but american air men and marines and japanese self defense force, standing with us here side by side confident, committed, and more capable than you instill confidence in the hearts of our allies, and you strike fear in the hearts of our enemies. it's the way it should be, isn't it? [ cheers and applause ] our alliance is a testament to the transform saative power of freedom. today, nations that once waged war stand together as friends and partners in pursuit of a much better world. we're get thing faster than you think. with your presence here day, shoulder to shoulder, you put hope into every soul that yearns for peace. all of you have made yakota one of the most capable, operational bases in japan, and actually anywhere in the world. for over a decade, this incredible place has been home, not only to american service members, but also to the air defense command of the japanese air self-defense force. today, this base serves as a critical center for coordination. for american and japanese commanders, to plan their missions. for almost 60 years, the military alliance, we see on this

what the situation is and assess the situation there he also confirmed that the south african defense force will not get involved in the military takeover there now venezuela's blaming the u.s. for making it impossible to repay its debts the rating agency standard and poor's has declared the nation in selective default after failed to make two hundred million dollars in repayments due in october john hendren reports. then this whale is in default with apparently little hope of paying off its creditors the declaration by the ratings agency standard and poor's comes after venezuela with sixty billion dollars in debt in just nine point six billion in its bank accounts missed a second deadline on a debt payment the red carpet was rolled out for a few foreign investors who might be willing to keep the country afloat at a price that as well as vice president tariq allah seamy said the country is the victim of an economic war being waged by the us and foreign lenders and. this is salt of the us government has made jointly with the venezuelan opposition today venezuela is limited to seek financing

ration mounted by the defense forces. in the week that has gone by and which was triggered by. rising from their. country and in their ruling. party. the pros and cons. of the way they went about the raid. i as the president of zimbabwe and as their commander in chief do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to and do believe that these were raised in this spirit of on s.t. and outlook. and that tree arctic concern for this type of our nation and for the welfare of our people as i address you i'm also aware of a range of concerns which is come from you as citizens of our great country and whose last days of our untried merril i tension today's meeting with a command element has underscored the need for us to collectively collectively start processes that return our nation to normalcy so people can go about their business i knew he died in one environment of perfect peace and security i sure that the law and order or chain and prevail as before and where into the future if there is anyone or anyone observation we have made to and draw. from events of the past week.

there have been a lot of difficulties getting the afghan defense forces in shape. the united states has sent militaryof dollars on aid, military troops being there, as well as aiding the government to simply support itself over these many years. the taliban are still hanging in acrossnd causing mayhem the country. now we have this new policy, what with a new president and new generals, trying to ramp things up in a way that has not been done in a while. we do not know how things will go. haul. will be a long it will be a tough battle. i do not think any american official, here or in washington, thinks otherwise. it is not an easy fight, and it is not over. host: how many u.s. troops are in afghanistan at this point? what are their current roles? what will be the biggest single challenge moving forward? i would not say how many there are today. it is supposed to go up to about $13,000 -- it is physical up to about 13,000. tois probably on the way 8000 or 9000 or more. they will particularly focus on recruiting and training and expanding the size of the afghan specia

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particularly to the defense force and also to the two forces in zimbabwe i have also. conducted he said president mugabe. whom i had time to to talk. and he is fine but confined in his home zuma plans to send a special envoy to the country. the crisis began on tuesday with reports of military vehicles rolling towards the capital good morning the army gave a statement on state television insisting the situation is not a military takeover we are only targeting criminals are only. committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice hours after issuing the statement the army again restated its position. the state run newspaper printed a special edition on wednesday afternoon in it the army says president robert mugabe is still head of state and commander in chief. the bobbins of only known one leader since one nine hundred eighty the mugabe family is an institution some people love the president and his wife grace mugabe are the say over the years the mugabe's have destroyed the economy this is uncharted territo

