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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, June the 27th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his
00:16presidency, upholding his travel ban, targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting
00:22the argument that it represented unconstitutional religious discrimination.
00:27The 5-4 ruling ended a fierce fight in the courts over whether the policy amounted to
00:32an unlawful Muslim ban, while confirming broad presidential powers over immigration and national
00:39security policy.
00:41Trump has said the travel ban is needed to protect the United States against attacks
00:46by militants.
00:47Meanwhile, Democratic Attorneys General in 17 U.S. states filed a lawsuit against the
00:53Trump administration for separating migrant parents from their children at the U.S.-Mexico
00:59border in an effort to force the White House to reunite them.
01:04The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Amortization on Tuesday announced four packages for hiring
01:11domestic workers through Tadbir centers.
01:14The first package provides services to hire domestic workers, including cleaners, babysitters,
01:21drivers, cooks and even private teachers from outside the country.
01:26Starting June 30th, motorists will pay 10 dirhams extra if they want a petrol station
01:32attendant to fill their vehicles with gasoline at Adnok petrol stations.
01:38Elderly drivers and persons with disabilities will not be required to pay the fee.
01:44For the self-serve option, which is free, the firm has offered motorists training on
01:49how to use the pumps.
01:51Syrian troops widened a major offensive against rebels in the southwest on Tuesday, and Jordan
01:57said it would not open its border to tens of thousands of civilians fleeing the attack.
02:03At least 45,000 people have fled the upsurge in fighting in Syria's southwestern Deraa
02:10province, heading towards the border with Jordan, the United Nations said.
02:15A relieved Lionel Messi said last night he had not expected to suffer so much against
02:21Nigeria but that he and his Argentina teammates were always confident about winning the crucial
02:27World Cup clash that secured them a place in the last 16.
02:32The Barcelona forward opened the scoring with a fine goal in the dramatic 2-1 win over Nigeria
02:38that sent the South Americans through to the knockout stages behind Croatia in Group D.
02:44We already knew we were going to win.
02:47We were confident that God would help us, that all would turn out well, Messi said.
02:53The Rao over actor Dilip's reinstatement into the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors
02:59has prompted some of the top female stars in the industry, along with several Indian
03:04political leaders, to slam the move.
03:07The Malayalam actor has been accused of attempted abduction and the rape of an actress.
03:12The Women in Cinema Collective put out a statement on Facebook saying,
03:16If you have decided to revoke the suspension, what has changed after he was suspended?
03:22And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping
03:28to 28 degrees at night.
03:30That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest updates
03:34on gulfnews.com