Move a turnaround from president's passionate past denunciations of bin Salman; US courts have final call on whether to shield kingdom's de-facto ruler from legal action

US president criticized by fiancée of slain journalist Khashoggi; California Rep. Adam Schiff says greeting shows 'continuing grip oil-rich autocrats have on US foreign policy'

Relations between the two countries soured after Saudi agents allegedly killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018

Amnesty head urges limits on surveillance industry; WhatsApp head says use of the technology must be stopped; Israeli activist claims revelations are 'tip of the iceberg'

Egyptian dissident says journalist was afraid after call from royal court's one-time media czar Saud al-Qahtani, who is charged with orchestrating the murder

Hatice Cengiz and rights group seek damages from Mohammed bin Salman and 28 others; plaintiffs say suit filed in DC because they don't believe justice was served in Saudi Arabia