this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: explosion an explosion in istanbul kills at least six people and injures more than 80 — turkish police have made an arrest. 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. ukraine's president zelenksky says investigators have uncovered evidence of war crimes in kherson, which was occupied by russian forces for more than 8 months. a tehran court hands down the first death sentence in connection with the continuing protests in iran, over the death in custody of 22—year—old mahsa amini.

political recriminations over the us midterms, after the republican party's predicted success fails to materialise and the democrats hold the us senate. big ben strikes the hour two minute silence observed king charles leads a two minute silence to mark remembrance sunday in the uk. the turkish government has said the person who left a bomb that exploded on a busy istanbul street on sunday has been arrested. at least six people were killed and more than 80 others injured. the blast happened in the centre of the city. the turkish government says the incident was thought to be an act of terrorism, carried out by a woman. turkey's president erdogan has condemned it as a vile attack.

our senior international correspondent orla guerin 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, initial developments and initial intelligence from the governor are that it smells like terrorism, said recep tayyip erdogan, adding the culprits would be punished. turkey'sjustice 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 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 eight 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 the centre of kherson and sent this report. how are you? you 0k? sunday morning shopping at the central market in kherson, a town that wants desperately to be normal again, to relax into old rituals. a family outing, without fear.

"glory to ukraine." you injail — or worse. ukraine forever. you are happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. no russians? no russians. i don't love russia. only ukraine. "it is the best," said tetiana. a sunday without russians. "even the air, i can breathe." why did they beat him? then she showed what her son, a former soldier, looked like, after the russians beat him for ten days. after that, he escaped abroad. like everyone i met in kherson, yuri's joy was complicated. happy moment inside, but you are still cautious, because it's not happy story yet. we don't know what will happen.

we are afraid of some shelling, we are afraid of some catastrophic blow somewhere nearby. for the ukrainians, the priority now is getting these people what they want. there's food for sale in the market, though not everybody has got money, but there is very little running water, electricity, there's no mobile network. more than anything else, though, what people need is security, because kherson is still a war zone, the wider region, and the russians are still within range. it says "kherson forever with russia." the poster was meant to celebrate, not mock the kremlin�*s illegal annexation of kherson at the end of september. on the same road people queued at a hose, connected to a well at a butter factory. russia's legacy includes

a crippled water system. that is why they are filling bottles from the dnipro, the river that's also the first line of defence for russians, who have retreated to the other side. the water collectors barely noticed firing from ukrainian artillery, which hit a target on the russian—controlled bank. the roads running out into kherson�*s coastal hinterland tell a story of changing fortunes in the war. in march, the russians, still advancing to the black sea, won the battle here. they steam rollered through a school, dedicated to lenin, when ukraine was part of the soviet union. ukraine's president says war crimes happened here. we saw as yet unidentified bodies left on the road until this morning, when victorious ukrainian engineers moved back in.

you can't live together as neighbours again, easily? well, i don't want to see them nearby, if they, like, will withdraw, and eventually they will, to their own borders, let them live there, and we just want them out of our land. back in kherson, the central square was still packed with people, relieved the russians are gone, and celebrating survival and defiance. slowly, then more loudly, theyjoined in with the ukrainian national anthem. emotions poured out of them. occupations leave deep scars. for all the significance of ukraine's victory in kherson, it would be easier if it meant the people here could plan for peace. but they cannot, because this town's war is not over. jeremy bowen,

bbc news, kherson. a tehran court has handed down the first death sentence in connection with the continuing protests in iran. five other defendants were handed prison sentences, ranging from five to 10 years. the protests began about two months ago, after a 22—year—old woman, mahsa amini, died in custody after being arrested for not fully covering her hair. car horns blare and cheering. defiance in the face of a deadly crackdown. the latest protests in iran this weekend suggest the anti—government movement there still has momentum. but it is now facing a fresh challenge — capital punishment. at least 1a,000 people have been arrested over the past two months. now for the first time, a court has sentenced one of them to death. this particular one has been in tehran�*s province and we know that at least six of people have also been

accused of those same heavy charges that carry the death penalty. a range of crimes were levelled at the accused. from setting fire to a government building and disturbing public order, to being an enemy of god and corruption on earth. hundreds are facing similar charges for taking part in what authorities are characterising as "riots". with this latest sentence, there will be considerable concern over their fate. there are some voices within iran's government who are calling for an iron fist to kill people, as many people as you can, so that the protesters to be deterred fully. this iron—fist has defined the regime's recent approach. at least 300 people have been killed, including children. but that has not stopped the unrest. some in government want to avoid causing yet more anger and are calling for strategic restraint.