that he has spoken to mr mugabe he says he's been confined to his home and we're hoping that the defense force will not move and do more damage that they would be able to respect the condition of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe so that this situation does not beyond. the situation where it is now. page with me from johannesburg. aside from confirming that president mugabe is under confinement is under house arrest in harare and that he is fine south africa's president jacob zuma said he would be sending envoys to zimbabwe and and he's doing that in his capacity as chair of sadoc the regional body here and he's called for calm and restraint by all parties and he's also said that south africa is in communication with zimbabwe's a defense force of course whatever happens in zimbabwe has an enormous impact on the south africa there are already many hundreds of thousands of zimbabweans here in the country driven out largely by not only political but also economic reasons behind me is the main fast stop here in downtown jo'burg and this is with zimbabweans get on the bus to go and it's wh

was fired at riyadh it's the latest developments of escalating tension in the region saudi air defense forces intercepted the ballistic missile on saturday although the who the rebels claimed responsibility saudi leaders say the weapon was supplied by iran iran back to it is a warning that saudi and u.a.e. airports are now within firing range and could be the next targets saudi arabia is also taking aim at lebanon its warning that it will be dealt with as a government that has declared war against riyadh lebanon's prime minister saad al holy be blamed iran and hizbollah for destabilizing the region hariri who resigned while in riyadh on saturday has now arrived in abu dhabi for talks from the honda who's in beirut. some analysts are even saying that these statements by saudi officials a number of saudi officials are unprecedented and they're analyzing this as a declaration of war against eleven on telling lebanon lebanese leaders need to choose between peace or terror in other words telling them not to cooperate or deal with hezbollah now hezbollah of course is a party that has an armed wing

. >> what the defense forces is doing is to pacify the degenerating political, social, and economic situation in our country, which, if not addressed , may result in a violent conflict. reporter: overnight, president mugabe, the world's oldest leader, lost control of a country he has led for 37 years. and though the generals say he remains president, he is clearly no longer calling the shots. the presence of the military is being felt here on the streets of harare, and some parts of the city are on lockdown. this is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that are stationed in strategic positions. one, as you can see here, has blocked off access to the president's office. there is another that has blocked off access to parliament. the president still has his supporters, especially in the rural areas. but here in harare, it is a different story. >> we are going to have a good life now. we are looking forward to christmas because of what has happened. we want to thank those who organized this, and we want them to remain until our problems are resolved. >> i want to thank the genera

as commander in chief of the zimbabwe defense forces to them and their commander elementary remain the respectful and comported with a dictates and more's of call institutionalism through a few incidents men have all could be here and there but there are. these are being corrected i'm happy that throughout this short period the pillars of state remained function not even a happy hour for me and arising from today's meeting in a strong sense is a strong sense of call a.g.i. lity and co marriage ship now the binding the various arms of security establishment this should read down to greater peace and they're also not biting sins of security in their communities and. our entire nation. among the issues discussed is a theory is that real aging. to our economy which as we all know is going through i do because patch. of great concern. of great concern. to that guy. the operations of or it's all guns. you know. of greater concern man i read this again i beg your pardon of greater concern. to our commanders are the way out of founded fear is that they lack of unity and commonness of purpose i

but american airman in the marines and japanese self-defense forces, they're standing with us here today, side by side, confident, committed and more capable than ever. you instill confidence in the hearts of our allies, and you strike fear in the hearts of our enemies. it's the way it should be, isn't it? our alliance is a testament to the transformative power of freedom. today nations that once waged war now stand together as friends and partners in pursuit of a much better world. and we're getting there. we're getting there faster than you think. with your presence here today, shoulder to shoulder, you put hope into every soul that yearns for peace. all of you have made yokota one of the most capable operational bases in japan and actually anywhere in the world. for over a decade this incredible place has bn home not only to american service members but also to the air defense command of the japanese air self-defense force. today this base serves as a critical center for coordination, for american and japanese commanders to plan their missions. for almost 60 years the military allianc

