-- amphibian. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. the us secretary of state has flown to the middle east to discuss a post—war plan to govern and secure gaza. antony blinken is in the egyptian capital, cairo, where he's meeting senior ministers from six arab states and the palestinian authority. in a news conference with the egyptian foreign minister, us secretary of state antony blinken set out their shared priorities. there set out their shared priorities. is a clear consensus shared there is a clear consensus on the shared number of priorities. need for immediate sustained cease—fire with the release of hostages. that

would create space for more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring and we have been working with egypt, with israel to put a strong proposal on the table and hamas responded to that and negotiators continue to work in the gaps are narrowing and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. there is still difficult work to get there but i continue to believe it is possible. here's the take of our correspondent in jerusalem mark lowen diplomacy very much in motioned talking about how they believe an agreement is possible to end this war and even if it will be difficult in his words and talk about progress in his words and talk about progress in talking with regional actors about and what could run gaza and

reconstructing gaza after the guns fall silent and sending a delegation back to delhi on friday led by the head of the israeli intelligence agency will be holding talks the cia and mediators from qatar in egypt suggesting there's possibly some progress on the cease—fire proposals evenif progress on the cease—fire proposals even if they necessarily don't expect an imminent breakthrough. the essence of the us is circulating a draught of the security council calling for immediate humanitarian cease—fire and linked to the release of the hostages by hamas and the fact that the us is blocked and v to three previous resolutions calling for is a station of hostility suggests the us is hardening its language and getting increasingly exasperated by israel and by the conduct of the war in gaza even if the resolution that the us circulated is still very much linked to the release of the hostages and demanding the hostages be released

as part of that cease—fire deal in exasperation with israel i think would grove the israeli military does indeed invade rafah as they are determined to do so and entering in order to destroy hamas but that is in defiance of huge dire international law over the one you have sheltered there in antony blinken as it once again the us believes it israeli incursion into rafah would be a grave mistake mistake meanwhile, on the ground, israeli forces say they ve killed 140 palestinian gunmen in a major operation in and around al— shifa hospital in gaza city. they say 50 gunmen people died in the past day — the fourth day of fighting at the complex, which is crowded with patients and displaced people. the us has filed a landmark lawsuit against apple, accusing the tech giant

of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition. in the lawsuit, the justice department alleges the company used its power to limit competitors as well as the options available to consumers. apple denies the claims and has vowed to "vigorously" fight the lawsuit. the lawsuit was also brought by 17 us states. here's attorney general merrick garland explaining why the action ws taken. set out in our complaint, apple has maintained its power not because of its superiority but because of its unlawful exclusionary behaviour. monopolies like apples threatened the free and fair markets upon which our economy is based. innovation, hurting producers and workers and they increase costs for consumers. let's speak to our business correspondent in new york michelle fleury good to see it, explain what this is all about. it’s

good to see it, explain what this is all about. �* , ., all about. it's worth remembering for many peeple _ all about. it's worth remembering for many people who _ all about. it's worth remembering for many people who like - all about. it's worth remembering for many people who like apple . for many people who like apple products because they market themselves and brand themselves as simple to use. but it is that simplicity and business model that is being challenged by this lawsuit in the business model being that they've had this kind of closed off ecosystem which means that it's software isn't always open to rivals who would like access to it and the department ofjustice and accusing the company of doing this basically to control and maintain a monopoly of power in the smartphone market. what happens next? we of power in the smartphone market. what happens next?— of power in the smartphone market. what happens next? we have this case now and it will — what happens next? we have this case now and it will move _ what happens next? we have this case now and it will move forward _ what happens next? we have this case now and it will move forward judging i now and it will move forward judging from what they've taught us and they say they're going to vigorously defend themselves may deny the allegations and most likely we will see them try to get the case dismissed completely in the reason they believe they have grounds for

thatisif they believe they have grounds for that is if you think back to the 90s, a big famous antitrust case against microsoft at the time in it at 95% control of the global market in the case of apple, globally it has about 20% control of the global smartphone marketing here in america domestically, about 60% and they're saying, does that make the threshold of a monopoly? and i think that is going to be the first case are going to hearfrom going to be the first case are going to hear from that and will see how it goes. still to come. we'll hearfrom botswana's president who spoke to us exclusively about climate change, the economy — and a uk trophy hunting bill that's stirring controversy. old apologies and thousands of pounds in compensation as the state pension changes will have that after the break. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news.

