Newspaper leader passes over current events (6)
I believe the answer is:
eddies
'events' is the definition.
(eddy is a kind of event)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eddies that I've seen before include "troubled waters" , "Miniature whirlpools" , "Little whirls in pool" , "Counter-currents" , "current disturbances" .)