Learn “disrupted”, “variant”, “targeted” in slow English. From: Democrats win control of Congress in major setback for Trump.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- international news
Hear useful words from the bulletin about international news.
This means news about events in different countries.
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- Democrats win control of Congress in major setback for Trump
- Trump says US will end military aid to Israel by year-end
- Ebola case confirmed in British national in DR Congo
- Flights across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats
- Rugby unions agree to pool global broadcast and commercial rights
Sources
- RechercheThe war began on Feb. 28, when the United States and Israel launched it against Iran, killing Iran’s longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and disrupting global energy markets and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
- RechercheThe BBC said it was unclear which funds Trump meant; the existing memorandum provides $3.8bn a year in military assistance and expires at the end of 2028.
- RechercheThe Guardian reported that most of the approximately $3.8bn Israel received in 2025 was foreign military financing grants for buying US military hardware, with another $500m for joint missile-defence programmes.
- RechercheThe article says the current outbreak is fueled by the Bundibugyo variant, for which there is no approved vaccine; it also reports cases confirmed in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda.
- CNABomb threats disrupt Europe flights - CNA
- The GuardianSix Nations and Sanzaar agree to sell global broadcast rights together in unique deal | Rugby union | The Guardian