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☆ A Palestinian father-of-6 says his youngest kids would scream and cry when they first heard bombs, but now they're 'numb' and sit in the corner instead of playing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Palestinian man says his youngest kids used to cry and scream when they heard bombings nearby. Since Hamas first attacked Israel, Israel has devastated the Gaza Strip with air strikes. The youngest children have not been allowed to go outside, Alareer said, adding, "Not that it is safer inside." "It's usually, in Gaza, 'yeah, he was born after the war, after the second war, after that war, after this war,'" Alareer said. "Here, there is not anything, not enough food, not enough water," Ahmed Abu Artema, another Palestinian living in Gaza, told Insider.

Persons: —, Refaat, Israel, Alareer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ahmed Abu Artema, Artema, It's Organizations: Service, Islamic University of Gaza, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces, IDF Locations: Israel, Gaza, Gaza City

☆ Doctors Without Borders in Gaza says 100% of the patients it has treated in the last 24 hours have been children
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Doctors Without Borders in Gaza said 100% of patients treated on Wednesday were kids. Doctors Without Borders told Insider that, on Wednesday, in fact, 100% of their patients were children. That blockade is one of the biggest concerns for Doctors Without Borders staff, Brienne Prusak, a spokesperson with the nonprofit, told Insider. "Everything that was available has been purchased and distributed within the local markets, and it's impossible to get aid from outside," Sosebee told Insider. "When this ends, we can only imagine the amount of effort and attention that needs to go into trying to repair the damages in Gaza," Sosebee told Insider.

Persons: —, Yoav Gallant, Ayman Al, Djaroucha, Israel, Brienne Prusak, Prusak, Steve Sosebee, Sosebee Organizations: Service, Israeli, Palestinian Fatah, Borders, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Palestine Children's, Palestinian Ministry of Health, United Nations Locations: Gaza, People, Gaza City, Palestinian, Israel, Philadelphia, Egypt

At least 1,055 people have died in Gaza, with some 5,184 injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. New York City's Empire State Building, illuminated in the colors of the flag of Israel on October 7. “This was the largest number of Jewish victims in an attack in one day since the Holocaust,” he said. “Not during the Yom Kippur War, not in the war of independence did we see civilians killed like this. Fighting regularly takes place between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

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[1/33] A dove flies over the debris of houses destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 11. And, with hundreds of Israeli strikes raining down on their tiny enclave, they have nowhere to run. The blitz is retaliation for a devastating attack on Israel by Gaza's ruling group Hamas which the Israeli military says killed more than 1,200 people. Men and boys stood near one of the few supplies in Khan Younis loading huge tanks onto three-wheeled rickshaws, carts they dragged by hand and a small wagon pulled by a horse. In Khan Younis, an ambulance stood at the end of an alleyway with its siren blaring, a man sat inside cradling his young daughter, their eyes staring wide from faces covered in dust.

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☆ UN says nearly 200,000 displaced in Gaza, water shortages expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Palestinians walk near the rubbles in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The United Nations humanitarian office said on Tuesday that nearly 200,000 people or nearly a tenth of the population, have fled their homes in Gaza since the start of hostilities and is poised for shortages of water and electricity due to a blockade. "Displacement has escalated dramatically across the Gaza strip, reaching more than 187,500 people since Saturday. Most are taking shelter in schools," Jens Laerke, OCHA spokesperson, told a Geneva briefing, saying further displacement was expected as clashes continue. A World Health Organization spokesperson said it had reported 13 attacks on health facilities in the Gaza strip since the weekend and said that its medical supplies stored there had already been used up.

Persons: Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Jens Laerke, Emma Farge, Rachel More Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, United, Health Organization, Thomson Locations: Gaza, United Nations, Geneva

☆ Israel’s war with Hamas will cause deep and wide political shockwaves
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Cataclysmic events like the Hamas onslaught on Israel trigger profound political shocks and strategic transformations that no one could predict at the time. They unleashed extraordinary political forces inside nations like the United States and Britain, creating conditions that are still influencing society and elections. The Jewish state is no stranger to rocket attacks from Gaza or Lebanon or bus and suicide bombings. Republicans, led by ex-President Donald Trump, pounced on the Hamas attacks, seeking to saddle Biden with the blame over his attempts to defuse a US confrontation with Iran. So the war in Israel and Gaza will resonate far more widely than a cursed corner of the Middle East.

