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Saudi Prosecutor Says Khashoggi Killing Was ‘Premeditated’

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10/25/2018

10/25/2018

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Saudi Prosecutor Says Khashoggi Killing Was ‘Premeditated’

Top News: Diverging from a series of initial accounts by the Saudi government, Saudi Arabia’s state prosecutor now says the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul this month was “premeditated.”

At first, Saudi Arabia did not admit to knowing anything about his disappearance. Under pressure from Turkey and the United States, that story has changed several times, including claims that Khashoggi died in a fight.

The latest admission comes after reports that CIA Director Gina Haspel during a trip to Turkey listened to what Turkish officials say is an audio recording of Khashoggi’s killing.

Pipe bombs: In recent days, a handful of prominent U.S. Democrats, along with CNN, have received pipe bombs in the mail. None detonated. Recipients include: former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, California Rep. Maxine Waters, former CIA Director John Brennan, the billionaire donor George Soros, and the actor Robert De Niro. A sender has not yet been determined.

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AFRICA

•  Ethiopia’s parliament elected the diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde to the country’s presidency—a largely ceremonial role. She is now Africa’s only female head of state.

•  Fighting between clans in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region reportedly left more than 50 people dead.

•  At least 10 people died in a clash between Cameroon’s military and separatists in the country’s Anglophone region.

AMERICAS

•  Hurricane Willa, a Category 3 storm, made landfall in Sinaloa, on Mexico’s western coast.

•  Ahead of his expected victory in a runoff election Sunday, Brazil’s far-right presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro has begun choosing ministers for his government.

•  The state of New York sued the multinational oil and gas company ExxonMobil on Wednesday, over allegations that the company deceived investors about climate change risk.

ASIA

•  China and India are discussing possible joint military drills before the end of the year.

•  U.S. and Chinese officials met ahead of potential trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.

•  Indonesian workers say the Japanese clothing company Uniqlo owes them $5.5 million in unpaid wages.

EUROPE

•  European Parliament President Antonio Tajani faced criticism for his remark this week that a universal basic income in Italy would “end up in the pockets of Roma.” A spokesperson for the European Roma Rights Centre responded: “If the poorest Roma were entitled to a basic income, it would be a small start toward reparations for the repressive measures, repeat forced evictions, segregated camps, and widespread discrimination by the Italian government against Roma in Italy.”

•  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial over alleged campaign finance violations.

•  The jailed Ukrainian filmmaker and activist Oleg Sentsov received the European Union’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

MDDLE EAST

•  According to the United Nations, some 14 million people in Yemen—half the country—are facing pre-famine conditions.

•  The Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who was held hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants in northern Syria for more than three years, was freed.

•  Iran charged five environmental activists accused of spying with “corruption on earth,” which is punishable by death.

- By Benjamin Soloway

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