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A1 English News | Can Trump Shake Up Nato Again?

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Trump gets a warm welcome at a Nato summit in Turkey, but his words about Greenland and Nato again cause tension. Also: Hungary pauses public TV and radio news as leaders move to end old propaganda and make media more trustworthy.Today’s English focus: stay tuned = keep listening or watching. Vocabulary: halted (stopped for a time), suspended (stopped for now), trustworthy (easy to trust).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-08 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | France Wildfire Forces 10,000 to Leave

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: A large wildfire in southern France forces more than 10,000 people to leave towns and villages near Spain. Also: Robotaxis are driving in test areas in China, as companies ask if they can grow around the world.Today’s English focus: leave = go away from a place. Vocabulary: near (not far away), stay away (do not go to a place), without (not with something or someone).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-07 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | Vietnam Faces Pressure Over Fake Luxury Goods

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Vietnam takes stronger action against fake bags, shoes, watches, and other luxury goods. Also: Australia investigates six large mystery balls found on a beach in northern Queensland.Today’s English focus: should and should not = used to give simple advice and say something is a bad idea. Vocabulary: dangerous (not safe), touch (to put your hand on something), move away (to go to another place, not near something).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-06 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | Why Europe Is Getting Hotter and Hotter

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: June heat broke records in the UK and Europe, and scientists say climate change makes heatwaves more likely and stronger. Also: Pope Leo visited Lampedusa and asked Europe to give migrants more help.Today’s English focus: need to = something is important or necessary. Vocabulary: migrant (a person who moves from one country or place to another), arrive (to come to a place), border (the line between two countries).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-05 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | Hong Kong Bookseller Who Defied China Dies

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: A NASA-funded robot spacecraft tries to catch the falling Swift space telescope. Also: Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies in Taiwan after lung cancer.Today’s English focus: try to = want to do something, but it may not be easy. Vocabulary: fall (go down, often not by choice), catch (take something that is moving), afraid (scared).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-04 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.