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Welcome to SBS News In Easy English. I'm Catriona Stirrat.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is speculating that Russia will reject Washington's 30-day ceasefire proposal, but is scared to say it directly to U-S President Donald Trump.
Earlier today, Russian President Vladimr Putin agreed in principle with the U-S proposal, but said he has serious questions about the details.
He's since signalled willingness to discuss further with what he called his "American partners".
But Mr Zelenskyy says as Washington is expressing readiness to organise control of the ceasefire, Mr Putin is setting conditions on the deal in order to delay it, or make it not happen at all.
"We have all now heard very predictable and highly manipulative words from (Russia’s President Vladimir) Putin in response to the idea of a ceasefire at the front. He is in fact preparing a rejection at present. Putin is, of course, scared to tell President Trump directly that he wants to continue this war, that he wants to kill Ukrainians."
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Australian beef producers say they will fight potential U-S tariffs on agricultural products as President Donald Trump vows to protect American agriculture.
Whilst little information has been provided by the U-S administration, Cattle Australia says they are concerned about the comments made by the President.
Australian Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd has confirmed that Australia will leverage its critical mineral supplies in hopes of an exemption from any future tariffs.
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Nurses and midwives are calling for regulation reforms that will permit them to order diagnostic tests, issue referrals to specialists and prescribe certain medications.
It's a move peak bodies say will reduce waiting times and improve healthcare outcomes.
The seven pre-election demands, issued by the Alliance of the Nine Peaks, also call for endorsed midwives to conduct pre-conception counselling, home births and general women's health consults.
Australian College of Nursing chief executive Kathryn Zeitz says Australia's unprecedented healthcare challenges warrant innovative solutions.
"Nurses make up 54 per cent of the health workforce in Australia. We are the most geographically spread, as you've heard, and we are the most trusted as health professionals. Our ask from this particular group is to make sure nurses have the scaffolding so they can practice to the level of experience and skills and capability that they have."
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A new report has revealed that a lack of reliable advice is pushing culturally and linguistically diverse young people towards risky financial decisions and potential scams.
The report, commissioned by the Financial Basics Foundation, focuses on 18 to 24 year-olds who were either born overseas and whose first language is not English, or whose parents were born overseas.
The study reveals barriers like language, cultural differences, and a lack of knowledge about reliable sources of information, all push culturally diverse youth towards potential exploitation and poor financial literacy.
Lead researcher Laura De Zwaan says the findings highlight a need for reliable and culturally sensitive financial advice.
"So some of the problems can be that they then do fall into scams because they don't have the ability to necessarily verify the information that they're getting. In our personal finance system, we have a lot of lingo or jargon that isn't necessarily translatable and there can be some issues around even the currency and trying to understand the different values of things."
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In sport...
Kenyan long-distance legend Eliud Kipchoge has announced he will run the Sydney Marathon in August.
The 40-year-old is a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion, in 2016 and 2020, and the only runner ever to record an unofficial sub-two-hour time.
In a statement, Mr Kipchoge says he's excited to be competing in the Sydney race, during the first year the event will be designated as a World Marathon Major.
Later in his career, Mr Kipchoge has made it his mission to bring marathon running to a global audience.
That was SBS News In Easy English. I'm Catriona Stirrat.
