Saudi crown prince may be behind Khashoggi death: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince bore ultimate responsibility for the operation that led to Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, and Turkish police were allowed to extend their probe at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Turkish police granted permission to search well in consul’s residence: NTV
Turkish investigators were due to begin the search of a well in the garden of the Saudi consul general’s residence in Istanbul on Wednesday, broadcaster NTV said, after Saudi officials had earlier refused to allow them to search.
Sunni group pulls out of Iraqi government talks
A Sunni Arab parliamentary bloc has pulled out of talks on forming Iraq’s next government, its leader said on Wednesday, underscoring the difficulties faced by Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul Mahdi as he seeks consensus over his cabinet.
Factbox: Foreign investment in Saudi Arabia
Scandal surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shrunk the attendance of senior executives from multinational companies at this week’s Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh.
Saudi prince has ‘blood on his hands’ over Khashoggi – Erdogan adviser
An adviser to Turkey’s leader said on Wednesday Saudi Arabia’s crown prince had “blood on his hands” over Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, the bluntest comments yet from someone linked to Tayyip Erdogan about Riyadh’s de facto ruler in connection with the de…
Saudi prince has ‘blood on his hands’ over Khashoggi: Erdogan adviser
An adviser to Turkey’s leader said on Wednesday Saudi Arabia’s crown prince had “blood on his hands” over Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, the bluntest comments yet from someone linked to Tayyip Erdogan about Riyadh’s de facto ruler in connection with the de…
Pope sacks bishop of Memphis over management issues
Pope Francis has removed from office Bishop Martin Holley of Memphis, Tennessee, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
In Brazil’s poor northeast, right-winger makes inroads
The home of Crenilton Santos Ferreira and his wife, Claudia Adriana, sits at the end of a sandy path in the scorched northeast Brazilian state of Maranhao, the poorest in the nation.
British court blocks U.S. attempt to extradite former HSBC trader
Britain’s Supreme Court has blocked an appeal by U.S. prosecutors seeking to extradite former HSBC trader Stuart Scott to face fraud charges over allegations that he and a colleague defrauded client Cairn Energy in a $3.5 billion currency trade in 2011…
Storm Willa dumps heavy rain over Mexico as it weakens inland
Willa’s fierce winds eased as the storm barreled inland over Mexico early on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rains after causing power outages and toppling trees on the coast, though no deaths have been reported, officials and forecasters said.
