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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 — WorldInternationalDonna Ferguson22 Aug 2026

Man leaves young son on Mount Fuji before ascending Japan’s highest peak

Boy, seven, had complained of feeling tired so father left him with snacks and a soft drink and continued his climb A man who abandoned his seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji in Japan after the boy complained of feeling tired while on a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGeraldine McKelvie22 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham says he wants to bring men’s World Cup back to UK in 2042

PM tells regional mayors he is keen to see tournament hosted in UK for first time after almost eight decades Andy Burnham has said he wants to bring the men’s World Cup to the UK in 2042, a move which would see the tournament return to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAmelia Gentleman22 Aug 2026

Two UK men convicted of putting explicit content on OnlyFans without consent

Separate criminal convictions come as domestic violence charities warn of tech-facilitated abuse and coercion Two men have been convicted this week in separate criminal cases that revealed they had posted explicit content on OnlyFans…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE2422 Aug 2026

Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on record

More than 2,500 people have already died in the Ebola epidemic currently gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN coordinator for the outbreak has warned that the virus is spreading exponentially – adding that an existing pool of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGeneva Abdul22 Aug 2026

‘Multiple’ people die in crash involving police vehicle and car in North Yorkshire

A66 remains closed near Middlesbrough after 14 ambulances attend scene early on Saturday morning ‘Multiple people’ have died in a collision involving a police vehicle near Middlesbrough. A number of people were killed in the crash on the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalXan Brooks22 Aug 2026

‘Embryonic’: lost novel by French film-maker Éric Rohmer is republished

English translation of Élisabeth, the New Wave director’s 1946 book about young lovers in prewar Paris, receives rave reviews as precursor to auteur’s cinematic work In the dog days of the second world war, 24-year-old Maurice Schérer…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor22 Aug 2026

Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine

In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front of the…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalProsper Heri Ngorora in Bunia and Rachel Savage22 Aug 2026

Living in fear, and not being paid: the health workers on the frontline of DRC’s Ebola outbreak

People fighting to contain rapidly growing outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo describe the obstacles and dangers they face Every day, Sophie Mwadawa Kabundo goes to her job as a nurse at an Ebola treatment centre in the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Cochrane22 Aug 2026

‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again

Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online With more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers have become a familiar sight in homes.…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHeather Stewart Economics editor22 Aug 2026

Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge

Leaders claim scaremongering from business figures may cause key legislation to become ‘meaningless’ Trades unions are warning Andy Burnham that Labour’s policy on cutting zero-hours contracts risks failing to live up to the party’s…

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