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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 — WorldInternationalMark Brown North of England correspondent26 Aug 2026

Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire

Cleveland police not ruling out links to organised crime, as fire comes amid force’s investigation into fatal A66 crash A murder investigation has been launched after a house fire in Middlesbrough killed two people, with police not ruling…

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AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)26 Aug 2026

Iran, Oman agree temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor

Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to allow commercial vessels to transit the strategic waterway, as Tehran dismissed U.S. claims that mines had been cleared and warned that the strait…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKat Lay, Global health correspondent26 Aug 2026

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How this outbreak can be contained

The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affected A fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSeham Tantesh in Gaza, Tamara Davison in Beirut, and Julian Borger26 Aug 2026

On scraps of land and under constant threat, Gaza farmers struggle to survive

Efforts to rebuild domestic food production face severe challenges and have come at deadly cost As Gaza’s population of 2.1 million has been hemmed into an ever smaller slice of the territory, farmers are using every last remaining patch…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters in Kathmandu26 Aug 2026

‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border

Death toll of nine likely to rise as floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projects Torrential floods ⁠in the Himalayan border areas of ⁠Nepal and in ​Tibet in China have killed at least nine people and destroyed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPenry Buckley26 Aug 2026

Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law denies lying under oath to protect husband over allegedly illegal donations, Icac hears

Anita Perrottet tells an inquiry hearing that hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to her were for ‘strategic and marketing advice’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The sister-in-law of Dominic Perrottet…

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AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)26 Aug 2026

Police race to respond after gangs storm Kenscoff, kidnapping dozens

Police in Haiti are scrambling to respond after armed men attacked Kenscoff, a once-peaceful community near Port-au-Prince. At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 kidnapped in one of the country’s largest mass abductions in years.

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Aratani in New York26 Aug 2026

Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated Are you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from you Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more…

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