Simple English News Daily
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Simple English News Daily is a 7-minute podcast which tells today’s news in clear, simple, British English. Start your day by listening to 7 minutes of the most important stories from everywhere in the world. With SEND7, you can stay up-to-date with world news, and improve your English at the same time. SEND7 is aimed at intermediate and advanced English learners and teachers, and people with English as a second language, as well as native English speakers who want a fast, daily summary of world events! The podcast is released Monday to Friday.SEND7 in an acronym for Simple English News Daily, in 7 minutes. Stephen Devincenzi, from the UK, started SEND7 in 2020, and hosts most episodes. Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin are also British, and host some episodes. For more information, or to contact us, go to www.send7.orgThe Simple English News Daily podcast is free, and is supported by generous listeners, who receive access to the transcripts and a vocabulary list of every episode, and our weekly worksheets and world news quiz. To become a supporter and have access to the transcripts, worksheets and quiz, go to www.send7.org/supportWe do not use AI for anything.Get your daily news and improve your English listening, in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee, with SEND7.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 8min
Thursday 19th March 2026. Pakistan Afghanistan ceasefire. Iran gas supply attack. Australia EC talks. Britain meningitis vaccines...
A rapid tour of global headlines in clear, simple language. Fighting pauses between Pakistan and Afghanistan for Eid. Iran reports an attack on a gas field and vows retaliation. EU-Australia trade talks loom. Britain plans meningitis vaccines for students. Poland eyes phone bans in schools. Scotland votes down assisted dying. Chile fortifies its border. Rhinos return to Uganda.
Mar 17, 2026 • 7min
Wednesday 18th March 2026. Afghanistan hospital strike. Israel assassinations. Ukraine exports defence. Kenya ants. Colombia-Ecuador...
Coverage of a Kabul hospital strike and competing claims about who was responsible. Reports on targeted killings in Iran and worries about wider regional retaliation. Updates on Ukraine seeking drone-defence help and exporting defence equipment. Strange smuggling of thousands of ants in Kenya. Allegations of cross-border strikes between Colombia and Ecuador.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 8min
Tuesday 17th March 2026. Israel invades Lebanon. UAE airport. Europe not joining. Africa vulnerable. France elections. Mexico Harfuch hero..
Coverage of a limited Israeli ground operation in Lebanon and the mass displacement it caused. A drone strike damages a UAE airport and suspends flights. Discussion of calls for naval protection of the Strait of Hormuz and European reluctance to join. Reports on African fertilizer vulnerability, Moldova fuel spill alert, and dramatic events in Mexico and Cuba.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 8min
Monday 16th March 2026. US Israel Iran bombing. Japan Nintendo. Uganda Wine gone. Cote d'Ivoire drum. Ecuador curfew. Venezuela relations...
Rapid reports on a US strike in the Gulf and rising attacks around the Strait of Hormuz. Coverage of escalating Israel-Iran-Lebanon tensions and missile strikes across Iraq, UAE and Kuwait. A surprising Nintendo Switch 2 sales boost. Political shifts in Uganda and restored US-Venezuela ties. Ecuador's night curfew and cultural news about the return of a historic Ivorian drum.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 9min
Friday 13th March 2026. Iran Mojtaba statement. Tanker attacks. Oil turmoil. Chile protests. East Africa floods. Kenya ants...
News roundup covering a vow of retaliation affecting the Strait of Hormuz and related tanker attacks. Coverage of oil market turmoil and international moves to stabilise supply. Reports on protests and emergency measures in Chile. Floods and landslides across East Africa and a bizarre airport arrest involving live ants.
Mar 11, 2026 • 8min
Thursday 12th March 2026. Iran Hormuz ships. School US responsible. Chile President Kast. Argentina Brazil asylum. Korea BTS planning...
Reports of attacks and ship incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and drone activity near Dubai disrupting flights. Coverage of a major global oil release to calm markets. Stories about asylum requests from Iranian footballers and Argentina granting asylum to a Brazilian rioter. Big public events and safety concerns, including a massive BTS concert and a deadly bus fire. Political shifts in Chile and UK changes to hereditary peers.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 8min
Wednesday 11th March 2026. Madagascar dissolved. US Cuba next? Iran school investigation. Mexico no guns. Turkiye Cyprus. X bans millions...
A rapid roundup of global breaking stories in short, clear segments. Political upheaval in Madagascar and military moves involving Turkey and Cyprus. Big tech account suspensions and writers protesting AI. Mexico pushes the US on gun trafficking. Renewed US–Iran tensions and an investigation into a school strike.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 8min
Tuesday 10th March 2026. Iran new leader. Oil price highs. Australia Iranian women. Colombia elections. Peru unsure. Ukraine helping...
Coverage of a new leader in Iran and the wider regional strikes and casualties. A dramatic oil price spike linked to Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Five Iranian women footballers granted asylum in Australia. Deadly floods near Nairobi and a deadly rubbish dump collapse in Indonesia. Political drama in Colombia and Peru, plus trials, party bans, and international drone defence aid from Ukraine.
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Mar 8, 2026 • 9min
Monday 9th March 2026. Middle East war. Nepal results. Shield of the Americas. Sweden ship. Italy paralympics. Morocco women's AFCON...
Coverage of strikes and interceptions across the Middle East and shifting regional power moves. Nepal's surprising election results and a new prime ministerial frontrunner. A new multinational alliance aimed at drug cartels and its controversial rhetoric. Sweden seizes a sanctioned ship tied to grain exports. Paralympics open amid boycotts and Morocco's women's tournament is postponed.
Mar 7, 2026 • 58min
BONUS : East Turkistan, with FM Salih Hudayar.
Salih Hudayar, Uyghur politician and Foreign Minister of the East Turkestan Government-in-Exile, shares his journey from homeland to activism. He discusses East Turkestan history and who the Uyghurs are. He recounts family separation, internment and alleged erasure of identity. He explains international responses, demographic change risks, and the government-in-exile's aims and ways people can help.
