hello and welcome, you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: stinging criticism for president trump, as he withdraws us troops from northern syria — he's accused of abandoning america's kurdish allies. hundreds of arrests as activists worldwide begin a two—week campaign of disruption, demanding action on climate change. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: new zealand marks 250 years since british explorer, captain cook, landed, and the first encounter between maori and europeans. and the nobel prize for medicine goes to one british and two american scientists, for their work on how human cells respond to the availability of oxygen.

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. hello and welcome. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington where president trump has fiercely defended his shock decision to pull us troops out of northern syria. critics fear it opens the way for turkey to attack kurdish fighters there, who are regarded by the turkish government as terrorists. mister trump has threatened to "totally destroy and obliterate" turkey's economy if ankara takes advantage of his decision, but said it was time to get out of what he called "these ridiculous, endless wars". the bbc‘s orla guerin reports

from the turkey—syria border. a pull out at dawn. us troops, leaving observation posts along the syrian border. washington says only a small number of troops were moved a short distance. but kurdish forces fear they are clearing the way for a turkish invasion. turkey's president was viewing serbian troops today, an honour guard on a state visit, as concerns grow internationally about what he is planning for northern syria. before leaving home, he seemed ready for unilateral action soon. "we talked to the americans last night", he said. "and we keep talking. we have made a decision. and as we always say, we might come suddenly one night."

that's a major threat for these kurdish fighters from the sdf, the syrian democratic forces, who have fought street to street against islamic state with help from the us. they have been washington's key allies in battle. but with the us pull—out, they believe they're being thrown to the wolves. they have vowed to resist any offensive, and defend their land at all costs. their spokesman, mustafa bali, told us that an attack by turkey risks giving is sleeper cells a chance to regroup, and even retake some territory. from president trump, a bellicose warning, via his usual undiplomatic channel, twitter...

just last month, american and turkish troops were carrying out these joint patrols at the border. but now ankara intends to go it alone, taking the battle to kurdish forces is views as terrorists and a threat to its security. washington has no intention of getting caught in the crossfire. but there is concern in the us and elsewhere about turkey's next moves. there is a growing sense here, on the both sides of the border, that the countdown to a turkish offensive has begun. the pentagon has said that turkey risks destabilising the region and beyond. france has called on ankara not to take any action that could harm the fight against the islamic state group and united nations humanitarian officials have said they are preparing for the worst. orla guerin, bbc news, at the turkey—syria border.

in just a few minutes we'll be getting reaction and analysis from washington on this, so do stay with newsday for that. but first let's update you on some of the day's other news: hundreds of people have been arrested at climate protests across the world. in sydney, protestors staged a sit—in on a main road. hundreds were pulled away from the scene. in paris, demonstrators also blocked roads in the city centre and reportedly occupied a shopping centre. meanwhile on new york's wall street, there were arrests after protestors poured fake blood over the famous charging bull statue, staging what they called a "die—in". nada tawfik has more. it has been a scene of really orderly chaos, i would say. the extinction rebellion protesters hitting a lot of the iconic spots of new york city. first at the charging bull, down by wall street — they sprayed it with fake blood and staged a die—in. around 30 people were arrested

between there and the stock exchange, where they continued the protestsm and the stock exchange, where they continued the protests before they went up to lower manhattan and blocked traffic on broadway avenue. again 50 people there arrested. but police have really been trying to contain the protesters, mark out the route and surround them so it won't get too out of control. and now here they are beginning what is supposed to be a week of activities, trying to get people signed up, and aware of their cause. we are expecting many more days of disruption. also making news today: hong kong's government is considering restricting access to the internet in a bid to contain pro—democracy protests there. an emergency law banning the wearing of face masks only stoked tensions over the weekend, which led to riots and clashes with police. dozens of people have been arrested for flouting the new law. china's state broadcaster and the biggest streaming platform, tencent, will no longer carry games played by the us basketball team, the houston rockets, after their general manager

tweeted his support for hong kong's pro—democracy movement. the team's merchandise has also been pulled from china's biggest online retail platform. daryl morey has since deleted his tweet and apologised to china. but that has sparked criticism from prominent us politicians. to try to gag a general manager or anybody who is speaking out in favour of the hong kong protest is wrong, and i hope that basketball will understand that. it is un—american to gag people when they are speaking out on behalf of freedom. the uk government is urging the us to waive diplomatic immunity for an american woman suspected of involvement in a fatal car accident in the east midlands of england. anne sacoolas is wanted by police over the death of a teenager who was killed after being thrown off his motorbike in the collision in august.

