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The Biden administration lodged its first antitrust case against Apple, an American tech giant.

America's government accused the company of using its dominant position in the smartphone

market to hamper the development of third-party apps, messaging services and payment systems.

Apple said the cases, quote, wrong on the facts and the law.

Its shares fell on the news.

India's financial crime agency arrested Arvind Kajevoval, an opposition leader and Delhi's

chief minister for alleged corruption.

The Enforcement Directorate, which is under control of the ruling B.J.P.

leads money laundering investigations. In January it arrested another

opposition figure, sparking claims that it was targeting the critics of Norendra

Modi. India's Prime Minister in the lead up to the country's election in April.

Fighting at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City intensified as an Israeli raid dragged into its third day.

The Israel Defence Forces said that 140 Hamas fighters had been killed in or around the complex, suggesting a resurgence in the presence of militants in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile Antony Blinkin, America's Secretary of State, met with Abdul Fata Al-Cisi, Egypt's president,

to discuss proposal for a ceasefire.

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