but that now seems unlikely. what began as a challenge to iran's strict dress code has transformed into a major challenge to the regime. its leaders will hope the ruthlessness of the courts can strangle life out of the resistance. tom brada, bbc news. the us presidentjoe biden is due to meet the chinese leader xi jinping in indonesia later, where they will both be attending this year's g20 summit on the island of bali. this will be the first time the two men have met in person since mr biden was elected two years ago, and comes at a time of heightened us—chinese tension over taiwan and russia's invasion of ukraine. mr biden has said he wants to find a way to manage the disagreements between the two countries. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head reports from bali.

could they have picked a more serene location to tackle the troubles of the turbulent world? the summit is indonesia's big moment, an opportunity to showcase its quiet diplomacy. a giant country which seeks peaceful relations with all the great powers. that, a lot harder today. growing animosity between the us and china already threatens this region's trade based prosperity, tension over taiwan, and the war in ukraine has made things worse. no—one expects this last—minute meeting betweenjoe biden and xijinping to reset the relationship. the best hope is that it might stop it deteriorating into outright confrontation. both of these leaders have overwhelming incentives not to go at the end of the meeting before the tv cameras and say

"we failed". too much is at stake for both of them and for all the countries they want to keep on their side. and there are so many things they can agree on. the g20 is a creation of the heady heyday of globalisation, a symbol of a now bygone era when they was a broad consensus on how to deal with the world's most pressing problems, all of the countries represented here were big beneficiaries of that. now they must confront a new era of superpower rivalry which makes reaching agreement on anything difficult or impossible. there is a lot to discuss here — climate, food security energy and health, and there's plenty of talking and negotiating well before the leaders arrive. once they do, though, how they handle their many differences will determine whether the g20 remains relevant. jonathan head, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll tell you how

the black panther sequel, wakanda forever, has been received at the box office. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, - one of the queen's residences,

has been consumed by fire for much of the day. - 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, - which has caused millions. of pounds' worth of damage. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines — an explosion in istanbul kills at least six people and injures more than 80. turkish police have made an arrest. ukraine's president zelensky says investigators have uncovered evidence of war crimes in kherson, which was occupied by russian forces for more than eight months. news that the democrats have held the us senate after midterm elections this week has sparked recriminations within the republican party. critics of former president donald trump blame him for the poor showing while other republicans say the fault lies with their senate leader, mitch mcconnell. the race for the us house of representatives remains uncalled, but president biden has said he's pleased with the results. i asked professor allan

lichtman of the american university who he thought held most of the blame. it's very easy to point the finger of blame at donald trump but the truth is it was republican voters who nominated the candidates endorsed by donald trump, the election deniers, those who had disdain for democracy and otherwise had extreme views. that is now the new mainstream of the republican party, and the republican party, from top to bottom has real problems going forward because they've abandoned everything the republican party has once professed to stand for. personal morality, personal responsibility — that's a joke for a party that's embraced donald trump and herschel walker. limited government. they want national abortion bans, which would also violate their idea of states' rights.

