Thursday 23rd April 2026. UK smoking ban. Ukraine loan. Iran seizes ships. EU immigrants. El Salvador gang trial. Peru election delay...

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This episode covers significant world news including the UK smoking ban, Ukraine loan, and various international events.

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 23rd April 2026. Today: UK smoking ban. Ukraine loan. Iran seizes ships. EU immigrants. El Salvador gang trial. Peru election delay. Canada-US trade. Taiwan trip. Equatorial Guinea Pope visit. And Japan ping-pong robot. With Ben Mallett SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts 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 Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7 Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify. We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us! Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if…

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Host: Ben Mallett

Topics covered

• world news
• UK smoking ban
• Ukraine loan
• Iran seizes ships
• EU immigrants
• El Salvador gang trial
• Peru election delay

Keywords

• UK smoking ban
• Ukraine loan
• Iran ships
• EU immigrants
• El Salvador gang trial
• Peru election
• Canada-US trade
• Taiwan trip
• Equatorial Guinea Pope visit
• Japan ping-pong robot

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Places: UK, Ukraine, Iran, EU, El Salvador, Peru, Canada, Taiwan, Equatorial Guinea, Japan

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