World news in 7 minutes. Friday 14th November 2025
Today : Iraq results. Iran no water. Pakistan bombing. US unshut. Pennies end. Chile election. Ghana crush. South Africa G20. Ukraine corruption. Hitler sexual disorder. France commemorations. Serbia protests. Vatican favourite films.
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Today : Iraq results. Iran no water. Pakistan bombing. US unshut. Pennies end. Chile election. Ghana crush. South Africa G20. Ukraine corruption. Hitler sexual disorder. France commemorations. Serbia protests. Vatican favourite films.
SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.
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Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling 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, Juliet Martin and Niall Moore every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated daily news in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use 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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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. This is Send seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm Stephen Devin Cenzi. Today is Friday, the fourteenth of
November twenty twenty five. Starting in Asia today, in Iraq,
(00:22):
a coalition of parties headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Shi'a
al Sudani has won the most votes and seats in
the parliamentary election. Despite this, it may take months for
al Sudani to form a government, which will require many
more parties to join a big coalition. Iran is suffering
(00:46):
its worst water crisis in decades. President Masud Pezashkiyan has
said that it may be necessary to ration water soon
if the drought continues. Some analysts have said said that
as well as the drought, there are some man made
reasons for water shortages, including mismanagement, building too many dams,
(01:10):
illegal drilling of wells, over consumption, farming, and climate change.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mosin Nakvi has said that a suicide
bomber who blew himself up outside a court in Islamabad
on Tuesday was from Afghanistan. Twelve people were killed in
(01:31):
the attack, making it the deadliest attack in Pakistan's capital
city for more than ten years. Islamist jihadist group Jamar
al Ahra has claimed responsibility for the attack. Earlier this week,
Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif blamed India for the attack Americas.
(01:52):
In the United States, the longest ever government shutdown has
finished after legislation was passed in the Senate and House
of Representatives, with a small number of Democrats in each
chamber joining with Republicans to end the shutdown. The shutdowns
started on the first of October because Republicans and Democrats
(02:15):
could not agree on a budget for the twenty twenty
six fiscal year. Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for
the shutdown, during which hundreds of thousands of state employees
were ordered to stop working and hundreds of thousands more
workers continued to work despite not being paid. President Donald
(02:36):
Trump said that his government would work on making life affordable.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
The federal government will now resume normal operations, and my
administration and our partners in Congress will continue our work
to laura in the cost of living, restore public safety,
grower economy, and make America affordable again for all Americans.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Also in the United States, the US, the one cent coin,
also known as a penny has stopped being produced for
the first time in two hundred and thirty years. The
Treasury Department has said that there is falling demand for
the coin and it costs about four cents to produce
one one cent coin. The coins which are already in
(03:21):
circulation will remain legal tender. Chile has a general election
on Sunday. In Chile, presidents cannot hold consecutive terms, so
President Gabriel Borich is not a presidential candidate. Opinion polls
for the presidential election show no candidate receiving more than
(03:42):
about twenty five percent of votes, so it is almost
certain that there will be a second round. Africa, Garner's
military has reported that six people have died at a
stampede during a military recruitment events, and witnesses said that
there were too many people attending the event and that
(04:05):
it was badly organized. South Africa will host the twentieth
G twenty meeting next week. United States President Donald Trump
has said that the United States will not send a
representative because of the repression of white people in South Africa,
which Trump has called a genocide. Speaking to journalists, South
(04:29):
African President Cyril Ramaposa said that the US. Not attending
the G twenty was their loss in.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
The United States and by not being as a G
treat one must never think that we are not going
to go on with a G threat all other heads
of states. In the end we will take condamntal decision
and their absently ubbe.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
In Ukraine, Justice Minister Hehrmann Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svidlana
Grinchuk have resigned after being encouraged to resign by President
Vladimir Zelenski. Ukraine's Anti corruption bureau is investigating both ministers
in relation to a corruption case involving the state nuclear
(05:24):
power company in Erguatom, also in Ukraine. Zelenski has said
that the situation in Pokrovsk is difficult. Ukraine's military has
said that around three hundred Russian soldiers are now in Pokrovsk.
