“Don’t be a fool,” Donald Trump warned his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an extraordinary letter sent the day Turkey launched its incursion into northeastern Syria – warning history risked branding him a “devil.” Three days after appearing to greenlight an invasion by pulling US troops from the Kurdish-dominated region, Trump told the Turkish president he would wreck Ankara’s economy …

A search is under way to find a boa constrictor snake believed to be “at large” in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The skin of the 2.5m-long (8.2ft) snake was found at a building site in the town of Silverdale in New South Wales. A professional snake handler was called on 4 October to inspect the skin, found hanging from …

The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey’s offensive against them. Syrian state media earlier reported that government forces had been deployed to the north. It follows the US decision to pull all its remaining troops from the area over the “untenable” situation there. The …

The US won’t fight fellow NATO member Turkey over the Kurds in Syria, President Donald Trump has said, while also suggesting the Kurds may be releasing terrorist prisoners just to get the US involved. In early Monday tweets, Trump defended his decision to hastily pull American troops and negotiators from the north of Syria, where a Turkish military operation against …

Syrian government troops have reportedly entered Tell Tamer, a town in the middle of the Kurdish-controlled part of the country, amid a continuing Turkish offensive against Kurdish militias. Syrian Arab Army troops entered the town early on Monday, according to SANA. Tell Tamer is a relatively small town, but it’s located on an intersection of several major roads and is …

More than 95,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Australia by air over the past five years, fanning fears people smugglers have shifted their business models from boats to planes. Since the start of July, about 80 people every day have claimed protection after landing at an Australian airport. The trend appears likely to push annual arrivals to a record high. …

The Liberal Party is “incapable” of addressing climate change, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says. Mr Turnbull also told The Australian the party’s failure to deliver a coherent and effective energy policy could be blamed on climate change deniers within its ranks. “The Liberal Party has just proved itself incapable of dealing with the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in any sort …

US President Donald Trump has launched a harsh attack on NATO ally Turkey, threatening to destroy its economy if Ankara takes a planned military strike in Syria too far even though the US leader himself has opened the door for a Turkish incursion. Trump said he would “totally destroy and obliterate” Turkey’s economy if it took action in Syria that …

Every 10 minutes, cybercriminals are preying on Australian businesses and individuals, leaving some people tens of thousands of dollars worse off. Max, who doesn’t want to use his real name, lost $66,000 when he transferred money to what he thought was a legitimate bank account. The 65-year-old self-funded retiree said he contacted a dealership about buying a 2019 Ford Mustang …

World Peace Summit to Call for Collective Effort for Sustainable Peace and Development Ensured by International Legal Framework Hosted by HWPL in South Korea Suwon, September 19, 2019 – The international peace NGO (Heavenly culture, World Peace & Restoration of Light) HWPL, South Korea, hosted its 2019 World Peace Summit, “Legislate Peace (LP)” – Implementation of the DPCW (Declaration of …