Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Dozens killed in Kabul suicide blast. Israeli policy roots revealed in declassified archive documents. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger agrees to new two-year contract. Star line-up to join Ariana Grande for charity concert in Manchester on Sunday. Olivia Newton-John cancels June tour due to breast cancer.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, May the 31st.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10A suicide car bombing in Kabul has killed more than 80 people and wounded hundreds this
00:15morning near a diplomatic enclave.
00:18The explosion happened in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood that is home to many foreign
00:23embassies and the presidential palace.
00:26Several embassy buildings were damaged by the impact of the blast.
00:29The worst attack on the Afghan capital in 10 months.
00:34Within days of occupying East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war,
00:40Israel was examining options about their future.
00:43The options revealed in declassified archive documents ranged from Jewish colony building
00:49to the creation of a Palestinian state.
00:52The documents show that policies related to current-day Israeli government have roots
00:57going back to the very first year of occupation.
01:01Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed to a new two-year contract extending his 21-year
01:07reign at the club.
01:09The Gunners were fifth in the Premier League this season, the first time they have finished
01:13outside the top four since the Frenchman joined in 1996.
01:19Wenger's contract was set to finish at the end of the current campaign.
01:24Justin Bieber, Coldplay and Katy Perry will join Ariana Grande at a charity concert in
01:29Manchester on Sunday.
01:31Grande announced that the show will be held at the British city's Old Trafford Cricket
01:36Ground just under two weeks after a bomber killed 22 people at her concert.
01:42Other performers will include Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, Usher, Niall Horan and Take That.
01:49Receipts will go to an emergency fund set up by the City of Manchester and the British
01:54Red Cross.
01:56Olivia Newton-John says she has breast cancer and is cancelling her June tour.
02:01The 68-year-old singer said she will complete a short course of photon radiation therapy
02:07and hopes to perform later this year.
02:10And finally, the weather.
02:11Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
02:16That's all for now.
02:17Thanks for watching.
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