ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the government said on Saturday, prompting criticism from those who said it was necessary to tackle rising domestic violence. The Council of Europe accord, called the Istanbul Convention, pledged to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence and promote equality. Turkey signed it in […]

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Friday what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska, which laid bare the depth of tensions between the world’s two largest economies at the outset of the Biden administration.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan address the media following the closed-door morning talks […]

(Reuters) – Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Barkin on Friday signaled little concern over the recent rise in longer-term U.S. borrowing costs, chalking up the move to economic optimism and expectations for higher inflation.FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin poses during a break at a Dallas Fed conference on technology in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May […]

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The world’s seven largest advanced economies have agreed to support the first expansion of the International Monetary Fund’s reserves since 2009, a step meant to help developing countries cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Britain said on Friday.FILE PHOTO: A boy walks in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis say a U.S. plan for a ceasefire in their six-year war against a Saudi-led military coalition does not go far enough, and are ramping up pressure on Riyadh to lift a sea and air blockade before any truce deal is agreed.FILE PHOTO: Armed Houthi followers ride on the back of a truck after participating in […]

MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Telecom Italia fell more than 6% on the Milan bourse on Friday on growing uncertainty over Italy’s plans for a single super-fast broadband network.FILE PHOTO: A Telecom Italia’s control unit for fiber optics is seen in Perugia, Italy, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File PhotoRome has been trying to create a national network by merging Open […]