1. The Syrian army continues to make advances as they clear more areas from Daesh terrorists across the country.
2. An American war veteran tells Russian media that US policies helped create the Daesh terrorist group as he talks about the atrocities committed by US forces in Iraq.
3. In the US, demonstrators take to the streets of several cities to denounce the police’s deadly violence against the African-American community.
4. In the UK, junior doctors are set for their first strike after three weeks of negotiations with officials over pay ground to a halt.
5. South Korean women, forced into wartime sexual slavery, and their supporters protest against a deal to settle the issue with Japan, calling it humiliating.