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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, July 1. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10Iraqi political leaders are likely to miss a deadline set by the country's top Shiite
00:15cleric to agree on a prime minister who can narrow sectarian divisions, said to have fueled
00:20a militant takeover of major cities, as the insurgents sought to bolster their control.
00:25Lawmakers are scheduled to gather today as pressure builds on incumbent Premier Nouri
00:29al-Maliki to stand aside amid claims that his government has marginalized minority Sunnis.
00:36Motorists have been urged to take extra measures during Ramadan and to avoid driving when exhausted,
00:40as fasting coupled with heat causes a drop in concentration. The Roads and Transport
00:45Authority has issued an advisory cautioning motorists. According to Dubai police statistics,
00:50there were 15 deaths and 156 injuries during Ramadan last year.
00:54Israel has vowed retribution against Hamas, the militant Palestinian group it accuses
00:58of the kidnap and murder of three teenagers. The bodies of the teenagers were found on
01:03Monday evening after they had been missing for more than a fortnight. Hamas denies any
01:07involvement.
01:08Ukraine's Western-backed president has decided to resume a military offensive against pro-Russian
01:14separatists in the country's restive east after opting not to prolong a truce, a move
01:19that threatens to escalate the deadly conflict. Newly elected leader Petro Poroshenko said
01:24in an address to the nation that Ukraine will now attack.
01:27Algeria gave Germany a scare in the round of 16 last night before losing 2-1 in extra
01:32time. Germany will play France in the quarter-finals following Leblanc's 2-0 victory over Nigeria.
01:38Tonight, Argentina will take on Switzerland at 8pm UAE and Belgium face the USA at midnight
01:44in the final second-round matches.
01:46Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr's son has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession.
01:51Twenty-year-old Indio Falconer Downey was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon after
01:56a car he was riding in was pulled over in West Hollywood.
01:59And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 44 degrees Celsius, falling to 30
02:04at night.
02:05That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:08at gulfnews.com