Walter MurrowAround the World in Brief
Australia: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle continued their Australian visit, with royal reporters tracking their second day of engagements. In New South Wales, the state government announced that…
A Whale’s Slow Goodbye in the Baltic Sea
Off the coast of northern Germany, a humpback whale that has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks has entered what authorities are calling a terminal phase. The environment minister of…
Hampshire College to Close Its Doors
In Amherst, Massachusetts, Hampshire College announced it will close amid declining student enrolment. The progressive liberal arts institution, founded in 1970 as an experimental alternative to…
A 500-Year-Old Book Reveals Galileo’s Hidden Notes
In a story that reads like a Dan Brown novel — except it’s real — historian Ivan Malára made a stunning discovery at the National Central Library in Florence. While examining seven 16th-century…
Turmoil in US Politics: Swalwell Accuser, Resignations, and Vance vs. the Pope
Domestically, the United States faced its own political earthquakes. The New York Times reported that a new accuser, Lonna Drewes, has come forward alleging that former Congressman Eric Swalwell…
US-Iran Conflict Deepens, IMF Warns of Global Recession
The most consequential story of the day centres on the escalating US-Iran standoff. Live coverage from the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age tracked a dizzying array of developments: President Trump…