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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 — WorldInternationalPhillip Inman Senior economics writer27 Oct 2026

UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises

British Retail Consortium says ‘dam is starting to break on the huge wave of costs’ being kept from consumers Shop price inflation has risen to the highest level in two and a half years, according to the British Retail Consortium, which…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDiane Taylor27 Oct 2026

‘Digital hostile environment’: AI secretly being embedded across Home Office, report claims

Tasks from determining asylum seekers’ ages to border surveillance now involve AI, says Open Rights Group AI has been embedded across the Home Office in near-total secrecy, reinforcing the so-called hostile environment for immigration,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTom Phillips, Michael Hubbard and Guardian moderators27 Oct 2026

Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent

Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second. What comes next for Brazil? The Guardian’s Tom Phillips will be…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Butler and Pippa Crerar26 Oct 2026

Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget

Controversial mechanism that hit unpaid carers with huge penalties to be scrapped following Guardian investigation The controversial rule that led to unpaid carers being punished with penalties amounting to thousands of pounds is to be…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSinéad Campbell26 Oct 2026

British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank

Group was on visit to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces An international delegation including British politicians has been barred from entering the West Bank on a trip to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press in Amman26 Oct 2026

Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack

Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in Karak Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church in…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTiago Rogero in Brasília26 Oct 2026

Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports

Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalGeorja CALVIN-SMITH26 Oct 2026

The fall of El-Fasher, one year on

In tonight's edition, 15 military officials are sanctioned by the UK over the brutality and abuse of civilians during the fall of El Fasher. Also, ⁠Algeria's set to send in army units ​to ‌Niger ⁠to ‌protect energy ⁠and economic interests…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngelique Chrisafis in Paris26 Oct 2026

Protest leaders urge French pupils to keep barricading their schools

Activists say struggle must go on until their ‘maximum’ demands are met over teacher shortages and building repairs French children should continue to barricade their schools and take part in street protests, a student union said on Monday…

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