Friday 15th December 2023. World News. Today: Japan firings. Armenia Azerbaijan swap. Gaza rain. Australia woman freed. Putin Ukraine goals.

Ask me anything! : <a href="https://www.send7.org/your-story" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.send7.org/your-story</a><br /><br />World News in 7 minutes. Friday 15th December 2023<br /><br />Today: Japan firings. Armenia Azerbaijan swap. Gaza rain. Australia woman freed. Russia Putin Ukraine goals. Estonia promise. Africa road accidents. Senegal ankle tags. US Biden inquiry. Uruguay Spotify OK.<br /><br />Supporters can read the <b>transcripts</b> at <a href="http://send7.org/transcripts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">send7.org/transcripts</a><br />Supporters can try our weekly <b>news quiz</b> at <a href="https://send7.org/quiz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">send7.org/quiz</a><br />If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at <a href="http://send7.org/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">send7.org/support</a><br /><br />Contact us at <a href="https://send7.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">podcast@send7.org</a> or send an audio message at <a href="http://speakpipe.com/send7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">speakpipe.com/send7</a><br /><br />Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.<br /><br />SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells 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 you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at <a href="http://send7.org/transcripts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">send7.org/transcripts</a>. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL stud