Turkish police have searched the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for a second time as they probe the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi amid global criticism of the kingdom.
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Meanwhile, the French and Dutch finance ministers have joined the growing list of politicians and high-profile businesses pulling out of a Riyadh investment summit.
US President Donald Trump said he was awaiting a full report on what had happened to Khashoggi from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after the envoy met with Saudi and Turkish leaders, and said he did not want to abandon his Saudi ally.
Turkish officials say they believe Khashoggi - a US resident and Washington Post columnist critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 and his body removed.
Saudi Arabia has denied involvement in Khashoggi's disappearance. Trump has speculated without providing evidence that "rogue killers" could be responsible.
Trump, who has forged closer ties with Saudi Arabia and the 33-year-old crown prince in an effort to counter Iranian influence in the region, has appeared unwilling to distance himself too much from Riyadh.
He has also cited tens of billions of dollars in potential arms deals.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday he had cancelled his attendance at an investment conference in Riyadh next week, telling Public Senat TV: "The conditions are not right."
Dutch Finance Minister Wopka Hoekstra has also scrapped plans to attend while the Dutch government cancelled a trade mission to Saudi Arabia next month.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his plans to attend the Riyadh conference would be revisited on Thursday after US officials have a chance to consult Pompeo.
Turkish crime scene investigators left the Saudi consulate early on Thursday after searching the building and consular vehicles, a Reuters witness said.
Earlier, the investigators spent nearly nine hours in the Saudi consul's residence, as did Saudi investigators.
Turkish sources have told Reuters the authorities have an audio recording indicating Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate. Trump said the United States has asked Turkey for any audio or video evidence.
Turkey's pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper published on Wednesday what it said were details from audio recordings that purported to document Khashoggi's torture and interrogation.
The newspaper said Khashoggi's torturers severed his fingers during the interrogation and later beheaded and dismembered him.
Turkish pro-government newspaper Sabah published preliminary evidence last week from investigators who it said had identified a 15-member Saudi intelligence team that arrived in Istanbul on diplomatic passports hours before Khashoggi disappeared.
A New York Times report, citing witnesses and other records, linked four suspects to Prince Mohammed's security detail.
Saudi doctor Salah al-Tubaigy, also named as a suspect, had spent time in 2015 training at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australian media reported on Thursday.
Khashoggi never shied away from criticising Saudi policies.
The Washington Post published a column it received from his assistant after he was reported missing in which Khashoggi condemns the crackdown on journalists by Arab governments and the failure of the international community to respond.
"As a result, Arab governments have been given free rein to continue silencing the media at an increasing rate," he wrote.
Australian Associated Press