Persons: –, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, ” Netanyahu, don’t, Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, hasn’t, he’s, Biden, pounced, Trump, ”, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Israel Democratic, White, Biden, GOP, Republicans, South, Israel, Republican, Progressive Democrats, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Ukraine, United Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Gaza, United States, Britain, Lebanon, Israeli, Washington, Iran, Islamic Republic, South Carolina, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Kyiv, Asia, Beijing, Moscow, America, China, Russia, Europe, Pacific

☆ UN rights chief condemns Israeli 'siege' of Gaza, militants' taking of hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Emma Farge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Palestinians inspect the damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip October 10, 2023. Israeli media said 900 people were killed in the attacks and most were civilians, while nearly 700 Gazans were killed in Israeli strikes, according to Gaza officials, with entire districts in Gaza flattened. Such acts may amount to a war crime, U.N. Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani later clarified. "UNICEF is extremely alarmed about measures to cut electricity, to cut food, to cut water to cut fuel from entering Gaza. It was working on a humanitarian corridor for the Gaza strip, but stores of medical supplies had already run out, he said.

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RUSSIAN DEATH TOLL IN HAMAS ATTACKS RISES TO 4MOSCOW — Russia’s embassy in Israel said the number of Russian citizens killed in the latest Israel-Palestinian war has risen to four. Previously, two Russian citizens were believed to have been killed and four were missing, according to Anatoly Viktorov, Russian Ambassador to Israel. 2 RUSSIAN CITIZENS WERE KILLED IN HAMAS ATTACKS IN ISRAELMOSCOW — Russia’s ambassador to Israel said that two Russian citizens have been killed in of the latest Israel-Palestinian war. Viktorov said that four other Russian citizens remain missing. He said the embassy has no information confirming Hamas’ claim that several Russian citizens were among the hostages it has taken.

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☆ America’s political turmoil hampers its capacity to lead through yet another global crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But no one could foresee just how quickly the paralysis in Washington would test the country’s reaction to a major global crisis. A situation this dangerous requires a calm, united and thoughtful US response, supported across the political spectrum. This means, at best, the United States will spend the coming months preoccupied by its own political plight. As president, I will once again stand with Israel,” Trump said. A growing sense abroad that America’s political problems are limiting its ability to lead globally could also have a devastating effect on its power.

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☆ The history behind Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel this weekend. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Saturday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented sea, air, and ground offensive on Israel. Rising tensions between Israel and HamasThough it caught Israel by surprise, the Hamas attack comes after months of worsening tensions between the two sides. A spokesperson for Hamas told Al Jazeera it launched the attack partly because of "atrocities in Gaza, against Palestinian people, our holy sites like Al-Aqsa." AdvertisementAdvertisementKhalfa told France24 that Hamas launched its attack now "to capitalize on Israel's vulnerability."

Persons: reigniting, —, Mohammed Salem, David Khalfa, Jaurès, France24, Israel, Al, Ammar Awad, Mohammed Mhawish, Yoav Gallant, James Stavridis, Benjamin Netanyahu, Tsafrir, Netanyahu, Khalfa Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, Service, Israeli Defense Forces, Gaza Ministry, Health, Human Rights Watch, Israel's, The, U.S, NBC News, NBC, AP, BBC Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Gaza, North Africa, Middle, Aqsa, Islam, Al Jazeera, Al, Jerusalem's Old, Egypt, The Nation, Saudi Arabia, United States, Saudi

Hamas fighters killed at least 250 Israelis in clashes through the day and escaped back into Gaza with dozens of hostages. More than 230 Gazans were killed when Israel responded with one of its most devastating days of retaliatory strikes. Israeli troops battled Hamas gunmen through the night in parts of southern Israel. The West Bank has seen stepped-up Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks and assaults by Jewish settlers on Palestinian villages. Hamas said the attack was driven by what it called escalated Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem and against Palestinians in Israeli prisons.

