this is bbc news. the latest headlines the philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion charges. as the us and uk renew their commitment to helping ukraine troops on the front line tell the bbc they desperately need western tanks to make progress. jury selection has begun in california for a civil case against the tesla owner, elon musk. the case centres on two tweets, which mr musk put out in 2018, which caused huge fluctuations in the tesla share price. the case is considering whether those tweets constituted fraud. it s being brought by investors who say the tweets were materially false and cost them billions of dollars. mr musk has already been fined $20 million by the american stock market regulator he denies having been deceitful. 0ur north america correspondent