let's turn to the uk now — where millions of women born in the 1950s and not properly informed about the rising pension age — should be given compensation by the govenrment. that's the result of a consultation which has been looking at the impact of bringing women's retirement age in line with men's. the campaign group — women against state pension inequality — or waspi — say many have suffered financially because of the changes. i got igota i got a letterfrom i got a letter from the i got a letterfrom the department of pensions in march 2012 telling me that i would receive my state pension in the march 2020. almost six years later than expected. finding out something is changed, we have some idea of what you're looking for and they could've given me 15, 16 years' notice of a change to my state pension age but they chose not to can i do not know why they made that choice. 0ne waspi woman dying every 30 minutes and thatis woman dying every 30 minutes and that is why we ask for fair and fast

compensation. the government doesn't have to act on the findings — and so far has not committed to paying compensation. here's the reaction from the home secretary james cleverley and the reaction from the shadow home secretary yvette cooper that report has just come out and the government we presume will look at the findings and recommendations of that report and in a position where i can comment on the detail of it. ~' where i can comment on the detail of it. ~ , , ., , where i can comment on the detail of it. think this is a very important issue in many — it. think this is a very important issue in many women _ it. think this is a very important issue in many women across - it. think this is a very important - issue in many women across country 'ust issue in many women across country just feel— issue in many women across country just feel like — issue in many women across country just feel like they had the goalpost moved _ just feel like they had the goalpost moved from them at the time they did not know_ moved from them at the time they did not know where it was changing. here's the analysis from our political editor chris mason so widespread has the failure been the the plane so broad that accountability is almost impossible and trying to sort this out, it's confronted by a big blunt truth and it will cost a vast amount. back in

2019, labour offered compensation and they said if they won the general election, that is what they would do and they were crushed in the general election and they are now much more cautious and so too are the conservatives and here is the context, a catalogue of failures and the post office scandal, the infected blood scandal and now, this will stop that is the context which means that campaigners have to show real stamina if, and means that campaigners have to show realstamina if, and it means that campaigners have to show real stamina if, and it is a means that campaigners have to show realstamina if, and it is a big if, they are ever to be compensated. joining me now is margaret ritchie, baroness of downpatrick and val emmett, retired nhs worker of a0 yea rs good evening. i am delighted with the recommendation of the report and the recommendation of the report and the contents of the report of the health service ombudsman but we must remember that this is the first stage on a road to recovery for the

waspi women. i have supported them for many years whenever i was a member of the house of commons and house of lords, i believe they were dealt a severe injustice with the failure to communicate details concerning pension in and the legislation back in 1995 and the exhilarated age group in 2011 and obviously, i welcome it and i have tabled parliamentary questions today asking the government when they're going to provide this compensation and when they are going to give an apology and i would imagine it would require some form of legislation to amend the 1995 in 2011 legislation. what if that doesn't happen? at amend the 1995 in 2011 legislation. what if that doesn't happen? at this sta . e, what if that doesn't happen? at this staae, ou what if that doesn't happen? at this stage. you are _ what if that doesn't happen? at this stage. you are in — what if that doesn't happen? at this stage, you are in a _ what if that doesn't happen? at this stage, you are in a battle _ what if that doesn't happen? at this stage, you are in a battle with - stage, you are in a battle with government and you take one day at a time and you have a very forceful

campaignfirm time and you have a very forceful campaign firm though waspi women and i want them to reinvigorate that campaign and i want out there and i want them in parliament and i want them in the assemblies around the uk, urging parliamentarians to support their campaign, to show that they were dealt with this injustice and i do not deny that there is also some postmasters and infected people campaigns that i have also been involved in have been dealt severe injustice and they require compensation as well. what do you make of these _ compensation as well. what do you make of these compensations - compensation as well. what do you - make of these compensations between just under £3000? it is make of these compensations between just under £3000?— just under £3000? it is a very small amount, just under £3000? it is a very small amount. perhaps — just under £3000? it is a very small amount, perhaps poetry _ just under £3000? it is a very small amount, perhaps poetry whenever l amount, perhaps poetry whenever you think of the amount of money many of these women are owed and because some of them had to wait some six,

