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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 — WorldInternationalSarah Basford Canales17 Aug 2026

Taylor demands Albanese repeal ‘cruel tax’ in return for NDIS bill support

Coalition leader tells Anthony Albanese that delaying change to budget measure is ‘unconscionable’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor says the Coalition will only support the Albanese government’s…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPjotr Sauer17 Aug 2026

Senior Russian banker fired after scathing speech on wartime economy

Andrei Klepach of VEB said Russia’s economy was falling behind China, US and ‘in some respects Ukraine’ Europe live – latest updates The chief economist at Russia’s second-largest bank has been fired after a series of critical comments…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRamon Antonio Vargas17 Aug 2026

Rhossi, a rare sea turtle, recovers after 5,000-mile trek from Wales to Texas

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, near death on Welsh beach in 2023, is thriving in Houston despite lingering pneumonia A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle native to the Gulf of Mexico is largely thriving after he was found nearly dead on a beach in Wales…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJodie Woodcock for MetDesk17 Aug 2026

Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK

Temperatures could drop by more than 15C compared with last Thursday as cold front moves arrives from Monday Relief from the unrelenting heat is finally arriving this week across western Europe, with more unsettled conditions bringing the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Almeida17 Aug 2026

Virgin Trains gets go ahead to run services to Europe in new blow to Eurostar monopoly

Operator wins track access approval for up to 20 daily return trains through tunnel to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2030 Business live – latest updates Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to run new…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKevin Rawlinson and Kiran Stacey17 Aug 2026

Burnham exchanged messages with individual impersonating Trump chief of staff

PM was in contact with unknown person pretending to be senior White House aide Susie Wiles, it is understood Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff, the Guardian understands. The prime…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Almeida17 Aug 2026

Massive Attack and Paris Paloma join musicians urging Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling

Brian Eno and Olly Alexander also among signatories saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies reality Business live – latest updates More than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalYohannes Lowe17 Aug 2026

Housebuilding near train stations to get ‘default yes’ under new planning changes – UK politics live

Thousands more houses could be built near transport hubs including on green belt sites Reform UK has said foreign nationals would be banned from claiming almost all kinds of benefits in the UK if the party came into power following the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Almeida17 Aug 2026

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor not to hike taxes on banks

Billionaire CEO of world’s biggest bank says any windfall tax on sector’s bumper profits could harm jobs in City Jamie Dimon, the boss of the US bank JP Morgan, has urged John Healey not to use his first budget as chancellor to increase…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa17 Aug 2026

Wildfires rage in France and Greece as Belgium tackles enormous blaze – Europe live

Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and Belgium is battling its largest modern-day wildfire at an…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNick Visser17 Aug 2026

Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?

The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program in Australia on Monday night The ABC is set to air the return of its Planet America program on Monday night as the US midterm elections gain steam, with a…

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