>> headlines. awaiting entrance to the war threatened power station. permission to prevent a nuclear accident says the iea chief. these russian travelers into her become a tougher to get and a lot more expensive. the eu ties to pressboard with this. germany warning not to punish ordinary russians for vladimir putin past invasion of ukraine.

fears grow of waterboard infection in pakistan. the waters are starting to receive, millions in need of the basics such as sanitation to stay safe. 100 is the million-dollar appeal has been launched -- a 160 million dollar repeal has been launchedc -- launched. this is life in paris. >> rafael corsi says he and the iea team have access to the nuclear power plant on thursday. the yuan watchdog is near the site. the safety remains under question because of the war original writer. it is currently occupied by russian sword -- russian

soldiers. artillery and rocket fire is landing nearby. >> after weeks of diplomatic and logistical raveling, a teen of -- team of experts has finally made it. the southern ukrainian city is home to europe's largest nuclear power plant. the main fear is a nuclear exxon that will compound an already disastrous conflict, avoiding an incident at the plant is what the team hopes to do. >> it is a mission that seeks to prevent nuclear accidents. >> whether the ex-pence --

experts will be allowed to achieve the goals is anyone's guess. they claim ukrainian troops launched drone strikes on the ministry of building and training center. ukraine accused russians of farming access roads to the site. also, the duration of the trip. they hope to set up a permanent mission at the plant which could only happen if fighting in the vicinity stops. ukraine in the meantime has made it clear it once the agency's mission to lead to a complete withdrawal of russian troops. >> joining us for more analysis from washington, -- the senior party director for arms control and nonproliferation. thank you for being with us. how concerned are you at this stage of the safety and security of the nuclear power plant? > anytime tre is a war or

fighting going on at a nuclear power plant, it is a serious cause for concern. they are built with the highest safety standards in mind and they are built to be durable but they're not built to withstand high explosives and the kind of activity that are associated with a modern war. having a war near a bad idea. it is a cause for concern and that is what the mission is doing there. this provides some assurances that things will not go terribly wrong. >> when we think about the situation, we think about her noble. her noble was a different kind of circumstance. it is far bigger than chernobyl, how much greater is the risk? >> it is a far bigger plant but

it has improved safety symptoms -- systems. having fighting going on in the area raises that risk exponentially. thereould intentionally -- potentially radiation that could have disastrous consequent says. >> are the russians using zaporizhzhya as a hostage? >> i think there is little doubt that is exactly what they are doing. the russians want to control the impression of ukraine. -- infrastructure of ukraine.

the russians have started to use it as a kind of shield. there are reports on the ground. they are in effect during the ukrainians to come and force them out and with the implied consequence that the plant could be destroyed whether a result of thfighting or a deliberate act from russia and that would have a tremendous consequence from the surrounding areas which are printable he ukrainian. >> in the coming days, the team visiting zaporizhzhya -- it is essential to try to secure the site. can anyone really guarantee the safety of zaporizhzhya right now.

>> the safety is the first step. if they are about too to visit e plant and establish a presen, there is some transparency about what actities are going on, with the actual levels of danger are. that would be a tremendous first step. obviouy. a further step would be to establish some kind of demilitarized zone. where the parties agree there should not be fighting going on. that may be difficult to do right now given the positions of the russians and how they are using the zaporizhzhya plant. >> thank you.

we are watching for developments on that visit. we will bring every stage of that as it happens. europe, especially germany bracing for energy shortages. the nord stream 1 gas pipeline has been shut down by russia gas pump. the russians are threatening to stop the supply to plants -- france over an unpaid bill. visas from russia are harder to get. >> of b so that will be more expensive and lengthier to obtain. that is the new reality for russian nationals wanting to enter the european union. in prague on wednesday, the foreign minister agreed to put

the dish put an end to relaxed visas for russians. we have seen many russians traveling as if nowhere was raging in ukraine. the member states considered we are not business as usual. >> a suspension of the current regime but not a total visa ban. for some, these measures don't do enough.

