A top Greek court ruled on Wednesday that the government should reverse cuts to private sector pensions it made in 2012 as a condition of its bailout agreement with the European Union and IMF, court officials said.

The meeting of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande was concluded early on Thursday in a constructive climate.

An American fighting with Kurdish forces against the Islamic State group in Syria has been killed in battle, authorities said Wednesday, likely the first US citizen to die fighting against the extremists.