hello. we'll show you the pictures now butjust to warn you they include flashing images. mr fogel had been detained in russia since 2021. he met president trump shortly after landing in the us mr fogel given a ill—year sentence for illegal cannabis possession — after he was found carrying medical marijuana he had been prescribed in the us. president trump said

another person would be our correspondent helena humphrey has been draped in the stars and stripes american flag and from there it was swiftly on to the white house, diplomatic reception rooms. i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now, and.

someone he said had energetically campaigned been doing enough to secure his freedom. by russian authorities in 2021. take a listen to what president trump had to say about those efforts from marc fogel�*s mother. and when i saw the mother at a rally, she said,

and i promise... "she's 95 years old." and i said, "we'll get him out." another development that we had coming out of that press released on wednesday without giving further details being raised is what does this mean for us? —— us ties and relations with russia. in exchange for the release of marc fogel. he simply replied, not much. but donald trump did say that he believed that this could be a step towards the end of russia's war on ukraine.

pressure to make territorial concessions that they more from moscow. marc fogel, um, had taught history at an international school here. um, he said doctors had prescribed that his punishment um, suddenly today, donald trump's middle east envoy flies to moscow to secure marc fogel�*s release, manages to do so. and then later, donald trump's national security adviser issues a statement.

two interesting things about that. this talk about an exchange. we have no details at all. for whom orfor what? mark fogel was exchanged. —— for whom orfor what mark fogel was exchanged. prisoner and the war in ukraine are mentioned in the same paragraph. about a show of good faith from the russians and moving in the right direction to end the war. and wondering whether moving in the right direction potential future negotiations. speaking to the guardian newspaper, president

which ukraine has held for six months — could be returned occupied by russia. vice presidentjd vance at the munich security conference later this week. egypt says it will present a "comprehensive vision" arab countries. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes.

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the australian footballer, sam kerr, has said she is fully

found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment the striker, who plays for the english club, chelsea, not intended to insult or harm anyone. she's apologised. looking forward to getting back on the pitch. but certainly the reaction to the trial and to

beach a bit earlier. in the limelight and she's been a great she's been a great role model for young girls.

so i think it's i think it's important for her to keep that, think it's bad that she got off. i think she acted, like, quite entitled.

so i don't know. that really shouldn't have happened in the first place. he gave, evidence at the trial assault and attempted murder. impossible for a refugee who arrives in the uk on a small boat to become a british citizen. of the time that has passed.

andrew gwynne, and another labour mp, after it was but they are just a small selection among 30,000 different varieties of the flower. now, botanists are asking for the public�*s help immense diversity. helen briggs has more.

grew their daffodils and what daffodils they grew. inspiring generations of artists, poets and authors. this shows quite effectively how different daffodils can be. the mrs william copeland and the we've been in love with daffodils for centuries,

but because we're so familiar with them, i think we've of different shapes and forms. there might be scientific importance to them. treatments for alzheimer's, where daffodils are an important part of the ingredients. important in the future. daffodils have been lost and found over the years, growing in a garden near you. let's ta ke let's take you live to the big island hawaii.

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live from london, this is business today. president trump pushes ahead with new tariffs with canada's prime minister trudeau promising a tough for the country's industry to be protected. and removing all previous exemptions brought in during the biden administration. the changes take effect from march 12th. to come for other industries including cars, chips and pharmaceuticals. well, the reaction has been swift. chancellor scholz told germany's parliament that