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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 — WorldInternationalLauren Almeida17 Aug 2026

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor not to hike taxes on banks

Billionaire CEO of world’s biggest bank says any windfall tax on sector’s bumper profits could harm jobs in City Jamie Dimon, the boss of the US bank JP Morgan, has urged John Healey not to use his first budget as chancellor to increase…

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La NationRegionalFrenchState-affiliatedMahad17 Aug 2026

Le Chef de l’Etat exprime ses chaleureuses félicitations à la Présidente de l’Inde

Le Chef de l’Etat, Son Excellence Ismail Omar Guelleh, a exprimé ses « chaleureuses félicitations » à la Présidente de l’Inde, Mme Droupadi Murmu dont, le pays commémore ces jours-ci l’anniversaire de sa Fête nationale. « Le Peuple et le…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa17 Aug 2026

Wildfires rage in France and Greece as Belgium tackles enormous blaze – Europe live

Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and Belgium is battling its largest modern-day wildfire at an…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNick Visser17 Aug 2026

Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?

The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program in Australia on Monday night The ABC is set to air the return of its Planet America program on Monday night as the US midterm elections gain steam, with a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBenita Kolovos17 Aug 2026

Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal

Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMabel Banfield-Nwachi17 Aug 2026

Hamas calls for Trump’s Board of Peace to ‘compel’ Israel over Gaza peace plan – Middle East crisis live

Jared Kushner set to meet Netanyahu following talks with Hamas Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza Welcome to our live coverage of the latest in the continuing conflicts in the Middle East . Donald Trump ’s…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMichael Segalov17 Aug 2026

Monday briefing: What can Andy Burnham learn from Spain’s Pedro Sànchez?

In today’s newsletter: The Spanish prime minister has remade himself as Europe’s leading leftwing standard-bearer. Could his success offer the UK’s PM a route forward? Good morning. To international onlookers, Pedro Sànchez appears to have…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Butler17 Aug 2026

Labor pledges opt-out register for online gambling ads akin to Do Not Call register for spam calls

The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright ban Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Labor…

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JowharRegionalhanad17 Aug 2026

Two killed as wildfires near Athens force hundreds to evacuate

Deadly wildfires tore through the Greek island of Salamis near Athens, forcing hundreds to flee as two blazes ignited almost at the same time, authorities said. A fire department spokesman told AFP that “two bodies were recovered” in the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Murray Social affairs correspondent17 Aug 2026

More women will die if domestic abusers leave prison early, victim’s parents warn

Parents of Michaela Hall, whose partner killed her after he left prison in 2021, say Probation Service cannot cope with mass release More women will die if ministers include domestic abusers in the early prison release scheme, the parents…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalVikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent17 Aug 2026

Public in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnic

Research from King’s College London finds that Reform voters’ perceptions were furthest from the truth The public overestimate how many minority ethnic people are killers, as well as how many foreign national offenders there are, a new…

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Goobjoog EnglishRegionalTomno Dominic17 Aug 2026

Egyptian President, Trump’s Son-In-Law Discuss Mideast Developments, Gaza Deal

CAIRO, (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met with U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in the coastal city of El Alamein to discuss regional developments, particularly the Palestinian issue, the…

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