Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil after dramatic election comeback.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- annulled
You heard “annulled” in the news.
“Annulled” means officially made something no longer valid.
- annulled
For example: The school annulled the test because of a printing error.
The school officially cancelled the test and treated it as invalid.
- deployment
You heard “deployment” in the news.
A deployment is the sending of people or resources somewhere for a task.
- deployment
For example: The deployment of extra staff helped the store serve customers faster.
Extra staff were sent to the store to help with its work.
- listing
You heard “listing” in the news.
A listing is a company’s entry onto a stock market.
- listing
For example: The company’s listing on the stock market attracted a lot of attention.
The company’s entry onto the stock market attracted people’s interest.
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- Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil after dramatic election comeback
- Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile
- UN commission calls Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure a war crime
- Anthropic files for an IPO that could rank among the biggest ever
- Algeria plans first foreign troop deployment in more than 50 years
Sources
- RechercheLula had previously defeated Jair Bolsonaro in 2022. Earlier in this election, Flávio Bolsonaro led the first round with 47% to Lula’s 45%, before Lula won the runoff.
- RechercheFlávio Bolsonaro refused to recognise the result and called for it to be annulled. He challenged the decision to extend voting by two hours, which he said made the result impossible to recognise; both campaigns had requested the extension for different reasons.
- Deutsche WelleVenezuela: Maria Corina Machado returns from exile
- RechercheMachado left Venezuela clandestinely and reappeared in Norway in December 2025, where she received the Nobel Peace Prize; the report says she had gone into hiding in Venezuela for 11 months.
- RechercheCommission chair Erik Mose said attacks had intensified again as the cold season approached, raising concerns about threats to civilians’ lives and health.
- PBS NewsAnthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever as CEO warns of AI's existential risk to humanity
- RechercheOn October 25, Algeria’s parliament unanimously approved a resolution authorising army units to deploy to Madama in northern Niger, near the Libyan border. The authorisation was approved, but no troops had yet been officially deployed, according to a Niger security source.
- Algerian parliament approves deployment of army unit to Niger
- Algeria to deploy troops to Niger to protect shared energy, economic interests
- Algeria to deploy troops to Niger to protect shared interests | Daily Sabah
- RechercheAl Jazeera reports that the deployment is reportedly intended to protect oil installations belonging to Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach; it quotes Senator Belkacem Boulghiti saying the mission is to secure economic and strategic interests, particularly oil facilities.