seven, eight years before they actually received their state pension, they lost earnings because they had, some of them had caring responsibilities and four grandchildren, for parents, also for other siblings and also may be their partner. all of whom have become unwell or were disabled and required their care at home. so, they forgo or they did without the necessary money and are hoping to get their pension. but they have to wait so many years. it is paltry but it is welcomed but i do think there needs to be an increased amount and that is where the issue comes in the place of the government identifying the amount of money that they can provide and making a decision they are going to do it and identifying the money they're going to provide

and make sure that it is absolutely meaningful and represents the lives of these women and their contributions to society. thank you for bein: contributions to society. thank you for being with _ contributions to society. thank you for being with us. _ ukraine air force says all the missiles were shot down in a correspondent gave this update. this is the aftermath of yet another russian missile attack on ukraine's capital. there are 31 missiles launched overnight in the biggest barrage of missiles being launched for some time here. ukraine air defences managed to shoot down all of them but when they do that, the debris does fall to the ground and it often causes a lot of damage allow destruction and you can see here the crater that was caused at this spot and also the damage to the houses into the businesses around

here. renewed calls for president volodymyr zelensky from more military aid from western countries. as eu leaders before the summit in brussels to discuss plans for more weapons to ukrainian forces and also rearming their own countries in the face of an import in vladimir putin russia. is in billions of euros in interest from frozen russian financial assets to buy arms for ukraine. here's europe correspondent nick beake at the summit in brussels. putting the profits from russian assets that are being frozen in europe to take that money and basically converted into military hardware and rockets or the rest of it and send it so ukraine can use it and that is something they'll be discussed and it is quite a way of proposals and they think it could be

an effective way of boosting ukraine's capabilities. to haiti now. the head of the united nations children's agency, unicef, says it is unable to get enough aid into the country and that many, many people are suffering serious hunger and malnutrition. 0ur central america and caribbean correspondent will grant is one of the only international journalists on the ground — here's his assessment of the potential food crisis. does struggle to find food is nothing new but the difference now is the scale of the emergency food insecurity, people are in danger of falling into malnutrition and do not know when or where their next meal is coming from. gangs still control more than 80 per cent of the capital port—au—prince and the country lacks a functioning government. the fighting has already claimed many thousands of victims. the political impasse that followed the resignation of prime minister ariel henry continues.

a us—backed transitional council comprised of seven members is close, but the longer the power vacuum continues, the further the security situation deteriorates. haiti shares a border with the dominican republic — where many haitians have been hoping to seek refuge. the dominican authorities have taken a hard line with refugees, sending back hundreds of undocumented haitians every day. let's speak to, caitlin mchale floreal, the director and co—founder of project esperanza, who devoted 16 years of her life to teaching young haitian refugees in the dominican republic. thank you for being with us and tells of the situation is like on the ground in a moment of the dominican republic and how many refugees from haiti now crossing over into the border. hi. refugees from haiti now crossing over into the border.— over into the border. hi, i don't think it's _ over into the border. hi, i don't think it's more _ over into the border. hi, i don't think it's more than _ over into the border. hi, i don't think it's more than normal - over into the border. hi, i don't think it's more than normal at l over into the border. hi, i don't i think it's more than normal at this point because the government has taken a very strong stance in terms of deportations and sing a big influx after the president was

assassinated, president in 2021 and the government here reacted with more deportations than i've ever seenin more deportations than i've ever seen in my 16 years and i think that is the reason why we are not seeing a higher amount right now. find is the reason why we are not seeing a higher amount right now. and would status to those _ a higher amount right now. and would status to those refugees _ a higher amount right now. and would status to those refugees have? - a higher amount right now. and would status to those refugees have? they l status to those refugees have? they are mainly illegal— status to those refugees have? they are mainly illegal at _ status to those refugees have? tue: are mainly illegal at this status to those refugees have? tue are mainly illegal at this point status to those refugees have? tie1: are mainly illegal at this point in the dominican republic has not issued any new visas in it's been that way for a few months and the border is been closed but it still being crossed croston in 2015, there was a time of amnesty where people could get work permits and any emigrant with irregular status can get a work permit to a process called the, those need to be renewed every year and for asian immigrants for a few years. and —— haitian. we

