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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 — WorldInternationalAlice Speri21 Sept 2026

Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest

Students faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza Five Stanford University students who faced prison sentences and thousands of dollars in restitution in connection to a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press in Bogotá21 Sept 2026

Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area

Wildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondent21 Sept 2026

Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute

US president reportedly changed his mind over Saudi Arabia’s pleas for assistance as bombs were being loaded Houthi fighters are moving to seize strategic heights in Yemen that would cut the Red Sea coast off from areas held ​by…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTiago Rogero, South America correspondent21 Sept 2026

US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN expert says

Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025 A special rapporteur for the UN human rights council has concluded that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKate Connolly in Berlin21 Sept 2026

Chancellor vows to stay on for Germany’s ‘democratic future’ after latest loss to far-right AfD

Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalFrances Mao (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)21 Sept 2026

Germany’s Merz ‘grateful’ centre-left SPD wants to stay in coalition after CDU’s heavy losses – as it happened

CDU suffered heavy losses in two regional elections, including in home state of former leader Angela Merkel, where it polled just 4.9% Staying in Germany, tens of thousands of automotive workers at Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and other…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press21 Sept 2026

Man and police officer wounded in exchange of gunfire near Ontario synagogue

Officials say man was critically injured and officer was wounded in Yom Kippur incident near Belleville synagogue A police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire on Sunday near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalShah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi21 Sept 2026

Pakistan jails sisters of Imran Khan before protest seeking his release

Police crack down on family and political supporters of former PM who say authorities are ‘slowly killing’ him in prison Three sisters of Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested amid a heavy-handed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLuke Harding and agencies21 Sept 2026

Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament

United Russia party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence of support for war against Ukraine Russia’s new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials…

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