i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: two young girls were part of the family who blew themselves up to kill christians in indonesia. they had all just returned from syria. we will not tolerate this kind of cowardice. i am calling on everyone to fight terrorism. after malaysia's election, airasia's boss says sorry for backing the ousted prime minister, and claims he was pressured into it. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the us prepares to open its embassy in jerusalem, but other countries will boycott the ceremony. less than a week before prince harry and meghan markle get married, we find out who'll be watching in asia. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore,1am in london and 7am in surabaya, indonesia, where police believe a couple and theirfour children — aged between nine and 18 — were involved in co—ordinated suicide bombings at three churches. at least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in the attacks in the city in east java province. the family had recently spent time in syria. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports. blazing motorbikes marks the site of one of the three attacks. all suicide bombers, say the indonesian police, and all from the same family, including a mother and two daughters aged nine and i2. a known islamic state media outlet has claimed that the attack was the work of its loyalists. the police claimed the family had recently returned from fighting is in syria. presidentjoko widodo visited

the site, and called for indonesians to fight the scourge of extremism. translation: this morning, we have ordered the police track down the networks of the perpetrators at source. we will not tolerate this kind of cowardice. i'm calling on everyone to fight terrorism, which is against the values of all religions, and our national values. indonesia is the world's most populous muslim nation. the worst terrorist bombing in indonesia on the holiday island of bali in 2002 killed more than 200 people, including 28 british tourists. indonesia is the world's most

populous muslim nation. tracking and containing a dangerous radicalfringe has been a challenge for its security forces for the past two decades. they have had many successes. but this attack by a single family is a reminder that with hundreds of indonesians returning from the war in syria, the threat is still a very real one. jonathan head, bbc news. our other top story: one of malaysia's most prominent businessmen has apologised for publicly backing the ousted prime minister, najib razak, in last week's general election. tony fernandes, who runs the airline air asia, had appeared in a video praising mr najib. but now mr fernandes says he'd faced intense pressure from the government. and under the intense pressure, i buckled. it wasn't right. i'll fight ever regret it. but it was a decision made at the spur of the

moment to protect that baby that has given so much to malaysia, and will continue to give so much to malaysia. i apologise once again for the pain and hurt that i've caused. my the pain and hurt that i've caused. my views, as i said earlier, are very much the same as all of your views. i look forward to a fantastic new malaysia. and we'll have more on the new malaysian government in the next few minutes. also this hour: in a dramatic shift in tone, president trump has said he wants to help save zte, one of china's biggest telecoms companies. the president wrote a tweet in which he said he was working to get zte back into business. last month the firm suspended operations after washington banned us companies from selling its components. zte pleaded guilty to making illegal shipments to iran and north korea. the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said the us may allow private companies to invest in north korea. mr pompeo, who held talks with kim jong—un last week, told us television the investment would be conditional on the country's full denuclearisation. there will be private capital that

comes in. north korea is desperately in need of energy support, electricity for its people. they are in great need of agriculture and technology, the finest from the midwest, where i come from, and we can deliver that, and as i said earlier this week, we can create conditions for real prosperity for the north korean people that will rival that of the south. at least five university students have died and several others are missing after a footbridge on a river collapsed at a tourist site in pakistan—administered kashmir. the wooden bridge in the mountainous neelum district gave way after more than 30 students walked onto it to take photos. police in the eastern french city of strasbourg have arrested a friend of a suspected militant islamist who stabbed a passer—by to death and injured four others in paris on saturday. the man is being held for questioning. the attacker, who was shot dead by police, had been on an anti—terror watchlist. in italy, juventus have clinched a historic seventh

