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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 — WorldInternationalGeorge Chidi27 Aug 2026

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighbor US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJonathan Watts27 Aug 2026

Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates What caused the flash flood in Nepal and Tibet? The devastating flash flood that has…

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Ethiopian MonitorRegionalEthiopian Monitor27 Aug 2026

Uganda Ends Ebola Outbreak

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the end of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. This follows 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case since the country’s…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKiran StaceyPolicy editor27 Aug 2026

Burnham recently suggested £500k political donation cap that would be ‘reduced over time’

Exclusive: Campaigners accuse prime minister of U-turn after he decided not to back funding cap in elections bill Andy Burnham recently supported an even lower donations cap than previously reported, according to correspondence seen by the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCaroline Davies and agency27 Aug 2026

Woman found guilty of indecent assault against two pupils at London boys’ school in 1980s

Sally-Anne Bowen, now 65, convicted of assaulting boys at Christ’s College, Finchley, where she was chemistry teacher A chemistry teacher has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage pupils at an all-boys school in the late…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent27 Aug 2026

Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White

Jes Staley made the comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to Jeffrey Epstein The former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White, after being questioned about an infamous email exchange…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPhilip Oltermann European culture editor27 Aug 2026

Greek Orthodox priest and cult musician clarifies views on homosexuality

Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of Orthodox church, ‘nothing more, nothing less’ A Greek Orthodox priest whose home-recorded album of drone metal and religious dubstep has made him a cult figure in experimental music…

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