Persons: Mohammed Salem, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Peacemaking, YOU, Ismail Haniyeh, Gazans, Jerusalem's Al, BIDEN, Joe Biden, Osama Hamdan, Saleh al, Arouri, Al, Maayan Lubell, Nidal, Ammar Anwar, Henriette Chacar, Emily Rose, Dan Williams, Ali Sawafta, Patricia Zengerle, Robert Birsel, Lisa Shumaker, William Mallard Organizations: Rockets, REUTERS, Hamas, Palestinian, West Bank, Jerusalem, Senior, Islamic, NETANYAHU, White, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Israel JERUSALEM, GAZA, SDEROT, U.S, Iran, Israeli, Aqsa, Sderot, United States, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Al Jazeera, Jerusalem, Ramallah

The Hamas attack left at least 250 dead and 1,500 wounded in Israel. The attack only adds new complications as the Biden administration and Iran are locked in disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program. Biden administration officials have also been working on brokering a normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the most powerful and wealthy Arab state. Biden administration officials pushed back against the argument. Administration officials roundly rejected this, saying their efforts to help Palestinian civilians in Gaza and elsewhere do not involve money that Hamas can use or divert.

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☆ Armenia seeks EU aid for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, Italy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People gather near an aid center for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia, September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Armenia has asked the European Union for assistance to help it deal with refugees arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan took back control of the region last week, the office of Italy's prime minister said on Saturday. More than 100,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia since Azerbaijan launched a military operation to retake control of Nagorno-Karabakh, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said late on Friday. Armenia has asked the EU for temporary shelters and medical supplies, the Italian prime minister's office said in a statement, adding that Rome working to promote stabilisation in the region. Reporting by Angelo Amante Writing by Gianluca Semeraro Editing by Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Irakli, Angelo Amante, Gianluca Semeraro, Helen Popper Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, European Union, UNHCR, EU, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Kornidzor, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Republic of Artsakh, Soviet Union

☆ More than 100,000 refugees arrive in Armenia as exodus swells
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region sit in a bus upon their arrival in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia, September 29, 2023. "Many are hungry, exhausted and need immediate assistance," Filippo Grandi, head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, said on social media late on Friday. Italy said Armenia had asked the European Union for temporary shelters and medical supplies to help it deal with the refugees. "This exodus is already unbearable physically because we have already spent 16 hours on this road... Reporting by Emma Farge, Angelo Amante and Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Giles Elgood; Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Irakli, Filippo Grandi, Siranush Sargsyan, Sargsyan, Emma Farge, Angelo Amante, Giles Elgood, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, UNHCR, European Union, Armenia, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Kornidzor, Armenia, Italy, Azerbaijan, Republic of Artsakh, Soviet Union, Artsakh, Kalbajar

CNN —A Red Cross convoy of humanitarian aid entered Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday, officials said, the first since a Russian-brokered ceasefire ended Azerbaijan’s offensive this week. The aid had been transported along the Lachin corridor, the only road connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the ICRC said. The ICRC added that it carried out the medical evacuation of 17 people who were wounded during fighting and had delivered medical supplies and body bags as aid. ICRC vehicles transport humanitarian aid for residents of Nagorno-Karabakh towards the Armenia-Azerbaijan border on September 23. “They know they have been suffering as a result of the blockade over many months, shortages of food, medical supplies, basic gasoline and petrol,” he added.

Persons: Cross, “, Irkali Gedenidze, Gary Peters, Armenia Kristina Kvien, Robert Ghukasyan, “ I’ve, ” Peters, ” Organizations: CNN, International Committee, Twitter, ICRC, Reuters, RIA Novosti, US Congressional Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Russian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Reuters Nagorno, Artsakh, Azerbaijan’s, Russia, Stepanakert, Armenia’s Syunik

☆ Opinion: US hesitancy on weapons extends the fighting in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sheena Mckenzie | Opinion Keir Giles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

He is the author of “Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. CNN —Russia’s war on Ukraine will soon enter another winter. And as the fighting drags on into 2024 and potentially beyond, Western backers will find it ever harder to provide what Ukraine needs. The US’s generous support for Ukraine is under threat from political trends there even before a potential change of presidency. But making Ukraine stronger is a key ingredient for Europe’s long-term security as well as for the outcome of the present war.

