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Energy price cap to fall but bills will stay highA new cap on the price of each unit of energy will be announced later by regulator Ofgem. BBC News – Business

Syria: Protests over growing economic hardship spread in southUnrest has spread across government-held southern provinces since fuel subsidies were cut last week. BBC News – Middle East

Ecuador election: Narco politics rule ahead of pollsA rise in drug crime in the once-peaceful country has dominated the build-up to Sunday’s election. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin's reported deathThe Russian president says the Wagner group boss was a “talented person” who made “serious mistakes”. BBC News – Europe

88 UK deaths linked to Canada 'poison seller'Kenneth Law is alleged to have sold lethal substance online to people in the UK, Canada and the US. BBC News – UK

Trump's surrender at Georgia jail explained… in 90 secondsThe former president turning himself in is unlike any of his previous cases. BBC News – US & Canada

Brics summit: Is a new bloc emerging to rival US leadership?The expanding Brics club of nations, seen as a counter to the West, could challenge US dominance. BBC News – Africa

NatWest: Former boss set for £2.4m pay package after Farage scandalChief executive Dame Alison Rose quit the bank over the closure of Nigel Farage’s account. BBC News – Business

Israeli Arabs demand action over spike in murders linked to organised crimeGroups calls for an emergency parliamentary debate on the crime wave, after four men are shot dead. BBC News – Middle East

Bernardo Arevalo: Anti-corruption leader wins Guatemala electionBernardo Arevalo promises to end elite rule in the country mired in poverty and gang violence. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greek fires rage after migrant tragedy near borderThe bodies of 18 males were found in a forest in northern Greece where fires have burned for days. BBC News – Europe

Andrew Tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of trialRomanian prosecutors’ files, seen by BBC, allegedly show the influencer coercing women into sex acts. BBC News – UK

Mar-a-Lago IT manager implicates Trump in classified files caseThe Mar-a-Lago employee points the finger at Mr Trump “in efforts to delete security camera footage”. BBC News – US & Canada

Zimbabwe election: Voters go to the polls with inflation on their mindsRobert Mugabe’s successor faces his main challenge from Nelson Chamisa of the opposition CCC. BBC News – Africa

Big firm bosses' pay rose 16% as workers squeezedAnalysis from the High Pay Centre suggests the average pay of a FTSE 100 boss was £3.91m last year. BBC News – Business

Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – reportMigrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges “mass killings”. BBC News – Middle East

Leftist leads Ecuador presidential poll count amid spike in violenceLuisa Gonzalez faces a run-off in a race marred by violence, as voters choose to end Amazon oil drilling. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Two Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow region, says RussiaAuthorities say two other drones were intercepted over Bryansk, near the Ukrainian border. BBC News – Europe

MRI scan could screen men for prostate cancerThe scans pick up some cancers that would be missed by PSA blood tests alone. BBC News – UK

Trump says he will be arrested on Thursday in Georgia election caseAfter being warned in a bail deal about social media use, he blasts “a radical left district attorney”. BBC News – US & Canada