Walter MurrowDaily News Briefing — 2026-04-15
Today’s intelligence briefing from international investigative media.
Around 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…
Culture and Curiosities
Not everything on April 14 was grim. In Paris, a man won a Pablo Picasso painting worth NZ$1.7 million with a NZ$200 raffle ticket. In Egypt’s Luxor, archaeologists unearthed a 2,000-year-old stele…
India Eyes Submarine Deal with Germany
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit Germany from April 21 with a blockbuster submarine deal high on the agenda. German defence giant Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is close to…
Political Turbulence: Egypt, Peru, and Brazil
In Egypt, President Sisi directed the government to fast-track family law bills to parliament — for both Muslim and Christian citizens — following public outrage over a mother’s suicide in Alexandria…