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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 — WorldInternationalPhilip Oltermann, European culture editor12 Aug 2026

In Venice, it’s not politics as usual as film-makers aim to recapture our attention

As social media shrinks and distorts the EU’s crises, the Venice film festival is delivering politically forthright epics from directors such as Sergei Loznitsa and Alex Gibney • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa12 Aug 2026

Europe solar eclipse live: millions flock to viewing spots in Spain, UK and Iceland

Eclipse to be witnessed by tens of millions across western Europe as enthusiasts gather along path of totality The last significant partial eclipse was reported in the UK in 1999. Here is how we covered it at the time at the Guardian:…

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AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)12 Aug 2026

Meta faces major US trial over alleged youth social media addiction

Meta faces a high-stakes trial in California over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep minors hooked. A coalition of U.S. states is seeking sweeping changes to the platforms and potentially up to $1.4…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBethan McKernan Wales correspondent12 Aug 2026

Police link Welsh valleys death to biker gang rivalry

Investigators believe Vikings and Hells Angels members involved in violence that preceded death of Brecon man A man was killed in what is believed to have been a violent brawl between rival motorcycle gangs in the south Wales valleys,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRowena Mason Whitehall editor12 Aug 2026

Bridget Phillipson condemns Richard Tice’s ‘chilling attempt to silence free press’

Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairs UK politics live – latest updates Richard Tice has been accused by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson of mounting a “deeply chilling…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJoanna Partridge12 Aug 2026

Panama canal fees soar due to Iran war and El Niño as ship ‘pays $4m to jump queue’

Falling water levels linked to weather system are expected to limit number of slots to transit shipping lane Business live – latest updates Commercial ships travelling through the Panama canal are facing a rise in costs amid disruption…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalVikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent12 Aug 2026

Double murderer and rapist Simon Levy handed whole-life tariff

Errors by police and prosecutors left serial sex offender free to murder Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins Simon Levy, the sexual predator left free by police errors to murder two women, will never leave prison after being…

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