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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 — WorldInternationalGavin Blair in Tokyo28 Aug 2026

Please don’t rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge

It is polite to reposition a guest’s shoes when they arrive, but the emergency services in one city advise just skipping that part Etiquette, manners and consideration for others are integral pillars of Japanese society but there are times…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAdeshola Ore Community affairs reporter28 Aug 2026

How Nepali diaspora is responding to flood disaster and how Australians can help in relief effort

Nepali and Tibetan communities plan vigils and work to raise funds for recovery in ‘devastating’ time Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s Nepali community plan to host vigils to remember the victims of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJordyn Beazley28 Aug 2026

Bondi library returns book How to Sell a Genocide to shelves after State Library ‘outlines the law’

Book was removed for review earlier this month following complaint but reinstated after petition and State Library letter to Waverley council Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAustralian Associated Press28 Aug 2026

‘Confluence of errors’ led to Belgian tourist Celine Cremer’s death in Tasmanian wilderness, coroner finds

Coronor finds 31-year-old deviated from a walking track as dusk fell, four days before the winter solstice Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Overlapping…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Messenger28 Aug 2026

Identity of high-profile Queensland man drawn into extortion case to remain secret after court ruling

Man – referred to as MM by court – will keep his identity hidden after legal challenge against suppression dismissed The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAustralian Associated Press28 Aug 2026

Former AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed for six months for assault on woman

Barrister for former St Kilda player says he will appeal both the sentence and the conviction for unprovoked assault in May 2025 Former AFL star Nicky Winmar has been jailed for six months for attacking a woman in a violent assault.…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent28 Aug 2026

Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti Seven people charged with vandalising Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland have been accused of…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalTracy McVeigh28 Aug 2026

‘Behind every case, a person’: the man leading DRC’s Ebola fight on the human cost hidden behind the numbers

Prof Pierre Akilimali, who heads DR Congo’s response to an outbreak that has so far killed more than 2,700 people, says tackling the disease requires trust and respect The statistics, says the man responsible for overseeing the Ebola…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSteven Morris28 Aug 2026

‘No precedent’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at world-first festival run on clean power

A zero-emission compact hydrogen power plant will drive the main stage at Clifton Down in Bristol When Lorde, Little Simz and Wet Leg stride on to stages in Bristol this weekend, they will not only be entertaining tens of thousands of…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalWritten by Giles Tremlett and read by Norah Lopez Holden. Produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Elli28 Aug 2026

Best of 2026…so far: ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab – podcast

Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from February: After a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Barkham28 Aug 2026

‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe

Woolston Eyes in Warrington, a dumping ground for canal dredgings, has become best place in UK for black-necked grebe A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRaphael Rashid in Seoul28 Aug 2026

South Korea to re-examine 310,000 missing person cases after fake record scandal

Renewed scrutiny comes after police officer accused of falsifying records in order to close the cases of people who were later found dead South Korean police will re-examine about 310,000 missing persons cases closed over the past three…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBen Doherty28 Aug 2026

In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism

Confusion and politics aside, Australia can’t pretend to be removed from the world – and the millions of people in need of sanctuary Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Messy politics aside, this much is clear:…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAdam Fulton28 Aug 2026

Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: debris-clogged river at risk of flooding again; rescuers race to find survivors

The catastrophic flash flood has killed at least 389 people and left more than 1,300 missing, with hundreds of tourists unaccounted for Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killed Nepal-Tibet flash flood: what we know so far…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNino Bucci and Henry Belot28 Aug 2026

‘We just want them to return’: relatives of Australians missing in Nepal floods wait anxiously for news of loved ones

Family of two Sydney boys and their parents, who are among 39 Australians identified as missing after flash flooding, ‘worried, but hopeful’ The family of two Sydney boys who went missing with their parents in flash flooding in Nepal say…

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