Trump letter to Erdogan: ‘Don’t be a fool’
“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…
Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Syrian army
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…
‘Do people really think we should go to war with NATO member Turkey?’ Trump defends Syria withdrawal
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…
Syrian Army deployed to country’s northeast to counter ‘Turkish aggression’
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…
Trump warns Turkey ahead of Syria withdrawal
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…
Iran confirms detention of three Australian citizens, accuses one of spying
Iranian authorities have now confirmed the nation is detaining three Australians, with one of them accused of spying for a third country. The details are contained in a brief report…
US and Qatar ink deals for ‘tremendous amounts’ of military weapons and Boeing planes
Qatar has agreed to buy “tremendous amounts of military equipment” and Boeing planes from the United States following a visit by Gulf Nation’s Emir to the White House, according to…
Donald Trump threatens Iran with ‘obliteration’, after Tehran calls White House actions ‘mentally retarded’
US President Donald Trump threatened to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American”, in a new war of words with Tehran after it condemned the latest US sanctions…
Palestinians reject economic part of US peace plan
Palestinian officials dismiss $50bn investment and infrastructure proposal, say political solution must be found first. The United States has revealed a proposal to create a $50bn global investment fund for…
Islamic State recruit Mahir Absar Alam insists he’s not a threat if allowed to return to Australia
An Australian member of Islamic State (IS) has begged to come home, describing “rivers of blood” flowing inside the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate and a life of horror and misery. Mahir…