This is an episode of the podcast "the British English Podcast" on which Stephen was a guest recently.

Charlie Baxter and Stephen talk about positive news stories from the last year, as well as some funny and silly stories.

You can find the British English Podcast in your podcast app or Youtube, or at thebritishenglishpodcast.com

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 11th September 2026.

Today: US Trump bribe. Peru, Ecuador, Colombia security. Yemen fighting. Ukraine-Russia drone attacks. Iran sea drone. Nepal aid drones. Philippines fire. Thailand Israel protests. Syria women fighter. Spain Sahara citizns. Robots protest.

With Stephen Devincenzi

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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 10th September 2026.

Today: Iran-US shipping. Bangladesh measles. Norway King funeral. Finland Google AI. Nigeria commander. Equatorial Guinea deportees. US-Canada bans. Brazil judges. And Costa Rica oldest man?
With Ben Mallett

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 9th September 2026.

Today: Europe-Israel settlement sanctions. France art theft. Eiffel Tower Strike. Germany protests. Ukraine train attacks. Saudi-Houthi-Yemen government violence. Japan Airbnb ban. Lebanon attack. Tunisia journalists protest. Kenya Burundian documents. Brazil Supreme Court crisis. US 'South America'.

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 8th September 2026.

Today: Singapore minister salaries. North Korea Freedom Edge. Bangladesh dengue. Denmark Greenland EU support. Germany explosives. Russia German consulate. Kenya Burundi traders. Congo US copper. Brazil Independence Day. United States New Mexico. Venice Film Festival.

With Juliet Martin

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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 7th September 2026.

Today: Germany AfD. Ukraine talks. Norway German space launch. US Clancy trial. Bolivia explosions. UN map. Egypt sentencing. Iran tankers hit. Indonesia food poisoning. Volcanic ash clouds. New Zealand plane fire. Australia mushroom coffin.

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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 4th September 2026.

Today: Poland blames Russia. Ukraine internal shootout. Malta acquittal. Italy long government. UK-France tapestry. US NYC AI. Iguazu water up. Gambia Atlantic migrants. Spain contradicting story. Palestine West Bank violence. Japan speed limits. Thailand and Singapore let it be.
 
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 3rd September 2026.

Today: US-Iran strikes. Nicaragua opposition. Honduras Hernandez charges. Egypt bus crash. Nigeria Uber withdraws. Kenya editor returned. Nepal tunnels. Hong Kong Wong. Denmark Greenland conscripts. UK Starmer MP. US Tiger Woods. And teach children to smell.
With Ben Mallett

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 2nd September 2026.

Today: Germany blames Russia. Ukraine Kyiv strikes. Putin 'winning'. Kenya flights. Guinea-Bissau referendum. Nepal floods. India expiry dates. Canada 'get serious'. Tupac murderer. Peru glacier risk. Argentina Messi goodbye,

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 21st July 2026.

Today: India Pakistan treaty. Palau forum. Kazakhstan vice president. Switzerland shooting suspect. Russia India peace call. Russia NATO Arctic. Italy population decline. United States lake. Iran US sanctions. Venezuela energy deal. Kenya airport strike. DRC Ebola deaths. Wales turtle Texas.

With Juliet Martin

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