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In this episode: Russians are turning to cash as card payments get harder and economic pressure keeps rising during the war. Also: Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada after wildfire smoke drifts into US cities, while thousands of fires keep burning.

Today’s French focus: vouloir = to want. Vocabulary: banque centrale (central bank), réserve (reserve), économie (economy).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-19

Improve your French with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: The EU proposes giving businesses more time to cut emissions, with new permits possible until 2038 if they invest in decarbonisation. Also: A strong earthquake off southern Mexico triggers a tsunami warning, but no serious damage or fatalities are reported.

Today’s French focus: doivent + infinitif = must + infinitive. Vocabulary: le système (system), le permis (permit), la plage (beach).

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In this episode: A White House teleprompter operator is accused of using inside information to bet on Donald Trump's speeches and make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi. Also: Uganda discharges its last Ebola patient, while health officials warn the outbreak in DR Congo is still spreading fast.

Today’s French focus: a commencé = has started. Vocabulary: le cas (case), le dépistage (screening), la frontière (border).

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In this episode: A new Pew survey says China is viewed more positively than the US in many countries, with opinions of both leaders still low. Also: Scientists confirm a rare new monkey species in DR Congo, found high in the forest canopy with orange lips and a black face.

Today’s French focus: avoir confiance en = to trust. Vocabulary: sondage (survey), pays (country), opinion (opinion).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-16

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In this episode: US lawmakers vote to make daylight saving time permanent, with the bill now moving to the Senate. Also: A Ryanair passenger is nearly pulled out of a cabin window, and his wife describes how other passengers helped pull him back in.

Today’s French focus: faire un pas = to make a step forward. Vocabulary: la Chambre (the House of Representatives), le Sénat (the Senate), le texte (the bill).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-15

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In this episode: Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernández plays his first professional football match for El Paso Locomotive, coming on late and getting booked in a 2-0 loss. Also: Hungary's parliament votes to remove President Tamás Sulyok, triggering a constitutional showdown with a five-day deadline.

Today’s French focus: retirer = to remove / to take out. Vocabulary: le parlement (parliament), le poste (position / job), l'amendement (amendment).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-14

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In this episode: A powerful typhoon hits China, forcing nearly two million people to leave and disrupting schools, work, transport, and travel. Also: BBC Vatican correspondent David Willey dies at 93 after a long career covering five popes and reporting around the world.

Today’s French focus: continuer = to continue. Vocabulary: tempête (storm), évacuation (evacuation), déplacements (travel).

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In this episode: Scientists in Thailand identify a new plant-eating dinosaur species from fossils, including one back bone, and estimate it lived about 150 million years ago. Also: A major US housing law becomes law without Donald Trump's signature, after a political fight over voter ID and housing costs.

Today’s French focus: devenir = to become. Vocabulary: fossile (fossil), vertèbre (vertebra), espèce (species).

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In this episode: Apple sues OpenAI and two employees, saying confidential product information was taken and sent by email. Also: In South Korea, 12 men and 12 women join a 30-hour temple retreat to meet a partner.

Today’s French focus: faire des rencontres = to meet new people, often with the idea of finding someone. Vocabulary: le temple (temple), la retraite (retreat), le partenaire (partner).

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In this episode: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz drops sharply after new strikes, with far fewer tankers and cargo ships crossing the waterway. Also: A factory fire in Jinjiang, China kills at least 28 people in a city known as the country's shoe capital.

Today’s French focus: a beaucoup baissé = has fallen a lot. Vocabulary: détroit (strait), navire (ship), trafic (traffic).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-10