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frog, kermit. welcome to the world today, an hour of international news from the bbc. more on the u.s. lawsuit against apple in a moment. the secretary of state is in egypt discussing a plan to govern and secure gaza. antony blinken is in the capital where he's met senior ministers from six arab states and the palestinian authority. he says there's consensus between them for a need for a cease-fire in gaza. in a news conference with the egyptian foreign minister, the secretary of state set out their shared priorities. >> there's a consensus around a number of share priorities. the need for an immediate, sustained cease-fire with release of hostages. that would create space for more

humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and build something more enduring. we have been working with egypt, with gosar, and israel -- with qatar, and israel to put a strong deal on the table. hamas responded. the negotiators continue to work. 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 lieve it's possible. >> our correspondent in jerusalem gave his analysis. >> the wheels of diplomacy still in motion with the u.s. secretary of state talking about how he believes an agreement is possible to end the war even if it will be difficult and talking about how others progress also in talking with regional actors about who and what could run gaza and reconstruct in gaza

after the guns fall silent. israel is sending a delegation tomorrow led by the head of the israeli intelligence agency that will be holding talks with the head of the cia and mediators from qatar and egypt, suggesting there's possibly some progress on cease-fire proposa even if we don't expect an imminent breakthrough. mr. blinken was saying the u.s. has circulated a dra human security council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire linked to the release of the hostages by hamas. the fact of the u.s. has blocked and vetoed three previous resolutions calling for a cessation of facilities suggests the u.s. is hardening its language and getting ineasingly exasperated by israel and the conduct of the war in gaza. even if the resolution that the u.s. is circulating is still linked to the recent hostages and demanding they be released as part of the cease-fire deal.

the exasperation with israel i think would grow if the israeli military does invade rafa, as prime minister netanyahu said he's determined to do. he says israel needs to into rafa to destroy hamas. that would be in defiance of huge -- of dire international warnings over the fate of the 1.5 million civilians sheltering their. antony blinken has said again that an israeli incursion into rafa would be a mistake. >> is really forces say they have killed 114 palestinian gunmen in and around the hospital. they say 50 gunmen died in the past day, the fourth day. we are hoping to talk to an israeli government spokesperson in the next few minutes. stay with us. the u.s. has filed a landmark lawsuit against apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the smartphone market and crushing competition.

the lawsuit alleges the company used its per to limit competitors as well as the options available to consumers. apple denies the claims and has vowed to fight the lawsuits. it was brought by 17 u.s. states. peers attorney general merrick garland explaining why the action was taken. >> as set out in our complaint, apple has maintained its power not because of its superiority but because of its unlawful and exclusionary behavior. monopolies like apple's threaten the free and fair markets. they stifle innovation. they hurt producers and workers. the increased costs for consumers. >> let's speak to our business correspondent in new york. good to see you. explain what this is about. >> i think it's worth remembering many people like apple products because they

market themselves -- their brand is that they are simple to use. but it is that simplicity in its business model that's being challenged by this lawsuit. the business model bei that they have disclosed off ecosystem, which means it's hardware and software is not always open to rivals who would like access to it, and the department of justice and other states are accusing the company of doing this basically to control, to maintain their monopoly power in the smartphone market. >> what happens next? >> we have this case now. apple has a couple of weeks to review the complaint. then i will move forward. judging from what they have told us, they have said they will vigorously defend themselves. they have denied the allegations. we will see them try to get the case dismissed completely. the reason they believe they have grounds for that is if you was a famous antitrust casehere

against microsoft at the time. it had 95% of the global market. in the case of apple, it has about 20% control of the global smartphone market. in america, about 60%. they are saying does that meet the fresh old of a monopoly -- the threshold of a monopoly? we will see how it goes. >> ok. thank you. still to come, we hear from botswana's president, who spoke to us exclusively. a report finds a generation of british women are owed apologies and compensation because of state pension changes. around the world and across the u.k., this is the world today on bbc news. ♪

