Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: US envoy meets Putin as Russia releases American detainee.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about international news.
A bulletin is a short news report.
- inflation
You heard “inflation” in the news.
Inflation is a general rise in prices.
- Inflation
For example: Inflation can make groceries more expensive.
Here, inflation means a general rise in prices that can make food cost more.
- merger
You heard “merger” in the news.
A merger is when two companies join to become one.
- merger
For example: The merger brought two small shops under one owner.
Here, the merger means two businesses joined and came to have one owner.
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- US envoy meets Putin as Russia releases American detainee
- Ebola outbreak spreads to Nigeria, prompting calls for urgent action
- UK inflation rises as government debt reaches £3 trillion
- Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are exploring a merger
- North Korean leader’s sister inspects border fortifications as tensions rise
- Burkina Faso votes to restore death penalty for serious crimes
Sources
- RechercheWitkoff had met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo the day before. In St Petersburg, Witkoff asked Putin to consider renewing trilateral peace talks with Ukraine; the report says the war was in its fifth year.
- RechercheNigeria had previously stopped an Ebola outbreak in 2014; that outbreak caused at least eight deaths in Nigeria.
- RechercheThe Guardian reported that the outbreak had spread beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo and that Kenya had recorded nine infections; the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said it was strengthening surveillance and preparedness after Ebola was detected in Kenya.
- RechercheUK consumer prices rose 3.5% in the year to September 2026, up from 3.1% in August. It was the highest annual reading since October 2025 and above the Bank of England’s 2% target.
- RecherchePublic sector net debt first exceeded £1 trillion in February 2010 following the global financial crisis and passed £2 trillion in June 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Al JazeeraMusk confirms SpaceX and Tesla exploring merger | Elon Musk | Al Jazeera
- BBC NewsTesla and SpaceX: Why does Elon Musk want to merge the companies? - BBC News
- RechercheThe article describes loudspeaker broadcasts as a Cold War-era psychological-warfare tactic used occasionally by both Koreas during periods of tension. South Korea halted its broadcasts after President Lee Jae Myung took office; North Korea later stopped its own broadcasts as well.
- The Associated PressBurkina Faso's parliament unanimously votes to reinstate the death penalty - ABC News