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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met global leaders today, at Pope Leo the fourteenth's first mass.
Mr Albanese spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as well as European Union President Ursula von der Leyen.
He also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and says Ukraine continues to have Australia's support.
"We continue to look at whatever we can do to place pressure on Russia. It's important as well that we continue to send the message to the globe that we stand with Ukraine."
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Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched one of its biggest drone attacks since 2022.
Ukraine's air force says Russia fired 273 exploding drones in overnight attacks.
A 28-year-old woman was killed, and three others were injured, according to reports.
Natalia Piven heard the drone flying towards her house.
"In the very beginning, during the first explosion I was at home with my little son. Then we went to the cellar all together. I always take cover in the cellar and drag children with me. Then my youngest son said: "Mommy, let’s go to the kindergarten." I did not want to go and thought we will survive if there were just ten drones, it was not the first time in our life. But he insisted and we went to the kindergarten. Thanks God we are alive, but I feel very sorry for neighbours. Young woman died."
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Israel says it will allow some food into Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new military operation in Gaza.
This news comes as sources say Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, are no closer to a peace deal.
Other countries are speaking in Qatar, trying to make a peace deal on behalf of Israel and Hamas, to end the war.
Mr Netanyahu says his military is now entering the Gaza Strip "with force”.
"As we promised, we have launched a powerful campaign against Hamas, 'Gideon's Chariots', IDF forces are simply entering with force into Strip with a dual goal: defeating Hamas and freeing our hostages. Two goals that are intertwined, and we will achieve both."
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Austrian fans have welcomed their musical act - J-J - home, after he won the Eurovision Song Contest.
JJ is the country's third Eurovision winner.
Franz Brabletz, a fan of his, says the win made Austrians proud.
"I got really emotional. Thinking about it this it almost makes me tear up. It was just brilliant. We are so happy, and we want to congratulate him that he managed to bring the ESC (Eurovision Song Contest) finally back to Austria."
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In cycling, Belgian Wout van Aert has won stage nine of the Giro d'Italia.
He beat Mexican Isaac del Toro, who is the current leader of the entire Tour.
Van Aert says after coming back from injury and sickness, this result is special:
"This victory means a lot to me. I almost cannot explain it. Yeah, it had to be here I believe, because this place is where my road career started back in 2018, and yeah, to win this stage after a long period without delivering, finally again. Yeah, it feels so good."
That's the latest SBS News in Easy English.
