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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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United States President Donald Trump says Russia has offered to help in a potential nuclear agreement with Iran.
Mr Trump says Vladimir Putin says his country can manage Iran's uranium, which can be used to make nuclear weapons.
"He told me he'd like to be involved with the enrichment if we, if he can help us get it. I said, I'd much rather have you be involved with ending the war with Ukraine. To me, that would be more important, because we've got we're going to have that look. We're not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon. They're not going to have a nuclear weapon. They know it, and just about everybody else does. And so we talked about that a little bit."
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong is asking China sell jet fuel to Australia again.
Penny Wong met with Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing, as she tries to get Asian countries to help supply fuel.
“One of the messages that Australia is articulating is the extent to which our energy security is shared and the nature of the supply chains in the region are that energy supplies to us impact upon our capacity to provide other energy and other commodities to the region. So I think that the shared nature of energy security is a consistent message from Australia."
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A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of two Jewish men in London.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reacted, promising to find out what happened.
"We do have to recognize the levels of anxiety and concern there are that I know about. In terms of the Jewish community feeling very much, exposed and vulnerable feeling they've got to hide their identity sometimes in the health service, sometimes at school, on the streets where they live. and it's our job to make sure that they feel safe, secure. It's our job, to make sure that we absolutely deal with the roots of antisemitism and extremism. That is what we will do."
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Afghan women footballers will play in international competitions again, after a rule change which means they don't need to get permission from the government.
The Afghanistan government has been stopping women and girls from playing sport overseas.
Former team captain Khalida Popal, who is a refugee, says she is very happy about this change.
"It's a historic moment right now that I've witnessed. It's extremely empowering. And it's something that we have been waiting and fighting for such a long time."
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