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Saudi Authorities Confirm Khashoggi 'Killed'

20/10/2018 GMT

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Saudi authorities confirm Khashoggi was 'killed'; Afghans defy security concerns to vote

The Saudi authorities confirm Jamal Khashoggi was 'killed'; Afghans defy security concerns to vote in parliamentary elections

After two weeks of denial, the Saudi authorities have confirmed that the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside their consulate in Istanbul; Afghans defy security concerns to vote in parliamentary elections, but not everyone is infected by election fever; two spacecraft have set off on a joint mission to Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun.

(Image: Turkish police search the rooftop of the Saudi consulate general's residence for evidence. Credit: Getty Images)

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