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A2 English News | Why Iran's Nuclear Chief Was Blocked from Vienna 15.09.2026 8λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: The US blocked Iran's nuclear chief from a Vienna meeting after Austria revoked his visa and Iran called it a rights violation. Also: Finland joined France's Forward Deterrence Initiative to strengthen European security and add another layer of nuclear cooperation. Today’s English focus: has blocked, stopped or prevented, with a result now = has blocked. Vocabulary: visa (official document that lets someone enter a country), ban (official stop or block), revoke (to take back an official decision). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-15

A2 English News | Can Céline Dion Pull Off Her Comeback? 14.09.2026 7λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: A new John Deere repair service lets one reporter fix a tractor with a laptop, but farmers are not all convinced. Also: Céline Dion returns to the stage in Paris after years away, with an emotional first show and a long run ahead. Today’s English focus: was late to start, began later than planned = began later than planned. Vocabulary: the sensor (a small part that notices a problem), the manual (a guide with instructions), the screen (the flat part of a computer or phone). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-14

A2 English News | Can USA Keep Their 35-Game Run Alive? 13.09.2026 9λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: The USA beat Spain 76-66 in Berlin to reach the Women's Basketball World Cup final, and they now face France with a 35-game winning streak on the line. Also: New UK graduate data shows AI may be making coding and software jobs harder to get for computer science students, with fewer coder roles and a changing job market. Today’s English focus: job market, the world of jobs and hiring = the world of jobs and hiring. Vocabulary: coding (writing computer instructions), programmer (a person who writes computer code), job market (the world of jobs and hiring). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-13

A2 English News | Sabalenka and Rybakina Face Off for US Open Glory 12.09.2026 8λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: The US Open women's final pits Aryna Sabalenka against Elena Rybakina in New York, with Sabalenka chasing a rare third straight title and Rybakina set to become world number one. Also: Rosh Hashanah begins, and the episode explains the shofar: an animal horn blown like a trumpet that has deep meaning in the holiday. Today’s English focus: the top two seeds will meet = the two highest-ranked players will play each = the two highest-ranked players will play each other. Vocabulary: seed (a player placed high in a draw), champion (the winner of a contest or title), rankings (lists that put players in order by results). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-12

A2 English News | Can Macy's Turnaround Keep Growing? 11.09.2026 9λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Macy's says its sales improved and it raised its full-year forecast. Also: Android now helps people move logins between password managers. Today’s English focus: be and have, to use be and have for facts and now = to use be and have for facts and now. Vocabulary: quarter (a three-month period), sales (money a business gets from selling things), forecast (a guess about later events, often with numbers). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-11

A2 English News | Can Coco Gauff Come Back to Win? 10.09.2026 8λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Coco Gauff fights back from a bad start in New York and reaches the US Open semifinals after saving two match points. Also: Scientists find very old signs that people in Indonesia may have used mind-altering betel nuts 25,000 years ago. Today’s English focus: did Gauff say anything about that slow start?, asking about the past = asking about the past. Vocabulary: relief (a good feeling when worry ends), rally (a long exchange of hits in tennis), pressure (a strong feeling that you must do well). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-10

A2 English News | Will Apple Deliver Its First Foldable Phone? 09.09.2026 8λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Apple may show its first foldable iPhone and new CEO John Ternus at the Sept. 9 event, with pressure to prove progress on AI and phone sales. Also: An EU report says illegal cigarette factories are growing fast, with almost one in ten cigarettes illegal and big raids in Belgium and Spain. Today’s English focus: it says = it says. Vocabulary: report (report), illegal (illegal), factory (factory). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-09

A2 English News | Why Rubio Is Visiting 3 Latin American Countries 08.09.2026 8λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: A top U.S. official travels to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to meet their new presidents and talk about aid, security, and trade. Also: A new TSA program lets some TSA PreCheck members go past airport security without a plane ticket to visit gates, shops, and restaurants. Today’s English focus: will meet = will meet. Vocabulary: gates (gates), secure (secure), pass (pass). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-08

A2 English News | How One Small Town Sheltered 7,000 Stranded People 07.09.2026 10λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: After 9/11, Gander in Newfoundland sheltered 7,000 stranded passengers and crew when 38 planes landed there. Also: Jamaica sends a slavery reparations petition to King Charles, asking about legacy and restitution. Today’s English focus: made fast decisions = to make fast decisions. Vocabulary: petition (formal written request), legacy (something from the past that still has an effect now), restitution (giving back or making repair after harm). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-07

A2 English News | Is OpenAI Crossing the AI Line? 06.09.2026 9λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: OpenAI says its newest model may have crossed the AGI threshold, while safety experts worry about control and a possible $850 billion stock sale. Also: Sara Duterte posts bail in Manila after an arrest order over alleged threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others. Today’s English focus: had crossed the line = had crossed the line. Vocabulary: threshold (a point that changes something), stock sale (selling company shares to get money), risk (the chance that something bad will happen). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-06

