Kentucky: At least 16 dead in flash floods that followed heavy rain - BBC

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At least 16 people have died due to historic flash flooding caused by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, the US state's governor has said.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said that he expects the death toll to continue to rise.

President Biden declared the floods "a major disaster" on Friday and ordered federal aid to help with local recovery efforts.

Among the dead are six children, including a one-year-old.

More than 23,000 people are also without power in the state.

After an aerial tour with the National Guard, Mr Beshear said the flood "is by far the worst" he has seen. Parts of cities are submerged under water, and some areas are impassable, he said.

The flash flooding came after heavy rains earlier this week. Hundreds of homes in Kentucky have been wiped out because of the floods, the governor said.

Some areas reported receiving more than eight inches, or 20 centimetres, of rain in a 24-hour period.

Flood warnings remained in effect as of midday Friday in eastern Kentucky, as well as for parts of Tennessee and West Virginia.

Rivers in the region are expected to crest throughout the weekend, and a risk of more dangerous flash flooding remained possible throughout Friday, the US National Weather Service said.

More rainfall is expected early next week, Mr Beshear said, urging people to have a safety plan in place.

Representatives from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arrived Friday morning to assist local rescue efforts.

Mr Beshear said it's unclear yet exactly how many people are affected or missing. Some areas have been difficult to reach due to damaged portions on 28 state roadways.

On Friday afternoon, the governor confirmed that the bodies of four young siblings were among those who were found - the oldest an eight-year-old and the youngest a one-year-old.

The children's cousin - Brittany Trejo - told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the children and their parents sought shelter at a tree after their home flooded on Thursday.

"They managed to get to a tree and ... held the children a few hours before a big tide came and wash them all away at the same time," Ms Trejo told the paper.

She added the mother and father, who survived, were stranded at the tree for eight hours before help arrived.

Around 50 air rescue operations were conducted on Thursday, along with more than 100 boat rescues. Nearly 300 people have been rescued across the state, with search and rescue efforts ongoing.

"It's going to be a tough couple of days, it's going to be a long rebuild," Mr Beshear said.

The historic flooding comes as the state recovers from the deadliest tornados in its history, which killed more than 70 in December 2021.

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Kentucky: 16 dead in flash floods that followed heavy rain - BBC

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At least 16 people have died due to historic flash flooding caused by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, the US state's governor has said.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said that he expects the death toll to continue to rise.

President Biden declared the floods "a major disaster" on Friday and ordered federal aid to help with local recovery efforts.

More than 23,000 people are also without power in the state.

"We know some of the loss will include children, we may have even lost entire families," Mr Beshear said in a video posted online on Friday morning.

In an update, he said among the dead are an 81-year-old woman and two children.

The flash flooding came after heavy rains earlier this week. Hundreds of homes in Kentucky have been wiped out because of the floods, the governor said.

Some areas reported receiving more than eight inches, or 20 centimetres, of rain in a 24-hour period.

Flood warnings remained in effect as of Friday morning in eastern Kentucky, as well as for parts of Tennessee and West Virginia.

Rivers in the region are expected to crest throughout the weekend, and a risk of more dangerous flash flooding remained possible throughout Friday, the US National Weather Service said.

More rainfall is expected on Monday and Tuesday, Mr Beshear said, urging people to have a safety plan in place.

Representatives from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arrived Friday morning to assist local rescue efforts.

Mr Beshear said it's unclear yet exactly how many people are affected or missing. Some areas have been difficult to reach due to damaged portions on 28 state roadways.

In an interview with NBC News, Mr Beshear said this is "by far the worst flooding disaster" he has seen in his lifetime.

"Hundreds of Kentucky families are going to lose everything," he said.

Around 50 air rescue operations were conducted on Thursday, along with more than 100 boat rescues. Nearly 300 people have been rescued across the state, with search and rescue efforts ongoing.

"It's going to be a tough couple of days, it's going to be a long rebuild," Mr Beshear said.

