# A1 English News | Why 18,000 Finance Leaders Are Meeting in Bangkok

An episode of [Learn English A1 | Slow Easy News for Beginners, Daily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884145882), 12 Oct 2026, 7:18.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/e/6acc4183e53019e8904dc30b/media.mp3

Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Ukraine says Russia attacked power plants after an energy ceasefire announcement. Also: Finance officials meet in Bangkok as war, energy prices, and debt threaten world growth. Today’s English focus: discuss = to discuss. Vocabulary: supply (an amount that is available), shock (a sudden bad change or surprise), release (to let something go). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-10-12 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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