1. Gruesome details of Jamal Khashoggi’s death were described by a senior Turkish official. Brace yourself.

According to the official’s account of audio recordings, killers were waiting for the dissident Saudi journalist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. They severed his fingers during an interrogation. Then they beheaded and dismembered him.

The new account came as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Turkey. It increases pressure on Saudi Arabia and the U.S. to explain Mr. Khashoggi’s disappearance.