A2 English News | Why This $650 Phone Is Made to Last 05.09.2026 9λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: A Dutch phone maker sells a $650 phone built for long life and easy repair. It has modular parts, so people can open it, fix it, and keep using it for years. Fairphone says the. Also: Researchers finish a second full map of a fruit fly brain. The connectome shows every neuron and connection, and the team says it could help future brain research. Today’s English focus: is built for = made to do = made to do. Vocabulary: modular (made of separate parts), fragile (easy to break), drawback (a bad part or problem). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-05

A2 English News | Can India's Internet Handle One Weak Spot? 04.09.2026 8λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: India's internet depends on many undersea cables that land very close together near Mumbai, so one hidden weak spot could slow data traffic even if the system reroutes through. Also: France says 2026 was its hottest summer ever, with long heatwaves, low rainfall, excess deaths, and wildfires adding to the impact. Today’s English focus: landing point, the place where a cable comes ashore = the place where a cable comes ashore. Vocabulary: cable (a thick line that carries data under the sea), bandwidth (the amount of data a network can carry), landing point (the place where a cable comes ashore). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-04

A2 English News | Can India's Internet Handle One Weak Spot? 04.09.2026 2λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: India's internet has a hidden weak spot near Mumbai, where many submarine cables land in one small area. The episode explains why a break there could slow traffic, even if the. Also: France says this summer was its hottest ever, with several heatwaves, many excess deaths, low rainfall, and wildfires. The episode helps learners understand how France is reacting. Today’s English focus: lived through, experienced and survived = experienced and survived. Vocabulary: heatwave (a long period of very hot weather), rainfall (the amount of rain that falls), wildfire (a large fire in nature). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-04

A2 English News | Google Avoids a Big Breakup in Court 03.09.2026 7λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Police in Minneapolis are investigating a deadly shooting in an apartment building. Two people are dead, several others are injured, and police officers were also hurt. Also: A US judge rejected a plan to force Google to sell its ad exchange. Google keeps AdX for now, after the court accepted other changes instead of a breakup. Today’s English focus: broke out, started suddenly = started suddenly. Vocabulary: injured (hurt), haze (a light cloud in the air), auction (a sale where people offer more and more money). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-03

A2 English News | Ikea Cuts Prices as Shoppers Feel the Squeeze 02.09.2026 7λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Ikea lowers prices on hundreds of products in Europe to help shoppers with higher living costs. It spends about 1.2 billion euros, with some items cut by up to 28 percent, but. Also: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after warning the White House about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The report says he raised concerns about firing senior officers and. Today’s English focus: Ikea lowered prices across hundreds of products in Europe, lowered prices = lowered prices. Vocabulary: price cuts (lower prices on products), revenue (money a company gets from sales), supply chain (the steps from maker to customer). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-02

A2 English News | Turkmenistan Starts Fixing 8 Methane Leaks 01.09.2026 7λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Turkmenistan starts fixing methane mega-leaks at old oil and gas sites, with eight leaks already stopped. Also: NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to widen our view of the Universe. Today’s English focus: lifted off = left the ground = left the ground. Vocabulary: leak (a place where gas escapes), pipe (a tube for water, gas, or oil), alert (a warning message). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-01

A2 English News | Can Australia Free Oscar Jenkins From Russia? 31.08.2026 7λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Australia is working with Russia to try to get Oscar Jenkins released, while officials stay careful about a possible prisoner swap. Also: A test found AI chatbots mostly push back against false foreign propaganda, but AI summaries at the top of search results do worse. Today’s English focus: with their counterparts, to work with similar officials in another group or = to work with similar officials in another group or country. Vocabulary: release (to let someone go free), negotiate (to talk carefully to try to reach an agreement), counterparts (people who have the same job in another group). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-31

A2 English News | Can Nepal Find the Thousands Still Missing? 30.08.2026 8λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Nepal's flood death toll rises, and more than 3,000 people are still missing as rescue work continues. Also: One Nation says its win in a Western Australia byelection shows politics is changing. Today’s English focus: have been rescued, have been saved and taken to safety = have been saved and taken to safety. Vocabulary: missing (not found or not there), rescued (saved and taken to safety), burial (putting a dead body in the ground or a grave). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-30

A2 English News | Can the UK Keep Up in the AI Race? 29.08.2026 7λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: UK executives warn that slow 5G upgrades and weak mobile coverage could leave the country behind as AI creates more network traffic. Also: Some American businesses are getting tariff refunds, but many consumers say they never got their money back. Today’s English focus: to keep pace, to move or improve at the same speed as others = to move or improve at the same speed as others. Vocabulary: traffic (traffic), to keep pace (to keep up), refund (refund). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-29

A2 English News | Can Ghana Keep Children Vaccinated Without US Aid? 28.08.2026 9λ

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Ghana faces a $78.2 million health funding gap, and cuts to US aid could slow vaccine outreach, cold storage, and visits to children in hard-to-reach places. Also: More than 80 UK performers want a new law to protect voices from AI cloning, while the government says it will consult on the harm. Today’s English focus: be able to reach children, to be able to reach children = to be able to reach children. Vocabulary: coverage (how many people are reached by a service), outreach (the work of going out to reach people), shortfall (a missing amount of money). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-28