BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday called for more support to secure the safe return for the 1.6 million Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon.

"The region, especially Lebanon, is going through very tough circumstances due to the presence of a big number of Syrian and Palestinian refugees and their impact on the economic wellbeing in the country," Aoun said.

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday hailed what he called the Palestinian people's "stunning resistance" against Israel.

"The Palestinian resistance heralds a definite victory against Israel," Khamenei made the remarks at a meeting with Salih al-Aruri, deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau, in Tehran on Monday.

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that the outcome of the upper house election on Sunday showed a public mandate on their need for political stability and hope to move ahead with "nation building."

"The LDP would like to unite all its power to move ahead with nation building and we reaffirm this determination," the prime minister said.

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NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the country's scientists for the successful launch of the Moon Mission-2, or Chandrayaan-2, on Monday.

"Chandrayaan-2 is unique because it will explore and perform studies on the south pole region of lunar terrain which is not explored and sampled by any past mission. This Mission will offer new knowledge about the Moon," Modi said. Enditem

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