Jamal Khashoggi Murder Trial Is Halted in Turkey

ISTANBUL—An Istanbul court on Thursday halted the Turkish murder trial of Saudi security officials charged with killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid efforts by Ankara to improve relations with the kingdom.

The court granted a request from prosecutors to refer the case to authorities in Saudi Arabia, where a separate trial sentenced eight lower-level officials to prison over the killing, but spared senior leaders from accountability.