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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 — WorldInternationalRowena Mason19 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end homelessness by Christmas

PM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’ UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off the streets by…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalStephen Burgen in Barcelona19 Aug 2026

Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn

Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent back Europe live – latest updates The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJon Henley19 Aug 2026

Germany’s firewall was meant to hold the far right at bay. It may have done the reverse

An AfD win in ​next month’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt would shatter a decades-long political consensus and reverberate throughout the EU • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In just over two weeks’ time,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa19 Aug 2026

Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings

Berlin to seek suspect’s extradition for 2022 explosions that damaged gas pipelines to Russia Europe live – latest updates A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia as part of an investigation into the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSandra Laville19 Aug 2026

Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on

Recycling system in Cambridgeshire that could save thousands of litres a day is deemed not in line with rules The largest water reuse system in the UK, which could save thousands of litres of water a day for people living in one of the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMatthew Weaver19 Aug 2026

Man who died with woman and girl off Sussex coast was Palestinian refugee

Palestinian embassy named man as Hossam al-Khawas but was unable to confirm names of other family members A father who died alongside a woman and a teenage girl off the Sussex coast on Tuesday was a Palestinian refugee, the Palestinian…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTiago Rogero South America correspondent19 Aug 2026

Adviser to far-right Latin American leaders arrested for allegedly plotting to kill girlfriend

Fernando Cerimedo, 42, arrested on suspicion of ordering shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller A senior adviser to many of Latin America’s new wave of far-right leaders has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the attempted murder…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAlex Daniel19 Aug 2026

Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day

Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s derailment in East Sussex found a track defect on the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJillian Ambrose19 Aug 2026

Forecast energy price cap rise in Britain could push UK fuel bills up 4% this winter

Expected quarterly rise highest in three years and likely to wipe out Burnham’s VAT cut on electricity bills Household energy bills across Great Britain are expected to climb to a three-year high this winter as the impact of the Middle…

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