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Radio 4,09 Aug 2018,45 mins

Saudis condemned for attack on Yemeni schoolchidren

The World Tonight

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A devastating attack in the conflict in Yemen: at least 29 schoolchildren are left dead after an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition. Has international humanitarian law been breached? We'll speak to a former US ambassador to Yemen, and hear from the from the British diplomat who is trying to negotiate a peace deal. Also, why a woman who was a child victim of female genital mutilation is trying to change the law in India. And who will the US military's new 'Space Force' be fighting? Picture: A young boy lies on a stretcher after being injured in Northern Yemen Credit: Reuters.

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