Thursday 24th September 2026. UN assembly speeches. Ethiopia Tigray attack. Haitian-Canadian author. Venezuela Machado blocked. China Xi...
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Thursday 24th September 2026. UN assembly speeches. Ethiopia Tigray attack. Haitian-Canadian author. Venezuela Machado blocked. China Xi...

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 20267 min
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 24th September 2026. Today: UN assembly speeches. Ethiopia Tigray attack. Haitian-Canadian author. Venezuela Machado blocked. China Xi trip. Bangladesh aircraft. India pro-women protests. Morocco elections. Spain Madrid housing. And UK gurning championships. With Ben Mallett 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 supporter at send7.supercast.com <b...

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Good morning, this is send7, world news in 7 minutes. I'm Ben Mallett, today is Thursday, the 24th of September, 2026. Starting in the Americas In the United States, 37 world leaders spoke at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday,

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which is gathered in New York City. Iran's President Masood Pazeshqian said that Iran will not surrender to the US, but that he believed in a diplomatic solution to their ongoing war. The US delegation walked out of the room during Pazeshqian's speech.

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Argentina's President Javier Millais criticized the UN, saying it was full of arrogant parasites and raised Argentina's dispute with the United Kingdom over ownership of the Falkland Islands. Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticised Russia in his speech. So we will keep investing in our defence, meeting our NATO commitments and strengthening

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