successive serie a league title after drawing away to roma. the match at the olympic stadium in rome ended goalless. the league title means a domestic double forjuve after success in the coppa italia on wednesday. and take a look at these pictures from alicante in spain. the port city has held the world's largest ever music lesson, setting a new guinness record in the process. more than 5,000 students participated in the lesson which was held in a bullring. it smashed the previous record injapan, which saw 2,500 people participate in a music class. the world's oldest elected leader starts his first week in office today. after his shock election victory, and 15 years after he was first prime minister, 92—year—old mahathir mohamad is back in the hot seat of malaysian politics. mr mahathir‘s opposition alliance won 115 seats,

crossing the threshold of the 112 seats needed to form a government. he beat his former protege, najib razak, who has been beset by allegations of corruption and cronyism. so what does the future now hold for malaysians? earlier i wasjoined by michael vatikiotis, asia regional director of the centre for humanitarian dialogue in singapore. i asked him what we can expect from this leadership. we must not forget that he was prime minister of malaysia for 30 years. he is a tough leader, very decisive and he will be tempted, i think, to return to his old ways of running the country. however, he now faces the fact that he has promised to turn over the reins to his former deputy prime minister, anwar ibrahim, who is supposed to be released from jail under a full pardon this week. this is accelerating the return to power of anwar ibrahim, and that promise, people will be scrutinising that promise.

dr mahathir mohamad has agreed to hand over power to anwar ibrahim, who has to be elected as an mp, but that could be brought forward very quickly. how smoothly do you think that transition will be to bring him into the leadership at some stage? of course, everyone is making a big deal of the fact that doctor muhammad hadi is in fact 92. i think it's awkward. both these men are rivals. he tried to unseat him in 1998, he tried to bring refamasi to malaysia and after that, he lost power. these two men are former rivals. they appear to have kissed and made up in order to unseat najib razak, who had jailed anwar on charges, but it is awkward and we have already seen some of this emerge that the announcement of some

members of the cabinet — clearly anwar ibrahim's party, which is now led by his wife, is unhappy with some of the initial appointments and so i think this is going to be an awkward coalition at best. and before they even get down the government, let's face it, they are going to have to deal with the ousted prime minister, najib razak. of course police raided the deluxe kl apartment block over the weekend to search for sensitive documents, they say. there is a lot of fear that these documents have been taken out of the country. matahir has said najib razak and his high spending wife are not allowed to leave the country, so what is going to happen there? well, muhamed has promised not to seek retribution but i think they will eventually bring najib to court and i think many malaysians would like to see that. we have seen a very significant

businessman saying he is sorry, he backed the wrong horse. what's happening with malaysian business? malaysia has been hotwired to be close to the ruling party, the ruling coalition. i think that is very quickly going to unravel and people are going to remake the ties of patronage. i think we should take fernandes at his word — there must have been tremendous pressure on notjust him but on many of the corporate titans in malaysia to essentially play ball because in malaysia, under this previous ruling coalition, the corporate sector was affected. you had to support the government, otherwise they could take measures against you, and i think that is also something that we hope to see change. on monday, the us embassy in israel will open at its new location injerusalem. it's a move seen as controversial. israelis have been celebrating the change, which takes place on the 70th anniversary of its founding. the move has exacerbated

tensions with palestinians, who've called for protests at the new embassy. president donald trump's daughter, ivanka, and her husband, jared kushner, have arrived in the country. the couple, both senior white house advisers, will attend a ceremony to mark the embassy opening. the israeli prime minister benjamin neta nyahu called for other nations to follow the us example. i call on all countries tojoin the us in moving their embassies to jerusalem. move your embassies to jerusalem, because it's the right thing to do, and move your embassies tojerusalem — listen to this — move your embassies to jerusalem because it advances peace. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen is injerusalem. he described the mood there. well, life goes on, but there is also a lot of tension and there is a big deployment of various kinds of police, paramilitary police,