>> it is a privilege. countries usually have to earn this level of privilege. >> alongside, they are considering a complete ban on russians crossing their borders but several countries have argued a total ban would penalize dissidents and all russians want to flee their country. more than one million russian citizens have entered the eu since the beginning of the u.k.. according to the u.s. justice department, top-secret documents held that mar-a-lago will be probably concealed and removed as part of efforts to obstruct the federal investigation. >> in a 36 page filing, the u.s.

justice department has laid out its case, researching donald trump's florida state. according to the government, it walikely that classified documents were concealed and removed as part of efforts to obstruct the fbi probe into trump. the justice department shut down a request by the former president for an independent attorney or special master to review the records because they don't belong to trump. >> the justice department, in saying it has already completed its review of the documents is effectively suggesting that the appointment of a special master is no longer necessary or important because it is saying it has effectively already done the work that a special master would be tasked with doing. >> more than three has 20 classified documents have since

been recovered from mar-a-lago including more than 100 records found by the fbi last month. facing possible obstruction charges, trump has questioned professionalism of the fbi, leaving president joe biden on tuesday to defend the agency against partisan attacks. >> it is sickening to see the new attacks on the fbi, threatening the life of law enforcement agents and their families recently carrying out the law and doing their job. >> the doj says trump has been pushing an incomplete and inaccurate narrative and -- in the recent court filings while the former president says he is the victim of a witchhunt, describing the fbi search of his home as a break in. >> we will continue to watch that investigation of the former u.s. president. gorbachev is to be buried with

full honors on saturday. gorbachev is seen by many as the man who changed the world, he played the legal in east-west. some russians see him as the reason why the country fell from high status. chief among those russians is vladimir putin who has expressed his sadness at gorbachev's death. >> remembering a man who assured in the fall of the soviet union is a tricky exercise. he sincerely wanted to believe that the cold war would end and an internal romantic. between the soviet union and the world would come. that romanticism was not justified. for those within the country that are critical of vladimir putin possible, gorbachev represents something else. this was a sad respectful the

deceased later. the fact that we find out about his death through prison cells was initiated by this outstanding man. >> in europe and especially in a country like germany, this is the man who brought together a continent. >> we will not forget that paris made possible the attempt to establish democracy in russia and that democracy and freedom became possible in europe, that germany was able to be unified and that the iron curtain disappeared. >> joe biden echoed the sentiment when he held the soviet icon as a rare leader who made the world a safer place. a contrast with the current russian leadership pointed out by force johnson. >> what i worry about today is

that the current leadership in moscow is intent on undoing the good that may go gorbachev did. gorbachev won't be given a state funeral. >> fears grow over disease cavity through water in pakistan. reports that the water there, the massive flooding is now receiving -- the people affected are still struggling. humanitarian workers say this is a typical situation. our correspondent is in islamabad.

the oppositions are still happening. one third of the country is -- has been impacted by it. in the past week we have seen camps of displaced people on -- in schools as half a million people are currently homeless. in some of these camps, food distribution is organized by local authorities. but not in all. there is a shortage of food and freshwater. we were in one of such camps set up outside of the school. outside in the school ground, some families lived in a single 10. they have just one placed on the ground. they are just riveting food, clothes and water but these distributions look like scenes of chaos. other to snatch a bottle ofeach

water or pale of plastic or even a packet of cookies. we witness to these scenes. we saw women who try to approach a distribution van and she was thrown down. everyone is fighting for their own survival. these survivors belong to the poor segment of the population and they do not have a lot of hope. >> the extent of the flooding is massive there in pakistan with millions affected and they have launched an appeal for 100 -- $150 million to try to help the people there. we are washing for developments. a 20 month old girl has died after being hit by a hailstone during an intense storm in northeastern spain. there were rushed to the hospital in the nearby city but died of her injuries. she was struck in the head by a large elstrom.

