were never detected by modern instruments so it s hard to get a measure on how big that is. we would conservatively say it is certainly one of the biggest eruptions for hundred and 50 years, if not in the top three. kevin, fascinating stuff. thank you so much for your time. thank you. let s get some of the day s other news. the two main contenders to lead malaysia s next government have begun negotiations after 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. 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
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.
turkey wants to get rid of us, and trump is letting it happen, cried this woman. the children were exhausted by their exodus as the new reality set in. president erdogan, this family told me, was achieving his goal of pushing the kurds of northern syria far away from the turkish border. trump s phone call had triggered a humanitarian crisis. thousands of kurds fled to camps across the border in iraq. around 200,000 kurds were now seeking shelter wherever they could find it. the kurdish people interpret trump s decision as a major historic act of backstabbing. the way in which this decision has been taken, without consulting the people on the ground, just shows to the
turkey wants to get rid of us and trump is letting it happen, cried this woman. the children were exhausted by their exodus as the new reality set in. president erdogan, this family told me, was achieving his goal of pushing the kurds of northern syria far away from the turkish border. trump s phone call had triggered a humanitarian crisis. thousands of kurds fled to camps across the border in iraq. around 200,000 kurds were now seeking shelter wherever they could find it. the kurdish people interpret trump s decision as a major historic act of backstabbing. the way in which this decision
this morning. there was mortar fire this morning. that was eliminated quickly, and they re back to the full pause. reporter: but the kurds claims a hospital was targeted in this key border town. sometimes you have to go through some pain before you can get a good solution, but the kurds are very happy about it. reporter: but they re not happy about it. and tonight, everyone senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is saying, withdrawing u.s. forces from syria is a grave mistake. the u.s.-brokered deal forces the kurdish forces to pull out of their positions by tuesday. today the turkish president warning if not, they ll face a new and more determined offensive. the deal allows turkey to carve out a stretch of the border roughly 20 miles into syria. home to thousands of kurds. the kurds, longtime partners of the u.s., say they won t surrender their land, calling it ethnic cleansing. hundreds have been killed and hundreds of thousands uprooted. many flooding into refugee camps like t