U.S. CDC places 14-day travel restriction on passengers from quarantined cruise ship
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday all passengers on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan would be restricted from traveling to the United States for at least 14 days after leaving the ship.
UK seeks to attract high-skilled workers with points-based immigration system
Britain will prioritize access for high-skilled workers from around the world in its post-Brexit, points-based immigration system, the government said on Tuesday, setting out its plans to put an end to a reliance on “cheap labor from Europe”.
Tripoli government suspends Libya talks after Haftar attacks Tripoli port
Libya’s internationally recognized government on Tuesday suspended talks hosted by the United Nations to halt warfare over the capital after eastern forces shelled Tripoli’s port, killing three people and almost hitting a highly explosive gas tanker.
PDVSA slams U.S. sanctions on Rosneft over Venezuela activity
Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA said on Tuesday it rejected U.S. sanctions on Russian state oil company Rosneft over its continued trading of oil from the South American country.
Canada says it aims to evacuate citizens from virus-hit ship this week
The Canadian government aims to evacuate nationals aboard a virus-hit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama on either Thursday or Friday, Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday.
Libya’s internationally recognized government suspends ceasefire talks in Geneva
Libya’s internationally recognized government suspended ceasefire talks hosted by the United Nations in Geneva after an attack on Tripoli port on Tuesday, the presidential council of the government announced in a statement.
Russian artist under investigation over French sexting row
Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky was put under formal investigation on Tuesday after the publication an online sexual chat that caused one of French President Emmanuel Macron’s closest lieutenants to pull out of the race to become mayor of Paris.
Turkey issues fresh detention request after surprise acquittal in protest trial
Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded the re-arrest of Turkish businessman Osman Kavala in connection with the failed 2016 coup, hours after he was acquitted over his alleged role in the Gezi Park protests of 2013, a document seen by Reuters showed.
Putin sacks prominent Kremlin ideologue, Ukraine hardliner
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed a veteran, once close adviser who until recently managed Moscow’s relations with war-torn Ukraine.
U.S. imposes new rules on state-owned Chinese media over propaganda concerns
The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese state-run media entities with U.S. operations the same as foreign embassies, requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Departmen…
