00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, June 27.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to prohibit the entry
00:14of some people into the United States from countries he deems dangerous.
00:19Justices have imposed strict limits on Trump's travel ban while the court examines the scope
00:24of presidential power over the border.
00:27Trump hailed the court's decision to hear arguments on the travel ban in October, saying
00:31the justices' lifting of the legal roadblocks to his ban was a clear victory for national
00:36security.
00:38President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have called on Pakistan to ensure
00:43that its territory is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries, the White House
00:48said in a statement.
00:50The two leaders, who held a meeting at the White House, also called on all nations to
00:55resolve territorial and maritime disputes peacefully and in accordance with international
00:59law, the statement said.
01:02Sharjah has been named with the prestigious World Book Capital title for 2019 by the United
01:07Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
01:11The honour is a recognition of the emirate's pioneering role in supporting and expanding
01:16the local and regional publishing industries, promoting reading to become an intrinsic cultural
01:21practice, as well as embracing intercultural knowledge-based dialogue.
01:27It appears Johnny Depp's troubles are far from over.
01:30Following the outcry over the Donald Trump assassination comment, the actor could now
01:35face perjury charges in Australia after the Deputy Prime Minister threatened to unleash
01:40a new chapter in a pet dog case dubbed the War on Terror.
01:45The Pirates of the Caribbean star and his then-wife Amber Heard fell foul of Australia's
01:49strict quarantine laws when they failed to declare her canines, Pistol and Boo, on arrival
01:55in the country on a private jet in 2015.
01:59And finally, the weather.
02:00Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
02:06That's all for now.
02:07Thanks for watching.
02:08And as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com
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