World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 4th December 2025.
Today: Kenya British misconduct. Libya war-crimes suspect. Tunisia opposition arrest. Pakistan Afghanistan talks. Thailand scam crackdown. Mexico wage increase. United Nations Gaza criticism. Russia Ukraine impasse. Bulgaria government resignation. Germany state visit. Europe cat origins.
With Juliet Martin
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Today: Kenya British misconduct. Libya war-crimes suspect. Tunisia opposition arrest. Pakistan Afghanistan talks. Thailand scam crackdown. Mexico wage increase. United Nations Gaza criticism. Russia Ukraine impasse. Bulgaria government resignation. Germany state visit. Europe cat origins.
With Juliet Martin
SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.
Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day.
Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/support
Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7
Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
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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, Niall Moore and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, 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 stories 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 sen seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm Juliet Martin and today is Thursday, the fourth of
December twenty twenty five. Starting in Africa today. In Kenya,
(00:29):
a parliamentary inquiry has accused British troops on training missions
of a pattern of harmful activity that could be seen
as an occupying presence. The committee has accused soldiers from
the British Army Training Unit Kenya of sexual misconduct and
(00:53):
environmental harm. Britain's Defense Ministry has said it is prepared
to investigate allegations once evidence is provided. In Libya, a
suspect of war crimes has asked the International Criminal Court
to release him. Khaled Mohammad Ali al Hshri is charged
(01:17):
with crimes against humanity, including murder, torture and rape. In Tunisia,
police have arrested opposition figure Ayachi Hamami at his home.
According to Reuters, he is convicted of conspiracy against state
(01:39):
security and faces a five year prison sentence. Last week,
a court issued sentences to dozens of opposition leaders on
charges of conspiracy against President. Kayus said Asia peace talks
(02:00):
between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed to reach an agreement,
according to officials. Talks were held in Saudi Arabia last weekend.
According to reports, both sides have agreed to maintain their ceasefire,
but a longer term arrangement has not been agreed. Thailand
(02:26):
has seized more than three hundred million dollars in assets
and issued arrest warrants for forty two high profile people
as part of an effort to counter regional scam networks.
The border between Thailand, me and Mah and Cambodia is
(02:47):
one part of Southeast Asia that has become a hub
for online fraud and criminal networks. The America Yes Mexico
will increase the minimum wage and aim to reduce the
work week. According to Labor Minister Marath Bolanos, the minimum
(03:13):
wage will rise by thirteen percent. President Claudia Schinbaum said
the decision was made after consulting with the Finance Ministry,
the Central Bank, and the business community. She said for
years it was said that the minimum wage couldn't go up,
that it would cause inflation, that there would no longer
(03:36):
be investment in the country, and we are at a
record level of foreign investment. United Nations Secretary General Antonio
Guterrez has said there was something fundamentally wrong with how
Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip. As
(04:00):
told Reuters, there are strong reasons to believe that war
crimes were committed. He also commented on Russia's war in Ukraine.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
When we look at a conflict, the solution of the
conflict should abide by international law, which means the Charter
and which means the respect for the territory integrity of states.
When I see what's happening, there is one agreement made
with Russia, then there is one agreement made with Ukraine.
(04:33):
The two are not compatible. Then they go again to Russia,
and then sincerely, I believe we are still far from
a solution.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Europe. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has called for the government
to resign. Earlier this week, the government canceled its twenty
twenty six budget after nationwide protests. In an address on
state television, Radoff said Bulgaria needs a real change that
(05:05):
will lead to the rule of law and the restoration
of statehood, and that is something that the current governing
coalition cannot achieve. He said that the government has failed
to meet the country's expectations and an early election is
the only way forward. German President Frank Walter Steinmeier arrived
(05:31):
in Britain yesterday for a three day state visit. This
is the first state visit by a German president for
twenty seven years. Steinmeier was greeted by British King Charles
and later hosted by Prime Minister kir Starmer and Researchers
(05:53):
have found that domestic cats first entered Europe only around
two thousand dar years ago, early in the Roman Empire.
