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A spokeswoman for a Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria says they are the verge of surrounding a wide area north of the IS stronghold of Raqqa.

Dozens of protesters are seeking to close off European Union headquarters to protest a meeting of the European Defense Agency.

British police say the driver of a tram that derailed in London, killing seven people, has been released on bail.

Iraqi troops consolidated gains in their advance on the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, regrouping as they clear neighborhoods and houses once occupied by the Islamic State group.

Spanish police say they have arrested 56 men in a nationwide operation against internet child pornography.

Egypt's Central Bank is bolstering the country's foreign reserves by securing $2 billion dollars in international funding, hours before the International Monetary Fund's board meets to approve Egypt's $12 IMF billion loan.

China's vice-premier is holding talks with Britain's Treasury chief as the two countries try to smooth over a rocky patch in their growing economic relationship.

The International Energy Agency says global oil production climbed higher in October — even after OPEC pledged to curb output in hopes of driving up prices.

A Japanese journalist deported from Iraq has denied allegations by Kurdish officials that he is a sympathizer of the Islamic State extremist group.

Turkish media reports say an explosion has occurred near a government building in the mainly-Kurdish town of Derik in the south.

Iran's semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that the armed forces chief of staff has criticized Donald Trump for his past harsh words about confronting Iranian boats in the Persian Gulf.

A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump says his boss doesn't think Israeli settlements should be condemned and they don't pose an "obstacle to peace." Jason Greenblatt's comments to Israel's Army Radio Thursday would mark a stark departure from the long-time American stance that Israeli construction in areas captured in the 1967 war makes it more difficult to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

In careful phrasing befitting the spy he once was, Vladimir Putin has made it clear he expects a great deal from President-elect Donald Trump.

A train dispatcher is going on trial charged with 12 counts of negligent homicide and 89 counts of causing bodily harm in the collision of two commuter trains in southern Germany earlier this year.

Vietnam's government has decided to scrap plans to construct the country's first two nuclear power plants, citing slowing demand for electricity and the declining price of other sources of energy.

Iraqi troops are consolidating gains in their advance on the northern city of Mosul, regrouping as they clear neighborhoods and houses once occupied by the Islamic State group.

A top Chinese police official has been elected head of Interpol as Beijing pushes for former officials and other corruption suspects to be returned from abroad.

China's auto sales rose 20.3 percent in October from a year earlier, propelled by surging demand for sport utility vehicles.

Throughout his campaign, Asian nations were a regular target of President-elect Donald Trump's speeches: China is a trade manipulator; Japan and Korea don't contribute enough for U.S. forces; the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal forged with 11 Pacific Rim nations, in part to isolate China, should never be ratified.

Greek police say a hand grenade attack outside the French Embassy in Athens has lightly wounded a policeman.