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Khashoggi's son leaves Saudi Arabia, US praises decision

Friday, 26 October 2018, 09:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The son of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi has left Saudi Arabia after the kingdom revoked a travel ban and allowed him to come to the United States. State Department spokesman Robert Palladino...

MEPs demand end to EU arms exports to Saudi Arabia

Thursday, 25 October 2018, 14:34 Last update: about 9 years ago

Following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the European Parliament has called on EU countries to unite and impose an EU-wide arms embargo on Saudi Arabia, an EU Parliament statement...

Updated: Packages to De Niro, Biden seized, similar to pipe bombs

Thursday, 25 October 2018, 14:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Police recovered a suspicious package addressed to actor Robert DeNiro on Thursday, which investigators said was similar to crude pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats, including former President...

Japan reporter freed from Syria happy to go home from 'hell'

Thursday, 25 October 2018, 09:04 Last update: about 9 years ago

A Japanese journalist freed from captivity in Syria said he is happy to be going home after living in "hell" for more than three years, but is worried about how he will catch up with a changed...

Saudi financial clout over media helps in Khashoggi affair

Thursday, 25 October 2018, 08:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Saudi Arabia's financial clout among the Arab media has given it an influential tool as it grapples with the international outcry over the death of Saudi writer and dissident Jamal...

Updated: Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries

Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 19:32 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others were intercepted Tuesday night and Wednesday in a rash of attacks aimed at prominent Democrats and a cable...

US official says explosive device found at Clintons' New York home

Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 15:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A U.S. official says a "functional explosive device" was found at Hillary and Bill Clinton's suburban New York home. The official says investigators believe the explosive is linked to one found...

EU rejects Italy's budget, raising stakes in dispute

Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 07:47 Last update: about 9 years ago

The European Union set up a high-stakes battle with Italy, one of the bloc's biggest economies, over who has final control over a member state's budget after the executive Commission took the...

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