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<p><span style="font-family: Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: regular;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">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.</p><br />
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: regular;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">The latest admission comes after <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/oljwwvnqnfwdtttkdkfvmdcnpzdvvcqkmktqzmlttkltl_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">reports</a> that CIA Director Gina Haspel during a trip to Turkey listened to what Turkish officials say is an audio recording of Khashoggi’s killing.</p><br />
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<p> • Fighting between clans in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/mpcnnkvpvwnlccctltwkslzvjqlkkzptstcpqsdcctdqy_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">reportedly</a> left more than 50 people dead.</p><br /><br />
<p> • At least 10 people died in a <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/jnrvvdknksvwbbbtwtsdfwzkprwddzntftbnrfmbbtmrt_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">clash</a> between Cameroon’s military and separatists in the country’s Anglophone region.</p><br /><br />
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<p> • Hurricane Willa, a Category 3 storm, <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/xchrrmqcqgrtdddptpgmstnqyvtmmncpspdcvsbddpbvr_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">made</a> landfall in Sinaloa, on Mexico’s western coast.</p><br /><br />
<p> • Ahead of his expected victory in a runoff election Sunday, Brazil’s far-right presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro has <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/rlkggqblbjgpccckpkjqwphbsrpqqhlkwkclrwvcckvrv_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">begun</a> choosing ministers for his government.</p><br /><br />
<p> • The state of New York <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/djcccnwjwgcftttrfrgnsflwbpfnnljrsrtjpsmttrmpd_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">sued</a> the multinational oil and gas company ExxonMobil on Wednesday, over allegations that the company <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/zflsstqfqzskrrrbkbztdkgqcmkttgfbdbrfmdlrrblmd_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">deceived</a> investors about climate change risk.</p><br /><br />
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<p> • China and India are <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/lhwjjychczjrmmmdrdzyqrfclkryyfhdqdmhkqnmmdnkh_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">discussing</a> possible joint military drills before the end of the year.</p><br /><br />
<p> • U.S. and Chinese officials <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/jbnvvdknksvwbbbtwtsdfwzkprwddzntftbnrfmbbtmjs_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">met</a> ahead of potential trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.</p><br /><br />
<p> • Indonesian workers <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;" href="http://click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/jrsvvdknksvwbbbtwtsdfwzkprwddzntftbnrfmbbtmjb_edbryttrdfrbtdtztrsb.html">say</a> the Japanese clothing company Uniqlo owes them $5.5 million in unpaid wages. </p><br /><br />
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