Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Three killed in Paris shootout. Football teams pay tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks. All Blacks rugby great Jonah Lomu passes away at 40. David Beckham is once again the sexiest man alive. Jake Gyllenhaal to attend DIFF. Santana returning to Dubai for the Dubai Jazz Festival See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, November the 18th. Here are
00:10the top stories at this hour. Three suspects were killed, including a woman
00:15who blew herself up in a shootout this morning in North Paris, with police hunting the mastermind
00:20of last week's terror attacks. As troops patrolled the streets, heavily armed police swapped
00:25gunfire with people holed up in an apartment in the suburb of Saint-Denis. Two people in
00:30the apartment were killed, including a woman who blew herself up and at least three police
00:35were injured, they said. Two arrests were made. Meanwhile, England and France football
00:41teams paid tribute to the victims of Paris attacks at an international friendly at Wembley
00:46last night. A crowd of more than 70,000 sang La Marseillaise with the Duke of Cambridge
00:53and Prime Minister David Cameron present, as the hosts won the game 2-0. However, Germany's
00:59friendly with the Netherlands last night was called off because of a concrete security
01:04threat at the Hanover Stadium. Evacuation began less than two hours before kick-off
01:09for the match, which German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to attend. All Blanks rugby
01:16great Jonah Lomu, the game's first global superstar whose speed and power terrorised
01:21opponents, died at his Auckland home at the age of 40. Lomu had for decades battled a
01:26kidney disease that ended his playing career, but close acquaintances said his death still
01:32came as a shock. David Beckham is the sexiest man alive, at least according to People's
01:37annual issue. The 41-year-old footballer is celebrated on the 30th year of the Sexiest
01:43Man Alive cover. It's a huge honour and I'm very pleased to accept, Beckham said. Jake
01:50Gyllenhaal will attend this year's Dubai International Film Festival, organisers have
01:54announced. The Oscar-nominated actor will be presented with Variety's International
01:59Star of the Year award. Previous winners include Colin Firth and Owen Wilson. Fans will also
02:06be able to attend, in conversation with Jake Gyllenhaal, a public Q&A with the actor that
02:11will take place on December 16. Carlos Santana is returning to the Emirates Airline Dubai
02:18Jazz Festival on February 26 next year. Santana, 68, headlined the event two years ago. Organisers
02:25said the production accompanying the tour will be a massive one. Tickets have gone on sale
02:30from noon today. And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees
02:36Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching. As always,
02:42you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com.