Mnuchin to attend top Saudi event, media exit over missing journalist

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Wall Street bankers will show up at an elite Saudi investment conference this month despite a growing exodus of top media companies and business leaders after the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.

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Saudi team arrives in Turkey for Khashoggi investigation: sources

A delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Turkey as part of a joint investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, three Turkish sources said on Friday.

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U.S. weapons makers rattled over Saudi Arabia deals

Major U.S. defense contractors have expressed concern to the Trump administration that lawmakers angered by the disappearance of a Saudi journalist in Turkey will block further arms deals with Saudi Arabia, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Friday.

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Saudi Arabia denies allegations regarding murder of Khashoggi: interior minister

Saudi Arabia denied allegations regarding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Interior Minister said late on Friday.

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Right-wing Brazil candidate commits to free press after calling it 'trash'

Brazil's leading presidential candidate vowed to defend freedom of the press after his tirades against the media and reports of his supporters attacking journalists raised fears that civil liberties might suffer if he is elected.

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U.S. envoy for Afghan peace meets Taliban officials in Qatar: WSJ

The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan peace efforts met with Taliban representatives in Qatar on Friday as President Donald Trump's administration pushed to find a way to end the 17-year-old Afghan war, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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U.S. security adviser Bolton vows tougher approach to China

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has vowed to further intensify the Trump administration's tough approach to China, saying Beijing's "behavior needs to be adjusted in the trade area, in the international, military and political areas."

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