00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Tuesday, September 26.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11The United States dismissed as absurd North Korea's accusation that President Donald Trump
00:17has declared war against the regime, after Pyongyang said it was ready to defend itself
00:22by shooting down American bombers.
00:25According to reporters outside his New York hotel, Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho responded
00:30to Trump tweeting at the weekend that North Korea's leadership won't be around much longer
00:35if it keeps up its threats.
00:37Ri, who attended this year's UN General Assembly session, said the international community
00:43had hoped that a war of words would not turn into real actions.
00:48UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres has expressed concern about the potentially destabilizing
00:54effects of a referendum held by Kurds on independence from Iraq.
00:59The referendum was proceeding peacefully but there were fears of potential unrest especially
01:04after lawmakers in Baghdad demanded that troops be sent to disputed areas where voting was
01:10taking place.
01:12The US warned the Kurdistan referendum will increase instability in the region.
01:18Alexandre Lacazette came to the rescue for Arsenal as they overcame a determined West
01:23Bromwich Albion 2-0 at Emirates Stadium.
01:27The France striker nodded in the opener after 20 minutes following up Alexis Sanchez's effort
01:33which came off the crossbar.
01:35Lacazette made sure Arsenal secured all three points when he scored the second from the
01:40penalty spot midway through the second half.
01:44Prince Harry and girlfriend Meghan Markle had made their first official public appearance
01:49as a couple.
01:50The prince and Markle held hands as they walked towards Toronto City's hall and attended
01:55a wheelchair tennis event at Harry's Invictus Games for wounded veterans.
01:59Both were dressed casually, the prince sporting jeans with a black polo shirt while his girlfriend
02:05wore a white button-down shirt with blue jeans ripped at the knee.
02:09And finally, the weather.
02:10Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 26 degrees at night.
02:17That's all for now.
02:18Thank you for watching and as always you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com
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