The historic flooding comes as the state recovers from the deadliest tornados in its history, which killed more than 70 in December 2021.

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Outrage as footage appears to show Ukrainian prisoner of war being castrated by Russian soldiers - Sky News

Footage which appears to show Russian soldiers pinning a Ukrainian prisoner of war to the ground before cutting off his genitals has sparked outrage in Ukraine.

Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun tweeted to say she was banned by Twitter after posting the clip on the social media platform.

Once she had regained access to her account, Ms Sovsun shared a screenshot of her original post with the video blurred.

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She had written in her original tweet: "Russian soldier from Chechen battalion Ahmat cut off the genitals of Ukrainian POW (prisoner of war).

"This is what Nazis are doing to Ukrainians.

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"Russia has to pay for it!

"Give Ukraine the weapons we need to stop this nightmare once and for all. The world can't pretend like this isn't happening!"

Ms Sovsun wrote in a follow-up tweet on Friday: "Twitter banned my profile today. Because I posted a video where a Russian soldier castrates a Ukrainian POW.

"@Twitter decided it was too cruel. But this is what happens. And deleting the video won't change that.

"People should know what #Russia is doing!"

The video shows a group of men in Russian camouflage outfits pinning a Ukrainian prisoner of war to the ground.

They are then said to use a box cutter to remove his genitals before showing them to the camera.

'Brutal war crimes' must be investigated

In further footage seen by Sky News, the same prisoner is videoed getting tied up and shot in the head at the same location.

It is not clear when or where the video was filmed.

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the "brutal war crimes", calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate.

"Ukraine strongly condemns the brutal war crimes committed by the servicemen of the Russian Federation against Ukrainian prisoners of war, particularly horrible cases of torture, physical abuse, inhuman treatment, wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health and wilful killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war," the department said in a statement.

"Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba calls on the international community to condemn the brutal violation of international law by the Russian Federation and to immediately recognize Russia as a terrorist state

"He emphasised that any delay in this decision will only encourage Russia to commit further crimes and inhumane acts."

War crimes allegations against Russia continue to mount

Since the invasion of Ukraine began in February, Russia has been accused of committing thousands of war crimes.

The International Criminal Court has described Ukraine as a "crime scene", sending its largest ever team to investigate.

In April, Ukraine's prosecutor accused 10 Russian soldiers of atrocities in the town of Bucha, where evidence of mass killings was uncovered.

Meanwhile, Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin, 21, admitted to shooting unarmed Oleksandr Shelipov, 62, dead in the early days of the war.

Shishimarin asked Mr Shelipov's widow to forgive him when he faced her in court in May.

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Ukraine war: Russian former journalist Marina Ovsyannikova found guilty of 'discrediting' country's armed forces after social media posts - Sky News

A Russian former TV journalist has been found guilty of discrediting the country's armed forces after she condemned the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine on social media.

Appearing at an administrative court in Moscow, Marina Ovsyannikova labelled the proceedings against her as "absurd".

"The evidence confirms Ovsyannikova's guilt. There is no reason to doubt its authenticity," the judge said after a short hearing.

The judge found her guilty of the posts on social media and fined her 50,000 roubles (£677) under a law passed in March, soon after President Vladimir Putin launched what he calls his "special military operation" against Ukraine.

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During the proceedings, the 44-year-old repeated her protest and said she would not retract her words.

"War is horror, blood and shame," she said.

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"Your accusations are like accusing me of spreading monkeypox," she said.

"The purpose of the trial is to intimidate all the people who oppose the war in the Russian Federation."

She described Russia as an aggressor country, saying: "The beginning of this war is the biggest crime of our government."

The former journalist gained international attention in March after bursting into a studio of Russian state TV, her then employer, to denounce the war in Ukraine.

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At the time she was the editor of the Vremya nightly news programme.

She was fined for flouting protest laws at the time and later took to social media to say that those responsible for Russia's actions would find themselves in the dock before an international tribunal.

