The World in Five

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World news in plain English, daily. The five most important stories from around the globe — explained simply, in about five minutes, with why each one matters to you. Hosted by Amber. 每天清晨，用簡單的英文，陪你讀懂今天世界上最重要的五件事。每一則，也會跟你說，這和你的生活有什麼關係。

  1. 15h ago

    The World in Five — October 22, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 22, 2026: oil prices jump after attacks in Saudi Arabia; Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than ten years; strikes hit Kyiv as Russia agrees to return to peace talks; France's borrowing costs rise above America's; and Mexico charges a former top prosecutor with treason. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 22 日：沙烏地阿拉伯遭襲擊，油價飆破一百一十一美元；奈及利亞出現十多年來首起伊波拉病例；俄羅斯同意重啟和談，基輔卻再遭飛彈襲擊；法國借貸成本升破美國；墨西哥以叛國罪起訴前州檢察長。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

  2. 1d ago

    The World in Five — October 21, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 21, 2026: US envoy Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg and Russia frees American teacher Stephen Hubbard; Iran refuses talks with America until its demands are met; a drone strike on a market in Sudan's disputed Abyei region kills at least 153; Super Typhoon Rosal heads toward the Philippines; and Japan launches the first-ever mission to bring back a piece of Mars' moon. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 21 日：美國特使威特科夫在聖彼得堡與普丁會面，俄羅斯釋放被關押四年的美國教師史蒂芬・哈伯德；伊朗拒絕與美國談判，直到美方滿足其要求；蘇丹爭議地區阿卜耶伊市場遭無人機襲擊，至少 153 人喪生；超強颱風羅莎逼近菲律賓；日本發射人類史上第一個從火星衛星取樣返回的任務。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

  3. 2d ago

    The World in Five — October 20, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 20, 2026: France sets curfews after a weekend of riots; thousands of sailors are trapped in the Strait of Hormuz as the Middle East war enters its 235th day; Russian strikes hit Ukraine's Kyiv region, killing at least four; China sends a rescue flight to fuel-strapped Cuba; and Pope Leo XIV returns to public duties after cancer surgery. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 20 日：法國週末暴動後巴黎等地實施宵禁；中東戰事第 235 天，約六千名海員被困荷姆茲海峽；俄軍襲擊烏克蘭基輔地區至少 4 死 27 傷，俄方提議下月在中國舉行三方會談；古巴燃料危機惡化，中國加開撤離航班載回滯留旅客；教宗利奧十四世術後首次公開露面，將逐步恢復職務。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

  4. 3d ago

    The World in Five — October 19, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 19, 2026: Ukraine launches a record drone attack on Russia — one thousand fifteen drones overnight — while Trump and Zelensky clash over peace and Putin floats a summit with Trump and Xi; France reels from a weekend of riots with about two thousand four hundred arrests; Pakistan and Afghanistan clash along their border, shutting the main crossings; the UN cuts food aid to five hundred thousand people in Gaza as winter nears; and Indonesia's stock market suffers its worst day since nineteen ninety-eight. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 19 日：烏克蘭對俄羅斯發動創紀錄無人機攻擊，單夜超過一千架次；川普與澤倫斯基因和平談判公開交鋒，普丁提議與川普、習近平舉行三方峰會；法國週末全國騷亂，約兩千四百人被捕；巴基斯坦與阿富汗邊境交火，主要口岸關閉；聯合國削減加薩五十萬人的糧食援助，冬季將至；印尼股市創下一九九八年以來最慘單日。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

  5. 4d ago

    The World in Five — October 18, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 18, 2026: France's cost-of-living protests turn violent as a historic town hall in Limoges burns down; an explosion at a Canadian military base kills at least seven people; the US restores intelligence sharing with Ukraine after a three-day blackout; a stampede at a religious festival in Kolkata kills nineteen; and Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and European diplomats in the West Bank. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 18 日：法國反高物價示威演變成暴力衝突，利摩日歷史市政廳遭縱火焚毀；加拿大軍事基地爆炸至少七人喪生；美國恢復對烏克蘭的情報分享，結束三天中斷；印度加爾各答宗教節慶發生踩踏，十九人死亡；約旦河西岸以色列定居者攻擊巴勒斯坦人與歐洲外交官。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

  6. 5d ago

    The World in Five — October 17, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 17, 2026: Two cargo ships sink near the Strait of Hormuz as attacks hit the highest level since the Iran war began; President Trump waives new Russia sanctions days before they take effect, drawing condemnation from Ukraine; France braces for up to 200,000 protesters over high prices; Brazil reports the lowest Amazon deforestation on record ahead of a presidential runoff; and Pope Leo leaves the hospital after lung cancer surgery and urges a truce in Ukraine. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 17 日：荷姆茲海峽兩艘商船遭攻擊沉沒，為伊朗戰爭開打以來最猛烈的一週；川普簽行政命令暫停對俄新制裁，烏克蘭強烈譴責；法國今日預計二十萬人上街抗議高物價；巴西亞馬遜雨林砍伐量創有紀錄以來新低，總統決選前一週公布；教宗良在肺癌手術後出院，並呼籲俄烏停火。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

  7. 6d ago

    The World in Five — October 16, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 16, 2026: A sixteen-year-old gunman kills three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon before being stopped by a bystander; drone attacks hit cargo ships in the Black Sea, and Bulgaria asks NATO for anti-drone defenses; EU leaders rally around Zelensky in Brussels as Trump calls Ukraine's refinery strikes a disgrace; fighting in Yemen cuts off life-saving aid to 800,000 people; and U.S. inflation rises to 3.7% as gas prices jump nine percent in a month. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 16 日：十六歲槍手在奧勒岡州本德一所小學槍殺三名學童與一名老師，後被一名路人制伏；黑海商船遭無人機攻擊，保加利亞向北約請求反無人機防禦；歐盟領袖在布魯塞爾力挺澤倫斯基，川普稱烏克蘭攻擊俄煉油廠「可恥」；葉門戰事使八十萬人斷絕人道救援；美國九月通膨升至 3.7%，汽油價格一個月內大漲 9%。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

  8. Oct 15

    The World in Five — October 15, 2026

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! October 15, 2026: The U.S. military weighs using its "mother of all bombs" in new Iran strike plans as two ships sink near the Strait of Hormuz; Zelenskyy restarts strikes on Russian refineries after a Starlink cut cripples drone guidance; North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles and opens a new bridge to China; war plus drought push Sudan's Darfur and Kordofan toward famine; and a school roof collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan kills at least 28 children and a teacher. Hosted by Amber. 2026 年 10 月 15 日：美軍考慮用「炸彈之母」打擊伊朗，赫爾木茲海峽再有兩艘船被擊沉；烏克蘭因星鏈服務受限，恢復攻擊俄羅斯煉油廠；北韓從潛艦試射巡弋飛彈，同時與中國開通新邊境大橋；戰爭加乾旱讓蘇丹達佛與科爾多凡瀕臨飢荒；巴基斯坦白夏瓦校舍屋頂坍塌，至少 28 名學童與一名老師喪生。 Hosted by Amber. Music: "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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World news in plain English, daily. The five most important stories from around the globe — explained simply, in about five minutes, with why each one matters to you. Hosted by Amber. 每天清晨，用簡單的英文，陪你讀懂今天世界上最重要的五件事。每一則，也會跟你說，這和你的生活有什麼關係。

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