1. The EU’s foreign policy chief calls for a political solution in Syria and bringing together different actors to defeat Daesh in the most serious war of our times.
2. Iraqi army forces are pressing ahead with their military campaign to liberate the Daesh stronghold city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province.
3. The Pentagon clears the way for the sale of thousands of US smart bombs to Saudi Arabia as Riyadh continues to target and kill more people in its war on Yemen.
4. In Bahrain, the death sentences are upheld against two activists convicted of bomb attacks. Their lawyers say their clients were tortured and confessed under duress.
5. Thousands take part in the funeral of two young Palestinians killed in a raid by Israeli forces in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.