Reuters: 'The world is watching', Kushner tells Saudi crown prince on Khashoggi
White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Monday he had urged Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to be transparent about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and told him “the world is watching” Riyadh’s account of the journalist’s disappearance.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, disappeared three weeks ago after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage.
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MIDDLE EAST
Trump: 'There's been deception' from Saudi Arabia over writer's death.
Turkish president: Details of reporter's killing, Saudi cover-up to be revealed.
Mnuchin: ‘Premature to comment on sanctions’ against Saudi Arabia.
Angela Merkel puts on hold arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
At a glance: Execs bailing on Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’.
Jordan's king to scrap part of Israel peace treaty.
Palestinian stabs Israeli soldier and is shot dead: military.
ASIA
Afghan officials vow to probe chaotic legislative vote.
NATO soldier killed in Taliban-claimed attack in Afghanistan.
Russian-Chinese ties at their best level in history, says defense minister.
Russia to build nuclear plant in Uzbekistan, Putin says weapons may be next.
Koreas, UN Command agree to demilitarise part of border.
Vietnam's Communist Party chief set to become president.
Opposition protests in India over 'corrupt' French jets deal.
Shanghai Composite: surges on hopes of market support.
AFRICA
At least 14 killed in violence in eastern Congo's Ebola zone.
Behind the scenes of Canada's peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Cameroon's Paul Biya easily wins seventh term as president. Paul Biya, Cameroon's 85-year-old president, wins re-election landslide.
DRC ruling coalition spokesman says house attacked ahead of vote.
Hundreds of migrants scale Spanish enclave fence.
Morocco to deport 141 migrants arrested at Spanish enclave fence.
Mohammed Dewji: Kidnapped billionaire 'home safely'.
EUROPE
National security adviser Bolton in Moscow to talk missiles amid Kremlin concerns. Russian security chief, Trump’s adviser start talks in Moscow.
Gorbachev calls Trump's withdrawal from arms treaty 'a mistake'. Donald Trump's plan to scrap US-Russia nuclear treaty a mistake, says Mikhail Gorbachev.
France avoids question on Saudi Arabia weapons sales.
Brexit deal '95 percent complete': Theresa May. Theresa May to announce Brexit deal '95 per cent done', as threat of no-confidence motion looms.
Italy defies EU, sticks to budget proposal.
Border tensions boil over as France 'dumps' migrants in Italy.
WikiLeaks founder Assange sues Ecuador over rights concerns.
AMERICAS
Trump says he has alerted military to 'national emergency' of migrant caravan.
Trump: US to 'begin cutting off' aid to countries associated with migrant caravan.
Trump says new UN Ambassador to be chosen ‘very quickly’.
Trudeau: Canada could scrap Saudi defense deal over rights.
Campaigning before Brazil runoff vote marred by violence.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro threatens purge of leftwing 'outlaws'.
Violent deaths of Venezuelans in Colombia more than triple in 2018.
Hurricane Willa: Mexico issues warning over 'extremely dangerous' storm.
3 large earthquakes strike off Pacific coast of British Columbia.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
China looks to increase its role in tackling global terrorism.
Israeli defense minister: U.S. sanctions to thwart Iran's ability to spread terrorism.
Somalia airstrike shines spotlight on America's shadowy wars.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
As Trump rails, US allies take lead in changing trade rules.
OECD predicts unsustainable rise in use of raw materials.
The billionaires fuelling a space race.
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