run elementary schools for haitian immigrants slashed refugee children and in the streets and since, we assess the need and create profiles of 140 youth working on the streets into specific communities that we work and we basically focus on education for children that are not able to get to the public schools but we do sometimes during the regulation we are able to help other families go to the process and we try to help out in other ways in social ways as we can put our main focus is to provide elementary education. to focus is to provide elementary education-— focus is to provide elementary education. ., , . ., education. to give very much for “oininu education. to give very much for joining us- _ thank you very much forjoining us. my neck and joined now by a spokesperson for the prime minister,

spokesperson. when it comes to a cease—fire hostage deal, they said the gaps are narrowing and would you agree with that? you the gaps are narrowing and would you agree with that?— agree with that? you see, there won't be any — agree with that? you see, there won't be any permanent - agree with that? you see, there i won't be any permanent cease-fire won't be any permanent cease—fire but will be agreed to in the past is humanitarian help in exchange for the release of hostages and standing ljy the release of hostages and standing by back in november, that was the deal that we had in place with hamas that hamas violated and is resumed and we still stand by it today. but so far, negotiations to release hostages and demands were delusional, they said an israeli prime minister has said antony blinken himself called them non—starters and we will continue to fight for the release of our stolen people in gaza and while we continue to exert pressure on hamas because we know that's the only thing that works against them and continue to pursue diplomatic avenues behind the

scenes stop by printed by diplomacy, people from israel that scenes stop by printed by diplomacy, people from israel tha— people from israel that include those headed _ people from israel that include those headed to _ people from israel that include those headed to delhi - people from israel that include i those headed to delhi tomorrow, people from israel that include - those headed to delhi tomorrow, what does that tell you about any movements when it comes to a deal being reached, do you think? —— doha. i being reached, do you think? -- doha. ., ,. ,, ,., being reached, do you think? -- doha. ., ,. ,, ., doha. i cannot discuss this on air. are ou doha. i cannot discuss this on air. are you feeling — doha. i cannot discuss this on air. are you feeling more _ doha. i cannot discuss this on air. are you feeling more optimistic. are you feeling more optimistic than the past few months now that you're hearing some kind of seeing the return of this hostages? it is not something _ return of this hostages? it is not something i— return of this hostages? it is not something i can _ return of this hostages? it is not something i can confirm - return of this hostages? it is not something i can confirm at - return of this hostages? it is not something i can confirm at the l something i can confirm at the moment but once we have an announcement, we know stolen people have been held hostage for more than 160 days and hostages we know that once were still being held at the hamas areas of going through a living hell. the trying to sleep without medical care and some of our

female hostages there being sexually abused me another for a fact and they must come back home and there's no question about it.— no question about it. becomes the dire humanitarian _ no question about it. becomes the dire humanitarian situation - no question about it. becomes the dire humanitarian situation in - no question about it. becomes the| dire humanitarian situation in gaza, israel needs to get more aid and, do you agree? lute israel needs to get more aid and, do ou auree? ~ , israel needs to get more aid and, do you agree?— you agree? we see aid reaching the civilians of gaza _ you agree? we see aid reaching the civilians of gaza and _ you agree? we see aid reaching the civilians of gaza and in _ you agree? we see aid reaching the civilians of gaza and in the - civilians of gaza and in the very beginning, facilitating the entry of more than 330,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid of food and water and in the gaza strip since the beginning of the war, we facilitated and we've gone to unprecedented lengths to provide relief to the civilians in gaza and just to remind you, we're talking about and enemies on that still holds stolen people there and hostages in enemies of terrorist attacks by handing out candies and calling for our

destruction.— candies and calling for our destruction. ., ., ., ., destruction. your you are not doing enou:h in destruction. your you are not doing enough in the _ destruction. your you are not doing enough in the air— destruction. your you are not doing enough in the air dropping - destruction. your you are not doing enough in the air dropping of - destruction. your you are not doing enough in the air dropping of aid i enough in the air dropping of aid which are looking at now and having to give aid via the sea —— your critics. talking about the compound in al—shifa, at least 50 palestinian fighters killed and talking about killing thousands of displaced people, patients and medical staff in the idf is saying they're operating in trying to prevent but we spoke to a doctor and bbc news who's worked with palestinian health care since the 1980s and he says it is a lie that the government in idf prevent harm to patients and health care equipment. it is a repeated pattern of attacks in the latest who reported that the idf is carried out hundreds of attacks on health care facilities in gaza since the october

