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The Syrian regime announced the start of a new offensive on the city of Aleppo Thursday, ignoring calls to stop bombing civilians, a senior administration official told Fox News Thursday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's two top aides are apologizing and are repaying a portion of the $207,000 Canadian (US$157,000) in expenses they incurred in moving to Ottawa from Toronto.

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Emergency officials in Moscow say that seven firefighters are missing in a large blaze at a plastics warehouse.

Roman Catholic Church officials in Mexico are pleading for the life of a priest who was kidnapped from his parish residence one day after two other priests were killed.

Albania's parliament has passed a law on importing garbage from foreign countries that was opposed by environmental activists and the opposition.

The opposition Muslim Brotherhood says its electoral bloc won 15 seats in Jordan's 130-member parliament.

President Francois Hollande has bestowed a Legion of Honor award on a French-American who was among passengers who stopped a gunman on a high-speed train in 2015, and was wounded after grabbing his assault rifle.

Mexico's federal Attorney General's Office says it has taken over two corruption investigations involving the outgoing governor of Veracruz state.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has named his longtime ally, the speaker of parliament and Putin's chief of staff, to head the country's foreign intelligence service.

An Algerian man who fled house arrest in France following his conviction in a terror-linked case has been arrested in Switzerland while seeking asylum.

During an interview with The Associated Press, Syrian President Bashar Assad made several denials, insisting that the city of Aleppo is not under siege and that Syrian and Russian aircraft did not carry out a strike on an aid convoy.

Libyan officials say a team of five Italian investigators has arrived in a town near the Algerian border where two Italians and a Canadian were abducted at gunpoint earlier this week.

A court in the Dominican Republic has sentenced a former chief of the police force's anti-drug unit to 20 years in prison.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed efforts to combat terror in response to the Sept. 11 attacks for only widening the spread of global extremism and accused regional rival Saudi Arabia of flooding the Middle East with "hateful ideology." But in an otherwise somber speech, he cited Tehran's nuclear deal as an example of how diplomacy can resolve conflicts that could spiral into war.

Rome's iconic Spanish Steps have officially reopened to the public after a cleaning and repair job financed by luxury jeweler Bulgari.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's launched exploratory talks toward a free trade deal with China — Canada's second biggest trading partner.

The first swells of a mammoth new refugee flood are starting to overwhelm international relief efforts in northern Iraq, as more than a million residents in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul are beginning to flee before a vicious battle is joined between ISIS and forces trying to displace the terrorist forces.

The United Arab Emirates has dropped charges against a British-Australian dual national living in Dubai over his efforts to raise money for Afghans who fled their country's war.

Israeli defense officials say a new spy satellite is operational and taking high-quality pictures after suffering technical difficulties during its launch early this month.