Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Mumbai Indians win thrilling IPL final. Israeli ministers approve measures to improve Palestinian economy. More than 20 wounded in Bangkok hospital blast. 48 killed in protests against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Real Madrid crowned La Liga champions.
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00:00Good day.
00:03Welcome to The Gulf News Update for Monday, May the 22nd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Israeli ministers have approved measures aimed at improving the Palestinian economy and facilitating
00:13crossings.
00:14The rare moves are said to be at Donald Trump's request hours ahead of the U.S. president's
00:19arrival.
00:20The ministers were responding to a Trump request to present him with confidence-building measures
00:24ahead of his talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today.
00:28A small bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital today, wounding more than 20 people.
00:33The attack came three years to the day since the army seized power of the politically unstable
00:38kingdom.
00:39Local media said the device detonated in the hospital pharmacy, sparking panic but caused
00:44only minor injuries.
00:46A young demonstrator has died from a gunshot wound to the chest, raising to 48 the number
00:51of people killed in seven weeks of protests against Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro.
00:56The president denounced a brutal attack on another man during massive demonstrations
01:00across the country Saturday, demanding early elections.
01:04Mumbai Indians won their third Indian Premier League title last night, defeating rising
01:09Pune supergiant by just one run in a dramatic final, which went to the last ball.
01:16Supergiant lost three wickets in the final over, bowled by Mitchell Johnson to be restricted
01:20to 128 for six after Mumbai Indians scored 129.
01:25Real Madrid were crowned La Liga champions following a 2-0 win over Malaga.
01:29Villarreal and Real Sociedad meanwhile qualified for the Europa League.
01:35And finally, weather.
01:36Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
01:41That's all for now.
01:42Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com