Today in Washington Post · October 12, 2026
Djibouti boat disaster and Saudi-Houthi tensions top the news
Legal experts say the Justice Department's probe into TV networks rests on thin legal grounds.
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139 migrants, including children, died after a boat capsized off Djibouti.
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Ukraine is using precision drone strikes to hobble Russian oil refineries.
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Saudi Arabia vowed retaliation against the Houthis after an airport strike killed at least 12 people.
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The U.S. is relying on China as an unexpected ally in the race for AI dominance.
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Trump's attack on Zelensky and a Russia diesel deal drew criticism at home and abroad.
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The pope will have surgery after doctors discovered a nodule in his lung.
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