World News Briefs -- February 26, 2021 (Night Edition)

 


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to U.S. intelligence released on Friday as the United States imposed sanctions on some of those involved but spared the crown prince himself in an effort to preserve relations with the kingdom. 

Khashoggi, a U.S. resident who wrote opinion columns for the Washington Post critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies, was killed and dismembered by a team of operatives linked to the prince in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul. 

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MIDDLE EAST 












 ASIA 


Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to undisclosed location. 







 AFRICA 







Libyan PM-designate proposes unity government plan. 


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 TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR 




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