particularly to the defense force and also to two forces in zimbabwe i have also. conducted. president mugabe. whom i had time to to talk. and he is fine but confined in his home zuma plans to send a special envoy to the country. the crisis began on tuesday with reports of military vehicles rolling towards the capital good morning the army gave a statement on state television insisting the situation is not a military takeover we are only doing criminals are only. committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice hours after issuing the statement the army again restated its position. the state run newspaper printed a special edition on wednesday afternoon in its of the army says president robert mugabe is still head of state and commander in chief. the bobbins of only known one leader since one thousand nine hundred eighty the mugabe family is an institution some people love the president and his wife grace mugabe are the say over the years the mugabe's have destroyed the economy this is uncharted territory for th

this one and got one thing to talk well into the members of the defense forces to talk about the other to night. to return to expect anybody to persecute him who wanted to set him free he said the old man there's no need for punishment on him prior to some of these ministers who were looting and all those who killed two people for over one thousand eighty up to take they must be persecuted which led to justice tickets on the force there was no need to assess loads of people for no apparent reason anybody who wasn't home in the killing before listen to justice must take this one was full of attempt at a reason why this would turn of mind to let them stay at their house and let them call to see him by their low area what you want is to you leave him alone was his to own if you are sitting still young we are praying to. but you are saying since it is an old minutes and i did not know but to pay restitution to them with the old to piss it was said no he was actually a sinner too as a victim list i don't think is what so many years to live from no. i did. everything. so that was a hairy met

but american airmen in the marines and japanese self-defense forces are standing side by side, confidencecommitted and more capable than ever. you instill confidence in the hearts of our allies, and you strike fear in the hearts of our enemies. that's the way it should be. isn't it? our alliance is a testament to the transformative power of freedom. today nations that once waged war now stand together as friends and partners in pursuit of a much better world. and we're getting there. we're getting there faster than you think. with your presence here today, shoulder to shoulder, you put hope into every soul that yearns were peace. all of you have made this one of the most capable operational bases in japan, and actually anywhere in the world. for over a decade, this incredible place has been home not only to american service members but also to the air defense command of the japanese air self-defense force. today this base serves as a critical center for coordination, for american and japanese commanders to plan their missions. for almost 60 years the military alliance, we see on this base

hoping that the defense force will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe so that this situation does not go beyond. the situation where it is now. well let's go live to her in which is in harare and many people saying that this appears to be a coup in all but name when you look at the significance of this military intervention in the country what's happening there now. well it's getting darker the people who went to work in the morning and the children went to school heading home it is on the streets or later on in the day a lot more people are starting to come into the city center markets were opened it seems at least on the surface that is business as usual but people are concerned about how this is going to play out there wondering when or if they're going to see president robert mugabe and his wife there wondering what the military is going to do next so it is still quite fluid in terms of other things as well people also know that there will be diplomatic efforts going on but there will of knowledge that this is uncharted territory for zim

the art of talks between the two in the meantime is experience and commander in chief of the defense forces. started a process is to was definitive solution and road map for the country as this happens we is the defense and security services agency with to the men. and patient but the ruling party had told its chief whip to proceed with forgot his impeachment and choose day after he had no deadline to resign zana go no war no your time is up please leave. and let the country start on a new or new page. well as the resignation death lang past hundreds of students gathered at the university of harare they marched through the capital demanding mccarthy step down is accused of letting his wife use our power hire metasystem speaking to protest us in harare. students from the university of say they not going to write exams at the end of the doubt until president. resides there are growing number. to believe in and out of every thirty seven years and the same advice as young people in zimbabwe has been i'm bearable for the one of them is daniel who is a student here at the investor. tell me for yo

as a clearing a path for grace mugabe to succeed her husband on monday the head of zimbabwe's defense forces warned the army would step in to end purges within the party in response to youth wing accused general constantine and she went of what they called treasonable conduct joins us live from harare i wonder how this is playing out on the streets and who's calling the shots a lot of people are debating whether this is a coup or not. well it's calm but differently tense one woman who came to work says that she's glad she managed to come to work because it is relatively quiet on the street but she hopes it stays quiet so she can go back home been mixed emotions some people are celebrating what happened not too far away from me they're having drinks they're very happy that the minute he did what he did but some people are say that they scared and they shock this happened they're concerned that for now the military has seems to be in control the army says and they insist this is not a coup they say that they did what they did because they want to remove criminal elements within the regions on

