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Saudis implicate ex-royal aide, top spy in Jamal Khashoggi killing, plan to execute five
A former Saudi royal adviser and ex-senior intelligence official played key roles in the mission that ultimately led to the killing of government critic Jamal Khashoggi, and authorities will seek the death penalty for five people who confessed to the murder, according to a ...
'Khashoggi's friends' hold vigil outside Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
Dozens of people gathered outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Thursday in a vigil to demand "full justice" for journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed after entering the building three weeks ago. Several carried cardboard images of his face and signs reading "Khashoggi's friends." One, his ...
Erdogan: Saudis must punish those behind Jamal Khashoggi's 'planned' slaying, no matter how high up
Turkey's president on Tuesday dismissed Saudi Arabia's efforts to blame the killing of a prominent journalist on rogue operatives, calling it a planned, "savage killing," and demanded Riyadh punish those responsible, no matter how highly placed. But Recep Tayyip Erdogan stopped short of mentioning Crown ...
Jared Kushner takes wait-and-see approach to Saudi critic's slaying
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 ...
Trump to provide sworn written responses in Summer Zervos defamation suit: U.S. media
U.S. President Donald Trump will provide sworn written responses in a defamation suit filed by a woman who accused him of groping her, according U.S. media reported Sunday. Summer Zervos, who was a contestant on Trump's former reality TV show "The Apprentice," filed a lawsuit ...
Conservative U.S. commentator Charles Krauthammer, a Fox fixture, dies at 68
Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Krauthammer, who gave up a psychiatric career to become one of the leading conservative political commentators in the U.S. media, died on Thursday at the age of 68, the Washington Post and Fox News said. Krauthammer was a fixture on the ...
New York Times, New Yorker win Pulitzer for #MeToo watershed
The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday for explosive reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein and spawned a cultural watershed on the issue of sexual harassment. The prestigious prize was awarded to the Times team ...
Trump taking 'serious look' at Amazon options after branding Washington post its 'chief lobbyist'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would take a serious look at policies to address what he says are the unfair business advantages of online retailer Amazon.com Inc. Speaking to reporters while traveling back to Washington from West Virginia on Air Force One, ...
Amazon shares skid to tune of $50 billion after report Trump wants to curb its clout
Amazon.com Inc. shares fell as much as 7.4 percent on Wednesday, briefly wiping about $53.6 billion from its market value, after news website Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is obsessed with the world's largest online retailer and wants to rein in its ...
Trump denies kissing receptionist at Trump Tower, calls it 'another false accusation'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied allegations by a former receptionist that he had kissed her without her consent in an elevator lobby of Trump Tower, calling the story "another false accusation." Trump was reacting to a front-page report in The Washington Post on how ...
White House seeking to gut renewable energy programs by 72%: report
The Trump administration will ask Congress to cut funding for clean energy and energy efficiency programs by 72 percent in this year's budget, according to a report in the Washington Post, underscoring its preference for fossil fuels. The Post said it had obtained draft documents ...
Trump sought Van Gogh but Guggenheim offered him potty of gold: report
New York's Guggenheim Museum offered to lend an 18-karat gold toilet to President Donald Trump after the White House asked to borrow a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The museum's chief curator offered to loan the toilet, which had ...
