Jamal Khashoggi murder trial opens in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, the trial began on the 11 suspects in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The court requires execution for 5 people.

Khashoggi, a prominent US-based critic of the Saudi government, was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2 October.

Prosecutors say he was murdered in a “rogue” operation by agents sent to persuade him to return to the kingdom.