Rescuers give up hope for the humpback whale stranded in the Baltic Sea

US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats

Indonesia delays deportation of Scottish crime boss to Spain for murder and drug trafficking charges

Marina Silva steps down as Brazil’s environment minister to run for Congress

Macron calls for ceasefire in Mideast during visit to Japan

Russia claims full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region but Kyiv denies it ahead of US envoy talks