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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, February 26. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Ajman police have opened fire to subdue an armed gang of men who blocked the road to
00:15try and steal a car in Ajman on Tuesday. The five African gang members were taken into
00:20custody despite resisting arrest, but only after the police were forced to use their
00:25weapons. The suspects, armed with knives, had appeared in front of the car and threatened
00:29the driver who was rescued by the officers.
00:32Dubai police are reaching out to the public to boost relations with the people they protect.
00:36Senior police officials have launched a one-year campaign to raise public awareness about the
00:41importance of cooperating with the police in reporting crimes in order to make Dubai
00:45the most secure city in the world.
00:48World power sought to ease tensions over Ukraine as the country's interim authorities grappled
00:53with the threat of separatism after the dramatic ouster of its pro-Moscow president. Russia
00:58softened its angry tone over the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, while senior EU and US
01:03diplomats visited the ex-Soviet country that he had tried to steer towards Moscow. The
01:08European Union said it stood ready to give conditional financial assistance to Ukraine.
01:13In sport, Manchester United was shunted towards an unscheduled exit in the Champions League
01:17after crashing to a shock 2-0 defeat to Olympiakos. Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, romped to a
01:224-2 win at Zenit St. Petersburg's Petrovsky Stadium in their last 16 first leg clash.
01:28Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice for the German side.
01:32And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:36to 19 tonight.
01:38That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news
01:41at gulfnews.com