Wednesday 21st October 2026. France, Italy military patrol. Canada Alberta referendum. Yemen siege. Flamingo crime. Japan Mars Moon Mission.
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Wednesday 21st October 2026. France, Italy military patrol. Canada Alberta referendum. Yemen siege. Flamingo crime. Japan Mars Moon Mission.

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 20, 20268 min
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Become a supporter at send7.supercast.com World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 21st October 2026. Today: France, Italy military patrol. Norway Ukraine meeting. Albania protests. Canada Alberta referendum. Brazil Lula challenge. US Kansas close. Flamingo crime. Spain Ceuta violations. Sudan drone strikes. Kenya ebola. Yemen siege. Australia MP attack. Japan Mars Moon Mission. With Stephen Devincenzi 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 c...

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Good morning. This is Send7 World News in 7 minutes. I'm Stephen Devin Cenzi. Today is Wednesday 21st October 2026. Intro Music Starting in Europe today, French interior minister Laurent Nunez has admitted that there was

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a lack of preparation for the scale of protests on the weekend, which turned into violence and looting. Nunez said that intelligence reports suggested that 200,000 people would join demonstrations across France. However, more than 500,000 people attended. Nunez offered his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, however Macron rejected it. Nunez has said

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that the military will join police during protests planned for this Saturday. In France, there were partial curfews on Monday night and last night in some areas, including certain parts of Paris, the northern city of Lille and three other northern cities. France's second largest city, Marseille, banned gatherings on Monday.

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