They were probably brought by sailors to hunt mice on
trade ships. Previously, researchers believed that cats were domesticated in
Europe six thousand or seven thousand years ago, when farmers
(06:18):
from the Near and Middle East arrived. The study used
genetic data from cat remains in ninety seven archaeological sites
around Europe and the Near East and present day cats,
analyzing two hundred and twenty five cat bones from up
to ten thousand years ago. That's your world news in
(06:44):
seven minutes. If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your
friends about us. You can get in touch with us
in a voice message at senseven dot org or by
sending an email to podcast at senseven dot org. I'm
at Juliette Bartin. Tomorrow you will be with Stephen at
(07:04):
Devin Chenzie. Have a great day.
Good morning. This is sen seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm Juliet Martin and today is Thursday, the fourth of
December twenty twenty five. Starting in Africa today. In Kenya,
(00:29):
a parliamentary inquiry has accused British troops on training missions
of a pattern of harmful activity that could be seen
as an occupying presence. The committee has accused soldiers from
the British Army Training Unit Kenya of sexual misconduct and
(00:53):
environmental harm. Britain's Defense Ministry has said it is prepared
to investigate allegations once evidence is provided. In Libya, a
suspect of war crimes has asked the International Criminal Court
to release him. Khaled Mohammad Ali al Hshri is charged
(01:17):
with crimes against humanity, including murder, torture and rape. In Tunisia,
police have arrested opposition figure Ayachi Hamami at his home.
According to Reuters, he is convicted of conspiracy against state
(01:39):
security and faces a five year prison sentence. Last week,
a court issued sentences to dozens of opposition leaders on
charges of conspiracy against President. Kayus said Asia peace talks
(02:00):
between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed to reach an agreement,
according to officials. Talks were held in Saudi Arabia last weekend.
According to reports, both sides have agreed to maintain their ceasefire,
but a longer term arrangement has not been agreed. Thailand
(02:26):
has seized more than three hundred million dollars in assets
and issued arrest warrants for forty two high profile people
as part of an effort to counter regional scam networks.
The border between Thailand, me and Mah and Cambodia is
(02:47):
one part of Southeast Asia that has become a hub
for online fraud and criminal networks. The America Yes Mexico
will increase the minimum wage and aim to reduce the
work week. According to Labor Minister Marath Bolanos, the minimum
(03:13):
wage will rise by thirteen percent. President Claudia Schinbaum said
the decision was made after consulting with the Finance Ministry,
the Central Bank, and the business community. She said for
years it was said that the minimum wage couldn't go up,
that it would cause inflation, that there would no longer
(03:36):
be investment in the country, and we are at a
record level of foreign investment. United Nations Secretary General Antonio
Guterrez has said there was something fundamentally wrong with how
Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip. As
(04:00):
told Reuters, there are strong reasons to believe that war
crimes were committed. He also commented on Russia's war in Ukraine.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
When we look at a conflict, the solution of the
conflict should abide by international law, which means the Charter
and which means the respect for the territory integrity of states.
When I see what's happening, there is one agreement made
with Russia, then there is one agreement made with Ukraine.
(04:33):
The two are not compatible. Then they go again to Russia,
and then sincerely, I believe we are still far from
a solution.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Europe. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has called for the government
to resign. Earlier this week, the government canceled its twenty
twenty six budget after nationwide protests. In an address on
state television, Radoff said Bulgaria needs a real change that
(05:05):
will lead to the rule of law and the restoration
of statehood, and that is something that the current governing
coalition cannot achieve. He said that the government has failed
to meet the country's expectations and an early election is
the only way forward. German President Frank Walter Steinmeier arrived
(05:31):
in Britain yesterday for a three day state visit. This
is the first state visit by a German president for
twenty seven years. Steinmeier was greeted by British King Charles
and later hosted by Prime Minister kir Starmer and Researchers
(05:53):
have found that domestic cats first entered Europe only around
two thousand dar years ago, early in the Roman Empire.
They were probably brought by sailors to hunt mice on
trade ships. Previously, researchers believed that cats were domesticated in
Europe six thousand or seven thousand years ago, when farmers
(06:18):
from the Near and Middle East arrived. The study used
genetic data from cat remains in ninety seven archaeological sites
around Europe and the Near East and present day cats,
analyzing two hundred and twenty five cat bones from up
to ten thousand years ago. That's your world news in
(06:44):
seven minutes. If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your
friends about us. You can get in touch with us
in a voice message at senseven dot org or by
sending an email to podcast at senseven dot org. I'm
at Juliette Bartin. Tomorrow you will be with Stephen at
(07:04):
Devin Chenzie. Have a great day.
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