1. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with King Salman and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, above, to discuss the disappearance of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Beneath initial pleasantries, both sides were working to ease a diplomatic crisis.

The U.S. seems to be leaving room for a new version of events, with President Trump suggesting that perhaps “rogue killers” had been involved. But links between Crown Prince Mohammed and at least five suspects identified by Turkey may make it harder to advance that scenario.

A person familiar with Saudi plans told us that the kingdom was likely to admit that Mr. Khashoggi died at its consulate in Istanbul during an interrogation.