00:00At least 36 people have died in fires ravaging forests in northern and central Portugal over
00:16the past 24 hours, rescuers said, after three people were killed in Spain in blazes sparked
00:22by arsonists and fanned by Hurricane Ophelia.
00:26The 36 deaths, which were confirmed by Portugal's National Civil Protection Agency, come four
00:32months after 64 people were killed in the deadliest fire in the country's history in
00:37June.
00:38Washington is not taking sides following clashes between Iraqi forces and the country's
00:44Kurds, US President Donald Trump said, as tensions escalate following the autonomous
00:49Kurdish region's independence referendum.
00:53Speaking after Iraqi troops and tanks swept across the northern province capturing oil
00:58and military targets from the Kurds and seizing the governor's office in Kirkuk city, Trump
01:04made clear he was not going to inject himself into the dispute between two US allies in
01:10the fight against Daesh.
01:12Babar Azam scored a successive 100 while Shadab Khan gave his career-best bowling and batting
01:18performance to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in the second day-night international
01:25in Abu Dhabi.
01:26Babar scored a fighting 103 while Shadab scored a career-best 52 not out.
01:32Shadab the bowler returned with his best figures of 3-47 to dismiss Sri Lanka for 187 all out
01:40in 48 overs.
01:43Singer Joe Jonas is engaged to Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner.
01:47Turner and Jonas shared the same photo on Instagram of her hands sporting a diamond
01:52ring and resting on top of his.
01:54Turner noted in her caption that she said yes.
01:58And finally, the weather.
02:00Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping to 24 degrees at night.
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