Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. North Korea is ‘begging for war’. Almost 125,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh. Cathay Pacific names Dubai as its regional hub. Roger Federer crushed Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-2 7-5. Beyonce gets 'Fomation' birthday tribute from famous friends. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, September the 5th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09South Korea said an agreement with the U.S. to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would
00:14help it respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threat.
00:18On Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, said North Korea leader Kim Jong-un
00:23was begging for war.
00:26She urged the U.N. Security Council to impose the strongest possible sanctions to deter
00:31him.
00:32Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under growing pressure to stop the violence against
00:37Rohingya after nearly 125,000 of them fled to Bangladesh.
00:43Indonesia's foreign minister met the Nobel Peace Prize laureate on Monday to call on
00:48Myanmar to halt the bloodshed.
00:50The ensuing clashes and a military counter-offensive have killed at least 400 people and triggered
00:56the exodus of villagers to Bangladesh.
01:00Cathay Pacific has announced that Dubai will become its regional hub for all passenger
01:05and cargo operations across the Middle East.
01:08The Hong Kong-based carrier said the move is in line with its strategy to become more
01:12competitive in the region.
01:15Roger Federer crushed Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4-6-2-7-5 to ease into the
01:22quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
01:24The win sets Federer on a collision course for a semifinal showdown with Rafael Nadal.
01:30Michelle Obama, Serena Williams and other friends of Beyonce are sporting one of her
01:35fiercest looks to celebrate her birthday and raise Harvey disaster relief funds.
01:41A series of photos posted on Beyonce's website showed the former first lady, the tennis star
01:46and others styled in a look from her Formation video.
01:51Beyonce turned 36 on Monday.
01:55And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius dropping
02:00to 30 degrees at night.
02:02That's all for now.
02:03Thanks for watching.
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