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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 — WorldInternationalMichael Segalov17 Aug 2026

Monday briefing: What can Andy Burnham learn from Spain’s Pedro Sànchez?

In today’s newsletter: The Spanish prime minister has remade himself as Europe’s leading leftwing standard-bearer. Could his success offer the UK’s PM a route forward? Good morning. To international onlookers, Pedro Sànchez appears to have…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Butler17 Aug 2026

Labor pledges opt-out register for online gambling ads akin to Do Not Call register for spam calls

The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright ban Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Labor…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Murray Social affairs correspondent17 Aug 2026

More women will die if domestic abusers leave prison early, victim’s parents warn

Parents of Michaela Hall, whose partner killed her after he left prison in 2021, say Probation Service cannot cope with mass release More women will die if ministers include domestic abusers in the early prison release scheme, the parents…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalVikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent17 Aug 2026

Public in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnic

Research from King’s College London finds that Reform voters’ perceptions were furthest from the truth The public overestimate how many minority ethnic people are killers, as well as how many foreign national offenders there are, a new…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRupert Jones17 Aug 2026

Asking prices for newly listed homes in UK’s richest borough fall by £100k in one month

Fierce competition in some areas of London means landlord purchasers are making successful lowball offers The average price of a home coming up for sale in Britain’s richest borough has dropped by almost £100,000 in a month as fierce…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRowena Mason Whitehall editor17 Aug 2026

Loosening of planning rules in England to allow more new homes near stations

Angela Rayner to launch guidance for ‘default yes’ on developments near transport hubs, including on green belt sites Thousands more homes could be built within 10 minutes of transport hubs, including on green belt sites, under a loosening…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNino Bucci17 Aug 2026

Ralph Carr in ‘living hell’ after being convicted of rape, Victorian court hears

Lawyer for the entertainment industry and AFL figure says his career is ‘destroyed’ following conviction Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Entertainment…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAmanda Meade and Kat Wong17 Aug 2026

Alan Jones allegedly kissed young man in wardrobe of James Packer’s personal suite at Crown Towers, court hears

Former 2GB and 2UE radio broadcaster is facing 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Taylor and Nick Evershed17 Aug 2026

Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AI Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRaphael Rashid in Seoul17 Aug 2026

Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience

President says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat capabilities Donald Trump has said he is scaling back joint US military drills with South…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNadeem Badshah17 Aug 2026

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history

At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreak The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history with at least 2,325…

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