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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 — WorldInternationalHelena Horton7 Sept 2026

Labour’s new powers for water customers are a ‘stitch-up’, say campaigners

Exclusive: Documents reveal water firms have been allowed to advise on how they wish to be held to account Labour’s new powers for customers to hold water companies to account are a “stitch-up”, campaigners have said, as utilities firms…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Almeida7 Sept 2026

UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund

Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHS Business live – latest updates Britain’s biggest private hospital operator has agreed to a £1bn takeover by a hedge fund…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalAlice Nightingale-Smith for MetDesk7 Sept 2026

Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China

Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heat Typhoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to the Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Walker, Diane Taylor and Charlie Moloney7 Sept 2026

Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest

Hundreds of men, some wearing balaclavas, attempted to prevent asylum seekers being transported for processing UK politics live – latest updates The government has condemned the “thuggish and intimidating behaviour” of far-right activists…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa7 Sept 2026

Merz to respond as Germany’s far-right AfD wins key state election – Europe live

Group fail to secure majority in Saxony-Anhalt state parliament leaving uncertainty over next steps On Sunday night, Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s lead candidate, thanked Musk on X “for your support and for your clear and highly important…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Almeida7 Sept 2026

UK house prices fall for first time in nearly three years, says Lloyds

Average property cost £298,468 in August, down by 0.4% year on year owing to interest rates and uncertainty Business live – latest updates UK house prices have fallen for the first time in almost three years, as prospective buyers were…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMark Sweney7 Sept 2026

Tiny cash buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds

Median £42,000 in reserve not enough to cover filming overrun or delay to series, industry body warns Hundreds of small UK TV companies have so little cash in reserve that a filming overrun or a delay to a series could send them bust, an…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping7 Sept 2026

Ministers propose converting female prison estate into cells for men

Plans would see parts of estate converted but campaigners warn it just ‘moves the crisis from one part to another’ Ministers will seriously examine converting parts of the female prison estate into cells that can safely house male…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalGuardian reporters7 Sept 2026

‘This is what I have to do to survive’: the Sudan refugees forced into sex work

They fled a brutal civil war to reach safety in Egypt, but now many Sudanese women and girls are falling prey to sexual exploitation Sudanese women who fled to Egypt to escape the war in their country are facing increasing levels of sexual…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAnne Davies7 Sept 2026

Liberal operatives discussed whether to buy Porsche or Ferrari with developer’s payments, Icac hears

Rightwing NSW powerbrokers are alleged to have received illegal political donations from fugitive developer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two Liberal…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDonna Ferguson7 Sept 2026

Bereaved parents to give evidence at independent review of Sussex maternity services

Review led by Donna Ockenden launches after campaign by families and media investigation into deaths Susan Cacciacarro was almost 37 weeks pregnant with her daughter Chiara when she woke up one morning in 2021, unable to feel her baby…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDaniel Boffey Chief reporter7 Sept 2026

Ukraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul

Row centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarch A British theatre impresario and her billionaire family are embroiled in a bitter dispute with Ukrainian authorities seeking…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPhillip Inman7 Sept 2026

Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say

Firms are more likely to use technology as ‘the intern in the office’ than as a replacement for skilled staff Professional designers should not feel “threatened” by the rapid growth of generative AI, according to business leaders, despite…

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