Mugabe as its leader. After thirty seven years in power a deadlines been set for him to resign as president or face impeachment with an announcement expected shortly on state television. Watching al jazeera live from london also coming up. Of Foreign Ministers arriving cari for an extraordinary me to discuss irans alleged violations in the region is that a good luck trying now it is it would like a. Simple but Sebastian Pinera may not need much luck billionaire businessman on track to win round one inch selection. We begin with the political turmoil in zimbabwe where an official changing of the god could be just hours away president Robert Mugabes ruling party has sacked him as their leader and have given him until midday on monday to resign or face it peach vent his. You to address the nation shortly they were jubilant scenes of the Party Meeting in harare where mcgarvey was replaced by his side deputy emerson. The ninety two year old leader has been meeting military chiefs to discuss
A huge air and sea search involving five countries, and including the royal navy, is under way to try and locate an argentine submarine. The sanjuan has been missing since wednesday, with 44 crew on board. Contact was lost as it returned from a routine mission near the southernmost tip of south america, but there are now signals being detected which may provide clues as to its location. Dan johnson reports. This is a vessel designed to play hide and seek in the deepest depths, so finding the sanjuan, its crew and the 22 torpedoes it carries is a real challenge. Fresh satellite signals, albeit weak ones, have revived hopes of rescue. They need to check and pinpoint the location. He stressed they are making every effort to find the submarine, searching the open ocean and the sea bed. This is now an international effort. Us navy has flown in deep sea rescue equipment. And hms protector has been diverted to help scan beneath the waves of the south atlantic ocean. The submarine left the sou
After they became fed up with his plans, apparent plans to pass power to his wife grace mugabe. There is speculation that Robert Mugabe could be the pairing of significant announcement this evening, because the state broadcaster, z bc, is a p pa re ntly the state broadcaster, z bc, is apparently planning a broadcast from state house, his official residence, later this evening. Inevitably there is speculation that that could be, i stress could be, the resignation of Robert Mugabe as president of zimbabwe. Technically, although he may be under house arrest, he is still president of the country. Lets go to our first report this evening. Senior military commanders have met president Robert Mugabe to further pressure him to step down from government, as his own party held a historic meeting to dismiss him. Its a humiliating end for the decorated war hero and the partys longest serving leader. Our people, colleagues, are demanding from us gathered here to show leadership and to give effect t
Finally toppled mr mugabe with his takeover. But in his address, mr mugabe said that military action in harare was not a threat to his authority as head of state. This is what he had to say. Intergenerational conflict must be resolved through harmonised melding of Old Established players, as they embrace and welcome new rules. New ones through a well defined sense of hierarchy and succession. Indeed, all these matters will be discussed and settled at the forthcoming congress, within the framework of a clear road map that seeks to resolve once and for all any other missions oi once and for all any other missions or contradictions that have affected oui or contradictions that have affected our party negatively. The congress is due in a few weeks from now. I will preside over its processes, which must not be repossessed by any axe calculated to undermine it. Or to compromise the outcomes in the eyes of the public. That was Robert Mugabe addressing the nation. There have been reports on on
Mountaineer who has reached the worlds highest places his memoir is called, of course ascent. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are henry zeffman, political reporter at the times and Public Affairs consultant, jacqui francis. Welcome to the both. Tomorrows front pages, starting with the financial times, which reports that ministers are expected to give theresa may the go ahead to increase the governments brexit financial settlement offer to move on eu negotiations. The taily telegraph one of a number of papers moving on Robert Mugabes defiance of the countrys generals by remaining in power this evening. The metro also leads on zimbabwe, describing mugabe as clinging on. And the i also focuses mugabes defiance of the zanu pf partys decision to remove him as leader. The daily express reports research that the royal family has contributed £1. 8 billion to the uk economy this year, as the queen and Prince Philip celebrate thei