Imports System

Imports System.Xml.Linq

Public Module Module1

    Public Sub Main()

        Dim literal = "<?xml version=""1.0""?><HamQTH version=""2.7"" xmlns=""https://www.hamqth.com""><session><session_id>09b0ae90050be03c452ad235a1f2915ad684393c</session_id></session></HamQTH>".Replace("xmlns=""https://www.hamqth.com""", String.Empty)

        Dim parsedXml = XDocument.Parse(literal)

        Dim sessionIdElement = parsedXml.Root.Element("session").Element("session_id")

        Console.WriteLine(sessionIdElement)

    End Sub

End Module