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00:00A Dubai hotel has cut ties with celebrity chef Atul Kochhar following an inflammatory
00:14tweet that triggered accusations of bigotry and Islamophobia.
00:19The Michelin-starred chef operated the award-winning Rang Mahal Indian Restaurant at Dubai's J.W.
00:26Marriott Marquis Hotel.
00:28Chef Bill Keffer, general manager, said the hotel had taken the decision to end the agreement
00:33with Kochhar for Rang Mahal following his recent comments.
00:37With the termination of her agreement, chef Atul will no longer be associated with the
00:42restaurant, Keffer told Gulf News.
00:46On Tuesday, Kochhar issued a second apology, 48 hours after his tweet to actress Priyanka
00:52Chopra.
00:54In the statement, he reached out to his Muslim friends and the Islamic community, calling
00:59his words insensitive and wrong.
01:02Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from Kim Jong-un to visit North Korea, Pyongyang
01:08state media reported today.
01:10The U.S. president, meanwhile, said the world had jumped back from the brink of nuclear
01:15catastrophe following the Singapore summit.
01:19In the joint statement following Tuesday's talks, Kim agreed to the complete denuclearization
01:25of the Korean peninsula.
01:26England forward Marcus Rushford has suffered a slight knock in the final training session
01:32before heading to the World Cup in Russia.
01:35The 20-year-old, who scored 13 goals for Manchester United last season, will be hopeful of a starting
01:41spot after impressing in the warm-up games.
01:45The 21st edition of the showpiece kicks off tomorrow, with hosts Russia taking on Saudi
01:51Arabia in the opener.
01:53And finally, the weather.
01:54Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
01:59That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest updates
02:04on gulfnews.com