Today approving a bill preventing a no deal brexit, well be asking if borisjohnsons tactics have misfired. Also tonight. From independence icon to modern day tyrant zimbabwes Robert Mugabe, who led the country for 37 years, has died. The uk ship at the forefront of the relief effort in the bahamas the islands devastated by Hurricane Dorian. Might now its launching a vessel loaded with heavy lifting equipment and vehicles to try to get to an area that was badly affected by the hurricane, but hasnt yet been reached at all. And late wickets dent englands hope for the ashes in the fourth test at old trafford. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, britains Dina Asher Smith posts a seasons best to win the 100m Diamond League final in brussels. Good evening. The Prime Ministers demand for an early general election looks set to be rejected by mps after opposition parties agreed it shouldnt take place until after the eu summit in mid october. Labour, the lib dems, the snp and plaid cymru say
And. It will potentially take care of some violence in america. And sport, former France International replaces rafael for real madrid. Saudi arabias allies have rallied to its side in a growing diplomatic dispute with iran. For the kingdoms execution of a dissident shia cleric. Cut all ties with iran, while saudi arabia says it will hold all air traffic and commercial relations. Andrew simmons reports. Transiting here and dubai airport, as they were evacuated, comes similar action he by some of saudi arabias allies, among them neighboring bahrain. After two days of protests from shief muslishia muslims. The action he followed the arson attack of the Saudi Embassy in tehran. Saudi arabia accused iran of doing nothing to prevent it. A war of words is escalating. We decided to cut off all diplomatic relations with iran. We would also be cutting off all air traffic to and from iran and commercial relations with iran and have a travel ban against people traveling to iran. Translator unfort
Would preside over a Party Congress despite earlier being sacked as head of zanu p. F. His opponents are now threatening protests and impeachment will go left her out of it for the latest. Three also coming up. No deal still in the German Coalition talks with the latest deadline now expired but parties are pushing on in a final bid to form a new government under chancellor Angela Merkel our correspondent will have the latest on the wrangling still happening here in berlin. And International Concern is growing over the thousands hundreds of thousands of or hinder refugees who have fled violence in myanmar germanys foreign minister visits a refugee camp in bangladesh ahead of a major crisis meeting on monday. Welcome to the program on my actuator thanks for joining us. In a widely anticipated speech to the nation zimbabwes embattled president Robert Mugabe has defied expectations by not immediately resigning his Office Mugabe stressed that he was still in power despite mounting pressure