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05/11/2017 GMT

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Saudi princes and government ministers arrested as the Crown Prince consolidates power

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Eleven Saudi princes and four government ministers arrested as the 32-year-old Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman, solidifies his hold on power.

Also on the programme: Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four ex-ministers hand themselves into Belgian police. And US President Donald Trump begins his 13-day tour of Asia with a round of golf with the Japanese prime minister.

(Photo: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Credit: Reuters/ Saudi Press Agency)

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