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Amnesty International described the Saudi Arabian government's sentencing of five men to death for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a "whitewash" of justice because they cleared the top officials tied to Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.

The president previously described a construction project in Istanbul as "a little conflict of interest" in his dealings with Turkey.

Trump's business ties in Turkey have raised concerns that White House policy is being influenced by the president's own commercial interests.

Donald Trump admitted in 2015 that the towers represent a conflict of interest in his dealings with Turkey.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has steadfastly denied ordering the dissident journalist's murder, despite significant evidence linking him directly with the kill team.

Khashoggi was murdered by a Saudi hit squad in the country's Istanbul consulate in 2018, allegedly under Mohammed bin Salman's direct orders.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political party has succeeded in its bid to nullify the results of the March 31 elections and hold new ones after the political opposition won by a slim margin.

The Jamal Khashoggi "episode shows you the degree to which this administration has gone all in on Saudi Arabia," John Kirby said.

The GOP politician from Tennessee slammed the White House's response to Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

The travel ban effectively blocks the suspects from entering 26 nations in Europe.

Although allegations linking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing are unconfirmed and denied by Saudi officials, many analysts suggest that evidence increasingly points to his involvement.

Yasin Aktay, the top adviser to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said the Saudis wanted "to leave no trace behind."

Turkey gives its first official account of the journalist's disappearance.

"It's very simple," the president said. "Bad deal. It should have never been thought of."

The chancellor said there was an "urgent need for further clarification" of the circumstances surrounding Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

"You don't bring a bone saw to an accidental fistfight," Senator Ben Sasse said Sunday.

"The Democrats seriously believe they have a way of blaming Donald Trump for this," Limbaugh said.

Trump made his comments Thursday in an interview with The New York Times, admitting that he believes intelligence reports pointing to a top Saudi official are accurate.

The top diplomat had been dispatched by President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia in the wake of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi's alleged murder.

Supporters of the Saudi government quickly started calling the incident a conspiracy theory, claiming the journalist was killed or disappeared in order to frame Riyadh by international foes.

Turkish investigators believe that the journalist was not only killed in the Saudi consulate, but subsequently cut into pieces and flown out of the country in boxes.

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a self-exiled Saudi journalist critical of his government, disappeared after entering Riyadh's embassy in Turkey.

"We believe that the murder was premeditated and the body was subsequently moved out of the consulate," a Turkish official said.

"It is not right to send people to hell," Elin Ersson told fellow passengers.

Tia Freeman's DIY childbirth story has wowed Twitter users.

"It was like a horror film. Nobody understood what was going on," Aslı Zeynep Ertürer said.

The new law is again stoking fears of new restrictions on freedom of expression.

An outbreak of hostilities would drive a stake directly into the heart of NATO.

There are now more journalists imprisoned in Turkey than in any other country in the world.

Erdogan manufactured a crisis the Norwegians were blamed for.