>> let's turn to the u.k., where

millions of women born in the country are owed apologies and compensation. that is the finding of an independent investigation into pension changes. the campaign group women against state pension inequalities say many have suffered financially because of the changes. >> i got a letter from the department of working pensions in march 2012 telling me i would receive my state pension in march 2020. almost six years later than expected. in order to find out that something has changed, you have to have some idea of what you are looking for. they could have given me 16 years notice of a change to my state pension age, but they chose not to, and i don't know why they made that choice. there's one woman now dying every 30 minutes. that's why we have asked for fair and fast compensation. >> the government does not have to act on the findings and so

far has not committed to paying compensation. here's the reaction from the home secretary, james cleverly, and the shadow home secretary. >> that report has just come out. obviously the government will look at the findings and recommendations of that report. i'm not in a position where i can comment on the details of it. >> i have not seen the report yet but i think this is a really important issue because many women across the country feel like they had the goal posts moved from them when they did not know what was changing. >> here's the analysis from our political editor, chris mason. >> so widespread has been the failure, the breadth of blame so broad that accountability is nylon impossible -- is niie on impossible. it will cost a vast amount. labor offered compensationnd

said if they won the election that's what they would do. they were crushed in that election and are much more cautious and so too are the conservatives. here is the context, a catalog of failures. so think the post office scandal, the infected blood scandal, and now this. that is the context, which means campaigners have to show real stamina if, and that is a big gift, they are ever to be compensated. >> joining us is a longtime campaigner on this issue. what is your reaction to what's happened? >> good evening. i am obviously delighted with the recommendation and the report and contents of the report from the public health service. this is the first stage on the road to recovery for the waspy women.

i have supported them for years. i believe they were dealt a severe injustice with a failure to communicate the details concerning pension age entitlement and the facts of the legislation back in 1995 and then the accelerated age program in 2011. so obviously i welcome it. i have tabled parliamentary questions today asking the government when they are going to provide this compensation and when they are going to give an apology. and i would imagine if one would require somewhat form of -- some form of legislation to amend the legislation. >> what if that does not happen? >> at this stage, you are in a battle with government. you take it one day at a time. you have a forceful campaign from the women. and i want them to reinvigorate

that campaign and i want them out there. i want them in parliament. i want them in the various assemblies around the u.k. urging parliamentarians to support their campaign, to show that they were dealt this injustice, and i don't deny that there's also the postmasters and infected blood people, campaigns i have also been involved in, who have been dealt a severe injustice and, they require compensation as well. >> what do you make of the suggested compensation range? >> it is a small amount, perhaps paltry, whenever you think of the amount of money many of these women are owed. because some of them had to wait some 6, 7, eight years before they actually received their state pension. they lost earningsecause they

had already given up their work. some of them have caring responsibilities for grandchildren, for parents, also for other siblings, and also maybe their partner. all of them have become unwell or were disabled and required their care at home. so they forgo or did without the necessary money and were hoping to get there pension but they had to wait so many years. this is a paltry amount but it is welcome. i do think there needs to be an increased amount. that's where the issue comes into play of the government identifying the amount of money they can provide. first of all making a decision they are going to do it, identifying the money they are going to provide, and make sure that it is absolutely meaningful and represents the lives of

these women and their contribution to society. >> ok. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> let's turn to the war in ukraine. at least 17 people have been injured by russian missile attacks on the ukrainian capital of kyiv overnight. ukraine's air force says all the missiles were shot down. our correspondent gave us updates from the scene. >> this is the aftermath of yet another russian missile attack on ukraine's capital. there were 31 missiles launched overnight. the biggest barrage of missiles have been launched fosome time -- missiles that has been launched for some time. they managed to shoot them down but the debris falls to the ground and often causes damage and destruction. you can see the crater that was caused at the spot and also the damage to the houses and the businesses all around here. >> the attack has led to read calls from ukraine's president,

volodymyr zelenskyy, for more aid from western countries. it comes as eu leaders meet for a summit in brussels to discuss plans to get more weapons to ukrainian forces while rearming their own countries in the face of an emboldened vladimir putin in russia. a new proposal being discussed is to use billions of euros from frozen russian financial assets to buy arms for ukraine. here's our correspondent at the summit in brussels. >> there's this new idea being put forward to take the prophets from russian assets that have been frozen in europe, to take that money and basically converted into military hardware -- convert it into military hardware so ukraine can use it. that will be discussed today. i think it's quite a way to go but it's a proposal the european commission has come up with and think it could be an effective way of boosting ukraine's capabilities. >> to haiti now and the head of

the united nations children's agency, unicef, says it's unable to get enough aid into the country and that many people are suffering serious hunger and mautrition. our central american and caribbean correspondent is one of the only international journalists on the ground and here's his assessment of the potential food crisis. >> the daily struggle to find enough food in haiti is nothing new. the difference now is the scale of the emergency in food insecurity. potential millions -- potentially millions of people are in danger of falling into malnutrition and already don't know when or where their next meal is coming from. >> yanks still control more than 80% of the capital -- gangs still control more than 80% of the capital. it has claimed more thousands of victims. it continues. a 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 had 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 talk to the director and cofounder of project at speranza -- project esperanza. thanks for being with us. tell us what the situation is like on the ground in the dominican republic. are there many refugees from haiti now crossing over the border? >> hi. i don't think there's more than normal at this point because the government has taken a strong stance with intense deportations over the past few years. when we saw a big influx was after the president was assassinated in haiti in 2021. but then the government here sort of reacted with more

