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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.

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent17 Aug 2026

People with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on average

Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable People living with severe intellectual disabilities are dying 24 years younger on average than the wider population, a study has…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKiran Stacey Policy editor17 Aug 2026

Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after rural homes backlash

Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sites Ministers have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJoseph Gedeon in Washington17 Aug 2026

Trump’s move to gut South Korea alliance is ‘inane, haphazard decision’, lawmakers say

US president’s abrupt order to scale back joint exercises with Seoul is meant to ‘flatter’ North Korea’s dictator, top Democrat says US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s move to gut Washington’s 73-year-old military alliance…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMatthew Weaver and PA Media17 Aug 2026

Amanda Abbington awarded five-figure sum by BBC over bullying allegations on Strictly

BBC apologises to actor after review upholds ‘some’ of her allegations against dance partner Giovanni Pernice The actor Amanda Abbington has reached a five-figure settlement with the BBC over bullying allegations she made about her time on…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont17 Aug 2026

Netanyahu and Kushner talks make no breakthrough on stalled Gaza deal

Israeli PM again insists troops will not withdraw from strip until Hamas first disarms, but calls meeting constructive Benjamin Netanyahu has told Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner there can be no progress on the stalled…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMatty Edwards17 Aug 2026

Labour MP under investigation by party over Covid loans to his businesses

Southend East & Rochford’s Bayo Alaba has been suspended while inquiry looks at bounceback loans A Labour MP has been suspended after being questioned about government Covid loans taken out by his businesses. Bayo Alaba, the MP for…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJon Henley in Paris, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Stephen Burgen in Barcelona17 Aug 2026

European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves

Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide drought Successive intense heatwaves and an increasingly severe, continent-wide drought have left many of Europe’s farmers in an…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPresented by Nosheen Iqbal with Devika Bhat; produced by Bryony Moore and Annie La Vespa; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin17 Aug 2026

Can Trump’s peace plan for Gaza be saved? – The Latest

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is on a diplomatic mission in the Middle East to meet Hamas officials and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in an attempt to salvage a ceasefire in Gaza. The talks come after Netanyahu…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRichard Partington Senior economics correspondent17 Aug 2026

China’s economy showing signs that slowdown may be extending

Industrial output and retail sales slump in July after one of the country’s weakest quarterly growth rates ever China’s economy is showing signs of extending a slowdown with a slump in industrial output and retail sales in July, adding to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBethan McKernan Wales correspondent17 Aug 2026

‘She never forgot where she came from’: Bonnie Tyler mourners turn out for Swansea service

Many in the crowd watching on screen outside minster have stories of meeting or knowing singer, who died in July Bonnie Tyler’s songs have echoed through her home town of Swansea in recent days in memory of the late singer, but on Monday…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGraeme Wearden17 Aug 2026

Leading economies’ borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 crisis

Concern over impact of Iran war pushes up government bond yields in US, UK, France, Germany and Japan Government borrowing costs in several advanced economies hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, or even earlier, on…

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