And what is next for germany as politicians seek away from the good the social democrats be rethinking their opposition for governing together with Angela Merkels conservatives . We will have the latest on the negotiations. Sarah im sarah kelly. Welcome to the program. Thank you for joining us. Zimbabwes former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived back in harare in preparations to take power after president Robert Mugabes shock resignation. Mnangagwa had fled to south africa earlier this month after being fired by mugabe. A short while back he addressed his supporters outside the headquarters of the ruling party. Reporter crowds in harare welcome home their hero. And Emmerson Mnangagwa failed to disappoint. It did not take him long to connect with his supporters. The voice of the people is the voice of power. Today, we are witnessing the beginning of a new unfolding democracy. Reporter his return follows a historic day in zimbabwe. On tuesday, the speaker of parliament announc
And what the pope did not say as. Pope francis meets myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and calls for respect from all ethnic groups, but avoiding the term rohingya. Brent im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. We begin with breaking news tonight. North korea appears to have launched a new ballistic missile. Reports coming in from south korea and japan say a missile has been fired. The u. S. Military saying that it is investigating what it calls a probable launch a probable icbm missile. If confirmed, it would be the latest in a series of missile tests this year. The last flew over northern japan and into the pacific ocean. The u. S. Administration has issued repeated warnings to pyongyang to abandon its weapons program. All right, we want to go now to washington to our correspondent carsten von nahmen, hes on the story for us. Good evening to you, carsten. So, whats the latest there, what more can you tell us about this story . Carsten well, not much more as far as the effects are
We will find out who plays who. And, an emotional meeting between pope francis and rohingyas refugees in bangladesh. Myanmar stands accused of their persecution. Welcome. Good to have you with us. German police have secured and destroyed a package in potsdam, near berlin. They sayt containenails and a powdery substance, but it was unclear if it was part of an explosive device. It was delivered to a pharmacy, leading police to evacuate a nearby christmas market. Reporter the Christmas Spirit was halted friday evening. The discovery of a suspicious package near the christmas market. Police say a parcel was delivered by courier to a pharmacy near the market in the afternoon. The owner of the pharmacy alerted the police. With the support of the German Federal police, we xrayed the parcel and confirmed there was a cylindrical item inside and it contained nails. So far, no detonator has been found. Police say it held a large firecracker without a fuse and with hundreds of small nails. It is
He has to persuade his own social Democrat Party to Start Coalition talks with Angela Merkels conservatives. Dw has a oneonone with the leader. Coming up in the business news, the ups and downs of bitcoin. The roller coaster ride continues, but after massive gains, the crypto currency lost almost 1 5 of its value in a single day. Experts are warning this could be a bubble. Host welcome to the program. My name is sarah harman. It is good to have you with us. One person has been killed and scores injured on the israeli gaza border following protests. That is as the envoy warns of the risk of more violence following president trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. He told a gathering at the Un Security Council to move might trigger unilateral actions, making a peace deal harder to reach. The meeting was requested by britain and france and half a dozen other countries. At the meeting, nikki haley said decisions on borders should be left up to israelis and palestin
Plus, a stunning victory for u. S. Democrat doug jones, as he claims victory in alabamas u. S. Senate race, a major setback for the Republican Party that could alter the balance of power in the u. S. Congress. Brent im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. Tonight, a shock result from britains house of commons. Members of parliament have given themselves the authority to veto the governments final brexit deal. In a defeat for Prime Minister theresa may, about 10 members of her conservative party sided with opposition lawmakers to pass an amendment that mays government had opposed. This amendment gives the house final say on whether or not they can approve the eu withdrawal bill that converts thousands of eu laws into british law on the day that the u. K. Leaves europe in march of 2019. For more on this now we want to go to london. Our correspondent birgit maass is on the story for us. Good evening to you, birgit. So, walk us through the vote that just took place. Birgit well, it wa