U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is boycotting an investment conference in Saudi Arabia amid allegations the Kingdom was behind the killing of a Saudi journalist.<br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… the pressure continues to pile on Riyadh…<br /><br /> That's right Mark… Mnuchin is the latest Western official to pull out of next week's Future Investment Initiative summit. <br /> Earlier Thursday senior government ministers from Britain, France and the Netherlands also withdrew.<br />They also join a host of business leaders, as well as IMF chief Christine Lagarde, who have announced they are boycotting the high-profile event.<br />Mnuchin's decision came after his meeting with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.<br />The move is a possible indication that Washington may be starting to think that Saudi Arabia was behind the suspected killing of Jamal Khashoggi - as claimed by Turkey.<br /> Trump also acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that Khashoggi had likely been killed, but said he still wanted to get to the bottom of what happened.<br />However, Riyadh has continued to deny any involvement in the journalist's disappearance.<br /> Meanwhile, Pompeo briefed President Trump on his visit to Riyadh earlier this week to discuss the case.<br />He told the president the Saudis would investigate the matter, advising the president to give them a few more days before deciding whether to take action. <br />
