World News in 7 minutes. Monday 20th May 2024.
Today: Iran President crash. Palestine floating pier. Afghanistan gun attack. New Caledonia violence. DRC coup attempt. Tunisia Saied support. Dominican Republic elections. Spain Milei comments. Georgia bill vetoed. Russia Kharkiv missiles. And UK historic graffiti.
With Ben Mallett
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Today: Iran President crash. Palestine floating pier. Afghanistan gun attack. New Caledonia violence. DRC coup attempt. Tunisia Saied support. Dominican Republic elections. Spain Milei comments. Georgia bill vetoed. Russia Kharkiv missiles. And UK historic graffiti.
With Ben Mallett
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SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi and Ben Mallett every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.
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(00:00):
Good morning. This is Send sevenWorld News in seven minutes. I'm Ben
Mallett. Today is Monday, thetwentieth of May twenty twenty four. Starting
(00:20):
in Asia. In Iran, ahelicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and his
foreign minister crashed on Sunday. RaiSie was returning from a visit close to
Azerbaijan when the helicopter went down within Iran, they were reportedly crossing over
(00:46):
a mountain region in heavy fog beforethe crash, which has slowed down rescue
efforts. At the time of recording, it is unclear whether I See is
dead or alive. In Palestine,a floating pier built by the United States
(01:07):
in Gaza has seen its first deliveriesof food and medical aid. The US
has said that this should not bea substitute for aid entering Gaza by land.
Sabrina Singh, the Deputy Pentagon PressSecretary, said that aid deliveries would
(01:30):
start off small and scale up.You should really think of this as a
crawl walk run. It's going tostart off small and scale up. In
Afghanistan, three Spanish tourists have beenshot dead in an attack by gunman.
The Taliban, which has governed Afghanistansince twenty twenty one, says it has
(01:56):
made four arrests since the attack.In the French territory of New Caledonia,
violence has continued over the weekend.Another person was killed in a riot on
Saturday, bringing the number of deathsto six since protests began last week.
(02:20):
New Caledonia is currently under a stateof emergency. The island's High Commissioner,
Louis lefranc has said his forces willbe able to re establish order Africa.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo,the army claims to have stopped a coup
(02:43):
attempting to overthrow the government. Onecoup leader was killed, with another fifty
participants arrested, including three US citizens. Christian Malanga, a Congolese politician based
in the US, was said tohave been leading the coup. Gunfire could
(03:06):
be heard in the capitol Kinshasa earlyon Sunday morning. In Tunisia, hundreds
of people gathered in tunis in supportof President case Said on Sunday. Said
has faced criticism from inside Tunisia andabroad in recent weeks after a number of
(03:30):
his critics were arrested. Amnesty Internationaland Human Rights Watch had called on Tunisia
to respect free speech. Demonstrators onSunday could be heard criticizing foreign interference the
(03:52):
Americas. In the Dominican Republic,national elections took place yesterday. The current
president, Luis Avanada is widely expectedto win. Abanada has received high popularity
ratings due to his anti corruption stanceand his handling of the COVID nineteen pandemic.
(04:18):
Spain has recalled its ambassador to Argentinaafter President Hier Milay made comments about
the Spanish Prime minister's wife. Milaycalled the Goona Gomez corrupt during a rally
he was attending in Madrid. Atthe rally hosted by Spain's right wing Vox
(04:42):
Party, Malay also criticized Spain's governingSocialist Party. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel
Alvarez said that he expects an apologyfrom Malay Europe. In Georgia, President
Salamei Zubychvili vetoed a controversial foreign agentbill. Thousands of protesters gathered through the
(05:12):
Capitol Dubilisi after the bill was passedin parliament last week. The law would
require companies receiving more than twenty percentof their funding from abroad to be listed
as agents of foreign influence. PresidentZoribychvili said the law was Russian in its
(05:33):
assets and its spirit. The GeorgianDreamer Party, which has a majority in
parliament, is expected to overturn theveto soon. Russia has killed at least
eleven people in missile strikes on Sundaywhich targeted the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
(05:56):
Shelling of villages in the region alsotook place over the weekend, causing several
injuries. Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russiaof targeting civilians in its invasion, something
which Russia denies. And in theUnited Kingdom, a wooden door dating back
(06:17):
to the seventeen hundreds has been foundwith well preserved graffiti. Scratchings in the
door, made by British soldiers showFrench Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte being hanged. The
UK was at war with France fromthe late seventeen nineties. That's your world
News in seven minutes. If youenjoy this podcast, please leave a rating
(06:43):
and review in your podcast app.I'm Ben Mallett. Tomorrow you will be
with Stephen Devinchenzi have a great date
Good morning. This is Send sevenWorld News in seven minutes. I'm Ben
Mallett. Today is Monday, thetwentieth of May twenty twenty four. Starting
(00:20):
in Asia. In Iran, ahelicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and his
foreign minister crashed on Sunday. RaiSie was returning from a visit close to
Azerbaijan when the helicopter went down within Iran, they were reportedly crossing over
(00:46):
a mountain region in heavy fog beforethe crash, which has slowed down rescue
efforts. At the time of recording, it is unclear whether I See is
dead or alive. In Palestine,a floating pier built by the United States
(01:07):
in Gaza has seen its first deliveriesof food and medical aid. The US
has said that this should not bea substitute for aid entering Gaza by land.
