1. Iraq’s military says the city of Ramadi is fully re-captured from Daesh terrorists in a major victory against the Takfiri group.
2. In Syria, hundreds of militants holed up in the town of Zabadani and civilians besieged in Idlib are evacuated under a deal between the government and militants.
3. Russia blames Saudi Arabia for destabilizing global oil markets by pumping more crude and driving prices to record lows.
4. Protesters in Nigeria’s central state of Niger demand the immediate and unconditional release of the country’s Islamic Movement leader, Sheikh Ebrahim el-Zakzaky.
5. Spain's embattled Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is holding talks with the leaders of two new upstart parties in a bid to form a coalition.