there have been a lot of difficulties getting the afghan defense forces in shape. the united states has sent militaryof dollars on aid, military troops being there, as well as aiding the government to simply support itself over these many years. the taliban are still hanging in acrossnd causing mayhem the country. now we have this new policy, what with a new president and new generals, trying to ramp things up in a way that has not been done in a while. we do not know how things will go. haul. will be a long it will be a tough battle. i do not think any american official, here or in washington, thinks otherwise. it is not an easy fight, and it is not over. host: how many u.s. troops are in afghanistan at this point? what are their current roles? what will be the biggest single challenge moving forward? i would not say how many there are today. it is supposed to go up to about $13,000 -- it is physical up to about 13,000. tois probably on the way 8000 or 9000 or more. they will particularly focus on recruiting and training and expanding the size of the afghan specia

doesn't have the support of all those generals he doesn't have the support of all of the entire defense force so if if this really goes down to a showdown we don't know if she meant it could actually carry out his threats off the minute she say of it because it would have been about a military coup attempt this is mentioned it's and if he doesn't have the. what that he assumes that he has known says that he has and if the party is correct that he doesn't have that support then they're not talking about any right now you've talked before about what the situation is like in zimbabwe you know you've done excellent reports there about the situation for journalists in the country is is zimbabwe politically maybe a tinderbox that is ripe for igniting as soon as mugabi shows weakness you know you know people have have we've had this conversation many a time spent with other people as well it's difficult to say but one thing is clear mugabe is a very much still holding that country together he is stepping down from office many feel would plunge that country into into deep crisis people have likened i

hoping that the defense force will be able to respect the condition of them barbara as well as the people of zimbabwe so that this situation does not go beyond. the situation where it is now well let's go live now to our correspondent harmattan has been monitoring the situation there and i'm just wondering what visible signs you've been seeing through the day that indicate something has changed. what we've noticed is that when or the started there was a lot more attention the atmosphere was more tense but throughout the day you saw more and more people coming into the city center in particular people went to work some of them some children went to school it's now getting late so people have started heading home it is calm it is quiet for the moment a lot of people be keenly watching the state broadcaster the main news bulletin is that a.t.m.'s list an hour's time for now is the only way the country can get an official update on what's going on there's no guarantee they'll get things tonight but they'll watch and hope that they will you have to understand the garbage present garber has rul

the purpose was to put an end to the debate that the self defense force is in violation of our constitution. in any case to amend the constitution we need a two-thirds vote in the upper and lower houses. then on top of that we have to go through the national referendum ultimately. first we need to dope en our debate in the national diet. >> bret: there are logistics to get that done, short of that happening should the u.s., do you believe, try to shoot down the next missile that nows over japan? do you believe the u.s. has the capabilities to do that? >> we are witnessing very solid bonds between japan and u.s. based on our alliance and in accordance with the japan u.s. security. the united states has a duty to defend japan if and when japan is under attack. ubd this alliance when anna tack is made on japan, japan and the united states will work closely together to respond to threats. we have confirmed this. it's a fact that north korea is going ahead to develop the missiles. japan and u.s. should join forces to work closely to protect the peace and security for japan and the whole region.

