{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/6a3b93a495244c4a614fc92d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 French News | Alibaba Fights US Blacklist in Court","description":"<p>Alibaba Fights US Blacklist in Court. Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice.</p> <p>In this episode: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sues US government over defence blacklist. Also: Irish government to contribute £197m to cross-border rail services.</p> <p>Today’s French focus: a key news verb = a useful action word from today’s episode. Vocabulary: news (current events), story (a report about something happening), today (this day).</p> <p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-06-24\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-06-24</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}