Military maps appear to show Russian forces controlling about half
of Pokrovsk. Adolf Hitler had a sexual disorder, according to
(05:49):
a new DNA study conducted for a British documentary. According
to the documentary, blood samples taken by a US Army
colonel from the bunker where Hitler killed himself in nineteen
forty five have shown that Hitler had Kulman syndrome, which
can prevent the normal progression of puberty and can result
(06:11):
in deformed genitalia. In France, there were commemorations yesterday for
the one hundred and thirty people killed ten years ago
in the Islamic State attacks on civilians in Paris. In Serbia,
there have been protests against a real estate project linked
(06:32):
to Jared Kushner, the son in law of US President
Donald Trump. The protests took place in front of the
partially destroyed Serbian army buildings which were bombed by NATO
in nineteen ninety nine, and in the Vatican City. Pope
Leo has told his favorite films.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
My four favorite films, It's a Wonderful Life Jimmy Stewart
from nineteen four six, The Sound of Music from nineteen
sixty five with Julie Andrews, Ordinary People the year was
nineteen eighty, The Stars Donald Sutherland and Mary Teller Moore,
(07:17):
Lavite Bella nineteen ninety seven, Roberto Benini.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
A big thank you to Daniella in Germany for becoming
our newest supporter. If you enjoy this podcast, you can
help to support us and have access to all of
our transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets, and world newsquizzes at sen
seven dot org. We give ten percent of our profit
(07:44):
to highly effective charities. Tomorrow we have another bonus episode
in which I'm talking to bre Acy about twenty twenty
five in Canada. So see you tomorrow
Good morning. This is Send seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm Stephen Devin Cenzi. Today is Friday, the fourteenth of
November twenty twenty five. Starting in Asia today, in Iraq,
(00:22):
a coalition of parties headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Shi'a
al Sudani has won the most votes and seats in
the parliamentary election. Despite this, it may take months for
al Sudani to form a government, which will require many
more parties to join a big coalition. Iran is suffering
(00:46):
its worst water crisis in decades. President Masud Pezashkiyan has
said that it may be necessary to ration water soon
if the drought continues. Some analysts have said said that
as well as the drought, there are some man made
reasons for water shortages, including mismanagement, building too many dams,
(01:10):
illegal drilling of wells, over consumption, farming, and climate change.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mosin Nakvi has said that a suicide
bomber who blew himself up outside a court in Islamabad
on Tuesday was from Afghanistan. Twelve people were killed in
(01:31):
the attack, making it the deadliest attack in Pakistan's capital
city for more than ten years. Islamist jihadist group Jamar
al Ahra has claimed responsibility for the attack. Earlier this week,
Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif blamed India for the attack Americas.
(01:52):
In the United States, the longest ever government shutdown has
finished after legislation was passed in the Senate and House
of Representatives, with a small number of Democrats in each
chamber joining with Republicans to end the shutdown. The shutdowns
started on the first of October because Republicans and Democrats
(02:15):
could not agree on a budget for the twenty twenty
six fiscal year. Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for
the shutdown, during which hundreds of thousands of state employees
were ordered to stop working and hundreds of thousands more
workers continued to work despite not being paid. President Donald
(02:36):
Trump said that his government would work on making life affordable.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
The federal government will now resume normal operations, and my
administration and our partners in Congress will continue our work
to laura in the cost of living, restore public safety,
grower economy, and make America affordable again for all Americans.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Also in the United States, the US, the one cent coin,
also known as a penny has stopped being produced for
the first time in two hundred and thirty years. The
Treasury Department has said that there is falling demand for
the coin and it costs about four cents to produce
one one cent coin. The coins which are already in
(03:21):
circulation will remain legal tender. Chile has a general election
on Sunday. In Chile, presidents cannot hold consecutive terms, so
President Gabriel Borich is not a presidential candidate. Opinion polls
for the presidential election show no candidate receiving more than
(03:42):
about twenty five percent of votes, so it is almost
certain that there will be a second round. Africa, Garner's
military has reported that six people have died at a
stampede during a military recruitment events, and witnesses said that
there were too many people attending the event and that
(04:05):
it was badly organized. South Africa will host the twentieth
G twenty meeting next week. United States President Donald Trump
has said that the United States will not send a
representative because of the repression of white people in South Africa,
which Trump has called a genocide. Speaking to journalists, South
(04:29):
African President Cyril Ramaposa said that the US. Not attending
the G twenty was their loss in.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
The United States and by not being as a G
treat one must never think that we are not going
to go on with a G threat all other heads
of states. In the end we will take condamntal decision
and their absently ubbe.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
In Ukraine, Justice Minister Hehrmann Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svidlana
Grinchuk have resigned after being encouraged to resign by President
Vladimir Zelenski. Ukraine's Anti corruption bureau is investigating both ministers
in relation to a corruption case involving the state nuclear
(05:24):
power company in Erguatom, also in Ukraine. Zelenski has said
that the situation in Pokrovsk is difficult. Ukraine's military has
said that around three hundred Russian soldiers are now in Pokrovsk.
Military maps appear to show Russian forces controlling about half
of Pokrovsk. Adolf Hitler had a sexual disorder, according to
(05:49):
a new DNA study conducted for a British documentary. According
to the documentary, blood samples taken by a US Army
colonel from the bunker where Hitler killed himself in nineteen
forty five have shown that Hitler had Kulman syndrome, which
can prevent the normal progression of puberty and can result
(06:11):
in deformed genitalia. In France, there were commemorations yesterday for
the one hundred and thirty people killed ten years ago
in the Islamic State attacks on civilians in Paris. In Serbia,
there have been protests against a real estate project linked
(06:32):
to Jared Kushner, the son in law of US President
Donald Trump. The protests took place in front of the
partially destroyed Serbian army buildings which were bombed by NATO
in nineteen ninety nine, and in the Vatican City. Pope
Leo has told his favorite films.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
My four favorite films, It's a Wonderful Life Jimmy Stewart
from nineteen four six, The Sound of Music from nineteen
sixty five with Julie Andrews, Ordinary People the year was
nineteen eighty, The Stars Donald Sutherland and Mary Teller Moore,
(07:17):
Lavite Bella nineteen ninety seven, Roberto Benini.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
A big thank you to Daniella in Germany for becoming
our newest supporter. If you enjoy this podcast, you can
help to support us and have access to all of
our transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets, and world newsquizzes at sen
seven dot org. We give ten percent of our profit
(07:44):
to highly effective charities. Tomorrow we have another bonus episode
in which I'm talking to bre Acy about twenty twenty
five in Canada. So see you tomorrow
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