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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.

These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDanny Vincent in Hong Kong31 Aug 2026

China is concealing scale of flood disaster, say Tibet campaigners

Rights group claims 300 homes were destroyed in Tibet and number of missing people is ‘far higher’ than Beijing admits A Tibetan advocacy group says hundreds of homes were destroyed on the Tibetan side of the border in last week’s deadly…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDiane Taylor31 Aug 2026

Uber driver takes TfL to court over ‘pain‘ caused by licence renewal delay

Julius Mugabo launches landmark case as union says thousands in capital lost incomes due to ‘broken system’ An Uber driver who got into thousands of pounds of debt and feared losing his home due to delays in Transport for London renewing…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent31 Aug 2026

British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum The British Museum privately hosted the Donald Trump-supporting tech billionaire Peter Thiel in the exhibition space of the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalFiona Harvey Environment editor31 Aug 2026

Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global food systems

Organisers say world must revive its spiritual relationship with food as climate crisis and conflict disrupt food security Mending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalYohannes Lowe (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)31 Aug 2026

Iran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis live

US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in Jordan and UAE US strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacks Hours after the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCaitlin Cassidy and Kat Wong31 Aug 2026

Australians missing in Nepal targeted by ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘abhorrent’ racist slurs

As families await news after the catastrophe, community members appeal for compassion in the face of hateful rhetoric A slew of racist social media comments have been made towards Australians missing in the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMorgan Thomas for MetDesk31 Aug 2026

Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea

More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above average South Korea’s prime minister, Han Seong-sook, met officials to prepare for heavy rain expected this week, with rainfall totals…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDeborah Cole in Berlin31 Aug 2026

Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics

The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day It’s the global hit TV series that pulled audiences straight into the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPenry Buckley31 Aug 2026

Icac lawyer tells Charles Perrottet the key to lying is ‘you have to be really good at remembering it’

Perrottet disagrees when counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC claims brother of former NSW premier is not truthful and ‘constructing evidence’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Taylor31 Aug 2026

Newborn baby’s body found in Sydney rubbish bin as police hold ‘serious concerns’ for mother

Police urge mother to attend hospital after baby’s body discovered in Harrow Road in Auburn Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales police have…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHettie O'Brien31 Aug 2026

Monday briefing: Nepal and Tibet’s floods are a warning for the future

In today’s newsletter: As rescuers search for survivors after catastrophic floods, the disaster offers a stark warning about the climate risks facing the region, and the world Good morning. Over the weekend, rescue workers in Nepal and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCatie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter31 Aug 2026

Embattled Sydney property developer Bathla warns it could fold by the end of the week

Administrators will be forced to close the business if it fails to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email ,…

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