SBS News in Easy English 18 September 2025

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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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Israel says it is opening a way for residents to leave Gaza City in the next two days, as it continues its attacks there.

Israel says about 400,000 people have left already.

Israel says it is trying to kill Hamas militants.

Meanwhile, crowds of Israelis have marched through Jerusalem in protest.

One of the protesters, professor Aviva Mimouni Bloch, says the war has become pointless.

"Our soldiers are going for a war that has no reason anymore. We must debate, and find an end. That must be through talks."
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World Leaders will meet for the United Nations General Assembly in coming weeks.

The current President of the group, Annalena Baerbock, says there are so many crises in the world tight now, that countries need come together like they did at the end of the Second World War.

“Yes, we are at a crossroads - a make-or-break moment, but this is precisely when we have to work harder. Our forebears had the humility and grace to put aside their differences and work together in 1945; we need that same principled conviction today.”
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United States President Donald Trump has used a visit to Britain's Royal family to say the United States and the United Kingdom are the defenders of the English-speaking world.

Mr Trump says the US and UK must be proud of their shared history and be bold about their role in the world.

"Together, we've done more good for humanity than any two countries in all of history. Together, we must defend the exceptional heritage that makes us who we are. And we must continue to stand for the values and the people of the English-speaking world. And we do indeed stand for that."

Mr Trump's visit has been met with large protests in London.
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In athletics, 17 year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout finished third in a 200 metre race and will now run in the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships

Gout is the youngest man in the men's 200 metre event, and the youngest Australian to ever be picked for a World Athletics Championships team.

He says he is trying to treat this event as though it is his normal training.

"You've just got to stay calm. This what you do every day. You train. You do blocks every day. You do speed workouts every day. This is just another training session. Even though this is the biggest stage in the world, you've just got to go out there and treat it like a training session- just go out there and have some fun."
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