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So this is how Hvaldimir may have died: "He was healthy"

The sociable white whale Hvaldimir, who caused great commotion when he appeared in both Norwegian and Swedish waters, probably did not die of natural causes.

Continued Weak Cruise Traffic in the Baltic Sea

Cruise traffic in the Baltic Sea is still far from the volumes of the peak year 2019. During this year's summer season, approximately 200,000 cruise passengers are expected to arrive in Stockholm.

A year after the uprising: Prigozhin a "great man"

A year after the Wagner Group's armed uprising in Russia, its deceased leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remains in the memory of many Russians as a "great man". He did a lot for Russia during a difficult time, says Alexander Ulyanov, who the AFP news agency spoke with.

Putin: No need for nuclear retaliation right now

Russia's current attack tactic in Ukraine is sufficient and more reservists will not be called in. The President Vladimir Putin announced this in a speech at the SPIEF, the economic forum held by his regime in St. Petersburg this week.

Rare appearance: Putin's alleged daughters

Vladimir Putin's private life is shrouded in mystery. But at the economic forum in St. Petersburg – commonly known as "Putin's Davos" – the supposed daughters of the Russian president made unusual appearances. The children of the Kremlin elite are slowly rising through the ranks, according to political analysts.

Warlord Prigozhin gets a statue in St. Petersburg