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Iraqi forces launch battle to retake Mosul - GN Headlines

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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, October the 17th.

00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:09Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the U.S.-led coalition, launched

00:14an offensive early this morning to drive Daesh out from Mosul.

00:17The northern city remains the militants' last major stronghold in Iraq.

00:22The U.S. predicted Daesh would suffer a lasting defeat as Iraqi forces mounted their biggest

00:26operation since the U.S. withdrew its own troops in 2011.

00:31Twenty-one of the more than 200 missing Shibok schoolgirls reunited with their families in

00:36Nigeria and recounted their stories of horror on Sunday.

00:40The girls were freed after being held by Boko Haram militants for more than two years.

00:45At least 25 inmates died Sunday in clashes between two rival factions in a prison in

00:50northern Brazil.

00:52Seven of the dead were beheaded and six burned to death in fighting at a prison in Boa Vista,

00:57the capital of Burma state.

00:59U.S. superstar Serena Williams has withdrawn from the elite WTA finals in Singapore, saying

01:05she's still working to recover from her shoulder troubles.

01:09It will be the second straight year that Williams is skipping the season finale in Singapore

01:13due to injury.

01:15An eight-wicket haul from West Indies Devendra Bishu breathed fresh life into the first test

01:20against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.

01:23The fight back left the West Indies with a faint chance of pulling off the unlikeliest

01:28of wins in the day-night contest.

01:30West Indies needed a total of 346 to win the match and ended the fourth day at 95-2.

01:37Dubai is not only the home to Burj Khalifa, it's now also the home to the world's tallest

01:41structure made out of Lego bricks and shaped like the Burj.

01:45Legoland Dubai, which opens on the outskirts of the city on October 31st on Monday, unveiled

01:51its model of the Burj Khalifa.

01:53The model will be housed in Miniland, a covered area of the park that includes models of famous

01:58real and fictional buildings from around the world, including the Taj Mahal.

02:03The contestants of Big Boss Season 10 have moved into the building they will call home

02:07for the next couple of months.

02:10Actress Deepika Padukone and host Salman Khan welcomed the new residents into the revamped

02:15house in Lenovo on Sunday.

02:17Club director Amun Kumar has designed the house, which includes a hot tub and a jail.

02:22And finally, weather.

02:23Today's high across the UAE will be 33 degrees Celsius, dropping to 26 degrees at night.

02:29That's all for now.

02:30Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.