00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, November 27. Here are the top
00:06stories of this hour. Pakistani Islamists announced today they were disbanding their
00:11city near Islamabad after the country's law minister resigned. The resignation appeared
00:16to cave in to the protesters who have been demanding his ouster in a three-week-long
00:20rally. After Zahid Hamid's resignation, the Tariq-e-Labaik-e-Arasul-Ala party said they
00:27were dispersing peacefully. Pope Francis has arrived in Yangon for a visit
00:31to encourage the tiny Catholic community in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Francis will meet
00:36separately with Myanmar's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, its powerful military chief
00:41and Buddhist monks. He goes later in the week to Bangladesh, where he will greet a delegation
00:46of Rohingya refugees. India defeated Sri Lanka by in innings and
00:50239 runs in the second Test match in Nagpur today to take a 1-0 lead in the series. For
00:57India, off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin, who became the fastest bowler to take 300 wickets
01:01in the Test's history, scalped eight wickets in the match. In other cricket news, David
01:05Warner and debutant Cameron Bancroft helped Australia beat England by 10 wickets. The
01:11win helps the Australians take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes Test at the Gabba.
01:15Demi-Lane-El-Peters from South Africa won the Miss Universe crown late last night. The
01:2022-year-old, who recently earned a business management degree, was crowned at the Axis
01:24Theatre at Planet Hollywood Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The runner-up was
01:29Miss Columbia Laura Gonzalez, while the second runner-up was Miss Jamaica Davinia Bennett.
01:34And finally, the weather today is high across the UAE with 29 degrees Celsius dropping to
01:3821 degrees at night. That's all for now, thank you for watching. As always, you can
01:42get the latest news on GoldNews.com
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