50 other people reported various injuries. catalonia's weather office as the hailstones that fell in the area near spain's border with france was the largest in 20 years. some measured 10 centimeters in diameter. images broadcasted several cars settled -- shattered -- with shattered windshields from these hailstones. financial compensation has been agreed for the victims of palestinian terrorism. 11 members of israel's squad were killed after german police bundled -- bungled in their attempt to and a hostage siege. five out of eight terrorists were also killed. the whereabouts of a radical muslim preacher are unknown.

he was expelled from france by order of the interior but because of his separatist preaching, it is designated by the u.s. and 2019. >> this is the french home here. a moroccan spiritual leader who the french government here. they found no one in his home. a setback for the government. >> this is a victory for france for the general and risk -- interest. >> this is the case that the government put -- government

presented as a symbol of its lead against radicalism. the mom was believed to be close to the muslim brotherhood and is said to have made anti-semitism, homophobic and sexist comets in his sermons. a paris court blocked his deportation, saying it was a disproportionate move. >> will expelling him help maintain public order? >> he intends to fight his deportation order in court, accused by the opposition of mishandling the case, the interior minister says authorities had expelled almost 800 four and extremists since mnu micro and is in power. -- emmanuel macron is in power. >> princess diana was killed

here in paris. the ride of the river was the scene of the accident. there is a sculpture for her fans. >> we are still missing her. the world needs somebody like her who is just prepared to drop all conventions to show their love for other people. i don't think we have anyone at the moment in the world who is doing that so publicly. >> whether you were a king or queen or homeless person on the street, that didn't bother the princess. she was not bothered about that. >> princess diana who died 25 years ago today in tragic

circumstances here in paris. it is time for a look at the top business stories. franklin is with us. >> shares soared in moscow on wednesday as russia's gas giant announced a record of $32 billion for the first half of the year. that financial success highlighting the resilience of russia's energy exporting economy while russian -- western sanctions have voted the natural gas. any disruption on energy markets means higher prices which means more money for moscow. the wall street journal reported that russia is raking in more oil money than ever. >> the eu, the u.s. and their

allies have imposed punitive measures on russia since its invasion of ukraine. >> europe, northridge and japan have reduced their imports original oil and gas. the international energy agency suggests sanctions have barely made a dent on russian oil output. shipping 7.4 million barrels per day in july, down from around 8 million at the start of the year. the $20 billion in monthly sales this year were well above 2020 was average of 14.6 billion. the wall street journal says

some gulf nations are fine russian oil and it was at a discounted price to use at home while selling at market rates. moscow's economy industry says that energy exports are set to increase 30% in 2022. westernovernments have tried to tread a fine line with the sanctions on russian gas and oil exports, aiming to hit the russian economy without wreaking havoc on global energy markets. the next upcoming test for moscow, a new eu embargo on oil coming in next december. >> turned to the markets now, crude oil prices continued a multi-day slide here. european natural gas. these are despite russian cuts.

investors brace for interest rate hikes from both the u.s. federal reserve and the european central bank. austria marking its fourth straight day of losses as well on those same rate hike fears. belgium is taking efforts to address -- along with turning the lights off at offices and the monuments after 7:00 p.m.. the key announcement is a proposal to tax the excess profits of energy companies including france's angie and total energies. the country already has an excess prop attacks on the nuclear sector. here he is on wednesday. >> today, the nuclear tax brings

in about a hundred million euros per year. we seek to extend this wish today on the concerns the nuclear energy sector to other countries in the energy sector with high revenues. of course, the proceeds will be used to help the country's middle-class for example. >> all this talk of energy prices. a reminder of the ongoing failure to confront the crisis. government subsidies nearly doubled in 2021. that is according to new data outputs. programs and are keeping energy prices low for consumers.

the g20 had agreed to phase out what it called inefficient fossil fuel subsidies with the g 70. the g7. -- with the g7. that is it for business. >> thank you. good to see you. stay with us. more news to come. life in paris. >> from north america to the south of patagonia, doing us for a look at the latestolitical economic, cultural and social news from the americas. >> inside the americas. france 24 and france 24.com.

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