After storming the live TV set in March, Ovsyannikova told Reuters she was scared for her safety and that of her children but she has no plans to leave Russia.

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Russia cuts gas flows further as Europe makes savings plea - Reuters

FRANKFURT/LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Russia delivered less gas to Europe on Wednesday in a further escalation of an energy stand-off between Moscow and the European Union that will make it harder, and costlier, for the bloc to fill up storage ahead of the winter heating season.

The cut in supplies, flagged by Gazprom (GAZP.MM) earlier this week, has reduced the capacity of Nord Stream 1 pipeline - the major delivery route to Europe for Russian gas - to a mere fifth of its total capacity.

Nord Stream 1 accounts for around a third of all Russian gas exports to Europe.

On Tuesday, EU countries approved a weakened emergency plan to curb gas demand after striking compromise deals to limit cuts for some countries, hoping lower consumption will ease the impact in case Moscow stops supplies altogether. read more

The plan highlights fears that countries will be unable to meet goals to refill storage and keep their citizens warm during the winter months and that Europe's fragile economic growth may take another hit if gas will have to be rationed. read more

Royal Bank of Canada analysts said the plan could help Europe get through the winter provided gas flows from Russia are at 20-50% capacity, but warned against "complacency in the market European politicians have now solved the issue of Russian gas dependence."

While Moscow has blamed the delayed return of a serviced turbine and sanctions for the supply cuts, Brussels has accused Russia of using energy as a weapon to blackmail the bloc and retaliate for Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

Gazprom deputy CEO Vitaly Markelov said the company has still not received a Siemens turbine used at Nord Stream 1's Portovaya compressor station that has been undergoing servicing in Canada. read more

Markelov said there were sanctions risks associated with the machinery, while Siemens Energy said Gazprom needed to provide customs documents to bring the turbine back to Russia.

'SAVE GAS'

On Wednesday, physical flows via Nord Stream 1 tumbled to 14.4 million kilowatt hours per hour (kWh/h) between 1200-1300 GMT from around 28 million kWh/h a day earlier, already just 40% of normal capacity. The drop comes less than a week after the pipeline restarted following a scheduled 10-day maintenance period.

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/

European politicians have repeatedly warned Russia could stop gas flows completely this winter, which would thrust Germany into recession and send prices for consumers and industry soaring even further.

The Dutch wholesale gas price for August , the European benchmark, were up 7% at 210 euros per megawatt hour on Wednesday, up around 400% from a year ago.

Germany, Europe's top economy and its largest importer of Russian gas, has been particularly hit by supply cuts since mid-June, with its gas importer Uniper (UN01.DE) requiring a 15 billion euro ($15.21 billion) state bailout as a result.

Italy, another major importer that typically gets 40% of gas from Russia, would face a gas supply crunch at the end of the coming winter if Russia were to totally halt supplies, Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani warned. read more

Uniper and Italy's Eni (ENI.MI) both said they received less gas from Gazprom than in recent days.

German finance minister Christian Lindner said he was open to the use of nuclear power to avoid an electricity shortage. read more

Germany has said it could extend the life of its three remaining nuclear plants that produce 6% of its power, if Russia were to cut it off from its gas.

Klaus Mueller, head of the country's network regulator, said Germany could still avoid a gas shortage that would prompt its rationing, while making another plea to households and industry to "save gas".

German industry groups, however, have warned companies may have no choice but cut production to achieve bigger savings, pointing to slow approval for replacing natural gas with other, more polluting fuels. read more

Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) chief executive Ola Kaellenius said a mixture of efficiency measures, increased electricity consumption, lowering temperatures in production facilities and switching to oil could lower gas use by up to 50% within the year, if necessary.

Germany is currently at Phase 2 of a three-stage emergency gas plan, with the final phase to kick in once rationing can no longer be avoided.

