Thursday 18th June 2026. Kenya Taiwan conference dispute. DRC Ebola. United Kingdom flight. France Shein partnership...

0:00 Good morning. This is send seven World News in seven minutes. I'm Juliet Martin and today is Thursday, the eighteenth of June twenty twenty six. Starting in Africa today, Kenya has barred Taiwan from the twenty twenty six Our Ocean Conference, according to Taiwan's government. Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council said that scientists visas were revoked at the last minute because of pressure from China, which sees Taiwan as part of its own territory. Taiwan's Foreign Minister lyn Chia Lung said the Kenyan authorities insisted on unilattery, distorting their so called interpretation of One China, expanding it without limit to the point of blocking our people from attending the meeting. Kenya's government

1:16 has not provided comment. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the current Ibola outbreak could become the worst on record. According to Africa's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain has reached more than eight hundred confirmed cases. It has now been a month since the World Health Organization declared an international emergency. Director General of the CDC, doctor Jean Kassea said that the spread of the disease needs to be addressed.

2:00 Unfortunately, with the total of seven hundred eight hundred cases now that we have in DFC, we are expecting twenty two thousand people in the contact police, but we just have six thousand. It means maybe in security and also more people on the ground to support for surveillance. That are main reasons that we are bringing together and we need to address yere.

2:36 In the United Kingdom, London will become the first destination for the world's longest direct commercial flight by Quantess Airways. The route from Sydney in Australia will take twenty hours. Quantus plans to launch the first flights in October twenty twenty seven. In France, the department store BHV has ended its partnership with online fast fashion retailer Shean. In November last year, Shean opened its permanent shop in BHV, which was criticized by protesters. A spokesperson has said that the partnership was a mistake. Asia and Oceania. South Korea will move the civilian control line, which runs parallel to the military border between South and North Korea. It will be moved by an average of six kilometers. Defense Minister argue

3:53 Back said this is made possible by improved defense readiness. South Korea will also ease other restrictions on the area near the border, including drone reporting. According to Australia's Weather Bureau, this year's El Nino could be the strongest since nineteen fifty. El Nino is a warming of the sea surface in the Pacific Ocean, leading to higher temperatures and less rainfall.

4:30 Scientists say more extreme El Nino is caused by climate change. Israel launched new air strikes and artillery fire in Lebanon yesterday, according to local reports. Israel said that five Israeli soldiers were injured in attacks by Hezbolla drones. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding agreed between and the United States on Sunday, which also calls for a halt to hostilities in Lebanon.

5:11 The Americas. United States President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister narendrum Modi met yesterday during the G seven summit in France. This was their first meeting since February twenty twenty five. Trump said that the countries are working on trade deals and that if India were attacked, the United States would be there to help them. Argentina will receive a financing package from the World Bank. The World Bank will provide a package to mobilize up to two billion dollars in commercial loans to help Argentina reduce financing costs and strengthen public debt. And in seventy one countries and one hundred territories, scientists have found coral reefs that could be able to survive and recover from climate change. Overall,

6:23 one hundred and sixty six thousand square kilometers of resilient coral reef has been identified, which is three times more than previously estimated. Director of coral conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Emily Darling said only twenty eight percent of the reefs currently fall within protected and conserved areas, so the opportunity is clear, and so is the urgency. That's your world news in seven minutes. If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your friends about us. You can get in touch with us in a voice message at senseven dot org or by sending an email to podcast at senseven dot org. I'm Juliet Martin. Tomorrow you will be with Stephen Devinchenzi have a great day.