the army is not very far away either in the territories. i think there is a fear that there could be some trouble. the move of the american embassy for the israeli prime minister mr netanyahu is a great triumph, a great day, something he has wanted for a very long time. for the palestinians, it is pretty disastrous, but it is something they are protesting against, and particularly down in gaza, where over the last seven weeks of protest, more than a0 palestinians have been shot dead by the israelis and more than 2000 wounded. so that kind of thing is likely to come to a crescendo in the course of this coming week. in your assessment — you have been covering the region for a number of years — what do you think the likely impact will be of this tomorrow? i think the move of the embassy is something that is a huge pat on the back for israel, it is a great big pat on the back as well for mr netanyahu,

who has tremendous influence with president trump. we have seen it as well with the business of the americans pulling out of the iran nuclear agreement. mr netanyahu was i think very influential in that decision. but the thing about the conflict here is that history has shown that, if it is left to fester without a positive political horizon, and i mean not simply a victory for one side but the sense that it is going towards a better life for both peoples, if that doesn't happen, then what has always happened in the past is that the tension rises and violence starts. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: what if you had the same name as him? 0r him? we met the south koreans who have rather familiar names. the pope was shot,

the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they call the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked a woman just sentenced to six years in jail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: police in indonesia say members of a family — including their children — were responsible for suicide attacks on three churches in the city of surabaya on sunday. the boss of airasia, tony fernandes, who appeared in a video praising malaysia's ousted prime minister, has apologised, saying he faced intense pressure from the former government. and this story is popular on bbc.com. the man with the golden touch — liverpool striker mo salah has made premier league history by becoming the first ever player to score 32 league goals in a 38 game season. and there could be more to come from the popular egyptian player. he still has the champions league final with liverpool

plus the world cup with egypt. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the new york times speaks to the french singer who refused to let herself be silenced by cancer. doctors once feared francoise hardy would never recover. but against all odds the 60s icon emerged. and now she's release a new album and a memoir. england's world—renowned rugby coach has a message for readers of the japan times — get involved! eddiejones, who led the japanese side to victory over south africa at the last world cup, has become cheerleader for next year's tournament in tokyo. and the south china morning post says hong kong is harbouring some big ambitions when it comes to their waterfront. the shoreline is already famous for its glittering skyline, but this giant pumpkin is also proving a big hit. it's part of a plan to bring art into the heart of the city. now, babita, what stories

are sparking discussions online? we all like a good bus in britain. hedblom social media have been discussing where is britain's most beautiful bus route. —— people on social media. the journey takes four hours and travels across the county of yorkshire including views of the moors and the historic city of york. the route is part of a competition to discover the county's most scenic route. the winner will be announced later this month. this coming saturday prince harry, now sixth in line to the british throne, marries his american girlfriend meghan markle at windsor castle. interest in the royal wedding is huge and it's predicted that more than a billion people worldwide will watch it. we have been speaking to some

children at an american school in the uk who have given some tips to meghan markle about how to adapt to britain. i have never seen a prince oi’ britain. i have never seen a prince ora britain. i have never seen a prince or a princess before. now i have. some great and rather cute advice from those kids. i've been speaking to anisa johnny, a senior lecturer in fashion at raffles college of higher education in singapore, and i asked her how her students regarded the wedding. it is interesting how it's split. indonesian students, singaporean students, students from india are very excited and will be watching closely. but students from places like china do not know what is happening. why is that? i don't think that they are exposed or that interested. it is interesting how the whole engagement with the wedding has changed because you have different platforms to watch it on. so social media will be playing a big part in this wedding. definitely.

and my students are — some will watch on television. they will be glued to the screen, as is that already. others will be looking forward to the pictures coming up on the instagram feed. many will be tuning in and seeing what is happening. how good have the royal family been about promoting themselves on social media? i think they have been really fa ntastic. it has brought a softer face to the royal family. their instagram account has 1.6 million people following. wow. a lot of engagement. they show a lot of candid photos behind the scenes, which is essentially what instagram is for. you also have personal photos from the queen's archive, not the traditional official photographs, which is exciting, i think. and of course about a billion people are expected to tune in. they will be all different ages and they will all be watching this spectacle not least for what she is wearing. a thought on how it will unfold? there is a lot of speculation it will be the same design that

