About this episode

This episode covers significant world news events including protests in Northern Ireland, espionage charges in Sweden, and the beginning of the World Cup.

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 11th June 2026 Today : N Ireland protests. Sweden espionage charge. Sweden euro opposition. Afghanistan Pakistan strikes. S Korea EU deal. Philippines Myanmar outreach. South Africa shooting. Uganda airline expansion. Congo coach return. United States Iran sanctions. United States USMCA. Colombia Petro suspension. World Cup begins. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/support With Juliet Martin Sign up for the new free Friday newsletter - www.send7.org/newsletter Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7 We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us! We do not consent to the podcast being used to train AI. Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English…

People in this episode

Host: Juliet Martin

Topics covered

• world news
• politics
• international relations
• protests
• espionage
• sports

Keywords

• N Ireland protests
• Sweden espionage
• Afghanistan Pakistan strikes
• World Cup
• international news

Mentioned in this episode

Places: N Ireland, Sweden, Afghanistan, Pakistan, S Korea, EU, Philippines, Myanmar, South Africa, Uganda

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