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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 — WorldInternationalAshifa Kassam in Madrid3 days ago

Second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over Spain’s high-speed rail network

Questions were raised before Toledo crash over rail safety in a country where train travel has surged by 40% Deadly Spanish rail collision – latest updates Spain’s high-speed rail network, the most extensive in Europe and the second…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRichard Partington Senior economics correspondent3 days ago

OBR slashes UK growth forecast for 2027 despite Healey’s budget measures

Outlook for living standards also downgraded as part of impact of Middle East conflict on economy Healey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’ Budget 2026: key points at a glance Budget 2026 live –…

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AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)3 days ago

South African activists push back on data centre rush

Civil society groups have demanded a halt in the construction of new AI centres in South Africa. The prospect of a water- and power-hungry hyperscale data centre near areas of the city where thousands of people lack proper access to these…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont3 days ago

Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr

Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website Lina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalNesrine Malik, Micha Frazer-Carroll, Dipo Faloyin and Morgan Ofori3 days ago

Two years on from our first newsletter … how has the Long Wave evolved?

From AI aunties to long diaspora Uber phone calls, here is a selection of our favourite editions to celebrate our second anniversary Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Long Wave is two! And over the past…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent3 days ago

Menindee Lakes water levels drop to lowest in five years as experts warn of mass fish deaths

NSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levels Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Water levels at Menindee Lakes in western New South Wales…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent3 days ago

Give UK workers right to know colleagues’ pay to prevent disparities, says watchdog

EHRC says we need transparency if workers suspect other staff are being paid more for similar work Workers should have a legal right to know their colleagues’ pay to help prevent pay discrimination, particularly against women, the UK’s…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHeather Stewart Economics editor3 days ago

Budget 2026: John Healey offers £100 payments to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’

Payment to 20m homes part of package to help cut energy bills and ease cost-of-living crisis, paid for by smaller than expected bank windfall tax Budget 2026: key points at a glance Budget 2026 live – latest updates John Healey promised to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Butler3 days ago

Business secretary writes to Poundland owner as administration fears build

Jonathan Reynolds has written to Gordon Brothers, which bought retailer for £1 last summer, to ‘establish the facts’ The business secretary has written to the owner of Poundland amid fears that the cut-price retailer could collapse into…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNarelle Towie in Perth3 days ago

Australia must recruit hundreds more to crew Aukus submarines, retired admiral warns

As USS Colorado showcases the program in Perth, Peter Briggs says personnel is just one of the ‘huge issues’ it faces Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia faces an uphill battle to recruit and train enough…

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