Reykjavik, Aug 4, 2026 (AFP) - Iceland says to rule on anti-whaling activists' expulsion this week

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Icelandic authorities will likely decide this week whether to expel 21 anti-whaling activists held in Reykjavik since last week after their ship was seized while pursuing a whaling ship, immigration officials told AFP on Tuesday. The Bandero, a vessel belonging to a foundation led by animal rights activist Paul Watson, was boarded by Icelandic authorities overnight from Thursday to Friday off Iceland after it obstructed the operations of one of I......

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