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Biden disputes Saudi Arabia's account of Khashoggi murder discussion

Biden disputed the Saudi foreign minister's account that he did not hear Biden blame Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of the Washington Post columnist

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and US President Joe Biden meet at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah
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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and US President Joe Biden meet at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah

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U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday differed with Saudi Arabia in their account of discussions at a bilateral summit about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a major point of contention between the two countries.
 
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing in 2018 of Khashoggi, a Saudi insider-turned-critic who had been living in self-imposed exile in Virginia. The de facto Saudi ruler denies it.
 
Answering reporters as he arrived at the White House from his first Middle East trip as president, Biden disputed the Saudi foreign minister's account that he did not

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