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The World Tonight: Army seizes power in Zimbabwe

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15/11/2017

Army seizes power in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe's long-standing leader Robert Mugabe is held under house arrest.

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Zimbabwe's long-standing leader Robert Mugabe is held under house arrest.

The military in Zimbabwe has seized power - placing the country's long-standing leader, Robert Mugabe, under house arrest. We hear the latest and look back on president Mugabe's legacy.

The Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, who's been at the centre of a political drama after his surprise resignation - has been invited to stay in France. 
The country's Foreign Minister tells us why it's important to have Mr Hariri back in Lebanon.

And the suffering of the Rohingya - a senior UN investigator tells us about the harrowing testimony she heard from refugees in Bangladesh. 


(Picture: President Mugabe and his wife Grace at a rally in Harare Credit: Reuters).

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