
U.N. opens an investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder
U.N. special rapporteur Agnès Callamard requested and authorized the probe and her team now plans to visit Turkey.
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U.N. special rapporteur Agnès Callamard requested and authorized the probe and her team now plans to visit Turkey.
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