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Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince鈥檚 diplomatic comeback

Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump he wants Riyadh to join the Abraham Accords, but also wants to secure a 鈥渃lear path鈥 to Palestinian statehood.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US President Donald Trump that he wants Riyadh to join the Abraham Accords, the framework for the normalisation of ties between Israel and several Muslim states, but also wants to secure a 鈥渃lear path鈥 to Palestinian statehood. Saudi Arabia鈥檚 de facto leader was speaking during a visit the White House, his first since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which occurred inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Also in the programme: Europe鈥檚 uneasy standoff with Russia鈥檚 so-called 鈥渟hadow fleet鈥; and we hear from one of the scientists behind a new study which traces the origins of kissing back more than 21 million years...

Photo: Donald Trump speaking at black-tie dinner. Credit: REUTERS/Tom Brenner

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