Persons: Keir Giles, “, CNN —, Keir Giles Munira, Abrams, —, It’s, there’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, it’s, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Chatham House, CNN, Patriot, West, Tactical Missile Systems, UN, Challenger, British Army, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Russia, Eurasia, Ukraine, Washington, Germany, America, Sweden, Russian, Crimea, China, Europe

The Gates Foundation has been a major supporter of Unitaid, donating $50 million in each 2012 and 2017, according to the foundation's grant database. The two announced their divorce in 2021 but committed to continuing to work together at the foundation. I think we will overcome that because the U.S. has a lot to be proud on this one,” Gates said. Cumulatively, the results of that study, which the foundation funded, has advanced knowledge about the causes of infant mortality. The Gates Foundation was not alone in announcing new commitments to support progress toward the development goals.

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☆ With flurry of FAA approvals, many more drones are about to fly over U.S. skies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Natalie Rose Goldberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This week, drone delivery company Zipline was granted Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly drones beyond the visual line of sight. That's a major milestone in efforts to extend the range of the domestic drone industry over U.S. airspace, and Zipline isn't the only drone operator to recently receive FAA approval. It's a regulatory aim that the drone companies have been working towards for a decade and will pave the way for other companies to receive streamlined approval for their own drone flights beyond the visual line of sight. Prior to "beyond the visual line of sight" approval, human observers were required to be stationed along the entire route a drone was flying to ensure that there was no interference with air traffic. Now he says Zipline will be able to serve "hundreds of millions of people" in the U.S."It unlocks the scale of the technology so that everybody can benefit.

Persons: Zipline, we've, Keller Cliffton Organizations: U.S, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Phoenix Air Unmanned, Walmart, Amazon Locations: U.S

☆ UN raises alarm over child deaths in Sudan as health crisis deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chadian cart owners transport belongings of Sudanese people who fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, while crossing the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - More than 1,200 children have died of suspected measles and malnutrition in Sudan refugee camps, while many thousands more, including newborns, are at risk of death before year-end, United Nations (U.N.) agencies said on Tuesday. The U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said it worried that "many thousands of newborns" among the 333,000 babies known to be due before end of the year would die. Every month, some 55,000 children require treatment for the worst form of malnutrition in Sudan, but fewer than one in 50 nutrition centres are functional in the capital Khartoum and one in ten in West Darfur, he said. Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Sharon SingletonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chad August, Zohra, Allen Maina, James Elder, Emma Farge, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Rapid Support Forces, UNHCR, UNICEF, Thomson Locations: Darfur, Sudan, Chad, Adre, Geneva, White, Khartoum, West Darfur

CNN —The Iranian government now has access to $6 billion of their funds to be used for humanitarian purposes as a part of a wider deal that allowed five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran to go free. Sources told CNN the funds came from oil sales that were allowed and placed into accounts set up under the Trump administration. The money is now available to the Iranian government for purchase of non-sanctionable items such as food and medicine. Kirby said that statement was “flat out wrong.”“This is not a payment of any kind, it’s not ransom, these aren’t US taxpayer dollars, and we haven’t lifted a single one of our sanctions on Iran – Iran will be getting no sanctions relief,” Kirby said. “The money will then go to qualified vendors to purchase and deliver the food, the medical supplies, into Iran.

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☆ ‘We knew ahead of time’: A decade of turmoil left Libya unprepared for natural disasters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Split between two rival administrations since 2014 and having failed to hold presidential elections, Libya faces an uphill battle when it comes to severe natural disasters. Planet Labs PBC/AP Planet Labs PBC/AP Satellite images show Derna, Libya on September 2, before the flooding, left, and after the dams collapsed, right. Responding to criticism regarding lack of preparedness by the LNA, Al-Mismari said that in such situations, 50% of the responsibility falls on authorities (LNA) and 50% falls on citizens. Turkey, which backs the Tripoli government, also said it is mobilizing personnel and supplies to assist authorities in eastern Libya. Tamer Ramadan, head of international Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Libya, told CNN Tuesday that the issue of rival governments in Libya does not affect their operation.

