Russia has agreed to release nearly 100 whales which have been held for months in cramped pens by firms hoping to sell them in China.
A petition signed by nearly 1.5 million people helped to raise awareness of the plight of the whales, which will now be freed with the help of international scientists.
Lucy Taylor reports from Moscow:
Trump, Iran threaten to escalate conflict with attacks on energy and water facilities
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Israeli airstrikes kill four in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
An Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle on Sunday killed three people in the middle of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, hours after another person was killed in a strike on northern Gaza.
Iran says Hormuz open to all but ‘enemy-linked’ ships
The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", Iran's representative to the UN maritime agency was quoted as saying in Iranian media reports published on Sunday.
GCC renews condemnation of ongoing Iranian attacks
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Seven killed in Qatar helicopter crash due to technical malfunction
Seven people were killed in a helicopter crash in Qatar's territorial waters, Qatar and Türkiye said on Sunday.
