B1 English News | Pirates Die in Ship Rescue

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Turkish and Somali forces free a cargo ship after a ten-day pirate siege off Somalia, and 14 pirates are reported killed. Also: Addisu Gobena wins the Sydney Marathon in record time, while Peres Jepchirchir takes the women's title. Today’s English focus: have freed, to have freed = to have freed. Vocabulary: vessel (ship), pressure (force or pressure), cooperation (working together). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-30