Jury deliberations begin in Trump criminal trial | First Thing

Judge Juan Merchan tells jury you are the judgers of facts'. Plus, nearly 5,000 Russians under 24 thought to have died so far in Ukraine

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Donald Trump's criminal hush-money case in New York inched towards its conclusion on Wednesday as jury deliberations started just before 11.30am.

Which Trump case is this one again? Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records over an alleged hush-money scheme involving the adult film star Stormy Daniels. He denies all allegations.

Could he face jail time? Yes in theory, but it is unlikely, experts say. He is a first-time offender, and the crime he is charged with is a non-violent paper" crime.

How does the advance complicate Israel's relations with Egypt? Egypt's state-linked Al-Qahera News reported a high-level Egyptian source" as saying that Israel was using claims of tunnels" under Egypt's border with Gaza as cover for its Rafah offensive.