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Reporting by Paul Carrel and Rachel More in Berlin, Christoph Steitz in Frankfurt and Nina Chestney in London; additional reporting by Angelo Amante in Rome and Reuters bureaux; editing by Elaine Hardcastle and Tomasz Janowski

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Pelosi Taiwan visit: Beijing vows consequences if US politician travels to island - BBC

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US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rumoured plan for a trip to Taiwan has infuriated China and left the White House with a serious geopolitical headache. How big a problem is this?

China has warned of "serious consequences" if Mrs Pelosi were to proceed with her visit.

Second in line to the presidency, Mrs Pelosi would be the highest ranking US politician to travel to the island since 1997.

This rankles China, which sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that must become a part of the country. Beijing has not ruled out the possible use of force to achieve this.

Even the Biden administration has reportedly tried to dissuade the California Democrat from going.

Last week, President Joe Biden told reporters "the military thinks it's not a good idea", but his White House has called Chinese rhetoric against any such trip "clearly unhelpful and not necessary".

The state department says Mrs Pelosi has not announced any travel and the US approach to Taiwan remains unchanged.

While the US maintains what is calls a "robust, unofficial relationship" with Taiwan, it has formal diplomatic ties with China, and not Taiwan.

Ms Pelosi's trip, if it were to happen, also comes amid increased tensions between Washington and Beijing - and ahead of a much anticipated phone call between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Why would Pelosi want to visit Taiwan?

There is strong bipartisan support for Taiwan among the American public and in the US Congress.

And over a congressional career spanning 35 years, Speaker Pelosi has been a vocal critic of China.

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She has denounced its human rights record, met with pro-democracy dissidents, and also visited Tiananmen Square to commemorate victims of the 1989 massacre.

Mrs Pelosi's original plan was to visit Taiwan in April, but it was postponed after she tested positive for Covid-19.

She has declined to discuss details of the trip, but said last week that it was "important for us to show support for Taiwan".

Why does China oppose the visit?

Beijing views Taiwan as its territory, and has repeatedly raised the spectre of annexing it by force if necessary.

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Chinese officials have expressed anger over what they view as growing diplomatic engagement between Taipei and Washington. This includes a surprise visit to the island by six US lawmakers in April.

On Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian warned his country would take "firm and resolute measures" if Mrs Pelosi went ahead with her visit.

"And the US will be responsible for all of the serious consequences," he said.

A spokesman of the Chinese ministry of defence seemed to suggest there could even be a military response.

"If the US side insists on going ahead, the Chinese military will never sit idle and will take strong measures to thwart any external interference and separatist attempts for 'Taiwan independence'," Colonel Tan Kefei told China Daily.

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Mixed signals

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If you are a small island state with few allies, not recognised by the United Nations, and threatened with invasion by a much larger and more powerful neighbour, then getting a visit by the third most powerful politician in the United States should be something you welcome. Right?

That's why the Taiwanese government is not about to tell the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stay away.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has long called for higher level engagement with the US. But there is also concern about why Ms Pelosi is coming now, and whether her trip could do more harm than good.

Three times in the last year President Joe Biden has said the US would intervene to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, only to have his staff roll back his remarks - insisting there is no change in US policy.

When news of Ms Pelosi's trip to Taiwan was leaked, President Biden's response was not to give his support - but instead to say, "the department of defence thinks it's not a good idea".

In Beijing this looks like weakness. In Taipei it looks like confusion. What exactly is the US government policy towards the island?

Ms Pelosi is now 82 and expected to retire in the autumn. Is she coming here with a clear intent to offer real support, or is it a political stunt? It's all very unclear.

How might the trip escalate tensions?

At its party congress later this year, the Chinese Communist Party is set to re-elect Mr Xi to an unprecedented third term as president.

President Biden - who last spoke with President Xi in March - has said they will speak over the phone again in the next few days, on a range of topics including Taiwan and other "issues of tension".

The call comes as US officials warn of a Chinese military build-up in the Asia-Pacific region and "aggressive and irresponsible behaviour" in the South China Sea.

The threats of retaliation over Mrs Pelosi's visit have raised concerns over China's possible response.

