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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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Pope Leo has shared prayers for the Philippines after its second major storm in a week.
At least two people are dead and more than a million were forced to leave their homes.
"Dear brothers and sisters, I am close to the people of the Philippines affected by a violent typhoon. I pray for the deceased and their families, for the injured and the displaced."
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Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is in the United States for a meeting with Donald Trump.
Last week, the US Government asked the UN Security Council remove sanctions on Al Sharaa and now American officials hope he will sign up to a global group of countries fighting the IS terrorist group.
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British Royal Princess Anne is in Australia.
The 75-year-old princess has taken part in a service at the ANZAC Memorial in central Sydney before attending the nearby Victoria Barracks to help mark 100 years of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
The visit comes at an awkward time for her family after her younger brother, formerly known as prince Andrew, was stripped of his title over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
But this royal fan says they don't hold any of that against Princess Anne.
"Look, everyone has things in their family and unfortunately theirs played out in front of everyone to see. They haven't got local gossip to contend with; they've got worldwide gossip. And they're doing okay, standing up to it all."
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In sport, McLaren driver Lando Norris has won the Sao Paolo Grand Prix.
Team mate Oscar Piastri ended up finishing fifth - after he was given extra time for causing a crash.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says he will speak with Piastri about what happened.
"I haven't yet talked to Oscar yet. I haven't looked at the video myself except for the replay. So it is one of those (cases) in which I think the best thing to do is to rely on the stewards applying some consistency. We don't have major reasons to complain, so we just have to stay focussed and move on."
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That's the latest SBS News in Easy English.