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☆ Opinion: A mountaintop enclave facing genocide. And a plan to stop it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Opinion Lara Setrakian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Local Armenian authorities have vied for independence from Azerbaijan for decades, leading to an ongoing political and military conflict. Since December, the Lachin Corridor, the main road into the mountaintop enclave, has been blocked by Azeri protesters and government forces, who stopped the normal flow of goods. Multiple monitoring groups say there is widespread food scarcity on the ground, with child and adult malnutrition setting in. Last Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, voicing US concern over what he called “the deteriorating humanitarian situation” facing Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians. The fastest path would be for Azerbaijan to restore movement along the Lachin Corridor, letting in aid from the ICRC.

Persons: Lara Setrakian, Luis Moreno Ocampo’s, Tom Lantos, Lara Setrakian Heidi Gutman Nagorno, Ocampo, ”, Antony Blinken, Ilham Aliyev, Blinken, Aliyev, Cross, Mary Asatryan, “, —, KAren Minasyan, shouldn’t Organizations: Applied Policy Research Institute, Twitter, CNN, Criminal Court, Rights, Soviet Union . Local, International Committee, Reuters, Court, Justice, ICRC, Stepanakert Medical, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Institute for War, Karabakh, Facebook Locations: Yerevan, Armenia, Nagorno, Karabakh, Republic of Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Soviet, Russian, Mary Asatryan Azerbaijan, Baku, Aghdam, EU, Soviet Union, Nakhichevan, Syria, Sarajevo, Darfur, Russia, Turkey, Israel

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Lawmakers in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway Armenian-populated region of Azerbaijan, voted to elect a new separatist president on Saturday in a move that was strongly condemned by the Azerbaijani authorities. Samvel Shakhramanyan's election as the new president of Nagorno-Karabakh follows the resignation of Arayik Harutyunyan, who stepped down on Sept. 1 as president of the region — which the Armenians call Artsakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is a region within Azerbaijan that came under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by the Armenian military after a six-year separatist war that ended in 1994. Armenian forces also took control of substantial territory around the region. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesAzerbaijan regained control of the surrounding territory in a six-week war with Armenia in 2020.

Persons: Samvel, Arayik Harutyunyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Vladimir Putin, ” Organizations: —, Azerbaijan's, Ministry, Azerbaijan, Russian, Security, Organization, United States, Criminal Court, Russian Foreign Ministry Locations: YEREVAN, Armenia, Nagorno, Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Russia, Stepanakert, Moscow, Yerevan, Russian, Soviet, Ukraine

☆ 'I'm up, I'm alert,' says U.S. cave explorer trapped in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MERSIN, Turkey, Sept 8 (Reuters) - An American cave explorer trapped more than 1,000 metres underground in a cave in southern Turkey has recorded a video message to say he was up and alert after a team of rescuers reached him with medical supplies. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other nations have been working to save him. "Hi, I'm Mark Dickey from nearly a thousands metres," Dickey said in the message, dressed in a red puffer jacket and using a headlamp. "As you can see, I'm up, I'm alert, I'm talking. But I'm not healed on the inside yet, so I'm going to need a lot of help to get out of here," he said.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Dickey, I'm, Sener, Recep Salci, Salci, Ali Kucukgocmen, Daren Butler, Ros Russell Organizations: Emergency Management, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MERSIN, Turkey, American, Mersin, Turkish, Anamur, Mersin province

CNN —A federal jury in Washington, DC, has begun deliberating the criminal contempt of Congress charges against former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro. He is the second ex-aide to former President Donald Trump to be prosecuted for his lack of cooperation with the committee. Prosecutors told the jury during closing arguments Thursday that Navarro “made a choice” not to comply with a February 2022 subpoena. Quick moving trial with limited defenseNavarro joined the Trump White House to advise on trade and became a well-known face of the Trump administration, while earning a reputation for sparring behind the scenes with his White House colleagues. Multiple sources of legal trouble for the former Trump aideNavarro’s service as a Trump White House aide has generated continuing legal troubles for the former trade adviser – troubles that go beyond the criminal case.

Persons: Peter Navarro, Navarro, Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Navarro “, Elizabeth Aloi, “, ”, ” Navarro’s, Stanley Woodward, hadn’t, Woodward, John Crabb, ” Crabb, clasped, intently, Quick, Trump, ’ ” Navarro, Aloi, ” Woodward, – Organizations: CNN, Trump White House, Capitol, Prosecutors, Department, White, Trump, Biden, weaponized Department of Justice, Justice Department, DOJ, National Archives Locations: Washington ,, ”

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