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B1 English News | Saudi Arabia's Oil Route Is Shut After Drone Attack
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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Xi Jinping gets a red-carpet welcome in India as relations with China and India slowly warm, and Brics leaders try to show unity. Also: Saudi Arabia shuts a key oil pipeline after drones launched from Iraq, raising fresh worries about oil shipping and regional conflict.
Today’s English focus: retaliate, to hit back after an attack or harm = to retaliate. Vocabulary: pipeline (a long tube that carries oil, gas, or water), precaution (a careful action taken to avoid harm), retaliate (to hit back after an attack or harm).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-13
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