Walter MurrowMississippi Tornadoes Damage Hundreds of Homes
Powerful storms tore through parts of Mississippi, with at least one confirmed tornado collapsing hundreds of homes, uprooting trees, and downing power lines. The Hindu reports that multiple…
Rubio Visits Vatican to Smooth Relations with Pope Leo XIV
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the Vatican on May 7 for talks with Pope Leo XIV, in a visit widely seen as an attempt to repair relations strained by former President Trump’s public…
Robots Capture Territory in Ukraine — A Military First
In what is being described as a historic milestone in modern warfare, robots have for the first time prevailed in combat and captured territory on the battlefield in Ukraine. Ethnos reports that the…
Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sets Off Global Health Emergency
Health authorities around the world are racing against the clock to track down passengers who disembarked from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak that has already…
Daily News Briefing — 2026-05-07
Today’s intelligence briefing from international investigative media.
Costa Rica Prepares for a New Chapter
Costa Rica is gearing up for a festive presidential handover on May 8, when president-elect Laura Fernández will officially take office at the National Stadium. The Ministry of Culture has announced…
Australia Confronts Antisemitism and Corporate Accountability
Australia’s Royal Commission into antisemitism entered its fourth day of hearings, with more than a dozen witnesses giving evidence about their lived experiences of anti-Jewish hatred. The inquiry…
Free Speech Friction in New Zealand
A New Zealand case involving police speaking to a woman over a Facebook post has ignited a political firestorm. Police Minister Mark Mitchell and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters both publicly…
Peru’s Elections on the Brink
In Peru, the 2026 general elections face a mounting crisis. Pending vote tallies and a looming deadline from the country’s National Jury of Elections (JNE) are threatening to derail the electoral…
Strait of Hormuz: Trump Administration “Sows Confusion”
The Trump administration’s handling of the conflict with Iran drew sharp scrutiny this week, with reporting from Stuff describing “shifting and often contradictory messaging” as Washington attempted…