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GuardianOct 10Preview

‘I want to thank President Putin’, Trump says after agreeing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed.Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian dieselSign up for the US Breaking News emailIn a statement to the Guardian, Robin M Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said that her group is “not aware of any regulation or precedent for a military execution to be livestreamed on the internet or otherwise made widely available to the public”.She added that “public executions are typically held in authoritarian countries to instil fear in the population, and to show the power and control of the government.” Continue reading...

Robert Mackey, Shrai Popat, Maya Yang and Tom AmbroseFort Hood shootingsUS news

BBCOct 9Preview

Greek takeaways: What did we learn from Lionesses' win?

England come away from Greece with a valuable first-leg lead in their Women's World Cup qualifying play-off - but who impressed in the 3-1 victory?

BBCOct 9Preview

Polanski vows to stay as Green leader as he faces criticism after by-election defeat

Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.

GuardianOct 9Preview

The Guardian view on Labour and the Greens: winning trust takes more than words | Editorial

A byelection win is a fillip for Andy Burnham and shows Zack Polanski must confront the failures damaging his party’s credibility and appealBy holding Holborn and St Pancras, Andy Burnham’s Labour has shown it can attract liberal and left-leaning voters. The seat has substantial numbers of young adults, students, professionals and Muslims – offering fertile ground for the Greens’ ecopopulism. However, Labour prevailed. Having won leave-voting Makerfield in June, Mr Burnham can now claim an appeal that bridges Labour’s divided electorate. It’s worth noting that turnout in London was low and Labour’s vote share fell 3.7 points. But that compares with an average 19.3-point fall in four byelections under Mr Burnham’s predecessor. The new leader clearly has bought Labour breathing space and checked the Green advance.The Greens more than tripled their vote share in the constituency to 33%. But

EditorialHolborn and St Pancras byelectionByelections

GuardianOct 9Preview

China agrees to ‘halve’ hybrid car exports to EU in landmark deal

Brussels says Beijing’s shipments could fall by more than half over four years, cutting millions of vehicles amid fears for European jobsThe EU said it has reached a landmark deal with China to “halve” its sales of hybrid cars in the bloc amid fears surging sales could kill off parts of the European car industry.Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said the deal was the first of its kind and the result of “intense” negotiations with China since June to curb a trade deficit of €1.18bn (£1bn) a day, which has caused mounting tensions between the two economic powers. Continue reading...

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondentAutomotive industryEuropean Union

BBCOct 9Preview

Labour sees off Green challenge to win Holborn by-election

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali beats Green Party leader Zack Polanski to hold the north London seat.

NYTOct 9Preview

Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat

Sagal Abdi-Wali won a special election in central London that was seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Michael D. ShearPolitics and GovernmentElections

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