Tuesday 20th October 2026. Australia MP attacked. Central Asia talks. Philippines China ambassador. Spain floods. France riots continue...
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Tuesday 20th October 2026. Australia MP attacked. Central Asia talks. Philippines China ambassador. Spain floods. France riots continue...

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 19, 20267 min
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  • Politics

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 20th October 2026. Today: Australia MP attacked. Central Asia talks. Philippines China ambassador. Spain floods. France riots continue. Italy arrests. Kenya murder convictions. Senegal AFCON appeal. US immigration protections. Canada Alberta referendum. Pacino honoured. With Juliet Martin Become a SEND7 supporter! Interactive transcriptsAd-free listeningBonus quiz episode every FridayDownloadable transcripts + 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 Sign up for the free newsletter a...

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Good morning, this is Send 7 World News in 7 minutes. I'm Juliette Martin and today is Tuesday 20th October 2026. Starting in Asia and Oceania today. In Australia, a Member of Parliament was deliberately hit by a car outside her office yesterday. Helen Haynes is in hospital in a critical condition.

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A man has been arrested and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that a terrorism task force will investigate the incident. The joint counter-terrorism team has been activated, but the motive is not known. It is too early in this investigation for me to provide you with details of what the

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motivation is behind this attack. Helen Haynes is incredibly hard working, she is fiercely intelligent, but most importantly, she's just a thoroughly decent human being. In Uzbekistan, representatives of five Central Asian nations met with United States Secretary

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