a federal appeals court in the us has granted president trump a last—minute reprieve, by blocking a lower court's ruling that he must hand over eight years of his tax returns. the manhattan district attorney has subpoenaed the returns to see if mr trump broke any laws regarding payments made to silence an adult film actress during the 2016 presidential election. sweden's king carl gustaf has removed five of his grandchildren from the royal house. they will no longer have the title of royal highness and will not perform official royal duties. the move reflects a wider view that there is no need to pay so many members of the royal family for official duties. the nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to a british scientist and two americans, for their research

into how cells respond to oxygen. their work is paving the way for new therapies for diseases like anaemia, and cancer. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. just for a moment, the serious work of science was put on pause at sir peter ratcliffe's laboratory, at the university of oxford. in true nobel fashion, sir peter had no advance warning of the prize. ifound out this morning, as my secretary catherine came through the door, into my laboratory meeting, with an anxious look on herface, and suggested i talk to someone from stockholm. so what was your reaction? well, delighted, honoured, a little bit surprised this morning. obviously this is a great tribute to lots of people in my lab, the people who helped me set it up, the people who have been there for years, the people who are there now. the 2019 nobel prize in physiology or medicine jointly to william kaelin... sir peter shared the award

with american scientists william kaelin and gregg semenza for their discoveries on how human cells sense and adapt to the availability of oxygen. for elite athletes, like dina asher—smith, powering her way to gold at the 200 metre world championships, muscle cells are perfectly calibrated to get maximum explosive power. for mountaineers at high altitudes, oxygen levels can be dangerously low, akin to what patients experience in intensive care. discovering how the human body adapts to extreme situations has many medical applications. most human diseases are complicated by low oxygen, we call it hypoxia, that includes heart disease, anaemia the primary target now, cancer in a slightly different way. we're right on the threshold of hearing the outcome of trials in the us, in europe, injapan.

sir peter's share of the prize money is nearly £250,000. he says he has no idea how he will spend it and seemed anxious to get back to his lab. fergus walsh, bbc news, 0xford. congratulations to all of them. let's return to our top story now. donald trump has threatened to "totally destroy and obliterate" turkey's economy if the country goes "off limits" after the us president decided to pull american troops out of syria. critics fear it could open the way for turkey to attack kurdish fighters. the shock move has been fiercely criticised, even by donald trump's fellow republicans. but a senior official from his administration said this was not a withdrawal from syria and the troops would be redeployed elsewhere in the country. frances brown is a us foreign policy analyst who served on the national security council under the 0bama

and trump administrations. she says there's a lot of confusion and condemnation over mr trump's decision. it seems really clear that president trump did not consult with his pentagon, did not consult with his state department, his european allies, before he made this shock announcement late last night washington time. as a result, the government has been scrambling to explain what it has meant and what it has not met. a lot of condemnation concerning the national security implications of this decision and what it could mean for us interests as well as for the reason. as a result, a lot of actors on both sides of the political aisle trying to walk back the president's communication about this. is it something that can what back? in december we heard something similar and it did not really come to much. is this something that can be walked

back or will he push on this? you are absolutely right. this is deja vu are absolutely right. this is deja vu all over again. we saw a scenario played out in december after phone call between president erdogan and president trump. 0nce call between president erdogan and president trump. once again we do not know what happened on that call either but they seem to develop a rapport and after the call president erdogan seem to get what he wanted out of president trump. 0ne difference is that we are already hearing some indications and again at the reporting is very murky, that perhaps the turks are already moving on their ability to make incursion. it could be that the genie is already out of the bottle but we will have to wait and see. we had president erdogan say that they might come solidly one night. you get a sense that a turkish offensive has begun. —— silently.

get a sense that a turkish offensive has begun. -- silently. suddenly. there are many us troops deployed quite close to that area, as you indicated, so, there is a lot of concern of that. i do not know the latest under the turkish side. you wrote about the perils and promises of the us and kurdish lead syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a partnership between them. what do you mean by that? from our understanding, the kurds have done so understanding, the kurds have done so much in terms of fighting back and restraining so—called its stop the sdf have been a tremendous fighting partner for the us the sdf have been a tremendous fighting partnerfor the us and were pivotal in the successful military campaign against the islamic state over the last couple of years. the peril has been what we are now seeing being played out. there was never clear us strategic picture of where this partnership will lead into the long—term and at this

partnership was always up that caused tension without nato ally, turkey, who linked the sdf to terrorist groups. there was always an uncomfortable situation with the two partners are the best the us could do was manage this tension is for a while. we're seeing that it all unravelling after the president made this extremely hasty and disruptive announcement. that was francis brown, a us foreign policy analyst meeting earlier. —— speaking. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: my my mother used to say go to sleep, otherwise a ghost will come and eat you. those stories our parents tell us — new research in singapore shows children who are lied to, can have problems telling the truth as adults i suspect i'm guilty of that. also

coming up by newsday, we will be remembering today that maoris met europeans. 250 years on, new zealand marked the divisive anniversary. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade, and ran towards the president, firing kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama.

