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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 — WorldInternationalKalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent26 Oct 2026

Visa and Mastercard threatened with potential £5bn UK lawsuit over fees

Application made for group claim seeking compensation for companies for alleged overcharging on customer card payments Business live – latest updates Visa and Mastercard are being threatened with a potential £5bn lawsuit for allegedly…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMark Townsend26 Oct 2026

UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’

Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freeze Senior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEmine Sinmaz26 Oct 2026

Russell Brand had ‘insane sexual appetite’ and his bad behaviour was normalised, trial told

Brand, charged with rape and sexual assault, was ‘sleeping with people day and night’, former assistant alleges Russell Brand had an “insane sexual appetite” and his bad behaviour was “normalised and dismissed” by those around him, his…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDeborah Cole in Berlin26 Oct 2026

Audi boss under fire in Germany for Trump rally appearance

Gernot Döllner criticised for in-person announcement of major investment in US days before midterm elections The head of the luxury carmaker Audi is under fire in Germany for appearing at a rally with Donald Trump just days before the US…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMatthew Weaver26 Oct 2026

Unions suspend planned V&A strike after improved pay offer

London sites to remain open as Prospect and PCS agree to ‘Acas-facilitated talks’ with museum management A planned strike at the V&A over half-term has been suspended after an improved offer from its management. Museum staff who were…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor26 Oct 2026

High-level delegation visits Iran to try to avert flare-up with US and Israel

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey travel to Tehran as bellicose rhetoric heightens High-level diplomatic delegations from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have travelled to Tehran in an attempt to prevent renewed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Milne26 Oct 2026

Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says

Exclusive : EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Woodside Energy’s plan to drill for gas off Western…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Commins26 Oct 2026

The chaos in France is a ‘warning signal’ for Australia’s public spending and rising costs

Australia’s public debt may be well below that of France but there are lessons to be taken from its economic woes Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast The explosion of discontent that led to major protests and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRamon Antonio Vargas and agencies26 Oct 2026

Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman

Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa Prosecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPress Association26 Oct 2026

Chris Brown given suspended sentence over bottle attack at London club

R&B singer sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months over incident in Mayfair in 2023 The R&B singer Chris Brown has been given a suspended sentence after striking a man twice in the head with a tequila bottle in a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Taylor26 Oct 2026

Jacinda Ardern joins University of Sydney as lecturer and mentor

Former New Zealand prime minister will focus on leadership, social cohesion and public health in new role The former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern will lecture and mentor at the University of Sydney after moving to Australia…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJasper Jolly26 Oct 2026

UK looking to give carmakers incentives to turn EVs into ‘power plants on wheels’

V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand Business live – latest updates Electric cars that can be used as “power plants on wheels” could be…

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