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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 — WorldInternationalMark Brown North of England correspondent27 Aug 2026

Teesside MPs call for more police help after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths

Labour’s Andy McDonald says gangs ‘clearly featuring’ in a series of incidents and police are underfunded Five MPs on Teesside have called on the government to provide more help to local police and fire services after a week in which nine…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHannah Ellis-Petersen and Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu, Sam Jones and Amy Hawkins27 Aug 2026

Race to get aid into Nepal and Tibet amid warnings another lake could burst

Flash floods have killed at least 359 people while homes and infrastructure have been swept away Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates What caused the flash flood in Nepal and Tibet? The international community was scrambling to get aid…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Basford Canales27 Aug 2026

One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson

The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselves Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has experienced a swell…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Elgot, Diane Taylor and Chris Osuh27 Aug 2026

Number of asylum seekers living in hotels across UK halves within a year

Small boat crossings also down 23% year-on-year, with Home Office citing more trafficking arrests UK politics live – latest updates The number of asylum seekers living in hotels has halved within a year, including 13 closures over the past…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKate Connolly in Berlin27 Aug 2026

Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport

Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport and doctors are asked to look out for symptoms of disease German health officials are seeking to reassure the public after two workers at the country’s biggest airport died of malaria.…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAnna Betts27 Aug 2026

USS Abraham Lincoln to visit port in Thailand after more than 250 days at sea

Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboard The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPresented by Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker, produced by Ned Carter Miles, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer27 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham’s autumn of pain– podcast

It’s been a month since Andy Burnham became prime minister. And while polls have shown a ‘Burnham bounce’, the coming months will force the new PM into making some tough – and potentially unpopular – decisions that will reveal how serious…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNeha Gohil Midlands correspondent27 Aug 2026

Homes damaged as storms follow heatwaves in England and Wales

Forty flood alerts issued by Environment Agency across Midlands, Yorkshire and south-east of England Dozens of homes have been damaged by flood water as the Met Office issued warnings for thunderstorms and heavy rain after most of England…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondent27 Aug 2026

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide Ratko Mladić, the infamous Serbian general who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during the Bosnian war,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Butler27 Aug 2026

Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark

First robot-assisted outlet opens in Liverpool to take on Shein and supermarkets in clothing, shoes and homewares Business live – latest updates The owner of Zara is taking on Primark, Shein and the supermarkets with the launch of its…

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