Sperm whales are a deep-diving species and prey on large squid. BDMLR had hoped that, once free of all the remaining ropes, the whale would refloat on a rising tide. But it died later on Monday.

The United States is planning to charge fees for docking at U.S. ports on any ship that is part of a fleet that includes Chinese-built or Chinese-flagged vessels and will push allies to do similar or