at times. elsewhere there will be varying amounts of cloud bright and sunny spells. in the sunshine not feeling too bad at all. a mild day temperature is ten to 13, perhaps 1a celsius. into next week the weather front will make gradual progress south—eastward. it will still across parts of wales, northern england and southern scotland. there is some cold air behind that weather front but we could well see some snow over the southern uplands. that rain sticks around for much of the day in these parts. some sunnier skies toward scotland and northern ireland where it will feel chillier on monday. in the southeast with the sunshine, temperatures 1a, 15, way above average for the end of january. that will feel really quite pleasant. as we go through the rest of the week rain at times in northern areas. further south, of the week rain at times in northern areas. furthersouth, dry

and bright with temperatures ten to 14. and bright with temperatures ten to 1a. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines donald trump says he'll appeal against a court order to pay 83 million dollars in damages to a woman he defamed. uk authorities report a huge surge in the number of illegal vapes seized at border points.

dermatologists warn young children are putting themselves at risk because of the growing number using skincare products. germany's chancellor, 0laf scholz, has voiced his concern over the rise of right wing extremists, as the world marks holocaust memorial day. mr scholz said right wing populists were gaining ground, fuelling fear and sowing hatred. holocaust memorial day remembers the 6 millionjewish people murdered by the nazis during the second world war — as well as genocides in darfur and rwanda and bosnia. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool, has the story. the holocaust robbed joan salter of many members of her extended family. today, in particular, she remembers them. the bravery ofjoan's mother meant she survived.