i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. thank you for staying with us. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: president trump is accused of abandoning america's kurdish allies as he withdraws us troops from northern syria. hundreds of arrests as activists worldwide begin a two—week campaign of disruption, demanding action on climate change. new zealand is marking 250 years since the british explorer captain james cook set foot in the country. a replica of his ship, the endeavour, has arrived at the same spot in gisborne, to a mixture of celebrations

and protests. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is there. he told us about the significance of the commemorations. you can see behind me a replica of the endeavour, and it was this ship that brought james cook and his crew of british explorers halfway around the world from the united kingdom. this replica arrived here in gisborne port about an hour ago, it's spent most of the morning sailing around what james cook named polity bay, much to the delight of hundreds of people who gathered around the bay to watch this spectacle. it was some sightseeing this boat glide into the harbour. this has been a day of commemoration, it also been a day of protest as well as the ship sailed into gisborne. there were very noisy protests by maori groups, they don't see today is a day of celebration, they see it as a day of mourning

and they consider the arrival of captain cook 250 years ago as the start of a brutal colonisation. how are they protesting? just over the water to my left, rico, there were several hundred maori protesters. they say that before captain cook arrived here 250 years ago, the maori people were free, independent and self—governing. they were living in a thriving civilisation and they say they've had that taken away from them. they would say that colonisation is the theft of their land, though those messages they are trying to get across today. they also stressed there are lingering consequences of colonisation. maori people make up 15% of new zealand's population and they suffer disproportionately high rates of ill—health, suicide and imprisonment. the authorities here have been very gentle to emphasise this is notjust about new zealand's european story,

but also about it maori and polynesian seafaring traditions as well. the lots and lots of discussion here and of course the legacy, the enduring legacy of captain james cook, is as it has always been here, fiercely discussed. phil mercer there in new zealand, on a beautiful day, but a divisive anniversary, 250 years. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post is still leading with the protests in hong kong. it's focusing on the economic cost of the demonstrations. it says hong kong's economy has lost at least hk$ 2.8 billion, that's us$ 3.6 billion us, over the past week. rail closures and a drop in visitor

numbers have contributed to the cost. the japan times is running with the sinking of a fishing vessel near the noto peninsula. all 60 crew of the north korean boat were rescued after it collided with a patrol boat from the japanese fisheries agency. the collision took place insidejapan‘s exclusive economic zone in an area where illegal north korean fishing is rampant. and those climate extinction rebellion protests are getting coverage in many papers around the world, britain's daily telegraph is no exception. it has a picture of one protester being arrested. police in london say a total of 276 people were detained. we are expecting more of these protests to continue. you are up—to—date with the papers. now, rico, little white lies, i think i told them all the time to my children.

yes, this is an interesting study from singapore. a new study has found that children who are lied to by their parents are more likely to tell fibs as adults, and could face negative consequences in later life. researchers asked nearly 400 young singaporeans whether their parents lied to them, how much they lie to their parents now, and how well they've adjusted to challenges in adulthood. we'll hear more about the results in a moment. but first, we wanted to find out what sort of little lies parents tell their kids. newsday hit the streets of singapore to find out. my mum used to say "sleep or else a ghost will come and eat you." when the ice cream truck plays music, it is because it has run out of ice cream. which is, yeah, pretty rough. if you don't listen to your parents, the dragon will take you away. that's terrible! 0ur parents told us not to watch too much television, it's going to make our eyes go square. and i look at technology today,

every adult and child is on technology now. it just amazes me. 0ur eyes are all the same. my parents never told lies. i told my kids sometimes to, if she doesn't listen, it will rain. and sometimes she listenes. assistant professor peipei setoh from singapore's nanyang technological university gave me some more examples of the kind of lies that came up in the research. so the lies that the young adults reported their parents saying to them were like, if you don't behave, the police will catch you. oh, no! yeah. or, if you don't come with me now, i will leave you here. parents don't intend to do that. so what are the consequences of lying to kids? right.

