Cracks in Merkel's Coalition / Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance

The Irish Times World View Podcast

First: German chancellor Angela Merkel faces another potential state election disaster in two weeks time, after her CSU allies were punished at the polls in Bavaria at the weekend, shaking an already wobbly coalition. Berlin correspondent Derek Scally is in studio to explain what might happen next. Later: Saudi Arabia is reported to be preparing to acknowledge the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared in Istanbul two weeks ago. Just how much damage has the controversy caused to Saudi Arabia's relations with its Western allies and what might the consequences be? Middle East analyst Michael Jansen and Washington correspondent Suzanne Lynch are on the line with the latest.