Kurdish forces demand help from US

The worsening situation on the Turkish-Syrian border, with Kurdish forces demanding help from former allies America, saying if the Turkish offensive continues, they can't make guarding IS prisoners a priority.

Also in the programme: The backlash against vaping and the use of e-cigarettes in the United States.

And why a leading expert on computer science thinks that artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity.

Joining Rebecca Kesby to discuss these and other issues are Eunice Goes, Portuguese-born professor of politics at Richmond University in London, and James Harkin, Irish journalist and director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism in London.

(Image: Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. Credit: AFP)