1 Russian President Vladimir Putin promises to step up airstrikes in Syria after it is confirmed that a terror act brought down a Russian passenger plane.
2 The French military carries out fresh airstrikes on Daesh positions in the Syrian city of Raqqah. The strikes come in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
3 Amnesty International warns that border fences and other controls by European nations are fuelling a range of human rights abuses against refugees.S
4 Greece’s finance minister says Athens has struck a deal with its international creditors to unblock some 12 billion euros in much-needed loans.
5 Plus, the fate of 44 Nigerian pilgrims who went missing after a stampede at this year’s Hajj in Mecca is still unknown nearly two months after the incident.