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| The morning’s most important stories, selected by Post editors |
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| Erdogan says Saudi officials plotted to kill Khashoggi |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks calling the death a planned operation conflict with the account provided by Saudi officials, who have said the prominent journalist was killed during a fistfight when “rogue” Saudi agents had tried to bring him back to Riyadh. |
| By Kareem Fahim • Read more » |
| CIA director flies to Turkey amid controversy over Khashoggi killing |
| Intelligence officials are increasingly skeptical of the Saudi account and have warned President Trump that the idea that rogue operators flew to Istanbul and killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi without the knowledge or consent of Saudi leaders is dubious, a White House official said. |
| By John Hudson, Shane Harris and Josh Dawsey • Read more » |
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| Khashoggi death casts new light on Saudi prince’s crackdown |
| The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has brought more attention to Mohammed bin Salman’s efforts to silence dissent in Saudi Arabia since he became crown prince. “There are no human rights defenders still free,” said Yahya Assiri, a Saudi human rights activist who lives in self-exile. “They are all behind bars.” |
| By Kevin Sullivan • Read more » |
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