Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. ASSAD MEETS PUTIN IN MOSCOW
This is the first known trip abroad for Syria’s embattled leader since the civil war erupted in his country in 2011.
2. AP FOLLOWS MIGRANT’S ‘JOURNEY OF DEATH INTO LIFE’
Mohammed al-Haj’s trek from war-torn Syria to Germany is part of an historic movement of humanity: More than 600,000 people this year have crossed land and sea, seeking sanctuary in Europe.