Jamal Khashoggi is on the shortlist of Time Magazine's Person of the Year, the publication announced Monday.

The Washington Post columnist who was killed at the hands of Saudi agents in Istanbul, was described by the magazine as a "prolific commentator and critic of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman," and is on the list alongside powerful world figures including U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Turkey calls for justice for Khashoggi killing under international law Saudi Arabia's refusal to extradite suspects in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi is very disappointing and the world should seek justice for his case under international law, the director of communications at the Turkish presidency told Reuters on Monday.Since Turkey had seen little evidence that Saudi prosecutors will shed light on the Oct. 2 killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, "it will be in the best interest of the international community to seek justice for the late Saudi journalist under international law", Fahrettin Altun said.Saudi Arabia’s consul-general in Istanbul was also an accomplice in the killing, he added. Turkish officials said last week that the Istanbul prosecutor's office had concluded there was "strong suspicion" that Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide to Prince Mohammed, and General Ahmed al-Asiri, who served as deputy head of foreign intelligence, were among the planners of Khashoggi's killing.Khashoggi's last words were 'I can't breathe': CNNSaudi Arabia has said the prince had no prior knowledge of the murder. After offering numerous contradictory explanations, Riyadh later said Khashoggi had been killed and his body dismembered when negotiations to persuade him to return to Saudi Arabia failed.The kingdom has come under scrutiny as details of his killing came to light. Making some of their strongest accusations so far, both U.S. Republicans and Democrats said last week they want to pass legislation to send a message to Saudi Arabia that the United States condemns the death of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist.A Turkish official said that by extraditing all suspects to Turkey, the Saudi authorities can address the international community's concerns.S. Arabia not to hand over suspects in Khashoggi caseSaudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday ruled out their extradition. "We don't extradite our citizens," he said at a Gulf Arab summit in Riyadh.Last month, Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor's office said is seeking the death penalty for five individuals, and that 11 of 21 suspects have been indicted and will be referred to court in Saudi Arabia.US senators grapple with ways to punish Saudis over Khashoggi deathHollywood star calls for action on Khashoggi's murder

Khashoggi's last words were 'I can't breathe': CNN "I can't breathe" were the final words of a Washington Post columnist who was killed at the hands of Saudi agents in Riyadh's Istanbul consulate, according to a report released Sunday.CNN reported Jamal Khashoggi's final words citing a source who was briefed on his killing. That source, CNN said, had read a translated transcript of Khashoggi's Oct. 2 killing.The unnamed individual insisted that the killing was not consistent with Khashoggi having been killed as a result of a botched rendition operation -- the explanation Saudi Arabia settled on after offering various narratives surrounding his disappearance.The source said Khashoggi struggled to overcome a group of people in the consulate who were determined to kill him."I can't breathe," Khashoggi said."I can't breathe.""I can't breathe."Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions, Khashoggi crisisKhashoggi, a Saudi national and U.S. resident, had gone to the Saudi diplomatic building in Istanbul to pick up papers that would have allowed him to marry his Turkish fiancee. But the source said the transcript indicates that he knew almost immediately after entering that things were amiss, recognizing one of the men who meets him inside."You are coming back," the man says."You can't do that," Khashoggi replies. "People are waiting outside."He was likely referring to Hatice Cengiz, his fiancee who was waiting nearby with instructions to call friends if he did not emerge.The source said the transcript includes mention of the saw the Saudi agents were using to dismember Khashoggi's body while the perpetrators were told to listen to music to avoid the sounds of human dismemberment.US senators grapple with ways to punish Saudis over Khashoggi deathAfter Khashoggi said he can't breathe the transcript notes additional screams and mention of "saw" and "cutting."Dr. Salah Muhammad al-Tubaiqi is one of the Saudis identified on the transcript by Turkish authorities.Al-Tubaiqi is the head of forensic medicine at the Saudi interior ministry. He allegedly tells the group of individuals to put in earphones "or listen to music like me" to avoid the macabre task they have set upon.The release of the new information comes as U.S. President Donald Trump and his senior officials continue to distance Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from Khashoggi's murder despite bipartisan congressional calls for the Saudi leader to be held to account.Trump had dismissed the CIA's assessment that bin Salman personally had Khashoggi killed.The office of a U.S. senator who was briefed on the agency's findings by Director Gina Haspel said the account given to CNN was consistent with the briefing, the news network said.Besides al-Tubaiqi and Khashoggi the transcript only explicitly mentions Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb, a former diplomat and current intelligence official close to bin Salman.Mutreb placed numerous calls to an individual in Riyadh who remains unknown. But he was giving almost a play-by-play of what was transpiring inside the diplomatic building to whoever was on the other end of the call.But CNN said the "working assumption" is that Mutreb was speaking to Saud al-Qahtani, bin Salman's closest aide.A source close to Saudi Arabia's investigation into Khashoggi's killing said Mutreb and al-Tubaiqi deny making any calls.Both of the individuals were previously reported to have been part of a Saudi "hit team" sent to Turkey to kill Khashoggi.

Khashoggi was last seen Oct. 2 when he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain papers he needed to marry his Turkish fiancee. He disappeared shortly after entering the diplomatic building as Saudi Arabia produced various, contradictory narratives to account for his whereabouts.

Riyadh eventually admitted he died in the consulate shortly after he entered, blaming his death on rogue agents -- an explanation that has come under scrutiny as pressure builds in the U.S. Congress for bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, to be held to account for Khashoggi's death.

Khashoggi's body has yet to be returned to his family, amid reports it was brutally dismembered and possibly dissolved in acid.

"Believed to have been murdered on the orders of the Crown Prince, his death prompted international outcry and scrutiny of the Saudi regime," Time said.

In addition to Putin and Trump, Khashoggi is vying for the honor alongside families whom Trump separated at the U.S. border in a bid to halt future illegal immigration; the director of this year's acclaimed Black Panther movie, Ryan Coogler; Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and Christine Blasey Ford, who brought sexual assault allegations against Trump's second pick for the U.S. Supreme Court.