Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. New deal reached to evacuate rebels from Aleppo. US intelligence officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin personally involved in hacking during US election. Premier League update. Manchester by the Sea picks up the most Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in UAE cinemas now.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News Update for Thursday December 15th. Here are the top
00:06stories at this hour.
00:07A new agreement has been reached for the evacuation of rebel fighters from the last pocket of
00:12territory they control in Aleppo. Russia's defence ministry said it was working with
00:16the Syrian authorities who had guaranteed the safety of the rebels leaving the city.
00:21Rebels would be evacuated towards the north-western Syrian city of Idlib in 20 buses and 10 ambulances,
00:27it said.
00:28US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally
00:34involved in hacking during the US election campaign as part of a vendetta against Hillary
00:38Clinton.
00:39NBC News reported last night that Putin personally instructed how material hacked from US Democrats
00:45was to be leaked and otherwise used.
00:48Last week the Washington Post reported a CIA evaluation that Russia had hacked US emails
00:53to sway the election in favour of Republican Donald Trump.
00:58Cesc Fabregas' goal earned Chelsea a 1-0 victory at Sunderland last night as Antonio
01:03Conte's side surged six points clear at the Premier League summit.
01:07There were also wins for Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, while Zlatan Ibrahimović's
01:1388th-minute strike earned Manchester United a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace.
01:18Chelsea have now won all 10 league games they have played since losing 3-0 at Arsenal on
01:22September 24th, keeping eight clean sheets.
01:26Kenneth Lonergan's New England set family drama Manchester by the Sea picked up the
01:31most nominations for the Screen Actors Guild last night.
01:34Its leading four nods included Best Ensemble Cast, Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Best
01:39Supporting Performances for Michelle Williams and Lucas Hedges.
01:43Rogue One A Star Wars Story sets the benchmark for how a good standalone film can be made
01:49without ruining a tight story with unnecessary sequels.
01:53Compact, forceful, well-intentioned and hugely entertaining, the film is a story for the
01:57ages.
01:58The closing film at the Dubai International Film Festival is out at the cinemas now.
02:03You can read the full review on golfnews.com.
02:06And finally, the weather today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:10to 17 degrees at night.
02:12That's all for now, thank you for watching.
02:14We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news on
02:18golfnews.com.