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00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, June the 4th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Two Emirati children died after falling into a swimming pool in Merdif area while their
00:13families were having iftar.
00:16One-and-a-half-year-old girl Saad and her two-and-a-half-year-old cousin Shahab had
00:20some food during iftar time and then disappeared.
00:23Brigadier Ahmad Thani bin Guleitha of Dubai Police told Gulf News that police were alerted
00:29about the incident after iftar.
00:31A biopic on the life of the UAE's founding father, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,
00:37is currently being developed by a Hollywood studio.
00:40Oscar-nominated director Sheikhar Kapoor has signed on to direct the film while Cliff Dorfman
00:46will write the screenplay for STX Films.
00:49Patterned after great movies like Gandhi and Salma, this project will tell the story of
00:54a dynamic, powerful personality who helped create historic change, the studio said.
01:00President Donald Trump probably has authority under the Constitution to pardon himself,
01:06his lawyer Rudy Giuliani has asserted.
01:09But he said Trump will not do so as he fights a special counsel investigation into Russian
01:14meddling in the 2016 election.
01:17Questions about the scope of Trump's executive powers have intensified with the disclosure
01:22of a 20-page letter that Trump's legal team sent to special counsel Robert S. Mueller.
01:28At least 25 people were killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash
01:35and rock and forcing the airport to close.
01:38Search and rescue operations for the missing and dead have been suspended due to low light
01:43and dangerous conditions.
01:46The eruption sent ash billowing over the surrounding area, turning plants and trees grey and blank
01:52hitting streets, cars and people.
01:54Brazil star Neymar said he was very happy to have made a goal-scoring comeback in a
02:002-0 friendly victory over Croatia on Sunday.
02:03It's been three months that I've been injured, said Neymar, with the World Cup to start in
02:08Russia in 10 days.
02:10The Paris Saint-Germain forward appeared as a halftime replacement for midfielder Fernandinho.
02:16Eminem has fueled rumours that he was dating Nicki Minaj, creating an ultimate hip-hop
02:21power couple.
02:23The top-selling rapper of all time addressed speculation of the relationship as he headlined
02:28the Governor's Ball festival in New York.
02:31I'm going to tell you something about Nicki that she don't even know.
02:35We go together, he told the crowd.
02:38And finally, the weather.
02:39Today's highs across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night.
02:45That's all for now.
02:46Thanks for watching.
02:47As always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.