Saudi vs. US: how will Jamal Khashoggi mystery end?

US companies pull out of Riyadh conference as UK, France and Germany ratchet up pressure on kingdom

Donald Trump shakes hands with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Donald Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a White House meeting in March
(Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia has vowed to retaliate to threatened sanctions amid growing international criticism of the kingdom over the unsolved disappearance of journalist and prominent Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi.

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