Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has been cleared to travel to the US after his prison sentence ended, with his whereabouts remaining unknown following his release.
NYTimes – World The United States offered a visa to Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who was expected to fly to Miami on Saturday.
NYTimes – World The United States offered a visa to Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who was expected to fly to Miami on Saturday.
NPR – Politics The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during testimony last week. Committee chair Rand Paul plans to refer the case to the Department of Justice rather than immediately bringing the contempt resolution to the full Senate.
NYTimes – World Iran says it is close to finalising an agreement with Oman to partially reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with mediators and the US also signalling a deal could be near. Tehran says it has agreed on a shipping route and would control inbound traffic, while the US president said negotiations are moving along nicely.
BBC News – World German authorities launched a counterterrorism investigation after an airport employee found a drone carrying an unknown explosive device near the south runway at Leipzig airport, where Ukrainian cargo planes operate. A DHL cargo plane also collided in mid-air with an unknown object, slightly damaging the aircraft. Police deployed a bomb disposal robot and diverted several flights.
