Their way home to the us expected to arrive in the next couple of hours. They are Wall Streetjournal reporter Evan Gershkovich on the left, and on the right, former Us Marine Paul Whelan, and radio free Europe Journalist Alsu kurmasheva. ThiS Photo shows them on a Phone Call with president Joe Biden after their release. In addition, vladimir kara murza, the russian british journalist who holds a us green card, was freed in the deal. In an address to the nation after news of the deal was made public, President Biden said the deal was the result of difficult, complex negotiations. He said that the us will continue to work to free americans who are detained abroad. The president and the Vice President , Kamala Harris, are scheduled to welcome the Freed Americans on the Tarmac Ofjoint Base andrews in maryland. This is expected to happen in a little more than two hours from now, at 11 30pm local time. With more now on the Prisoner Swap, heres our russia editor, steve rosenberg. He was out o
Their way home to the us, expected to arrive in the next couple of hours. They are Wall Streetjournal reporter Evan Gershkovich on the left, and on the right, former us marine paul whelan, and radio free Europe Journalist Alsu kurmasheva. This photo shows them on a Phone Call with president Joe Biden after their release. In addition, vladimir Kara Murza, the russian british journalist who holds a us green card, was freed in the deal. In an address to the nation after news of the deal was made public, President Biden said the deal was the result of difficult, complex negotiations. He said that the us will continue to work to free americans who are detained abroad. The president and the Vice President , Kamala Harris, are scheduled to welcome the freed americans on the Tarmac Ofjoint Base andrews in maryland. This is expected to happen in a little more than two hours from now, at 11 30pm local time. With more now on the Prisoner Swap, heres our russia editor, steve rosenberg. Will grant.
Their way home to the us, expected to arrive in the next couple of hours. They are Wall Streetjournal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, on the left, and on the right, former us marine Paul Whelan, and radio free Europe Journalist Alsu kurmasheva. This photo shows them on a Phone Call with president Joe Biden after their release. In addition, vladimir kara murza, the russian british journalist who holds a us green card, was freed in the deal. In an address to the nation after news of the deal was made public, President Biden said the deal was the result of difficult, complex negotiations. He said that the us will continue to work to free americans who are detained abroad. The president and the Vice President , Kamala Harris, are scheduled to welcome the freed americans on the Tarmac Ofjoint Base andrews in maryland. This is expected to happen in a little more than an hour from now, at 11 30pm local time. Lets go live Tojoint Base andrews, our correspondent Will Grant Is Standing by. And if th
Results. Olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village, six days before the tokyo games begin. Rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours. 153 people are so far known to have died across europe, 133 of them in germany alone. Hundreds remain unaccounted for and thousands are now homeless. Thousands of residents of wassenberg, an Area West of the german city of cologne, have left their homes after a dam was breached by floodwater overnight. German officials say the Countrys Flood Warning system functioned as it was supposed to, but the amount of rain and how rapidly it fell was unforeseen. Angela merkel will travel there on thursday. The german president , frank walter steinmeier, has visited the stricken town of erftstadt to see the Rescue Work taking place. Of erftstadt to see the Rescue Work translation of erftstadt to see the Rescue Work this translation of erftstadt to
and porridge with a twist. we will speak to the runner up of the world porridge making championship. hello. the taliban says it will observe a peace agreement negotiated with the united states last year. the announcement, which includes a pledge to prevent al qaeda from operating in afghanistan, follows face to face talks with the us in the qatari capital doha. meanwhile, mass funerals have been held across afghanistan for victims of friday s bomb blast in kunduz. secunder kermani reports. prayers and tears for the dead. up to 80 people are now said to have died in friday s blast, targeting worshippers from the shia minority. we are burying the victims next to each other says this man. we have no choice. it is a mass grave. the local branch of the islamic state group said that one of its suicide bombers had carried out the attack. is and the taliban are fierce rivals but hundreds of is prisoners escaped from jail as the taliban took over the country. the group is small bu