00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, September the 24th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10In a show of American military might to North Korea, U.S. bombers and fighter escorts flew
00:15on Saturday to the farthest point north of the border between North and South Korea by
00:21any such American aircraft this century.
00:24The Pentagon said the mission in international airspace showed how seriously President Donald
00:28Trump takes North Korea's reckless behavior.
00:31This mission is a demonstration of U.S. resolve and a clear message that the president has
00:36many military options to defeat any threat, Defense Department spokesman Dana White said
00:42in a statement.
00:43A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government held talks with the Iraqi government in Baghdad
00:49ahead of tomorrow's planned referendum on secession from Iraq.
00:53Hoshiyar Zabari, a top advisor to Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, said the delegation
00:58will discuss the referendum but the referendum is still happening.
01:03The KRG has said the vote is intended to give its autonomous territory a legitimate mandate
01:08to achieve independence from Iraq through dialogue with Baghdad and neighboring powers
01:13Turkey and Iran.
01:15Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's sports drama film Dangal is continuing its victory march
01:21at the box office worldwide and has become the highest-grossing Bollywood film in Hong
01:26Kong with a collection of 10 million dirhams.
01:30The film released in 46 screens in Hong Kong and Macau, which is four times more than the
01:35regular screen count for a Hindi mainstream release, said Amrita Pandey, vice president
01:41Studios Disney India.
01:43Dangal currently has a worldwide collection of $297.68 million.
01:50And finally, the weather.
01:51Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius dropping to 30 degrees at night.
01:56That's all for now.
01:57Thanks for watching.
01:58And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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