# Tuesday 12th May 2026. UK Starmer pressure. Spain Hantavirus evacuations. Serbia protests. India less fuel. Samsung Dua Lipa. Kenya Macron.

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Podcast: [Simple English News Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-english-news-daily-119979)
Published: 2026-05-11T23:11:47+00:00
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 12th May 2026. Today : UK Starmer pressure. Ukraine Russia blame. Spain Hantavirus evacuations. Serbia protests. Italy Venice celebration. Thailand Shinawatras. India less fuel. Samsung Dua Lipa. Us-Iran ceasefire problems. Canadians stay away. Mexico attacks. Kenya Macron. Morocco US soldier. Ethiopia quintuplets. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/support With Stephen Devincenzi Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7 Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify. We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us! We do not consent to the podcast being used to train AI. Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling 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, Juliet Martin and Ben Mallett every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org . Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated d…

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