Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. David Cameron’s last-minute appeal against Brexit. Jordan declares its border regions with Syria and Iraq to be closed military zones. Croatia score 2-1 win over Spain. Germany claim their place in knockout rounds. Anurag Kashyap criticises Salman Khan for "thoughtless" comment. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, June the 22nd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Rival sides threw their efforts into the final day of campaigning today on the eve of Britain's
00:14vote on EU membership that will shape the future of Europe.
00:18Prime Minister David Cameron conducted a spate of last-minute interviews to get his pro-EU
00:24message to voters before polls open at 6 GMT on Thursday.
00:29The Romain camp has the slimmest possible lead on 51% vs 49% support for the leave side.
00:37Jordan has declared its border regions with Syria and Iraq to be closed military zones
00:42after a suicide bombing on Tuesday that killed six soldiers.
00:47It is not clear who was behind the attack, which was launched from Syrian territory close
00:52to a refugee camp.
00:53The Jordanian government said no new refugee camps would be built and none would be expanded.
01:00In sport, Ivan Perisic, last gasp winner, gave Croatia a 2-1 win over Spain that left
01:07the defending European champions to a heavyweight last-16 clash against Italy.
01:13Germany meanwhile claimed their place in the knockout rounds.
01:16Mario Gomez struck the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland to ensure the
01:22team's advance as Group C winners.
01:26More voices have joined the conversation about Salman Khan's comment comparing his
01:30film training to feeling like a raped woman.
01:34Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap criticised the actor saying it was thoughtless and daft of him
01:39to make such a comment.
01:40He also questioned the nuisance of the journalists interviewing him for laughing at the comment
01:46and not questioning the actor about it immediately.
01:49And finally, the weather.
01:50Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
01:56That's all for now.
01:57Thanks for watching.
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