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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 — WorldInternationalRachel Hall2 days ago

Uganda reverses Invictus Games withdrawal after reassurance from King Charles

Military chief had pulled country out over ‘Harry-Meghan nonsense’ but U-turned after clarification from the palace Uganda has U-turned on its decision to withdraw from the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games after the country’s military chief…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLaura Snapes2 days ago

Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts

After 2025’s wildly lucrative reunion, the Gallagher brothers will tour the UK, Ireland and US, and revisit the Hertfordshire site of their greatest live triumph • From the archive: How did the Guardian cover Oasis at Knebworth 1996? Well…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJack Larkin2 days ago

Cloudy with a chance of rainbow: iridescent clouds brighten the sky over parts of Victoria

Rainbow clouds are not uncommon in Australia but rarely photographed, and experts say they get their colours when light is diffracted around ice crystals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email ,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPetra Stock2 days ago

Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%

Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s dependence on gas for power during the evening, when the grid is…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAchol Arok2 days ago

Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women

Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rates of reported gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis have increased…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Messenger2 days ago

Queensland homeless man shot with Taser after being given move-on order to make way for kite festival

Exclusive: Advocate says homeless clearances should be halted after man is hospitalised during confrontation in Brisbane park Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A homeless man was shot with a Taser by police after…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Martin Senior correspondent2 days ago

One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart

Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist Listen: The Populist: Aeroplanes and bulldozers | Episode 1 – podcast Get our breaking news email , free app…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Halliday North of England editor2 days ago

Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ concerns

Some of the arguments inconsistent with ‘available evidence, science and established physiology’, say pair Two leading experts have withdrawn from Lucy Letby’s defence team over concerns about the “scientific credibility” of some of its…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDiane Taylor2 days ago

Many asylum seekers removed from UK to France arrive injured, charity health service finds

Samusocial de Paris documents signs of violence after detention and transfer under ‘one in one out’ scheme Multiple injuries including bruising and fractures have been documented by a health service supporting people returned to France…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRichard Luscombe2 days ago

US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda

Critics say segment about airman’s rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump’s unpopular war A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran – and of being…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBethan McKernan Wales correspondent2 days ago

Westminster’s time is coming to an end, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations

Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summit Westminster’s time is coming to an end, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said at a landmark…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Walker Senior political correspondent2 days ago

Andy Burnham cancels engagements as his father’s death is announced

Prime minister had been due to speak at the TUC conference in Brighton UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has cancelled his engagements for Monday and Tuesday after his father, Roy, died. Among other plans, the prime minister…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalWritten by Morgan Ofori and David Conn; Animation by Alexander Purcell; Photography by Wayne Crichlow2 days ago

The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade

St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved Africans Inside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalEromo Egbejule in Abidjan and agencies2 days ago

Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO

Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirds The fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor2 days ago

Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies

Impasse comes amid growing Saudi anger with Tehran over Houthi advances and strikes on airbase and pipeline Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline Gulf states have postponed a critical meeting with…

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