When then-US Health Secretary Alex Azar flew to Taiwan in 2020, Chinese air force jets crossed over the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait - the narrow waterway between the island and its giant neighbour - within range of Taipei's missiles.

Last week, the former editor of China's state-run Global Times newspaper suggested a "shocking military response" may be in store for Mrs Pelosi.

"If Pelosi visits Taiwan, [People's Liberation Army] military aircraft will accompany Pelosi's plane to enter the island, making a historic crossing of the island by military aircraft from mainland for the 1st time," Hu Xijin wrote.

Until now, Washington's policy of "strategic ambiguity" has meant the US has been deliberately unclear about whether or how it would defend Taiwan in the event of a large scale attack on the island.

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Germany rethinks nuclear power exit due to threat of winter energy crunch - Financial Times

Germany is rethinking its plan to exit nuclear power by the end of the year, as concern increases that Russia’s moves to cut gas supplies could trigger a winter electricity crunch in Europe’s largest economy.

A U-turn on nuclear power would mark a big departure in German energy policy. It would be a particularly bitter pill for the Greens, a pillar of chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government with roots in the country’s anti-nuclear movement.

A person close to the Greens leadership said the party had come to the conclusion that “all options should be on the table” in the event of an energy crunch. One of those options might be to extend the life of the Isar 2 nuclear station in Bavaria beyond its shutdown date of December 31.

The person said the extension would only be for a few months, and any decision would be contingent on the results of a stress test that is under way to determine whether Germany’s electricity supply can continue to function even “under aggravated conditions”.

The stress test is expected to show that Bavaria, in particular, could face problems with its winter electricity supply. The state, a key industrial centre, has relatively little wind and solar energy and relies heavily on gas and nuclear for electricity.

A spokesperson for Scholz said the chancellor would also wait for those findings before deciding on a course of action. The government would take the decision in a “completely ideology-free and open-minded way”, the spokesperson added.

The nuclear rethink underscores how Russia’s escalating economic war with the west has led to a new willingness among Germany’s political class to abandon a signature policy brought in to hasten the green transition.

The latest sign of the Kremlin’s willingness to weaponise its energy exports came on Monday when gas giant Gazprom warned that flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would be cut to 33mn cubic meters from Wednesday — just a fifth of its capacity and half of current levels. European gas prices soared on the announcement, hitting five-month highs.

The energy crunch has forced Scholz’s government to take decisions that go against typical Green policy, including restarting some of Germany’s highly polluting coal-fired power stations. His coalition had said it wanted to phase out coal plants completely, “ideally” by the end of the decade.

Germany decided to abandon nuclear power in 2011, in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. The three nuclear facilities still in operation — Isar 2, Emsland and Neckarwestheim 2 — are all due to close by the end of the year.

The government, made up of Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and liberal Free Democrats (FDP), has stuck to its planned timetable for the nuclear phaseout even after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Green economy minister Robert Habeck has insisted Russian gas was largely used to heat homes and in industry — with nuclear playing no role in either. Greens have also stressed that the three nuclear plants accounted for just 6 per cent of electricity produced in Germany in the first quarter, much less than gas at 13 per cent.

But with many consumers switching from gas to alternative forms of energy, experts say electricity demand will grow — and nuclear could help plug the demand gap.

Pressure for a rethink on nuclear has been growing within and outside the government, with the FDP and opposition Christian Democrats demanding a reprieve for the three nuclear plants.

Even prominent Greens have shown flexibility on the issue. Katrin Göring-Eckardt, the Green deputy speaker of parliament, on Sunday said Bavaria had a “special problem” that could be addressed by allowing Isar-2 to continue operating beyond the end of the year.

Franziska Brantner, another influential Green who is a state secretary in the economy ministry, also implied in a TV interview that Germany might need to keep its nuclear plants running out of “solidarity” with France, which has been forced to shut many of its reactors because of corrosion problems and to import power from its neighbours.

Additional reporting by Valentina Pop in Brussels

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