00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, November the 18th. Here are
00:10the top stories at this hour. Three suspects were killed, including a woman
00:15who blew herself up in a shootout this morning in North Paris, with police hunting the mastermind
00:20of last week's terror attacks. As troops patrolled the streets, heavily armed police swapped
00:25gunfire with people holed up in an apartment in the suburb of Saint-Denis. Two people in
00:30the apartment were killed, including a woman who blew herself up and at least three police
00:35were injured, they said. Two arrests were made. Meanwhile, England and France football
00:41teams paid tribute to the victims of Paris attacks at an international friendly at Wembley
00:46last night. A crowd of more than 70,000 sang La Marseillaise with the Duke of Cambridge
00:53and Prime Minister David Cameron present, as the hosts won the game 2-0. However, Germany's
00:59friendly with the Netherlands last night was called off because of a concrete security
01:04threat at the Hanover Stadium. Evacuation began less than two hours before kick-off
01:09for the match, which German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to attend. All Blanks rugby
01:16great Jonah Lomu, the game's first global superstar whose speed and power terrorised
01:21opponents, died at his Auckland home at the age of 40. Lomu had for decades battled a
01:26kidney disease that ended his playing career, but close acquaintances said his death still
01:32came as a shock. David Beckham is the sexiest man alive, at least according to People's
01:37annual issue. The 41-year-old footballer is celebrated on the 30th year of the Sexiest
01:43Man Alive cover. It's a huge honour and I'm very pleased to accept, Beckham said. Jake
01:50Gyllenhaal will attend this year's Dubai International Film Festival, organisers have
01:54announced. The Oscar-nominated actor will be presented with Variety's International
01:59Star of the Year award. Previous winners include Colin Firth and Owen Wilson. Fans will also
02:06be able to attend, in conversation with Jake Gyllenhaal, a public Q&A with the actor that
02:11will take place on December 16. Carlos Santana is returning to the Emirates Airline Dubai
02:18Jazz Festival on February 26 next year. Santana, 68, headlined the event two years ago. Organisers
02:25said the production accompanying the tour will be a massive one. Tickets have gone on sale
02:30from noon today. And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees
02:36Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching. As always,
02:42you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com.
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