Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. UN announces Yemen ceasefire. Iraqi forces are "ahead of schedule" in battle for Mosul. 22 died after a major fire broke out at a hospital in Bhubaneswar. Melania Trump forcefully defend her husband. Guns 'n Roses with Axl Rose and Slash will play in Dubai on March 3. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, October 18. Here are the top
00:07stories at this hour.
00:09The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, which is to take effect
00:15shortly before midnight on Wednesday, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen has announced.
00:21A UN statement said Special Envoy Esmail-Uld-Sheikh Ahmed welcomes the restoration of the cessation
00:27of hostilities. Uld-Sheikh Ahmed said he had received assurances from all Yemeni parties
00:34to cease hostilities at 11.59pm Yemen time on October 19 for an initial period of 72
00:41hours subject to renewal.
00:44Iraqi forces are ahead of schedule in an offensive aimed at retaking Mosul and dealing a death
00:50blow to Daesh. The start of the long-awaited assault raised deep concerns for hundreds
00:55of thousands of civilians trapped in Iraq's second-largest city, with aid groups warning
01:01of a massive humanitarian crisis. Some 30,000 federal forces are leading the offensive,
01:07backed by air and ground support from a 60-nation US-led coalition.
01:13At least 22 persons were killed and several injured after a major fire broke out at a
01:18hospital in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar on Monday. More than 50 patients were rescued
01:25from the dialysis ward and the adjoining intensive care unit, officials have said.
01:31Melania Trump emerged Monday to forcefully defend her husband and question the honesty
01:36of the women making accusations of sexual abuse. Trump, in an extensive interview with
01:41CNN, said the women who had accused Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of groping
01:47and kissing them were lying. She likened her husband to a teenage boy who engages in macho
01:53boasting.
01:55The nearly classic line-up of Guns N' Roses with Axl Rose and Slash together on stage
02:00will play in Dubai on March 3 at the Autism Rocks Arena. Tickets will go on sale within
02:06the next two weeks, but fans can pre-register at 117 Live to be the first in line.
02:12This is not going to be a 75-minute encore show. This is going to be a two-hour hard
02:17rock show full of all the hits, said Thomas Ovison, CEO of the event organisers.
02:23And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 33 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:28to 26 degrees at night.
02:30That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
02:32And as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com