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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 — WorldInternationalAlexandra Topping Political correspondent14 Aug 2026

Futile Clacton byelection has done Farage no favours

The Reform UK leader forced a vote that failed to make financial questions disappear, only the man himself • Clacton byelection – UK politics live Dawn had long broken in the Essex town of Clacton-on-Sea when the results for the byelection…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Walker Senior political correspondent14 Aug 2026

Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts

Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudster The suspended parliamentary standards investigation into Nigel Farage over accusations he failed to declare gifts and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Basford Canales and Krishani Dhanji14 Aug 2026

Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report

Greens say Labor’s reform set to ‘rip life-changing supports away from disabled people instead of raising additional revenue through taxing gas exports’ Cross-benchers have slammed the Albanese government’s proposed overhaul of the NDIS as…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCait Kelly14 Aug 2026

Lending to property investors falls sharply in ‘tiny’ step towards fairer housing market in Australia, expert says

ABS data shows an almost 9% slump in new lending to investors after three interest rate hikes this year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In what one…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSteven Morris; photographs by Jim Wileman14 Aug 2026

‘They do look majestic’: tears and pride as first white storks set free in Cornwall

Twenty-one birds released on Bodmin Moor where it is hoped they will one day return to produce their own young They took a little coaxing at first – after all, they had got used to a safe, comfortable aviary tucked away in woodland on the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa14 Aug 2026

Three firefighters and a child hospitalised in England as fires blaze in UK, Greece, France and Croatia – Europe live

Four people taken to hospital in Stourbridge, West Midlands with 500 people evacuated in southwest France Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires UK prime minister Andy Burnham also responded to the wildfire in West…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPenry Buckley14 Aug 2026

Teachers demand more scrutiny of Catholic school funding amid allegations of ‘sham arrangement’ with NSW Liberal group

Independent Education Union ‘deeply concerned … public funding for Catholic schools may have been wrongfully spent on Liberal party matters’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The union for independent school…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJoanna Partridge14 Aug 2026

Engine parts shattered Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of, report says

Preliminary findings show fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany Broken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent14 Aug 2026

‘This is hell’: British widow ‘sick’ with worry over threat of being removed from Sweden

Joyce Thomas faces being forced to leave country after losing appeal against deportation British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules The 78-year-old British widow threatened with removal from Sweden after 21 years has said…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDonna Ferguson14 Aug 2026

Iris Murdoch artworks from secret room go on display – including self-portrait

Second world war paintings and sketches show novelist ‘engaging with her world in a new light’ For decades, they lay in a secret room in her attic gathering dust. Now, newly discovered artworks by the Booker prize-winning author Iris…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSandra Laville Environment correspondent14 Aug 2026

Hot topic: why is Burnham so reluctant to talk about the climate crisis?

Extreme heat is harming the wellbeing of the ordinary people the PM champions, yet he has ignored the subject From the first day Andy Burnham came into office, climate scientists, campaigners and some of the ordinary people surviving…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSammy Gecsoyler14 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party

Reform UK leader does not appear for the result, despite beating nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m gift Clacton byelection – UK politics live Nigel Farage has seen off Count Binface…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRupert Jones14 Aug 2026

Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double

Most owners would consider installing aircon as heatwaves lead buyers to focus on ability to stay cool, Rightmove says Searches for homes for sale in the UK with air conditioning have more than doubled this summer as heatwaves push staying…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton and Deborah Solomon14 Aug 2026

Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat

From chefs to paramedics, workers tell the Guardian how they are coping and unions outline the changes needed in the workplace In the sweltering kitchen of the Plimsoll pub in north London, the head chef, Joshua Swinney, has a frozen tea…

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