SBS News in Easy English 18 August 2025

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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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One man has died, and another is in hospital with serious wounds after a shooting outside a pub in Sydney.

Ambulance and police were called to the Harold Hotel, where police say two people were shot been shot multiple times by unknown attackers.
 
One witness spoke to Channel Nine.

"When I walked around the corner, I saw the guy that had been shot, one of them was lying on the ground so I ran up to him and then, probably 30 seconds later, some doctors, some other ladies that were inside the Harold Hotel came out."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed nationwide protests demanding an end to the Gaza war.

He is defending his government's decision to bring more soldiers into Gaza and occupy Gaza city.

"Our continued security control over the Strip is just one of our conditions for ending the war, conditions that Hamas refuses to accept. We insist not only that Hamas be disarmed, we also insist that Israel enforces the demilitarisation of the Strip over time by taking continuous action against any attempt to arm and organise any terrorist element."
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Several people have spray painted the pavement outside New South Wales parliament, as part of a rally against the state's protest laws.

The group says want the Premier to change the laws they say limit people's ability to protest.

"No to genocide, no to ecocide, yes to protest, now now now."

"We are here today to call on Premier Chris Minns to respect the role of protests in our democracy. We are calling on him to tear up his repressive anti-protest laws."
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Five hundred robots from 16 countries - have competed at the World Humanoid Games in Beijing.

The robots ran, played soccer, and boxed over three days.

They didn't beat human records, but Gao Yuan, from China's Unitree Robotics company, says the event showed what they can do.

“We participated in these games not (just) to win a gold or silver medal. Our biggest win is not (being) the champion but showing everyone the charisma of our mass-produced robots. What matters the most is keeping up the healthy development of our industry.”
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That's the latest SBS News in Easy English.

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