it has to be. legally in the twenty first century. story december second on d w. this is d w news live from berlin zimbabweans turn out in the tens of thousands to protest to to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the streets of the capital harare have been packed with crowds calling for god his departure after

nearly four decades in power but he is resisting calls to go we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent and herat also coming up. the plot thickens in the recent middle east drama as lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he will return to beirut by mid week today he was in paris for talks with french president maduro him up from all just two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in saudi arabia. my ass waiter thank you for joining us tens of thousands of zimbabweans have been rallying in the capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protesters backed by veterans of zimbabwe's independence war an influential group who have traditionally supported the president now even mugabe's own zanu p s party has joined the calls for him to step down mugabe is said to be asking for

more time to leave the presidency but many zimbabweans say they have had enough. people power in the center of. mcgarvie must guard these demonstrations chant it's more like a street party but one with a political message the people of zimbabwe have had enough of that ailing neda. the modern day. finally and out to be excited for the independence day it's the first time in decades that people feel free to say what they really think of president mugabe he's known for vicious crackdowns against journalists and critics. the country soldiers have become heroes for many after the military took control of zimbabwe on wednesday the generals back to this day a protest. as well as an exuberant rally called by the veterans of zimbabwe's independence pool the veterans who wants mugabe supposes he was there come right in

the struggle against white rule now they too want him to step down. my god these wars began last week when he sent this man his vice president and his and one guy a few politician and fellow freedom fighter when i was widely viewed as my god is heir apparent he fled the country last week just before the coup. the x. vice president is reported to be back in zimbabwe it's still uncertain if he'll take power mugabe isn't gone yet even with thousands crying for his resignation well earlier i spoke with our correspondent and her out i privilege was fun hearing and i started by asking him why the zimbabwean president was still clinging to power when so many powerful factions were asking him to step down. how is sweet is it has always been is it is always say. remember the man history in power

for thirty seven years it is not easy for him to let go the other thing is that. his insistence in not resigning is saying that what the military did was unconstitutional. and he's insisting that. you stays to see off his term of office but then if you look at it. on party of. you know they have endorsed that he goes about eighty eight provinces that makes up. ten provinces of zimbabwe where this most destructors was one of the of. the endorsed that he must step down so the call for him to step step down is growing louder and louder in today's march in the streets was to add pressure but he still hasn't. given up.

power is a very good point we heard that there were reports that there was a huge crowd gathering at robert mugabe's official residence earlier what's the situation on the ground like there now. people have dispersed purchased. we're asked to return home into despair by the. war veterans who had mobilized to protest in the march but before the protesters dispersed they were addressed by the army and they thank them to say thank you for the solidarity and the show of support it's only. if they're one step forward but the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step that's what they were saying and to morrow we

expecting to see. in extraordinary central committee meeting where this central comedians on a p. if is actually the organ that runs the party that makes decisions in between congress so to morrow they are expected to meet and. and finally to come up with a resolution to recall prisoner mugabe and then we also hear that tomorrow. is going to meet president mugabe prichard most fun here in her out i thank you very much lebanese prime minister saad hariri has announced he will return to his country in the coming days after abruptly announcing his resignation two weeks ago in saudi arabia how to has been in paris meeting with french president emmanuel mccraw lebanon has claimed the saudis were keeping her out in saudi arabia against

his will how has denied this but his sudden resignation sparks fears of a political crisis in lebanon. french security forces on high alert for an important guest outgoing lebanese prime minister saad hariri he denies he's in exile rather he's visiting friends in paris french president emanuel welcomed him to the ellie's a palace offering support and difficult times hariri has remained abroad since his shock resignation announcement two weeks ago in saudi arabia but following the talks he had good news for his supporters. will return to beirut in the coming days i will participate in the celebration of our independence and i will make known my position on these subjects after meeting with president. lebanon's president refused to accept to reraise resignation

he's accused saudi arabia of holding harry reid against his will and forcing him to step down following harry reid's closer ties with the program raney and hezbollah militia which the saudis distrust showing he's free to move hariri came to paris with his family france once lebanon's colonial ruler is now a mediator. president michael has proven himself to be a loyal friend and this i'll never forget. france has again demonstrated its important role in the world and the region and its commitment to lebanon and its stability. this stability will be put to the test and the coming days if every we keep his word back in beirut in time for independence day celebrations on wednesday for more on this we're going to

