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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Sam Dover.
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New South Wales Police have warned people wanting to attend pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney this weekend against encouraging violence on race or religious grounds.
While the protests are typically peaceful, police are worried about raised emotions as this Monday marks the first anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and the start of the Israeli assault that has devastated Gaza.
Rally organisers have resisted political pressure and court action to cancel events this weekend, saying their gathering has no intention of being provocative or insensitive towards the Jewish community.
Organisers say their Monday vigil will simply remember the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in the past year.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says he believes it's offensive considering the roughly 1,200 Israelis killed one year ago.
"We remain and I remain of the view that it is hugely insensitive at best to hold a vigil or a rally on that day, the 7th of October. Now, New South Wales Police will be on site in massive numbers. There will be an overwhelming police response on Sunday and Monday in particular. And if, as we fear, the vigil becomes some kind of protest or march through the streets of Sydney then police will be there to meet people who commit those acts."
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The Coalition have called for the Iranian ambassador to be kicked out of Australia for a social media post praising Hezbollah's leader after he was killed in an Israeli strike.
In a post on X, Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi said Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was a 'great personality, and exceptional leader'.
Hezbollah is a Lebanese political and militant group which the Australian government considers to be a terrorist organisation.
The government have condemned the comments by Mr Sadeghi, but say they will not remove him from the country.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton says that response is not good enough.
"Do I think the Iranian Ambassador should be expelled from our country? Should be should he be persona non grata? Absolutely he should. It's not his first time, and he's been warned by the government before the Prime Minister has to start showing some strength of leadership and some character here and standing up for our values and what's right."
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In football, Australian coach Ange Postecoglou is two wins from two games in the Europa League this season.
His Tottenham Hotspur side has defeated Hungarian team Ferencvaros, two goals to one, in Budapest.
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr scored the game's first goal, in the 23rd minute.
Substitute Brennan Johnson doubled the lead with a goal in the 86th minute.
That makes for the fifth game in a row that Tottenham have won in all competitions with Johnson scoring in all five matches.
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I'm Sam Dover. This has been SBS News in Easy English.
