Tuesday 5th May 2026. India / China World Cup broadcast. Germany car deaths. Colombia truck crash. US eBay bid. Iran prisoner. Austria...

About this episode

This episode covers various world news stories including the India/China World Cup broadcast and recent accidents in Germany and Colombia.

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 5th May 2026. Today: India / China World Cup broadcast. Germany car deaths. Colombia truck crash. US eBay bid. Austria diplomats. Iran prisoner. Strait of Hormuz ships. US Rudi Giuliani health. Cape Verde ship virus. Nigeria repatriations. And Portugal football undefeated losers. 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…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Mallett

Topics covered

• world news
• sports
• accidents
• politics
• economy
• health
• international relations

Keywords

• World Cup
• India
• China
• Germany
• Colombia
• eBay
• Iran
• Portugal
• news

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Places: India, China, Germany, Colombia, US, Austria, Iran, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Portugal

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