Branson freezes business ties with Saudi, halts $1 bn talks
Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson has frozen business ties with Saudi Arabia over the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Branson said Virgin would suspend discussions over a planned $1 billion Saudi investment in the group's space ventures. A critic of the Saudi regime, Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.