Monday 12th October 2026. Saudi airport hit. Yemen Djibouti sinking. US execution livestream. Peru BTS. Ukraine-Rusia update. Nobel Prize...
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Monday 12th October 2026. Saudi airport hit. Yemen Djibouti sinking. US execution livestream. Peru BTS. Ukraine-Rusia update. Nobel Prize...

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 11, 20268 min
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Become a SEND7 supporter at send7.supercast.com World news in 7 minutes. Monday 12th October 2026. Today: Saudi airport hit. Yemen Djibouti sinking. India cockroach protests. US execution livestream. Peru BTS. Ukraine-Russia update. Norway Nobel Peace Prize. Sudan-Egypt border strike. Egypt journalists protest. Kenyan marathon runner. With Stephen Devincenzi Become a SEND7 supporter! Ad-free listeningBonus quiz episode every FridayDaily transcripts (written by us, not AI!)Vocabulary listsWednesday worksheetsAsk questions in Ask Me Anything episodes10% of our profit goes to Effective Altruism charities.You can become a ...

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is Monday 12th October 2026. Starting in Asia today, in Saudi Arabia, 12 people were killed

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Hi, this is Stephen. I just want to make sure that you don't miss a great bonus episode I released yesterday. In the episode, I talked to Tom from the Thinking in English podcast about migration and his own migration to Japan. I hope you enjoy it. Good morning. This is Send7. World news in seven minutes. I'm Stephen Devin-Chenzi. Today

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is Monday 12th October 2026. Starting in Asia today, in Saudi Arabia, 12 people were killed and over 300 injured in a Houthi drone attack on Saturday on Riyadh International Airport, which is the sixth busiest airport in the Middle East. Violent attacks like this are very rare in Saudi Arabia and this is the deadliest attack in over 10 years. Yesterday, there was another attack

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on Riyadh International Airport which resulted in injuries. Yemen's Houthi group have claimed responsibility for both attacks as well as attacks on Damam Airport and Saudi energy facilities. – some airlines have suspended flights to Riyadh International Airport. Between Yemen and Djibouti, the United Nations Organisation for Migration has said that over

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