Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Trump to visit Mexico ahead of key speech. Dubai Opera opens its doors tonight. Heavy rains cause waterlogging, traffic jam in New Delhi.Apple must repay record 13b euros over Irish tax deal: EU. Chris Brown arrested for pointing gun at woman.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, August 31st.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Dubai Opera opens its doors tonight with a sold-out performance by Spanish tenor Placido
00:14Domingo.
00:15The first opera house in the UAE, the dhow-shaped building in downtown Dubai seats nearly 2,000
00:20people and will host 200 performances a year.
00:23It has already announced 75 shows for its first season, including a mix of ballets,
00:30musical theatre and classical concerts, apart from operas.
00:34Donald Trump will be taking his first foreign trip as the Republican presidential nominee
00:39tonight.
00:40He will make a quick visit to Mexico, a nation he derided as the home of rapists and criminals
00:45as he launched his campaign.
00:47The meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto comes hours before Trump is set
00:52to deliver a highly anticipated immigration speech.
00:56Heavy rains today caused waterlogging in many areas and massive traffic gridlocks in the
01:00Indian capital of New Delhi, stranding people on the roads.
01:04Traffic helpline officials said they were flooded with calls of snarls and waterlogging
01:09across the city.
01:10Though the heavy rains made the weather pleasant, with the minimum temperature settling at 26
01:15degrees Celsius, it derailed traffic movement across several stretches.
01:20The European Union has asked US tech giant Apple to repay a record €13 billion in back
01:26taxes after ruling that a series of Irish sweetheart tax deals were illegal.
01:31EU Competition Commissioner Margaret Vestager said Apple's selective treatment in Ireland
01:37meant it paid an effective tax rate of just 1% on its European profits in 2003.
01:43Apple and Ireland are both expected to appeal.
01:46It seems Chris Brown can't avoid trouble.
01:49Following an hours-long standoff with police, the singer was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion
01:54of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called for help from a gathering at his home.
01:59A Los Angeles police spokesman said officers first responded to Brown's property in the
02:04Tarzana neighborhood around 3 a.m.
02:07Model Bailey Curran told the Los Angeles Times that Brown pointed a gun at her face.
02:13And finally, the weather.
02:14Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night.
02:19That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com