in the background of these increasing tensions in the region we've seen the head of the israeli defense force the chief of staff gul eyes in court saying very openly actually that he's ready to have complete cooperation with saudi arabia and to share intelligence with them on what they both see as their common foe iran and by extension iran's allies in the region groups like hezbollah course we've seen all of this coming in the wake of the arab league meeting over the weekend convened by saudi arabia to condemn iran and of course again there are allies like hezbollah like the who sees and other groups which are fighting in resisting against saudi arabia in yemen as well so all of that coming together in that sense that meeting didn't go exactly to plan there were several arab countries which didn't vote for saudis motion against iran and that date we're expected to see the return of the lebanese prime minister saad hariri it follows his resignation live on when he was still in saudi arabia his resignation as prime minister he then over the weekend went to paris and will return later today in

it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover of government what this is met with defense forces is doing is to pacify a degenerate in political social and economic situation in our country which if not addressed made result in year too. the fate of president robert mugabe and his wife grace is unclear but they appear to be in the custody of the military who sent the family was safe the military intervention comes out to months of power wrangling about who will succeed ninety three year old mugabe he has ruled the country since one thousand nine hundred ninety but is last week mugabe fired vice president. he was widely viewed as the heir apparent and backed by some of the country's most powerful generals that sacking seem to clear the path. grace to be next in line some welcome the military for now seemingly stopping her. says that development in the politics of all candor in this fight is allowing the military tickle fights courts and but i think it's over to lift zimbabweans because from the looks of things about me as i have been that it listed there's been a stop to the famil

out last night and said well this guy actually doesn't have the support of the country's entire defense force so it's difficult to gauge how much a politician to actually has that if he is to go ahead with this military takeover does he have the kind of support and power to do it right a very complex story there do that christine we're breaking it down for us thank you christine very much. moving on to some other news now and iran is a scrambling to bring help to thousands of people left homeless by sunday's earthquake at least five hundred thirty were killed and eight thousand injured in the quake which struck a region bordering iraq already and president hassan rouhani has been visiting one of the worst hit provinces emergency workers have ended efforts to rescue survivors saying there is no hope of finding anyone else alive. amid the rubble the frantic search for the living has turned into a recovery effort. as rescue workers retrieve the dead the bereaved are left to grapple with lives and homes ruined. among the worst hit places is the remote sore pool is a hub much of the town has been

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we wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover of the what this defense force use is doing is to pacify. do you general team political social and economic situation in our country which if not addressed made use in your own it. that with tanks and military vehicles blocking off parliament and government buildings in the capital harare it sure looks like a coup then a coup is something the rest of the african union has said it will not accept. no you know we in the african union are against any violent government overthrow. issued a statement saying the army should retreat and return to constitutional order. we support the legitimate zimbabwean government and in no case of good will we accept a forceful seizure of power for the fate of president robert mugabe and his wife grace is unclear but they appear to be in the custody of the military who say the couple are safe the military intervention comes after months of power wrangling over who will succeed the ninety three year old mugabe he has ruled the country since one nine hundred eighty but is frail and ailing

still at the only thing prison governor is the president and their commander in chief of the defense forces sort of and they're also saying that is safe. and he said it and his family i guaranteed sure it's. yet you know it's early days to illegal now concluded that probably that's the end of his heater or he has been pushed out because the i'm stupid are going to nice is him is the head of state ok now my god his wife grace she's waiting in the wings to assume power how does she fit into the political equation. now it is difficult to be due for head to assume the vice president's because if the enemy is after he allies because. from one message or the you know the information that is floating around there's been a least of about nineteen. people while here allies that have been working with us in terms of. going to easing rallies and also. the you know pushing for the expulsion or for our people who were aligned to the former vice president a muslim and others so now they're kind of did you got to see that she will be able to assume the vice president's post that looking at this current sc

doesn't have the support of all those generals he doesn't have the support of all of the entire defense force so if if this really goes down to a showdown we don't know if she meant it could actually carry out his threats off the minute she say of it because it is we're talking about a military coup attempt that this is an inch of its end if he doesn't have the support that he assumes that he has more to say is that he has and if the policy is correct that he doesn't have that support then they're not talking about any right now you've talked before about what the situation is like in zimbabwe you know you've done excellent reports there about the situation for journalists in the country is is zimbabwe politically maybe a tinderbox that is ripe for igniting as soon as mugabi shows weakness you know you know people have have we've had this conversation many a time spent with other people as well it's difficult to say but one thing is clear mugabe is a very much still holding that country secure that he's stepping down from office many fear would plunge that country into into deep crisis people

