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Search for Jamal Khashoggi leads Turkey's investigators to Belgrade forest outside Istanbul; two vehicles drove there on the day Saudi writer vanished
•A Turkish official said Friday that investigators are looking into the possibility that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's remains may have been taken to a forest outside Istanbul or to another city after his suspected killing at the consulate earlier this month. Ankara's top diplomat, meanwhile, denied sharing any audio from the Saudi Consulate with U.S. officials.
Imran Khan to attend investment conference in Saudi Arabia amid string of cancellations by top business leaders
•Announcement from the Pakistan Foreign Office comes a day after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he had decided against attending the conference.
Donald Trump concedes Jamal Khashoggi likely dead, threatens 'very severe' consequences if Saudis guilty of murder; chilling surveillance footage surfaces
•US President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday it "certainly looks" as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened "very severe" consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered him. His warning came as the administration toughened its response to a disappearance that has sparked global outrage.
Donald Trump says 'certainly looks' like Jamal Khashoggi is dead; Mike Pompeo wants to give Saudis 'few more days' for probe
•Sending mixed signals, the U.S. pulled out of a major Saudi investment conference Thursday amid global pressure over the apparent death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said the kingdom should be given more time to investigate before the U.S. lays any blame or considers action.
Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman a 'bumbling hothead' who is bringing about economic and social reform
Fp Staff •Since his emergence as Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has set his sights firmly on reforms in the ultraconservative kingdom.