Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Bollywood veteran Vinod Khanna dies at 70. Airstrike hits warehouse and fuel tanks near Damascus airport. Venezuela quits the Organization of American States. Advance cinema bookings for Baahubali 2 clock record -breaking admissions.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, April 27.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09An airstrike likely carried out by Israeli warplanes hit a warehouse and fuel tanks near
00:14Damascus airport.
00:16The airstrike was the latest in a series of suspected Israeli attacks on Hezbollah's positions
00:21in Syria.
00:22The Iranian-backed militant group has been seen as supporting President Bashar al-Assad
00:27in the six-year civil war.
00:29Veteran Bollywood actor and politician Vinod Khanna died this morning after a long battle
00:34with cancer.
00:35The 70-year-old actor, who was the most sought-after star in the 1970s and 1980s, was known for
00:41his romantic roles.
00:43He featured in memorable films such as Mary Afne, Insaaf and Amar Akbar Anthony.
00:49The Venezuelan government announced it is quitting the Organization of American States,
00:53accusing the regional body of meddling in its internal affairs.
00:57The step was taken Wednesday, just hours after violent clashes in Caracas between security
01:02forces and protesters.
01:04Nearly four weeks of anti-government demonstrations against the socialist government of President
01:09Nicolás Maduro have been blamed for 29 deaths.
01:14Advanced cinema bookings for Indian epic Bahubali 2 have clocked a record-breaking 120,000 admissions
01:21for the opening day today.
01:23Directed by S. S. Rajamouli, the sequel to the 2015 blockbuster is the tale of Bahubali
01:29and his brother Bhalal Deva's fight to conquer the throne of Mahishmati, a fictional Indian
01:35kingdom.
01:36And finally, the weather.
01:38Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping to 26 degrees at night.
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