. >> could the minister provide the progress in iraq and the contribution of the estrone defense forcehe capacity of the security task force? >> despite the liberations of places, itther represents the beginning of the ends of the entity that is daeish in iraq. some of these strongholds in the river valley are in difficult terrain and present different tactical problems, from the urban fighting so far experienced in the towns and cities. australia will continue to support iraq insecurity forces so that iraq is able to defeat daesh. we continue to train, advise, ss in airt the i support there are task group. thank you, minister. final supplementary question. >> can the ministers to the senate how the government did something to combat the threat of terrorism? >> this is a very important aspect of this challenge. daesh continues to be defeated in the middle east, foreign fighters continue to return to our region. we continue to work with our partners to prevent terrorism from gaining a foothold here. since june, australia has been providing support to the philippines, following the seizu

political leadership led by a common finance minister europe must have a joint intervention force a common defense budget and a joint doctrine of action his plans are expansive and would result in more powers going to brussels germany isn't on side with all of his ideas but should that be a shift in the power dynamic between the two countries that might not matter as all france at the helm of europe exercising its dominance certainly rings a bell if you look back through the history books. than once welcomed another young french leader who had big ideas on how to change europe peter all of a r.t. berlin on another win for president at the london based european banking or thora he will move to paris when britain exits the bloc political philosopher tom brooks from the darwin law school says that if mccrone strengthens his hand of the e.u. talks will get a whole lot tougher with the problems that the maze been having at home with a weak minority government we look across to europe with merkel having trouble other problems with other european countries make wrong looking strong it's not a good time t

. >> could you provide an progress on the contribution on the australian defense force to the feet of the iraq security forces. >> is to president, the liberation of mosul on the night of july in the end of august and [inaudible] at the beginning of october represent the beginning of the end of the entities in iraq. they are moving to the euphrates river valley inside iraq and some of these strongholds are in difficult terrain and president different tactical problems for the urban fighting experience in those towns and cities that i mentioned here in earlier in this chamber. we will support iraq consists of three forces whether they defeat [inaudible] and maintain territorial sovereignty. we continue to train, advise and assist the iss for training [inaudible] i acknowledge those men and women continue to serve in this role as a contribution. >> senator mckenzie, final submittal question. >> can you update the senate on how they are combating terrorism to the in the pacific region? >> mr. >> mr. president, this is a very important aspect of the challenge and it continues to [inaudibl

. >> i am hoping the defense force will not move.hat they will be able to respect the condition of zimbabwe, as well as the people of zimbabwe, so that this situation does not go beyond the situation where e it is now. we are hoping the situation is going to be controlled, so that peace and stability comes back to zimbabwe. anchor: we will get more analysis on the situation. i am joined by doug, what sparked this to happen now? seeinghat we have been is a leadership struggle over the past is. we know that robert mugabe is not getting any younger, he is 93 into very frail. there has already been skirmishing these recent months and speculation on what will happen when he goes. it is pretty black and white in terms of where the lines are drawn in the succession of struggle. you have a lot of veterans from the liberation struggle, the generation from the 1970's just before zimbabwe got independence from great britain in 1980, who fought alongside mugabe. and from outside, from mozambique, there was a fierce struggle. fast-forward 40 year

said earlier today i've taken a decision to send and boy to be able to conduct the leaders of the defense force who have undertaken these operations but also to meet with president mugabe we are hoping that this situation is going to be controlled so that peace and stability comes back to zimbabwe and that's what mr zuma were white to see happen but i mean tony like you said this is a domestic event and a domestic crisis is and it can seem like any have any impact on what's happening. well because he is chairman of the southern african development community the fourteen states which zimbabwe is a member and he is in a position to be able to convene a meeting of the senate council to discuss the situation in zimbabwe and possibly recommend to even take measures. whether this will happen or not is obviously unclear especially as mr zuma. has his own domestic problems and we just i think like to see the problem go away if you can see a relatively smooth transition from mr mugabe to mr man and god well i think he would be quite happy with that but with the rest of africa and the international commu