so the adults that remembered their parents lied to them, they lie to their parents more when they are grown up and they face social challenges as adults. how should it be done then, if you would like to discipline your kid? in my experience of my parents, they would either spank me on my backside, slap me on the hand, or give me the look. is that the way to do it with your kids, to discipline them, rather than lying to them? we can give them accurate information, to know what to expect. you can say do you want a or b? try to deliver the truth in a sensitive and age—appropriate manner so they can learn about the world. that's true. it's about building character, building their personality and telling them more about life. but you are a parent yourself, professor, you have a three—year—old and a six—year—old. tell us, do you like to them or do you tell them the truth? we mostly try to practise truth—telling, but i have of course

said white lies every now and then, like ‘that is a beautiful drawing that you made for me for my birthday.‘ do you think it is like a shortcut, we can't think of anything better to say, so we can't think of anything better to say, so we we can't think of anything better to say, so we say we will be due to the dragon will give you to the police? pa rents, dragon will give you to the police? parents, when they are stressed, they won't complain quickly, they may result to telling lies. but you should tell your child the truth, or offer them alternative so they can regulate their emotions and learn the right thing to do. that was professor peipei setoh. what do you tell your kids, while they aren't watching? what do you tell your kids, while they aren't watching ?|j what do you tell your kids, while they aren't watching? i do is they behave, then, yes... i don't talk about dragons, i never say dragons

will take them away. i can't believe that woman. certainly the occasional white lie, i have lied about my age. the end it there. rico in singapore, many in london. thanks for watching. hello there. this week is looking typically autumnal, quite an unsettled, windy at times and there will be plenty of showers in the forecast. also some sunshine, it won't be a washout all the time, but when you catch one of the showers, they will often be quite heavy. maybe with a rumble of thunder and some hail mixed in, too. all down to low pressure, which will be just to the north—west or to the north of the uk over the next few days and indeed for much of the week. so our air will be coming in of the atlantic with these weather fronts bringing in bands of showers. one thing you will notice, though, it's not going to feel particularly cold, we will have our air coming in off the atlantic from a west or south—westerly direction most of the time. so that means around average temperatures throughout the day. and at night, it should keep

the frost and fog at bay. so if tuesday, it's going to be a bright, sunny start across many central and eastern areas, plenty of showers across to the west but will tend to work their way through, and they'll be blown in on a strong wind. so they'll move through quite quickly, despite them being quite heavy in places. like i said, with thunder and hail. and the winds will be gusting, very squally, 40—50 miles an hour in places, so this i was won't be with you for long. temperature—wise, highs of 16 or 17 degrees, generally the low to mid teens further north, particularly where you hold onto frequent showers. as we had to tuesday night, it looks like those hours, blustery, continue across northern and western areas, central and eastern areas may tend to turn drier, in fact, with clear skies. most temperatures no lower than around 7—10 degrees. for wednesday, then, low pressure still with us, just to the north of the uk, tightly packed isoba rs, so another windy day, and these weather fronts producing bands of showers. there will be one heading into parts of england and wales, i think, through wednesday morning.

so we will see an enhancement of showers across western areas through the morning into the afternoon. there could be a cluster of maybe heavy, thundery ones pushing across south wales and southern england. again, further north, closer to that area of low pressure, this is where we'll see most of the showers across western scotland. temperatures on wednesday probably a notch down on tuesday's values. 0n into thursday, low pressure again to the north of the uk, it's going to be another windy day. bands of showers moving from west to east, most of them across the north and the west of the country. eastern areas may tend to stay dry, with some showers arriving through the afternoon, later on. temperatures again i3—i6, maybe 17 degrees in the south—east. and it remains unsettled from thursday onwards, you can see sunshine and showers, those temperatures around the seasonal average, and it remains windy as well.

i'm kasia madera, with bbc world news. our top story: president trump defends his decision to pull us troops out of northern syria. the move would leave the road open for turkey to launch its long—threatened attack on kurdish forces, who are allied to america, but regarded by the turkish government as terrorists. hundreds of climate activists from the extinction rebellion movement are arrested in cities around the world at the start of a two—week campaign to demand government action on limiting global warming. and this story is getting a lot of attention on bbc.com israeli archaeologists unveil the ruins of a 5,0000—year—old city in the centre of the country. they say it is one of the largest in the region for that period, and was home to around 6,000 people. that's all. stay with bbc world news.