00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, December the 6th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Donald Trump will declare formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the
00:15White House has said, breaking with years of precedent and potentially leading to unpredictable
00:21consequences for the Middle East.
00:23The region is braced for the prospect of unrest in anticipation of the declaration.
00:29US embassies around the world have been advised by the State Department to bolster their security.
00:35The UAE, Saudi Arabia and other regional leaders have warned against the move.
00:41Paceman Mitchell Stark and Josh Hazelwood spearheaded Australia to a crushing 120-run
00:47win in Adelaide, leaving Ashes holders England trailing 2-0 and on the verge of losing the
00:53five-test series.
00:55In football, Manchester United and Juventus were among the sides to clinch a place in
01:00the last 16 of the Champions League.
01:03United, Juventus, Roma and Basel all went through with victories in their final group
01:08games but Atletico Madrid, beaten finalists in 2014 and 2016, were eliminated.
01:15The 14th edition of Dubai International Film Festival kicks off tonight with the Christian
01:20Bale western drama, Hostiles, opening the eight-day event at Madinah Jumeirah.
01:26The star-studded festival will see iconic Hollywood actor Sir Patrick Stewart and veteran
01:32Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan being recognised for their achievements.
01:37During tonight's opening night ceremony, DIFF will present renowned Egyptian writer
01:42Wahed Hamad with an honorary award to celebrate his outstanding contributions to screenwriting,
01:48with a list of credits that spans across 40 years.
01:52And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 26 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:57to 15 degrees at night.
01:59That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulpnews.com
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