fiscal responsibility — they want big tax cuts that blow up the deficit. respect for traditional american institutions — that's gone. this is a party that has tried to undermine a democratic election and that incited the only attack on the us capitol since the war of 1812 — and don't expect ron desantis, who had a great election in his re—election bid as governor of florida, to come and ride a white horse and rescue the republican party. he stands for the same things that donald trump stands for. and, by the way, success as a governor does not necessarily translate into success under the white heat of a presidential campaign. look what happened to republican governors likejohn kasich of ohio and jeb bush of florida in 2016. or look what happened

to jay inslee on the democratic side and howard dean on the democratic side. the republican party has a big reckoning here. there was a fear that they could have pulled a trump, one could say, and refused to concede victory but it doesn't see to be as widespread as thought. do you think perhaps there is a slight move away from trumpian politics? i know you see a lot of voters voted for those candidates, but do you think maybe the party — and we saw that coming from senatorjosh hawley — it needs to rebuild? he did not tell you what they will rebuild on, and it's a mighty low bar to say that candidates are not going to dispute an election where they clearly lost. that is not going to repair the republican party. they need to re—establish traditional conservative principles and convince the american people that they stand for something. look, no party that wasn't

holding the white house has suffered this kind of a setback under the current conditions of a sitting president with a very low approval rating and an economy that the vast majority of americans find is very, very difficult for them. this should have been a sweep for republicans but because they don't have their principles any more, they don't stand for anything and the american people don't want to hear any more from grievances and denial and undermining our democracy — and the vast majority of the american people support abortion rights. there were four ballot propositions on abortion and the pro—choice position won every single one of them, including in deep red kentucky, and previously in deep red kansas. french electronic dj david guetta, korean boy band i7, and nicki minaj took home trophies at the 2022 mtv european music awards, held in germany on sunday. but the big winner of the night was taylor swift, who collected best video, best artist,

best pop and best longform video for her 10—minute version of all too well. marvel�*s latest superhero film, black panther: wakanda forever, has smashed box office records in its opening weekend in north america, earning $180 million. globally, it has taken $330 million so far. the franchise has been praised for its strong portrayal of black characters. actress danai gurira said she hoped black panther "paves the way" for other franchisees to cast strong black female leads. i asked entertainment journalist kj matthews what this box office boost means to the industry. black panther still has it! it did really well. it really helped a very sluggish box office

that was kind of ending the year kind of with a thump. i mean, it did really well — it was the largest debut opening for the month of november and the second largest for this year of any film, so yes, it's done incredibly well. it hasn't — i will be honest with you, though — it has not done as well as the first black panther. obviously, that one opened, i think, worldwide within its first weekend made $680 million. this one making $330 million worldwide but it's very, very hard to have lightning strike twice, if you know what i mean! and we can't talk about this film without talking about chadwick boseman, who died in 2020. talk to us about his legacy, not only in this movie but within theatre and film in an entirety. 0h, his death was profound and it was felt with the cast and definitely, you could see it in the sequel for sure. and definitely, you could see

it in this sequel for sure. you know, i had an opportunity to attend a disney expo a couple of months ago and they had played clips of the black panther sequel before it actually hit the theatres. and then, they had the cast out on stage. and every single cast member, particularly lupita nyong'o, angela bassett and the film—maker ryan coogler said that they really hope that they got it right, they really hoped that the homage to chadwick boseman in this sequel really did him justice because they say he wasn'tjust an actor, he was theirfriend, he was like a brother to them, he was like a family member to them, and i think they did get it right, you know? seeing the film, there's like a montage and they had a dedication to him and you get to mourn his death and him not being there while they kind of take the helm over and give it to the woman to lead the way, but kind of definitely is felt and they memorialised him very well in the sequel. kj matthews. a freight train in the australian state of victoria has derailed, with 16 wagons coming off flooded tracks. more than 20 shipping

containers smashed onto the line. authorities say no—one was hurt in the incident, which took place about 100km south—west of melbourne. people across the uk have paid their respects to those who have lost their lives during war. at the cenotaph in london, king charles led his first remembrance sunday ceremony since becoming monarch. the service was followed by a march past by 10,000 veterans. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a solemn ceremony of national remembrance in its familiar form, amid the colours of autumn, but with one notable absence. at one minute to 11:00, king charles took his place at the cenotaph for the first time as britain's monarch. for so many decades, the nation's remembrance had been led by his late mother, queen elizabeth. now she, too, is remembered for her service. at 11:00 o'clock, big ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence.

big ben strikes the hour. cannon fire. buglers play the last post. at the cenotaph in london, the last post, sounded by royal marine buglers, marked the end of the two—minute silence.

