Two key US Republican senators said yesterday after a briefing by the CIA's director they have "zero" doubt Saudi Arabia's crown prince directed the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. CIA director Gina Haspel has agreed to brief a "small group" of US lawmakers about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the

Veteran CIA officer Gina Haspel is sworn in as the agency's first female director, hailing the "heroines" who went before her and expressing hope she and her team would be "role models."