2. President Trump offered a new take on what happened to the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi: “Rogue killers” might be behind his disappearance. The president spoke to reporters after a call with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, who Mr. Trump said offered “a flat denial.”

Turkish officials have said Mr. Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, above. But the president’s words opened a window for Saudi Arabia to stand by its denials.

(Neither Turkey nor Saudi Arabia has shared evidence so far. Here’s more that we don’t know. And here is a portrait of Mr. Khashoggi’s career.)