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Turkish police begin a search at the residence of the Saudi consul to Istanbul, in the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in the city. A team of a dozen police and prosecutors, including forensics experts in white overalls, enter the residence of Mohammed al-Otaibi, a day after he flew out of Istanbul for Riyadh. IMAGES
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announces that ECB European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged again. The third consecutive pause since October was widely expected, and leaves the benchmark deposit rate at a record high of four percent. SOUNDBITE
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that the eurozone could fall into recession next year in the case of a total shutdown of Russian gas supplies. The "downside scenario" for 2023 foresees negative growth in the case of a "total shutdown of all Russian gas supply" and energy rationing in the eurozone, she said, after the ECB unleashed a record rate hike. SOUNDBITE
Paris, Mar 2 (EFE), (Camera: ARCHIVE EFE/EPA).- The German branch of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday said it had filed a lawsuit accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of a crime against humanity for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.The Saudi dissident journalist was killed in his country's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018. His body has never been retrieved."We call on the German prosecutor to take a stand and open an investigation into the crimes we have revealed," RSF secretary general Christophe Deloire said in the statement.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.
The United States urges Saudi Arabia to disband an elite unit under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Washington sanctioned over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. SOUNDBITE
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.