designed her engagement picture gown. so my students really excited to see how it unfolds. they are also excited by the celebrities they think might be there. and we will be interested to see who will be dressing the bridesmaids and who the maid of honour will be. and how much you think the personalities of prince harry and meghan markle had to do with the interested this wedding? she is a celebrity in her own right. so essentially my thought is that the young people are excited about bringing all this glamour over to the uk. being british myself... yes, go on. i believe this is a new face of the monarchy. it is kind of a new brand. he is quite a rebel. i think she's not the sort of conservative choice. i think it is exciting to see them come together and bring something fresh and new to the royal family.

coverage of the royal wedding on bbc world news on saturday. for most people, the names kim jong—un, kim jong—il, and kim il—sung conjure up images of only three men. but what's it like growing up in south korea with the same name as a north korean leader? we've been finding out. what is in a name? you have been watching newsday. stay with us. coming up, the first ever chinese superheroes have officially entered the marvel universe. we'll see if the comic franchise can conquer china's lucrative market? thank you so much for being with us. we will be back with the headlines next. see you soon. hello there. it has been a bit of a mixed weekend, but for many of us, sunday was a beautiful day. it brightened up pretty nicely. and we had some great pictures sent in by our weather watchers, including this one from helensburgh in argyll and bute.

blue skies and waters quite calm. as we head through this coming week, similar scenes, with high pressure often in charge of the weather. things are looking largely dry. some spells of warm sunshine in the next few days before we see a cooler interlude through the middle of the week. the satellite image shows the cloud that we have had. that has been moving in from both the west and also towards the east as well. so a bit of a cloudy sandwich with a clearfilling in between. in the early hours of monday morning, a chilly start with clear skies and light winds. but it will warm up fairly quickly. we will have that cloud just edging across northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and later on to western fringes of england and wales. also this cloud in the east is bringing some mist and murk to the eastern coast of scotland and a rather cool breeze and cloudy conditions towards east anglia. but 19 or 20 degrees in the sunshine — that is going to feel quite pleasant. looking through monday night and overnight into tuesday, high—pressure tries to build in. we also have this frontal system heading into the north—west of the uk. so i think on tuesday that

will bring more cloud to northern ireland and western scotland, initially, with patchy rain on it. we still have a bit of cloud in the east and cool conditions around those north sea coasts, as well. but it should thin and break up, allowing a lot sunshine to many central and eastern areas before the cloud arrives. the warmest places are likely to be aberdeenshire down towards the south—east of england. in this zone, temperatures will reach around about 18—23 degrees or so. it will turn cooler from the north—west behind that weather front. so the front continues its progression southwards and eastwards across the country through tuesday night and on into wednesday, now. and you'll see the blue colours returning to the map behind that front. so a different feel to the weather moving in through the middle of the week with the winds coming from a more northerly direction. a chilly day on wednesday for many, particularly on the coasts in areas like norfolk. a cool breeze coming in here. a bit more cloud across southern part of england and wales with that dying front.

more sunshine further north. it is not doing great but this time of year, 12—16 degrees. probably the coolest day of the week on wednesday. and it will be cooler than that it will have been on tuesday. but it looks like it will dry out and warm up a touch as we look towards the end of the week. and it looks like high—pressure holds on as we head towards next weekend, too. bye bye. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: police in indonesia say members of a single family, including their children, carried out suicide attacks on three churches in the city of surabaya. at least 13 people were killed in the attacks on sunday. local media reports say the family had recently spent time in syria. the couple's four children were aged between nine and 18. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has called on other countries to follow the united states and move their embassies to jerusalem. he was speaking ahead of monday's opening of the new american embassy in the city. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the rise and rise of liverpool

and egypt striker mo salah. he made premier league history today by becoming the first ever player to score 32 league goals in a season. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: two british tourists released by their kidnappers in the democratic republic of congo say they are very relieved.