deportations that i have ever seen in my 16 years here. that is the reason we are not seeing a higher amount now. >> what status to those refugees have? >> they are mainly illegal at this point. the dominican government is not issuing any new visas. it's been that way for a few months. the border is technically closed but people still cross. in 2015, there was a time of amnesty, where people could get work permits. any immigrant with irregular status could get work permits through a process called the national plan of regularization for foreigners but they need to be renewed every year. the renewal of those for haitian immigrants has been paused for a few months. so most people are living legally. >> tell us more about the work you're in geode is to help them -- your ngo does to help them.

>> we started in 2006 with the street senses. we assess the need. we created profiles on 140 youth working on the streets. that led us to the two specific communities we work in. we focus on education for children that are not able to get into the public schools but do sometimes -- were able to help 100 families go through that process. we try to help out in other ways. our main focus is providing the elementary education. >> ok>>. thank you very much for joining us. let's return to events in the middle east now and get some reaction to antony blinken, the u.s. secretary of state, who has been holding a news conference in egypt. i met by a spokesperson that cheyenne met by a spokesperson he that cheyenne met by a spokesperson -- i am met by a

spokesperson. would you agree with what antony blinken said? >> he said there will not be any permanent cease-fire. what we agreed to is the release of hostages. that was the deal we had, the deal hamas later violated. fighting has resumed. we still stand by it today. but so far, and negotiations to release hostages, the demands were delusional, as the israeli prime minister has called them. at some point antony blinken called and nonstarter's. nevertheless, we will continue to fight for the release of our stolen people in gaza while we continue to exert heavy military pressure on hamas, because we know that's the only thing that works against them, and continue to pursue the diplomatic avenue behind the scenes. >> we understand the negotiators from israel, which include the

leader of masson, are heading to doha -- of muossad, are heading to doha tomorrow. >> the nature and terms are not something i can discuss with you. >> are you hopeful? are you feeling more hopeful that you are nearing some kind of agreement to see the return of those hostages? >> it is not something i can confirm at the moment. once we have something to announce, we will announce it. we know that our stolen people have been held hostage for more than 160 days. we keep hearing horrendous accounts from hostages who came back. the ones still being held in those dungeons are going through a living hell. same goes for their families. we know some of the young female hostages there are being sexually abused. we know that for a fact.

there's no question about it. >> antony blinken says when it comes to the humanitarian situation in gaza, he said israel needs to get more aid in. do you agree? >> we want to see a reaching -- c8 reaching the civilians of gaza. we said it from the beginning and facilitated the movement of more than 330,000 tons of aid, of food and water, medical equipment, all of that into the gaza strip since the beginning of the war. we have gone to unprecedented lengths to provide that for civilians in gaza. we are talking about an enemy's own that holds our stolen people there -- an enemy zone that holds our stolen people there and celebrates every terrorist attack against us. >> your critics say you are not doing enough. hence the air dropping of aid,

having to bring aid in via the sea. i want to talk about the operation going on at the compound. israeli forces say they have killed 50 palestinian gunmen in that fighting around the hospital. hamas authorities accuse the army of having killed dozens of displaced people, patients and medical staff. we know the idf say they are operating -- trying to prevent harm to staff and equipment. we spoke to a doctor earlier today on bbc news. he says it's a lie that the government and idf prevent harm to patients. he says it's a repeated pattern of attacks and quoted the latest w.h.o. report. he said the idf has carried out hundreds of attacks on health care facilities in gaza since the october 7 attacks. how do you respond to that? >> hospitals are supposed to be

protected under the laws of armed warfare, but hamas has zero regard. they openly say they wish to sacrifice the civilians of gaza for their goal of obliterating those one -- the one jewish state in the world. for hamas, a hospital is just another terror facility. an ambulance could be used to drive around terrorists as a taxi. our forces have discovered in almost every hospital in gaza hamas operatives, palestinian islamic jihad operatives, loads of ammunition. we don't go inside hospitals just because. we go in while safeguarding civilians and patients inside for which hamas has no regard

because it's an operational necessity. they use hospitals as their command centers. it's unacceptable. the u.k. and united states should know better than anyone else. >> ok. thank you for your time. announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. bdo. accountants and advisors. cunard is a proud supporter of public television. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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