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Saudi account of Khashoggi killing is widely denounced
The overnight announcements in Saudi state media came more than two weeks after Khashoggi, 59, entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul for paperwork required to marry his Turkish fiancée, and never came out.
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The Latest: Germany says hold Khashoggi’s killers to account
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month (all times local): 7:45 p.m. The…
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IS frees 6 hostages in exchange with Syrian government
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group early Saturday released two women and four children they had been holding since July in the first part of an exchange with the Syrian government that will set…
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Police says suicide bomber strikes election polling station in Afghan capital Kabul, casualties reported
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police says suicide bomber strikes election polling station in Afghan capital Kabul, casualties reported.
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The Jamal Khashoggi I knew: mentor, bridge between cultures
NEW YORK (AP) — Sitting in my suburban American kitchen, it is easy to feel that Saudi Arabia is a world away, that events at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — as gruesome as they…
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Silenced forever: Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi is dead
BEIRUT (AP) — Two days after Jamal Khashoggi vanished into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, The Washington Post published a column featuring his byline and the headline “A missing voice.” The space below it was…
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Saudis blame ‘fistfight’ for Jamal Khashoggi’s death
Authorities said 18 Saudi suspects were in custody and intelligence officials had been fired.
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Silenced forever: Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi is dead
BEIRUT (AP) — Two days after Jamal Khashoggi vanished into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, The Washington Post published a column featuring his byline and the headline “A missing voice.” The space below it was…
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The Latest: Trump: I do find Saudi explanation credible
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month (all times local): 4:15 a.m.…
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The Khashoggi I knew: mentor, guide, bridge between cultures
NEW YORK (AP) — Sitting in my suburban American kitchen, it is easy to feel that Saudi Arabia is a world away, that events at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — as gruesome as they…
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Saudi state-run news agency says royal court adviser close to crown prince fired in wake of Jamal Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run news agency says royal court adviser close to crown prince fired in wake of Jamal Khashoggi killing.
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Saudi state-run media: King Salman has proposal to restructure kingdom’s intelligence services after Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run media: King Salman has proposal to restructure kingdom’s intelligence services after Khashoggi killing.
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Saudi state-run news agency says “the kingdom expresses its deep regret” over the slaying of writer Jamal Khashoggi
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run news agency says “the kingdom expresses its deep regret” over the slaying of writer Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi state-run news agency quotes prosecutors as saying 18 Saudis held as suspects in Jamal Khasoggi’s death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run news agency quotes prosecutors as saying 18 Saudis held as suspects in Jamal Khasoggi’s death.
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Reports: Dozens killed or wounded in east Syria airstrikes
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media and a war monitor say airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition on a town held by the Islamic State group have killed and wounded dozens. State news agency SANA said…
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