00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, August the 24th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour.
00:11Daesh terrorists have destroyed Palmyra's ancient temple of Balchamin. Daesh took control
00:16of Palmyra in May, sparking fears that the group may demolish UNESCO World Heritage Site.
00:22The group has also destroyed several ancient sites in Iraq. Lebanese protesters said that
00:26they had postponed a demonstration set for tonight, after rallies a day earlier triggered
00:31clashes with security forces in Beirut.
00:34On Sunday, Prime Minister Tamim Salem threatened to resign, warning rival parties in his unity
00:39cabinet that the state faced collapse because of paralysis that had come to a head with
00:44its failure to resolve a crisis over rubbish disposal.
00:48German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will meet in Berlin
00:53to give a new push to European efforts to tackle the biggest migrant crisis in 50 years.
00:59The pair will also hold talks on the resurgence of violence in Ukraine, and will be joined
01:03by that country's President Petro Poroshenko later in the day.
01:07Six people, including a Congress lawmaker from Karnataka, India, were killed when a
01:11truck collided with an express train at a level crossing near Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh.
01:17The driver of the granite-laden truck lost control and hit a coach of the Nandan Express
01:23after crashing into the closed gate at a level crossing in the Nandanpur district.
01:29Debutante Pedro Rodriguez inspired 10-man Chelsea to a 3-2 victory at West Bromwich,
01:34Albion on Sunday, while Manchester City recaptured the Premier League summit by winning 2-0 at
01:41Everton.
01:42In Spanish La Liga, Rafael Benitez's reign as Real Madrid boss got off to a poor start
01:47as his side of star names were held 0-0 by newly promoted Sporting Vision.
01:53The UK's Sun newspaper has reported that One Direction is to go on an extended hiatus
01:58in March.
01:59The hiatus early next year has been the plan for a while, even pre-dating Zayn Malik's
02:04departure in March.
02:06The band has not yet commented.
02:08And finally, weather.
02:09Today's high across the UAE will be 45 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.
02:15That's all for now.
02:16Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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