10 things you need to know today: October 22, 2018

Official says Saudi crown prince knew nothing of "rogue operation" to kill journalist, migrant caravan swells on its way toward U.S., and more

The Saudi crown prince in Washington
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1. Saudi foreign minister calls Khashoggi killing 'rogue operation'

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, denied Sunday that his country's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "This was an operation that was a rogue operation," al-Jubeir told Fox News. Saudi officials have given changing accounts of what happened to Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago, first claiming he left the consulate on his own, and later saying he died in a fistfight. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would soon reveal the "naked truth" about Khashoggi's death. Senior Republicans and Democrats are demanding severe punishment against Saudi Arabia, long a key U.S. ally. Saudi media reported Sunday that the crown prince called Khashoggi's eldest son to offer his condolences.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.