Sabrina Singh, the Deputy Pentagon PressSecretary, said that aid deliveries would
(01:30):
start off small and scale up.You should really think of this as a
crawl walk run. It's going tostart off small and scale up. In
Afghanistan, three Spanish tourists have beenshot dead in an attack by gunman.
The Taliban, which has governed Afghanistansince twenty twenty one, says it has
(01:56):
made four arrests since the attack.In the French territory of New Caledonia,
violence has continued over the weekend.Another person was killed in a riot on
Saturday, bringing the number of deathsto six since protests began last week.
(02:20):
New Caledonia is currently under a stateof emergency. The island's High Commissioner,
Louis lefranc has said his forces willbe able to re establish order Africa.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo,the army claims to have stopped a coup
(02:43):
attempting to overthrow the government. Onecoup leader was killed, with another fifty
participants arrested, including three US citizens. Christian Malanga, a Congolese politician based
in the US, was said tohave been leading the coup. Gunfire could
(03:06):
be heard in the capitol Kinshasa earlyon Sunday morning. In Tunisia, hundreds
of people gathered in tunis in supportof President case Said on Sunday. Said
has faced criticism from inside Tunisia andabroad in recent weeks after a number of
(03:30):
his critics were arrested. Amnesty Internationaland Human Rights Watch had called on Tunisia
to respect free speech. Demonstrators onSunday could be heard criticizing foreign interference the
(03:52):
Americas. In the Dominican Republic,national elections took place yesterday. The current
president, Luis Avanada is widely expectedto win. Abanada has received high popularity
ratings due to his anti corruption stanceand his handling of the COVID nineteen pandemic.
(04:18):
Spain has recalled its ambassador to Argentinaafter President Hier Milay made comments about
the Spanish Prime minister's wife. Milaycalled the Goona Gomez corrupt during a rally
he was attending in Madrid. Atthe rally hosted by Spain's right wing Vox
(04:42):
Party, Malay also criticized Spain's governingSocialist Party. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel
Alvarez said that he expects an apologyfrom Malay Europe. In Georgia, President
Salamei Zubychvili vetoed a controversial foreign agentbill. Thousands of protesters gathered through the
(05:12):
Capitol Dubilisi after the bill was passedin parliament last week. The law would
require companies receiving more than twenty percentof their funding from abroad to be listed
as agents of foreign influence. PresidentZoribychvili said the law was Russian in its
(05:33):
assets and its spirit. The GeorgianDreamer Party, which has a majority in
parliament, is expected to overturn theveto soon. Russia has killed at least
eleven people in missile strikes on Sundaywhich targeted the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
(05:56):
Shelling of villages in the region alsotook place over the weekend, causing several
injuries. Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russiaof targeting civilians in its invasion, something
which Russia denies. And in theUnited Kingdom, a wooden door dating back
(06:17):
to the seventeen hundreds has been foundwith well preserved graffiti. Scratchings in the
door, made by British soldiers showFrench Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte being hanged. The
UK was at war with France fromthe late seventeen nineties. That's your world
News in seven minutes. If youenjoy this podcast, please leave a rating
(06:43):
and review in your podcast app.I'm Ben Mallett. Tomorrow you will be
with Stephen Devinchenzi have a great date
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