Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Lionel Messi retires from international football. European leaders to discuss Brexit crisis. Israel and Turkey reach reconciliation deal. The BET Awards pay tribute to Prince. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, June 27. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:08European leaders embark this week on a frantic drive to push Britain into a quick divorce
00:12with a top US diplomat, John Kerry, rushing to join discussions as the Brexit crisis goes
00:17global. Germany's powerful Chancellor Angela Merkel will host the leaders of France, Italy
00:22and the European Union in Berlin today amid fears Britain's vote to leave will create
00:26a domino effect in Eurosceptic member states.
00:29Israel has reached a reconciliation deal with Turkey to end a bitter six-year rift between
00:34the two countries. Relations between the former close allies imploded in 2010 following an
00:39Israeli naval raid that killed nine Turkish activists, including a dual American citizen
00:44who were on a ship trying to breach Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
00:49The BET Awards, or the Prince Tribute Show, featured emotional and energetic performances
00:53from Sheila E, Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson, honouring the Purple One, along with
00:57political statements on issues ranging from racial injustice to the US presidential election.
01:02Sheila E, jamming on the drums and guitar, closed the three-hour-plus show at the Microsoft
01:07Theatre in Los Angeles.
01:09Lionel Messi says he's quitting international football after he lost a final for the third
01:14year in a row. Sheila E beat Argentina to win the Copa America 4-2 on penalty kicks
01:19following a 0-0 tie. Messi sent Argentina's first penalty kick over the crossbar.
01:25And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 45 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:30to 30 degrees at night.
01:32That's all for now, thank you for watching. But as always, you can get the latest news
01:36on golfnews.com