World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 14th October 2025.
Today: Israel Gaza hostages, peace deal. Pakistan protests. Afghanistan-Pakistan fighting. Madagascar coup. South Africa bus crash. Sudan RSF. Peru fire. Mexico floods. Netherlands Chinese chipmaker. Slovakia crash. Sweden Nobel Economics.
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Today: Israel Gaza hostages, peace deal. Pakistan protests. Afghanistan-Pakistan fighting. Madagascar coup. South Africa bus crash. Sudan RSF. Peru fire. Mexico floods. Netherlands Chinese chipmaker. Slovakia crash. Sweden Nobel Economics.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. This is sen seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm nile more. Today is Tuesday, the fourteenth of October
twenty twenty five. Today we're starting in Asia. In Israel,
(00:23):
the remaining twenty living hostages taken by Hamas on October seventh,
twenty twenty three were released yesterday. In exchange for the hostages,
Israel has released two hundred and fifty Palestinian prisoners who
were serving life sentences in Israeli prisons and one thousand,
(00:45):
seven hundred detainees from Gaza. However, despite an agreement that
the bodies of twenty eight deceased Israeli hostages would also
be returned from Gaza, yesterday only four were because Hamas
says it does not know where all of them are.
United States President Donald Trump gave a speech in the
(01:09):
Israeli Parliament. In the speech, he declared that the war
was over and that the region was at peace.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
But now, at last, not only for Israelis, but also
for Palestidians and for many others, the long and painful
nightmare is finally over. And as the dust settles, the
smoke fade, the debris is removed, and the ashes cleaned
(01:38):
from the air, the day that breaks on, a region transformed,
and a beautiful and much brighter future appear suddenly within
your region.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
After his speech, Trump traveled to the Sham El Shaikh
resort in Egypt to sign a formal peace still for Gaza.
Also signing the deal were katarz Emir to mim Bin
Hamad Altani, Turkey's president Receptayev Erowan, and the Egyptian President
Abdulphata al Sisi. After the ceremony, President Sisi thanked Donald
(02:14):
Trump for securing the peace deal and said how important
it was that Palestinians quote have the right to enjoy
freedom and live in their independent state, a state that
lives side by side with Israel in peace, security and
mutual recognition. In Pakistan, five people have been killed during
(02:38):
a protest in support of Palestine. The protest was organized
by the Pakistani political party Tarik i La Bak. Beginning
on Friday, thousands of people began marching from the city
of Lahore to the capital city Islamabad. Pakistani police tried
(02:59):
to block the march, which led to fighting between police
and protesters yesterday. According to Punjar police chief Uzman Anwar,
one police officer, three protesters and one passer by were killed.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has said it killed fifty eight
(03:19):
Pakistani soldiers during fighting at the Pakistan Afghanistan border over
the weekend. Pakistan denied the Taliban's claim, saying that only
twenty three of its soldiers had been killed while it
had neutralized two hundred Taliban fighters. Pakistan's Interior Minister, Moshin
(03:42):
Nakvi said that Afghanistan was quote playing a game of
fire and blood Africa. In Madagascar, an elite military group
known as Kapsat is now running the kuntry, according to
a senior politician in the country's opposition party. On Sunday,
(04:07):
President Andrew Rajalina had said that Kapsat were planning a
coup and fled Madagascar in a helicopter. President Rajealina had
been due to make a televised statement to the country
on Monday evening, but this was canceled after Capsat threatened
to take control of state media. At the time of
(04:29):
recording this episode, Rajelina had still not made a statement.
In South Africa, forty two people have died when a
bus carrying Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals crashed in the mountainous
Limpopo province. The South African President Cyril Ramafosa called the
(04:52):
crash a tragedy both for South Africa and for quote
our sister states of Zimbabwe Malawi. In Sudan, drone and
artillery attacks by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group have
killed at least sixty people in displacement shelters in the
(05:15):
city of Alpha Shir. According to a local activist group,
Alphashir has been under siege by the RSF, with the
RSF blocking roads in and out of the city for
about a year and a half. Sudan's army controls most
of the north and east of Sudan and the RSF
(05:36):
control most of the Southwest Americas. In Peru, a large
fire has destroyed more than a dozen houses in the
capital city Lima. The fire is suspected to have started
in a warehouse containing illegal fireworks. In Mexico, at least
(06:02):
forty seven people have died after heavy rainfall. Two tropical
storms hit Mexico over the weekend, causing landslides and flooding
that affected one hundred and thirty nine different towns across
five Mexican states, Vera Cruz Hidalgo, Puebla, Queretero, and San
(06:25):
Luis Potosi Europe. In the Netherlands, the Dutch government has
taken control of Next Barrier, a Chinese company that makes
computer chips, saying only that it was worried about the
quote continuity and safeguarding on Dutch and European soil of
(06:50):
crucial technological knowledge and capabilities. The Chinese company that owns
Next Barrier, Wingtech, has been identified by the United States
and United Kingdom as a threat to national security. Last year,
the UK government forced Wingtech to sell its factory in
(07:13):
the town of Newport. In Slovakia, two trains crashed into
each other near the town of Rosniava, injuring twenty people.
And in Sweden, the Nobel Prize for Economics has been
awarded to three economists, John Mokir from the Netherlands, Philippe
(07:35):
Agion from France, and Peter Howitt from Canada. They were
awarded the prize for quote explaining innovation driven economic growth.
