The White House warned Thursday that failure to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact will put billions of dollars in US exports at risk to competition from China. Without TPP, which has been a hot-button issue in the US presidential campaign, China and other countries could move...

(The Daily Star)- The commander of the Iraqi special forces who are spearheading the offensive to recapture the ISIS stronghold of Mosul said Thursday that they had gained a foothold in the city quicker than expected. Lieutenant-General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi also raised the possibility that...

(The Daily Star)- Income from Tunisia's tourism sector, hard-hit by extremist attacks, fell eight percent in the first nine months of 2016 compared with the same period last year, according to official figures. From January 1 to Sept. 31, tourism firms took 1.8 billion dinars ($811 million,...

Russian and U.S. military officials have discussed additional safety measures for flights over Syria by Russian and U.S.-led coalition warplanes, Russian news agencies reported Thursday. Russia and the coalition support opposing sides in Syria's protracted civil war....