and saudi arabia is almost unheard of, but that is exactly what the chief of staff of israel's defense forces declared in one of the kingdom's own publications. >> there is complete agreement between us and saudi arabia, which has never been our enemy. we are ready to exchange experiences with moderate arab countries and exchange intelligence to confront iran. >> according to the lieutenant general, it is the greatest threat in the middle east, particularly given its support for hezbollah. the general sees the plan is extending its control across the region. it has left certain nations with little in common with their interests aligned. >> we are consulting with our allies and friends around the world to see what the most effective way is, the most effective leverage to employ. and we will make decisions when the time comes. >> given israel's continued presence, any formal relations seem unlikely. however, israel points to donald thep as the reasoson for anti-iran -- front. anchor: it is believed to be the last town held by the jihadist group. controlled the territory the size of britain woul

particularly to the defense force and also to two forces and i have also. conducted the president. whom i had. time to to talk. and he is fine but find in his home zuma plans to send a special envoy to the country. the crisis began on tuesday with reports of military vehicles rolling towards the capital good morning the army gave a statement on state television insisting the situation is not a military takeover we are only doing criminals are only. crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them just hours after issuing the statement the army again restated its position. the state run newspaper printed a special edition on wednesday afternoon in its in the army says president robert mugabe is still head of state and commander in chief. the bobbins of only known one leader since one nine hundred eighty the mugabe family is an institution some people love the president and his wife grace mugabe are the say over the years the mugabe's have destroyed the economy this is uncharted territory for the country zimbabwe's military has said soldiers

but it comes after the israeli defense forces chief said the country was ready to share intelligence on iran with saudi arabia just seemed to get explains why tel aviv on the riyadh could be willing to overlook their differences israel has been a thorn in the side of a number of middle eastern states for what feels like forever singled out and attacked it was just a fact of life. we are freezing all the forms and one of us off communication between the israeli enemy and any arab countries while an israel is going ahead with its crimes against the arab people of palestine and lebanon taking advantage of the silence of countries worldwide that people should that i live in the world is witnessing the reality and the nature of the israeli occupation the cruelty and barbarism of this race is regime committing war crimes and crimes against humanity just a few years ago the idea of saudi arabia and israel getting into bed together would have been shocking to say the least but now they look to be on the same page all the times they are changing and whispers of growing ties between israel and

and it comes after the israeli defense forces chief said they were ready to share intelligence on iran with saudi arabia jacqueline bogan next explains why tell of even riyadh might be willing to overlook their differences israel has been a thorn in the side of a number of middle eastern states for what feels like forever singled out and attacked it was just a fact of life that we are freezing all the forms and levels of communication between the israeli enemy and any arab countries while until israel is going ahead with its crimes against the arab people of palestine and lebanon taking advantage of this race is regime committing war crimes and crimes against humanity just a few years ago the idea of saudi arabia and israel getting into bed together would have been shocking to say the least but now they look to be on the same page or the times they are changing and whispers of growing ties between israel and the arab world are getting louder respect the other side's wish when times are developing whether it's we saudi arabia or with other arab countries we are willing to exchange infor

to normalcy and this is not a military takeover soldier said that all the from members of the defense forces cancel that people with critical business are encouraged to go about their day so that is the latest development we still have an ear and an eye to that. the u.k. parliament is debating the content of the so-called bill containing laws to govern the nation's withdrawal from the european union the legislation repealed the one nine hundred seventy two act which initially took the u.k. into the e.u. it will also move many year olds the regulations into domestic law an extremely complicated process that's expected to be at least eight days of debate and m.p.'s have already introduced almost five hundred amendments the rival group greenpeace is launching a legal challenge against for a waste oil industry has gone to court in the capital oslo aiming to prove that the granting of government licenses to drill for oil in the arctic is constitutional bring peace argues it violates always constitution because the government signed up to the paris accord which aims to stop the use of fossil fuel