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"Covering up such a brutal act would wound the conscience of all mankind," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told members of parliament in Ankara, speaking about the death of Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi.

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Evidence Shows Khashoggi Was 'Brutally Murdered,' Turkish President Erdogan Says

10:27am October 23, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Turkey's leader rejected Saudi Arabia's claim that the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was an accident. He said 18 suspects under arrest in Saudi Arabia should face justice in Turkey.

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Turkey's President Says Khashoggi's Death Was Planned

7:13am October 23, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced details of the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and never emerged.

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Morning News Brief

5:04am October 23, 2018

Trump uses Houston rally to stoke fears about illegal immigration, and he plans to exit an arms control treaty with Russia. Turkey's president says he'll reveal what happened to Jamal Khashoggi.

Barriers block the road leading to the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul on Monday, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was last seen alive.

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Video Footage Shows Apparent Khashoggi 'Body Double' Exiting Consulate

9:12pm October 22, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

A Turkish ruling party official described the newly released surveillance footage as evidence of a Saudi cover-up. Saudi Arabia has confirmed that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died.

Mourners stand beside the grave of Gen. Abdul Raziq, the Kandahar police chief who was killed by a Taliban attack, during his burial ceremony Friday in Kandahar, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley was wounded in the attack.

Days Later, Pentagon Says U.S. General Among Wounded In Kandahar Attack

7:11pm October 22, 2018

by Tom Bowman

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley was shot twice, according to the Pentagon, during an attack in Kandahar that killed the province's chiefs of police and intelligence and wounded the governor.

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What's Behind Turkey's Investigation Into Jamal Khashoggi's Death

4:38pm October 22, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with The Brookings Institution's Amanda Sloat about Turkey's possible motivations amid the investigation into Jamal Khashoggi's death.

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How The Fallout From Jamal Khashoggi's Death Is Playing Out Inside Saudi Arabia

4:38pm October 22, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with New York Times reporter Ben Hubbard about how people within Saudi Arabia are reacting to the government's shifting narratives about journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death.

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Khashoggi's Death Shines A Light On Saudi Influence In Washington

7:24am October 22, 2018

David Greene talks to Gerald Feierstein, director of government relations, policy and programs at the Middle East Institute and a former U.S. ambassador to Yemen, about Jamal Khashoggi's death.

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How The Khashoggi Story Is Playing In The Middle East

8:12am October 21, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks University of Waterloo political scientist Bessma Momani about the regional reaction to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Jamal Khashoggi poses at an event in Istanbul in May. Saudi state media confirmed the journalist's death, but details remain fuzzy.

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World Reacts With Skepticism To Saudi Confirmation Of Jamal Khashoggi's Death

5:57pm October 20, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

Saudi officials initially claimed that the journalist, who had been missing since Oct. 2, left their consulate in Istanbul alive.