TASS News Roundup, October 29: The third Russia-Africa summit was a success and will provide a strong impetus to the development of relations, said Vladimir Putin Russia and Africa are natural allies in building a multipolar world order, Vladimir Putin stated at the plenary meeting of the summit Africa needs Russia's experience in agriculture, energy and health to develop, said the president of Burundi and the chairman of the African Union, Evarista Ndaishimiya, to TASS Those who want to leave Alyoshaki can do so until 14:00. Moscow time (11 a.m. GMT), Russian spokeswoman Yana Lantertova said Moscow is ready to act as a mediator between Tehran and Washington if it receives such a request, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Al Jazeera Israel has asked Washington for permission to strike energy facilities that were not previously targeted in Iran if the military campaign against Tehran resumes, state broadcaster Cannes reported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party Left on top after the parliamentary elections, according to preliminary data the budget for the next seven years of the European Union will have to find at least 35 billion euros to pay back old loans to Ukraine, the European Commission said The death toll in a recent train collision in Spain rose to 74 More than 3,500 people from 74 countries attended the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, said Russian presidential adviser Anton Kubyakov Central Bank President European Christine Lagarde informed the European Council of her decision to resign as of February 7, 2027.