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Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit

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In tonight's edition, a summit with nearly two dozen African leaders opens in Moscow with the Kremlin describing their countries as natural allies against the West. Also, Nigerian investigators say that dozens of detained miners who died in a crowded jail cell screamed for help as jailors ignored their suffering. And ahead of the Youth Olympics in Senegal, Kenya's ramping up support of its women's sportspeople.

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EU natural gas prices top €100 for first time since 2022

As winter approaches, the price of European natural gas topped €100 / megawatt hour, its highest level since 2022. The EU says it's not worried about supplies, although its storage facilities are only 72% full, but warns households of a 'difficult' season to come. Also in the show - the UK government tries to cushion the impact of high energy bills, and 200 passengers are stranded in Cambodia after their multi-year cruise was cancelled because of high fuel costs.

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Bloodied, dazed and angry - how passengers' rail journey turned to disaster in Spain

It was approaching 08:30 (07:30 GMT) on a normal Wednesday. Two high-speed trains were travelling south from the Spanish capital, Madrid, to Seville. One, run by state-owned operator Renfe had 397 passengers on board. Ahead of it on the same line was a train of Iryo private operator with 147 passengers. A reported issue with the automatic signalling system - a computer failure - had forced all trains to halt on the affected stretch. Then the impossible happened, Spain's transport minister said, as the Renfe train was ordered to proceed in "error".