Germany freezes arms exports to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi’s death

Germany is freezing arms exports to Saudi Arabia as Riyadh faces a growing chorus of international condemnation over the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Istanbul consulate and near-universal disbelief over the kingdom’s shifting explanations for his death.

Leaders in the world’s capitals, from Washington to Berlin to Ottawa, lined up on the weekend to reject Riyadh’s story that Mr. Khashoggi died after getting into fisticuffs with a group of men inside the consulate. And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to reveal on Tuesday “the naked truth” of what happened to Mr. Khashoggi.

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