saturday s election failed to produce an outright winner. the veteran opposition leader anwar ibrahim, whose coalition alliance has won the largest number of seats, and the former prime minister muhyiddin yassin both said they could form a government with the help of other parties. the european mediterranean seismological centre says an earthquake struck the greek island of crete on monday morning. initial reports say it had a magnitude of 5.4 and was at a depth of 80 kilometres. there are no reports of damage or injury. thousands of kurds in northern syria have protested after a night of deadly turkish air strikes. the authorities in ankara said the raids targeted kurdish militant bases across northern syria and iraq. the attack follows last week s blast in central istanbul that killed six people, which turkey blames on the kurdistan workers party, or pkk.
recep tayyip erdogan, adding the culprits would be punished. turkey s justice ministry now says the bomber was a woman who had sat on a bench in the area for a0 minutes before the blast. it was the first major bomb attack in istanbul in years. well, istiklal remains sealed off now. there is a heavy police presence. but this is normally one of the busiest places in istanbul, an area that is crammed with visitors and with shoppers. now police are carrying out their investigations, and there is a real sense among people here of anxiety. for istanbul, this has come as a shock. hayat told us she was in an intranet cafe on istiklal and rushed out to see dead and injured. what i saw was a pram, she said. i saw wounded people
hello and welcome to the programme an explosion in the city of istanbul has killed at least six people and injured more than 80 others. the blast happened in a busy street in the centre of the city. the turkish government believes the blast was thought to be a terrorist attack, carried out by a woman. turkey s president erdogan has condemned it, as a vile attack . our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has sent this report. explosion. sunday afternoon shoppers running for their lives. this was istiklal street, right after the blast. it s the very heart of istanbul. sirens. as the casualties were rushed away, turkey s president was offering his condolences, and saying it appeared to be a terrorist attack. initial developments and initial intelligence from the governor are that it smells like terrorism, said
majority government in this part of a centuries old windsor castle, one of the queens residences has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze which is caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is newsday on the bbc. i m monica miller in singapore. our headlines. at least six people have been killed and 80 injured in an explosion in a busy shopping area in central istanbul. the ukrainian city of kherson celebrates its freedom from russia but the security situation there remains tense. a court in tehran, has handed down the first death sentence, in connection
running around. there was a woman running, carrying her dog. it was a frenzy. as night fell, the shadow of an old fear. this city has been bombed in the past, by both kurdish separatists and islamist militants. people here are wondering, are we back to that? orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. to ukraine now where residents in the city of kherson have continued to celebrate the departure of russian troops. but the authorities there are warning supplies of bread and medicine have run out. president zelenksky said that investigators have uncovered evidence of war crimes in the region, which was occupied for over 8 months. the security situation remains tense, and an overnight curfew has been imposed amid fears that russian troops may resume shelling. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has reached