{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6ad57266a2384a5721bd975b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Trump Pauses Russia Sanctions to Keep Talks Alive","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/38193cb9-d170-41ff-a7a6-e0a91984cb6c.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: The US pauses Russia sanctions to keep peace talks going, while Ukraine calls the move a historic mistake. Also: Food shortages remain severe in Gaza, where nearly 1.4 million people face acute food insecurity.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: did not have / could not prepare = did not have / was unable to prepare. Vocabulary: shelter (a place that protects people from bad weather or danger), brutal (extremely hard and unpleasant), displace (to force people to leave their homes).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-19\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-19</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}