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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, November 17, 2018 to 0800 GMT, November 18, 2018.

US stance on Khashoggi murder

The US has rejected reports that it has reached a final conclusion over the murder of dissident Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert described the reports as inaccurate. The reaction came after The Washington Post said the CIA concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered Khashoggi’s assassination. This contradicts Saudi government’s assertions that the crown prince was not involved in the killing. Saudi agents killed the journalist after he entered the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October the second. Riyadh has admitted that the murder was premeditated.

Brexit extra cost

The European Union has warned British Prime Minister Theresa May that delaying Brexit will lead to a bigger bill for the UK. EU negotiators made clear that if the UK wants an extension of the transition it must last at least a further year. They added that a year-long extension would cost about 11 billion euros on top of the nearly 44-billion-euro divorce bill already agreed. Meanwhile, the Irish foreign minister has slammed British ministers seeking a new Brexit deal, saying they are not living in the real world. May is fighting to save the draft withdrawal deal ahead of a vote in parliament after ministerial resignations.

Police, protesters clash in Greece

Greek police and protesters have clashed in the capital, Athens, after a rally to mark the anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the then military junta in the country. Police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters who hurled stones and petrol bombs at them. The clashes came after the demonstrators marched through the capital’s center and gathered outside the US embassy. They shouted anti-American slogans and called for the removal of a US military base from Greece. Nearly 5,000 policemen monitored the rally. Many Greeks blame Washington for supporting the military junta in their country between 1967 and 1974.

Trump to give final report on Khashoggi

The US president says final conclusions will be made soon in the murder case of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Donald Trump added that the killing should have never happened. Earlier, the State Department rejected as inaccurate reports that the US administration has reached a final conclusion over Khashoggi’s murder. These reactions came after The Washington Post said the CIA concluded that Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered Khashoggi’s assassination. This contradicts Saudi government’s assertions that the crown prince was not involved in the killing. Saudi agents killed the journalist after he entered the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October the second.

California wildfire

The US president has visited the town of Paradise in California which has been hit hard by the worst-ever wildfire in the state’s history. Donald Trump met with officials, victims and firefighters. He repeated his claim that California's mismanagement of its forests was largely to blame for the fires. The inferno erupted on November 8 and it is still just partially contained. So far, it has claimed the lives of 76 people. More than one-thousand others are also missing. The fire has devoured an area roughly the size of Chicago, destroying nearly 10,000 homes and 24,000 other buildings.

US Afghanistan war

The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says the Taliban are not losing in Afghanistan. General Joseph Dunford admits that a military solution alone will not win the war and much more needs to be done to bring peace to the war-torn country. Dunford says Washington is also applying economic and political pressure to push the Taliban into peace talks. Since the current US administration came to power, more American troops have been sent to Afghanistan and a heavy bombing campaign has been launched. The number of Afghan casualties has also hit record levels. The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, under the pretext of fighting terrorism and removing the Taliban.

Brexit controversy

Britain’s prime minister has rejected the possibility of renegotiating the draft deal of the UK’s exit from the European Union. May wrote in an article for the Sun newspaper that there is no alternative and no different plan that could be agreed with the EU. She faces massive pressure to renegotiate the divorce agreement. May’s Brexit, and work and pensions secretaries have already resigned over the issue. She is also having a hard time getting the draft deal past the parliament amid a growing call for her resignation from within her own party. This comes as the EU has warned Britain that extending the talks would cost it around 11 billion euros on top of the nearly 44-billion-euro divorce bill already agreed.

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