US protestors have not been able to deliver their petition regarding the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the Department of State because no department employee came out to take it, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

US peace advocates are calling on politicians to change the militaristic paradigm that prioritizes the Pentagon budget over the social needs of the people, renowned American antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan told Sputnik on Friday.

American peace activists will deliver a petition to the State Department calling on the US administration to sanction Saudi Arabia over journalist Khashoggi's disappearance, Code Pink's Medea Benjamin, an organizer of the protest told Sputnik on Friday.

Dozens of people have assembled in front of the White House on Friday to protest the US government's stance regarding the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site.

Five members of Congress have called on the head of the General Services Administration (GSA) to release documents showing President Donald Trump's role in the decision not to move the FBI to a new headquarters, US Congressman Mike Quigley said in a press release on Thursday.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Thursday that he advised President Donald Trump to wait a few days for Saudi officials to complete what they have promised will be a thorough investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi before deciding on a potential response.

US Congress must consider sanctioning anyone involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in light of Saudi Arabia's implausible explanation about its role in the incident and the White House's failure to act, Senator Dianne Feinstein said in a statement on Wednesday.

The recent US strategy for Afghanistan gives a glimmer of hope in terms of the country's peace talks progress, but it would be even more advantageous for the Afghan settlement if Washington collaborated with Russia and China on the peace process, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday.