00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, July the 18th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12President Donald Trump on Tuesday grudgingly sought to inch back his warm remarks about
00:17Russia and its leader during a summit in Helsinki a day earlier.
00:22The U.S. president said he had misspoken when he appeared to accept President Vladimir Putin's
00:27denials that Russia had interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
00:33The strained effort at damage control came more than 24 hours after his rhetorical embrace
00:39of Putin at a joint news conference set off a global uproar.
00:44A new Salik toll gate will open on Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road from October 24, the Roads
00:50and Transport Authority announced today.
00:53The gate, third on Sheikh Zayed Road and seventh overall, will be located near Energy
00:59Metro Station.
01:00The new gate will help divert traffic to Yalais Road and other parallel freeways, the RTA
01:07said.
01:08Joe Root became England's all-time leading one-day international century maker.
01:13His innings of 100 not out at his Headingley home ground saw the horse to an eight-wicket
01:19victory over India on Tuesday and a 2-1 series win.
01:24Tuesday saw Root and England one-day captain Eoin Morgan, 88 not out, share an unbroken
01:31third-wicket stand of 186.
01:35Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams says she's seeking help for the depression she
01:40has struggled with for years.
01:43Williams said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that she has sought help from a great team
01:48of healthcare professionals.
01:50The 37-year-old Williams was a co-member of Destiny's Child, the trio with Beyoncé Knowles
01:57and Kelly Rowland.
01:59And finally, the weather.
02:01Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night.
02:07That's all for now.
02:08Thanks for watching.
02:09And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.
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