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00:00Good day.
00:05Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, February the 19th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Western and Muslim leaders to unite to defeat the
00:17false promises of extremism and reject terrorist claims to represent Islam.
00:22The terrorists do not speak for a billion Muslims, Obama told delegates from 60 countries
00:27at a White House summit on countering radicalism.
00:30He chose to face down the critics, saying we are not at war with Islam.
00:33We are at war with people who have perverted Islam.
00:36Top U.S. diplomat John Kerry, who will host a ministerial meeting today aimed at drawing
00:41up an action plan, called it the defining fight of our generation.
00:46Libya has asked the U.N. Security Council to lift an arms embargo so that it can deal
00:51with Daesh and other militants.
00:53Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairy said that it would help the government build its army
00:57and deal with rampant terrorism.
00:59Meanwhile, Qatar has summoned its ambassador to Egypt over Egyptian airstrikes in Libya.
01:06Cricket and the UAE produced a spirited performance in the opening match at the World Cup today,
01:11but eventually went down by four wickets to Zimbabwe.
01:14Playing their first World Cup match since 1996, the UAE racked up a competitive 285
01:20for 7, batting first in Nelson.
01:23A shock was on the cards when the UAE then reduced Zimbabwe to 167 for 5, but an unbeaten
01:29knock of 76 by Sean Williams saw his side over the line.
01:34Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in four matches to help Real Madrid to a 2-0
01:40win to shock in their Champions League last-16 first-leg match.
01:44The day's other game ended in a 1-1 draw between Basel and Porto in Switzerland.
01:50Reality star Bruce Jenner was the one who started a chain-reaction crash that resulted
01:55in a woman's death on a Malibu highway on February 7.
01:58Jenner was hauling an off-road vehicle on a trailer behind his Cadillac when he steered
02:02to avoid cars slowing for a traffic light.
02:05The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department will consider whether to issue a citation that
02:09could result in criminal charges.
02:12And finally, weather.
02:13Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 degrees at night.
02:18That's all for now.
02:20Thanks for watching.
02:21We will be back with The Bulletin on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news at
02:25gulfnews.com.