the 7th hamas attacks. how do you respond to that?— respond to that? hospitals are indeed supposed _ respond to that? hospitals are indeed supposed to _ respond to that? hospitals are indeed supposed to be - respond to that? hospitals are i indeed supposed to be protected under the laws of armed warfare but hamas has zero regards to armed warfare nor do they care about palestinian civilians because they openly say they wish to sacrifice the civilians of gaza for their sick role of obliterating the onejewish state in the world. systematically and methodically using hospitals for their war machine and for hamas, a hospital isjust another their war machine and for hamas, a hospital is just another terrorist facility in an ambulance can be used to drive around terrorist as a taxi and our forces have discovered every hospital in gaza, every al—shifa hospital, indonesian hospital, turkish hospital, they discovered hamas operatives, palestinian islamichhad and loads of ammunition and terror infrastructure, we do not go inside hospitals just because, we go while

safeguarding the civilians and patients inside to which hamas is no regard because it is an operational necessity. the use hospitals as their command centres, that is unacceptable and in the uk in the united states should know better than anyone else because hamas are going to use these methods. good evening. there have been mixed fortunes across the country once again today for much of central and southern england. it stayed largely fine and dry with glimpses of sunshine, in fact, in london once again, we had temperatures into the mid—teens so you could get out and enjoy the beautiful cherry blossom that we've got at the moment. it was a different story, however, further north and west, the rain not too heavy, but it was a nuisance, as you can see from lancashire just a few hours ago. now, this weather front will continue to sink its way south and east, clearing the southeast during friday and then behind it under this influence of low pressure. a cooler story is set to dominate, so it will be a rather murky start with some light,

drizzly rain pushing its way southeast behind it somewhat brighter with a rash of showers and gale force gusts of winds to the far north. so, we could see that frontjust lingering across the kent coast during the afternoon. but a brighter story across england and wales, few isolated showers, but look at the difference in the temperature. notably cooler feel out there. further showers into northern ireland and scotland accompanied by gales, perhaps severe gales across the northern isle. so that really will make it feel quite chilly here. and some of those showers will start to turn quite wintry to higher ground. low pressure drifts its way steadily east. the winds remain tightly packed with those isobars for the start of saturday. and that weather front will continue to enhance the showers. so a chilly start to the weekend, low single figures in many rural spots and there will be some showers from the word go across scotland and northern ireland. these will, yes, be of snow to higher ground and will then get to see some showers developing

across england and wales. some of these heavy with some hail and maybe some thunder mixed in there as well. and temperatures will remain on the cool side. gusty winds, 35 to 45 miles an hour and temperatures down on where they should be really for this time of year. a brief ridge of high pressure for sunday quiets things down, but not for long. low pressure once again set to return into next week, keeping things again quite cool for this time of year and unsettled. so yes, sunday the better of the two days through the weekend, but there's further showers or longer spells of rain and temperatures a little bit below par as we head towards easter weekend.

this is the world today from bbc news, the headlines. the us file set against apple and crushing competition. the us file set against apple and crushing competition. us secretary of state antony blinken says there's agreement between the us and arab allies on the need for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in gaza. a new report finds a generation of british women are owed apologies and thousands of pounds in compass station overstate pension changes.

and the ai tool that successfully identifies tiny signs of breast cancer in women — missed by human doctors. let's turn to botswana now, where there's controversy — driven by a bill that will be debated on friday by british mps. the proposed law would ban imports to the uk from the trophy hunting of endangered species. botswana is a sparsely populated country, withjust 2 million people — and is home to some of africa's largest areas of wilderness. safari—based tourism — tightly—controlled and often upmarket — is an important source of income for the landlocked nation. back in 2019, a ban on big game hunting was lifted in botswana because of claims elephant numbers were affecting small—scale farmers' livelihoods. the government argues that the tourism revenue it generates creates jobs for local communities and is crucial to funding conservation efforts. it also says it helps prevent illegal poaching. president of botswana, mokgweetsi masisi, gave me his view earlier on british mps debating trophy hunting.