the king laid his wreath in tribute to all those from the united kingdom and the countries of the commonwealth who lost their lives in the world wars and more recent conflicts. wreaths were laid by political leaders, headed by britain's prime minister rishi sunak. and then, after the commonwealth representatives and the military chiefs, it was the turn of the veterans. 10,000 men and women, who served on many different battlefields. on parade today, a0 years after the falklands war, 500 veterans of that conflict, so many with their own memories of comrades who never came home. recalled with gratitude, in acts of remembrance, which continued this evening with the projection of falling poppies and an image of the late queen in her wartime ats uniform onto the elizabeth tower at westminster. nicholas witchell, bbc news.

thank you so much for watching bbc news. hello there. it was an unseasonably mild remembrance sunday for many, not least in the north—west of wales. this temperature — 21.2 celsius — still needs to be confirmed, but if it is confirmed, that would've been a record high temperature for the uk this late in the year. but have a look at the outlook. temperatures in porthmadog dropping away, closer to where they should be for this time of year. with that, though, we will see some outbreaks of rain and some brisk winds. this weather front bringing rain for some of us on monday morning but quite a weak affair, actually, as it staggers slowly east. we start the day across some eastern parts of scotland, central and eastern england, perhaps east wales as well with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, poor visibility which could give some quite tricky travelling conditions. and while some of that will lift and clear, some may well linger for much of the day.

our band of rain getting into western scotland, wales, the south—west of england, but petering out as it goes. sunny skies into northern ireland. temperatures of 12—15 degrees, down on where they have been lately. and then, through monday night, this first band of rain fizzles away but another band of wet weather swings in from the west and this one will bring some really intense downpours into the south—west of england, parts of wales by the end of the night. so, as we look ahead to tuesday, we've got a big area of low pressure up to the north—west of us, this frontal system sliding its way through with some heavy rain. but have a look at the outlook. temperatures in porthmadog dropping away, closer to where they should be for this time of year. with that, though, we will see some outbreaks of rain and some brisk winds. this weather front bringing rain for some of us on monday morning but quite a weak affair, actually, as it staggers slowly east. we start the day across some eastern parts of scotland, central and eastern england, perhaps east wales as well with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, poor visibility which could give some quite tricky travelling conditions.

and while some of that will lift and clear, some may well linger for much of the day. our band of rain getting into western scotland, wales, the south—west of england, but petering out as it goes. sunny skies into northern ireland. temperatures of 12—15 degrees, down on where they have been lately. and then, through monday night, this first band of rain fizzles away but another band of wet weather swings in from the west and this one will bring some really intense downpours into the south—west of england, parts of wales by the end of the night. so, as we look ahead to tuesday, we've got a big area of low pressure up to the north—west of us, this frontal system sliding its way through with some heavy rain. there are more weather systems, you'll notice, waiting in the wings — quite an unsettled week ahead. so, on tuesday, heavy rain drifting across southern england, wales, the midlands, northern england, up into scotland. behind that, we will see some sunnier skies. turning rather windy across western and southern coasts and also very windy in the far north—east of scotland — gusts of around 60 miles per hour in shetland — and temperatures generally between 10 and 13 degrees. and then, as we look ahead to wednesday, this big low

still spinning to the north—west. this weather feature running in from the west is going to bring a zone of heavy rain and potentially a squeeze of really strong winds. gales are possible around the south—west of england, maybe the west of wales as well. it's also going to be very windy again in the northern isles, and we'll see outbreaks of heavy rain pushing northwards and eastwards. temperatures, though, still down on where they have been —10—14 degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines: turkey says a person suspected of having left a bomb that caused an explosion on sunday in istanbul has been arrested by police. the blast killed at least six people and injured dozens more. president recep tayyip erdogan said the attack "smelled of terror". president volodymyr zelensky says ukrainian investigators in kherson have uncovered evidence of war crimes in areas of the city abandoned by russian forces on friday. he said those responsible would face justice. the security situation remains tense and an overnight curfew has been imposed. a tehran court has handed down the first death sentence in connection with the continuing protests in iran. the protests began about two months ago after a 22—year—old woman, mahsa amini, died in custody after being arrested for not fully covering her hair.