00:00Good day.
00:03Welcome to The Gulf News Update for Monday, May the 22nd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Israeli ministers have approved measures aimed at improving the Palestinian economy and facilitating
00:13crossings.
00:14The rare moves are said to be at Donald Trump's request hours ahead of the U.S. president's
00:19arrival.
00:20The ministers were responding to a Trump request to present him with confidence-building measures
00:24ahead of his talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today.
00:28A small bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital today, wounding more than 20 people.
00:33The attack came three years to the day since the army seized power of the politically unstable
00:38kingdom.
00:39Local media said the device detonated in the hospital pharmacy, sparking panic but caused
00:44only minor injuries.
00:46A young demonstrator has died from a gunshot wound to the chest, raising to 48 the number
00:51of people killed in seven weeks of protests against Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro.
00:56The president denounced a brutal attack on another man during massive demonstrations
01:00across the country Saturday, demanding early elections.
01:04Mumbai Indians won their third Indian Premier League title last night, defeating rising
01:09Pune supergiant by just one run in a dramatic final, which went to the last ball.
01:16Supergiant lost three wickets in the final over, bowled by Mitchell Johnson to be restricted
01:20to 128 for six after Mumbai Indians scored 129.
01:25Real Madrid were crowned La Liga champions following a 2-0 win over Malaga.
01:29Villarreal and Real Sociedad meanwhile qualified for the Europa League.
01:35And finally, weather.
01:36Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
01:41That's all for now.
01:42Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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