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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April the 29th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite U.S. weapons experts
00:14to the country, South Korea said today.
00:17U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, expressed optimism about securing a nuclear deal in
00:23his summit with the secretive regime.
00:26The reported pledge from the North's leader Kim Jong-un follows weeks of whirlwind diplomacy
00:32that culminated with a historic summit last Friday.
00:35The deadly Blue Whale game, allegedly responsible for numerous cases of suicide worldwide, is
00:41not available in the UAE.
00:44The telecommunications regulatory authority in the UAE said it has been keeping a close
00:49watch for any sign of the game.
00:51It confirmed that the game is not available on online platforms in the UAE.
00:57The announcement comes days after Gulf News reported the death of two Filipinos teenage
01:02students in apparent cases of suicide.
01:05Actress and singer Lea Michele has announced her engagement to boyfriend Zandy Reich.
01:10A representative of the former star of Glee said that Reich proposed with a four-carat
01:16radiant cut ring that he personally helped design.
01:20The couple have been dating more than a year.
01:22And finally, the weather.
01:23Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
01:29That's all for now.
01:30Thanks for watching.
01:31And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.