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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 4th November 2026.

Today: Ukraine school hit. Europe supermarkets cyber attack. China Mbappe problems. Oil reserves down. Libya no Nike Europe Bomb threats. Spain footballer death. Uganda possible coup. Canada Europe Alliance. US midterms. Brazil dinosaur blood.

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 3rd November 2026.

Today: Belgium PM resigns. Bulgaria new president. Italy cuts teachers. Western Sahara mission. Uganda withdraws troops. Cameroon factory explosion. Bangladesh protests. Myanmar strikes. South Korea passport leak. United States Canada trade. United States Mars simulation. UK 28-year walk.

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World news in 7 minutes. Monday November 2nd 2026.

Today: Europe protests. Ukraine evacuation. Lavrov G20. India electoral protests. North Korea crypto theft. DRC Ebola. Egypt journalist. Bolsonaro US. Midterms. Marathon quick learner.

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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 30th October 2026.

Today: ECB Lagarde resigns. Bulgaria drone attack. Ukraine drone strikes. Uganda Russia recruits. Libya ban. Hong Kong fire inquiry. South Korea Hormuz deployment. Pakistan lawyer jailed. El Salvador Haiti mission. US Rwanda sanctions. France Monet auction.

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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 29th October 2026.

Today: Spain train crash. Israel election count. Cambodia cruise. India cyclone. Brazil Bolsonaro flees. Canada Eurovision. US-Cuba argument. Tanzania gas. Russia-Africa Summit. Italy judge. And Sardinia no smartphones at dinner.

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 28th October 2026.

Today: Israel elections. Brazil Bolsonaro missing. Venezuela Machado crowds. El Salvador-Haiti soldiers. Tanzania hunger strike. Ethiopia Oromiya killings. China Mbappe offends. India cyclone. Russia Putin calls. France riot fines. And UK Ballon D’or football prize.
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 27th October 2026.

Today: Brazil election result. Cuba CIA proposal. Serbia student victory. Ukraine Russia ceasefire. Libya airspace reopened. Congo Ebola attack. N Korea S Korea border. New Zealand election begins. Canada iceberg dive.

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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 26th October 2026.

Today: Germany Eagle's Nest fire. UK Oxford St pedestrianisation. France le Pen campaign. N Korea China bridge. Australia new airport. Sri Lanka sailor rescue. Taiwan typhoon. Venezuela Machado return. Canada Conservative win. Uganda Ebola quarantine. Gabon oil rig sinking. US New York horses.

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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 23rd October 2026.

Today: Website problems. Finland Google trees. Russian 'humanitarian' response. EU ICC award. Serbia, Brazil elections. US Musk merger. Airbnb cleaning rules. Nigeria Ebola. Libya women freed. Taiwan, Japan Champi. Saudi leaving. Australia rescue.

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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 22nd October 2026.

Today: Nigeria Ebola. Libya masked men. Australia MP attack. Russia-Ukraine peace talks. France Macron promise. Greece protests. US Anthropic losses. Colombia budget. South Korea shark. Taiwan comedian attack. And Indonesia primate not extinct.
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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.

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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.

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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 19th October 2026.

Today: France protests. Ukraine energy strikes. Spanish skateboard record. West Bank attacks. India cockroach arrest. Iran death penalty. Egypt-Saudi help. Tunisia protests. Brazil deforestation. Stolen Kandinsky sold.

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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 16th October 2026.

Today: Ukraine 'betrayed'. Romania shipwrecks. Albania protests. Austria dog bottle. Pakistan roof collapse. Thailand Queen pilot. Australia rat poison. US voting. Costa Rica prison. Senegal LGBT target. Mauritius curfew. And language noise.

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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 15th October 2026.

Today: UK author sales. Ukraine Starlink. Vatican City Pope health. Ethiopia-Eritrea border. Kenya Ebola. Colombia-Israel co-operation. US spying on AI. Hormuz ships. Singapore pollution. China-North Korea bridge. And Australia’s first Michelin stars.
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 14th October 2026.

Today: Italy wine theft. Greece US ambassador. Spain party. Argentina Brazil water. US diesel criticism. Rollercoaster accident. DRC Kabil rebels. Rwanda Formula One. India rivers protest. Palestine raids. Hong Kong Van Gogh.

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 13th October 2026.

Today: France fridge attacks. Britain Brexit Russia. Ethiopia gold refinery. Libya hashish. Indonesia forest fires. China Taiwan sanctions. Mexico hurricane damage. Chile mining accident. Panama earthquake. United States Ukraine criticism. Asia AI productivity.

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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.

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Stephen talks to Tom Wilkinson from the Thinking in English podcast about his experience migrating to Japan, and migration in general.

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