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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 — WorldInternationalTom Phillips Latin America correspondent30 Aug 2026

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits

Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her country Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLuca Ittimani30 Aug 2026

Cash settlements on home insurance claims leaving vulnerable Australians short-changed, Asic says

Corporate regulator finds insurers settling most claims with cash rather than by managing repairs or rebuilding, warning of ‘unfair outcomes’ for homeowners Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Home insurers are…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Taylor Technology reporter30 Aug 2026

Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says

Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEdward Helmore30 Aug 2026

Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates

Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSimon Goodley30 Aug 2026

Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt

New company reportedly quickly fell behind with promised repayments to administrator A recruitment executive who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments, despite it accumulating almost £3m of debt, has placed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalYohannes Lowe30 Aug 2026

Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates

An estimated 237 people have been rescued after accident off the coast of northern Cyprus Fatalities after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus In a post to Facebook, the mayor of the coastal town of Kyrenia, Murat…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press30 Aug 2026

Man arrested over fatal stabbing of British woman in Germany

Rosenheim police detain 27-year-old German man after woman, 31, killed outside train station early on Sunday A man has been detained in Germany on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old British woman in Rosenheim early on Sunday…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press in Istanbul30 Aug 2026

Six dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus

Many of the passengers and crew are reported to have been rescued, say local media At least six people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local media…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngelique Chrisafis and agencies30 Aug 2026

Nepal-Tibet death toll rises amid new flood fears and race to free group trapped in tunnel

Combined toll of more than 750 dead and 3,000 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after devastating flood Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates ‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJamie Grierson30 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite jail terms ‘a step towards healing’

Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue Campaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousands of families have spent years…

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