In particular, the three economists have explained the idea of
quote creative destruction, where new innovations replace or destroys troy
(08:00):
old technologies or businesses. That's your world news in seven minutes.
If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your friends to
find simple English news daily in their podcast app. I'm
niall Moore. Tomorrow you will be with Stephen Devin Chenzi.
Have a great day.
Good morning. This is sen seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm nile more. Today is Tuesday, the fourteenth of October
twenty twenty five. Today we're starting in Asia. In Israel,
(00:23):
the remaining twenty living hostages taken by Hamas on October seventh,
twenty twenty three were released yesterday. In exchange for the hostages,
Israel has released two hundred and fifty Palestinian prisoners who
were serving life sentences in Israeli prisons and one thousand,
(00:45):
seven hundred detainees from Gaza. However, despite an agreement that
the bodies of twenty eight deceased Israeli hostages would also
be returned from Gaza, yesterday only four were because Hamas
says it does not know where all of them are.
United States President Donald Trump gave a speech in the
(01:09):
Israeli Parliament. In the speech, he declared that the war
was over and that the region was at peace.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
But now, at last, not only for Israelis, but also
for Palestidians and for many others, the long and painful
nightmare is finally over. And as the dust settles, the
smoke fade, the debris is removed, and the ashes cleaned
(01:38):
from the air, the day that breaks on, a region transformed,
and a beautiful and much brighter future appear suddenly within
your region.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
After his speech, Trump traveled to the Sham El Shaikh
resort in Egypt to sign a formal peace still for Gaza.
Also signing the deal were katarz Emir to mim Bin
Hamad Altani, Turkey's president Receptayev Erowan, and the Egyptian President
Abdulphata al Sisi. After the ceremony, President Sisi thanked Donald
(02:14):
Trump for securing the peace deal and said how important
it was that Palestinians quote have the right to enjoy
freedom and live in their independent state, a state that
lives side by side with Israel in peace, security and
mutual recognition. In Pakistan, five people have been killed during
(02:38):
a protest in support of Palestine. The protest was organized
by the Pakistani political party Tarik i La Bak. Beginning
on Friday, thousands of people began marching from the city
of Lahore to the capital city Islamabad. Pakistani police tried
(02:59):
to block the march, which led to fighting between police
and protesters yesterday. According to Punjar police chief Uzman Anwar,
one police officer, three protesters and one passer by were killed.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has said it killed fifty eight
(03:19):
Pakistani soldiers during fighting at the Pakistan Afghanistan border over
the weekend. Pakistan denied the Taliban's claim, saying that only
twenty three of its soldiers had been killed while it
had neutralized two hundred Taliban fighters. Pakistan's Interior Minister, Moshin
(03:42):
Nakvi said that Afghanistan was quote playing a game of
fire and blood Africa. In Madagascar, an elite military group
known as Kapsat is now running the kuntry, according to
a senior politician in the country's opposition party. On Sunday,
(04:07):
President Andrew Rajalina had said that Kapsat were planning a
coup and fled Madagascar in a helicopter. President Rajealina had
been due to make a televised statement to the country
on Monday evening, but this was canceled after Capsat threatened
to take control of state media. At the time of
(04:29):
recording this episode, Rajelina had still not made a statement.
In South Africa, forty two people have died when a
bus carrying Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals crashed in the mountainous
Limpopo province. The South African President Cyril Ramafosa called the
(04:52):
crash a tragedy both for South Africa and for quote
our sister states of Zimbabwe Malawi. In Sudan, drone and
artillery attacks by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group have
killed at least sixty people in displacement shelters in the
(05:15):
city of Alpha Shir. According to a local activist group,
Alphashir has been under siege by the RSF, with the
RSF blocking roads in and out of the city for
about a year and a half. Sudan's army controls most
of the north and east of Sudan and the RSF
(05:36):
control most of the Southwest Americas. In Peru, a large
fire has destroyed more than a dozen houses in the
capital city Lima. The fire is suspected to have started
in a warehouse containing illegal fireworks. In Mexico, at least
(06:02):
forty seven people have died after heavy rainfall. Two tropical
storms hit Mexico over the weekend, causing landslides and flooding
that affected one hundred and thirty nine different towns across
five Mexican states, Vera Cruz Hidalgo, Puebla, Queretero, and San
(06:25):
Luis Potosi Europe. In the Netherlands, the Dutch government has
taken control of Next Barrier, a Chinese company that makes
computer chips, saying only that it was worried about the
quote continuity and safeguarding on Dutch and European soil of
(06:50):
crucial technological knowledge and capabilities. The Chinese company that owns
Next Barrier, Wingtech, has been identified by the United States
and United Kingdom as a threat to national security. Last year,
the UK government forced Wingtech to sell its factory in
(07:13):
the town of Newport. In Slovakia, two trains crashed into
each other near the town of Rosniava, injuring twenty people.
And in Sweden, the Nobel Prize for Economics has been
awarded to three economists, John Mokir from the Netherlands, Philippe
(07:35):
Agion from France, and Peter Howitt from Canada. They were
awarded the prize for quote explaining innovation driven economic growth.
In particular, the three economists have explained the idea of
quote creative destruction, where new innovations replace or destroys troy
(08:00):
old technologies or businesses. That's your world news in seven minutes.
If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your friends to
find simple English news daily in their podcast app. I'm
niall Moore. Tomorrow you will be with Stephen Devin Chenzi.
Have a great day.
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