journalist elizabeth in a paris and elizabeth so how did he has confirmed he is going back to lebanon has his visit to france changed the situation at all. well his visit to for all terrorists also brought to a nerve to be extremely difficult situation that had been created by the saudis its new secret the horary is his father an insult have been clients of the saudis the saudis happy that sad how are you received to deal too much of hezbollah they made the mistake of pushing him to resign from saudi arabia and that created a an alliance in lebanon a strange alliance between the christian president of the republic michel i would and and hezbollah themselves look like lover over sovereignty of lebanon so you would say that the the crisis has passed but the situation is the same on the ground it's going to be interesting what happens next but at least his fruit and

looking at the situation from the french point of view is no cause attempt to mediate in the reason being or welcomed or is there a risk this could backfire. overall i think that you know there's a good reaction on that because it was done diplomatically it was done it's very obvious that when mccall invited prime minister hariri to france he had been in contact before his people had been in contact with the saudi authorities so that the whole thing was accepting that he had made. a few statements before about the aggressive attitude of iran which has pleased the senate he so he's in a situation in which he is somebody who has obviously an interest in the region for him to mediate with the opinions on various things and i think as a partner in good faith these acceptable to all bosses and there's

a bit more for us in paris thank you so much now on to some other headlines making news around the world. gerry adams has announced he is standing down as leader of the irish republican party and will not content his seat in the irish parliament a controversial figure in the one nine hundred eighty s. and the voice of the political wing of the ira adams was later one of the central figures in the northern ireland peace process. the controversial keystone pipeline carrying oil from canada to the gulf of mexico was closed after eight hundred thousand liters of crude oil leaked into the ground in the u.s. state of nebraska authorities were due to decide on an extension to the line but sentence inception the local native american population and thousands of environmentalists have protested its construction. antiwar dissidents have taken to the streets of berlin to protest both north korea's nuclear program and u.s.

president donald trump's response the demonstrators said rising tensions on the korean peninsula and the leaders irresponsible rhetoric were worsening the risk of war. here in berlin coalition talks to forge a government have ended for the night after another day that saw the parties fail to reach an agreement party negotiators are now hoping to have a deal by sunday night but time is running out for chancellor angela merkel her conservatives are seeking a coalition with the pro-business free democrats and the greens that's unprecedented at a federal level in germany the mood of the talks more than hope in the words of one of the participants the has been progress but that's being coupled with setbacks but in. dealing with climate policy the have to say that where we did have an agreement where we managed to agree to push on with the change energy policy and make a real contribution to climate protection and achieving our climate goals that has

been partly rolled back. of the four parties at the table chances are going to medical school democrats seem the most optimistic they're claiming success in economic issues and. we still need to look at cutting back on red tape but the fact that we found the strength to concentrate on such an important issue the economy and to reach agreement is a real step in the right direction. cretan of the greens the state premier part inverting berg met with the leader of the bavarian conservatives horse a whole. but they have not been able to agree on the crux issue of whether or not some refugees will be able to bring their families to germany. in equality or i would always be able to form a coalition with mr. but i'm dealing with other people here. and early in the talks

on saturday it was clear the patience of some of the negotiators is wearing thin. at some point enough is enough we've been circling around each other for weeks pushing issues and using tactics to try and squeeze a little more out it has to end at some stage we have to make a decision sometime when that time is this weekend at the latest six pm on sunday. but even that's not clear the very conservative leader is questioning the deadline . a founding member of the heavy rock band ac d.c. malcolm young has died at age sixty four after a long battle with dimentia a songwriter backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist he was instrumental in propelling the australian group to global stardom the band announced young's death on facebook saying he died peacefully with his family pius side young and his two brothers were all part of ac d.c. including lead guitarist angus and producer george who died in october.

and a reminder of the top story we're following here for you. thousands of zimbabweans have protested in the capital harare to demand of president robert mugabe's resignation after four years in power but the veteran leader is resisting calls to go. back to news rap coming up next to the bundesliga with my colleague pablo foley and the us will have all the highlights from saturday's football action so stay tuned. to w.'s program guide on. the home. dot com highlights the. league on.