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Russia can rebuild military in 2-4 years: Estonia

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi expects to return "soon" to Ukraine, he told Reuters on Tuesday, amid negotiations to establish a security protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Elnaz Rekabi, 33, came fourth representing Iran in the boulder and lead combined event at the Asian Championships in Seoul.

A group of men came out of the consulate during a peaceful demonstration Sunday, dragging one of the protesters inside the grounds and assaulting him.

Sensing that Russia has been weakened by its war in Ukraine, some of its closest allies in Central Asia are displaying a newly assertive streak.

The fair "has maintained close ties to the Ukrainian book industry for many years", said the event's director, Juergen Boos.

BTS' economic impact will be partly eroded while the members carry out their military service.

Israel's Foreign Ministry voiced "deep disappointment" with the decision and said it would summon the Australian ambassador.

"Look at Ben-Gvir's history, his actions, his statements," an unnamed Biden administration official was quoted as saying by local media. "This is not someone we want to see as part of the government."

As tensions rise in the euro zone's second-biggest economy, strikes have already spilled over into other parts of the energy sector.

President Nicolas Maduro said that in 2022, he has seen the worst natural disasters in his nine and a half years in office.

"I know this has caused conflict and distress in part of the Australian community, and today the government seeks to resolve that," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

Ukraine has reported a spate of Russian attacks using Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones in recent weeks.

"We will launch ... a sanctions package today that will hold accountable those who are responsible for the brutal crimes against women, youths and men," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.

Protests which started at Mahsa Amini's funeral in her Kurdish hometown spread rapidly across the country, to the capital of Tehran and cities in central Iran.

The Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival, which opened on Thursday, is showing around 40 films at a recently renovated culture centre in the Gaza Strip.

Three out of seven of the country's oil refineries and five major fuel depots (out of around 200) are affected, the government said.

K-pop boy band BTS will go off on mandatory military service, starting shortly with oldest member Jin, their agency said on Monday.

The Saudi-led OPEC+ cartel has angered Washington by deciding to cut production by two million barrels per day from November.

Protests sparked by 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's death have turned into one of the boldest challenges to Iran's clerical rulers since the 1979 revolution.

Australia's defence minister Richard Marles was due to arrive in Tonga on Monday ahead of the South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting this week.

Kyiv's city administration said after the first wave of explosions that "critical infrastructure" was being attacked.

New York City police have asked the public to help identify a suspect who shoved a subway rider in front of an oncoming train this weekend.

Several EU nations are already training Ukrainians to use the modern artillery systems, missile launchers and air defenses they are delivering to Kyiv.

The attacks come exactly a week after Russia unleashed a massive wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital and cities across the country.

Last week, tensions flared after the North fired a missile, shot more than 500 artillery shells, and flew a multitude of warplanes near the sea border.

A day after OPEC+ oil producers last week announced output cuts over U.S. objections, Biden vowed to impose "consequences" on Saudi Arabia for siding with Russia in supporting the cuts.

Senegal's oil and gas discoveries account for only 0.07 percent and 0.5 respectively of world reserves.

NATO member Turkey refused to join in the international sanctions regime against Russia, trying to use a neutral status to bring the sides in for truce talks.