France ready to back sanctions against Saudi Arabia

France is ready to back "international sanctions" against those responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Elysee Palace said on Wednesday following a telephone conversation between President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi King Salman

The French president "informed (King Salman) of his profound indignation at the crime and demanded that all possible light be shone on the circumstances that led to this drama", his office said in a statement quoted by AFP.