Donald Trump has said “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new President”, as he responded to Volodymyr Zelensky’s criticism of a US deal with Russia to release large quantities of diesel fuel onto the global market.

The Ukrainian president warned that the deal would provide Moscow with money to continue its war against his nation, calling it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump told reporters outside the White House on Saturday that Zelensky “wants to make problems for the world” by continuing to authorise attacks on Russian refineries. “He’d better damn well stop,” Trump said, before suggesting Ukraine should “get a new leader who can make a deal”.

Global fuel supplies, including diesel, have been severely limited by the war against Iran launched by the US and Israel, which led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil products usually flows.

Russia – a major producer – and Ukraine have recently intensified their strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure and transport facilities, further straining energy markets.

Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev described Trump’s intervention as “iconic and historic”, saying that Ukraine “needs leadership actually focused on peace”.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the deal by saying it would allow Moscow to raise new funds to source new military equipment to continue the war.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood and Dan Johnson.

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Dramatic images filmed on board a passenger plane flying from UAE to Israel capture the moments when passengers stormed the cockpit after one pilot stabbed the other in an apparent mid-air hijack attempt.

Distress signals from the plane triggered a major security alert, with Israel scrambling fighter jets to intercept the aircraft.

The plane, flying from Dubai to Israel, plunged around 15,000 feet, as flight control was lost. Passengers described how one of the Flydubai pilots had stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to be intending to crash the plane.

Passengers managed to break into the cockpit with one of the crew members and subdued the attacker.

Other pilots on board then took control of the flight which made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia where a pilot was arrested.

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the pilot who was stabbed as a hero. The defence minister said it was an act of “jihadist terrorism”.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Yogita Limaye in Tel Aviv.

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Donald Trump says he has reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin allowing Moscow to “immediately release” large quantities of diesel into the global market.

Trump said Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, followed by 500,000 tonnes in November and another million after that.

“Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Putin confirmed that Russia was willing to supply both the US and global markets with oil and petroleum products.

The announcement is the latest effort from Trump to lower fuel prices in the US, as he has spent months grappling with the political consequences of the Iran war, which began in February, and its impact on global energy prices.

That conflict has sent the cost of petrol and, in particular diesel, skyrocketing in America in recent months, which has soured his standing with the public who have been stung by the higher pump prices and knock-on effects that led to across-the board inflation.

Shortly after Trump’s announcement, the US Treasury formally issued a temporary licence allowing Russian diesel into the market.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said in a statement that he had spoken to Trump about the global energy situation, adding: “The Russian side confirmed its willingness to supply oil and petroleum products to the US market and global markets at large.

However Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said any easing of sanctions on Russia played into Moscow’s hands and would prolong the war between their countries. He said “gifts to Putin will not work for peace” and that Russia would repay the diesel with “further terror”.

Russia has suffered severe fuel shortages across the country as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries. According to the International Energy Agency, Russia’s diesel production is estimated to have fallen by nearly 30%, raising questions about its ability to export significant quantities of the fuel.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman in Washington.

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As Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, intensify – and fears grow over another winter of blackouts and freezing temperatures, some families are making the difficult choice to leave.

BBC Correspondent Paul Adams met the residents heading to very different places to get away.

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The Labour Party has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Sagal Abdi-Wali claiming the seat ahead of Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

But what does the result mean for Polanski’s tenure as leader of the Greens?

Adam Fleming and Chris Mason are joined by the pollster Luke Tryl from More In Common to reflect on events in north London; the first by-election Andy Burnham has faced as UK prime minister and Labour leader.

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