US asks Saudi Arabia to adopt institutional reforms

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The United States has urged Saudi Arabia to disband a rapid intervention force sanctioned over the murder of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. The State Department spokesman, Ned Price, said it wanted Saudi Arabia to adopt institutional reforms so anti- dissident activities and operations stopped completely. Also, the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is found guilty of corruption and given a prison sentence. And how the war in Yemen has ripped apart schools, and how one nine year-old is trying to resist. (Photo: Saudi crown prince. Credit: AFP)