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Putin expresses confidence in closer Russian-Kazakh ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence on Monday in strengthening mutually beneficial relations with Kazakhstan to enhance stability and security in Eurasia.
Hungary's central bank promotes green mortgages
The Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) presented a new program of preferential capital requirements on green housing loans for credit institutions based in Hungary, the MNB said here on Monday.
Hong Kong police say over half of people arrested Sunday are students
Hong Kong police said Monday that students accounted for more than half of the people arrested during the violent incidents that happened on Sunday.
Uzbekistan plans to abolish imprisonment for defamation
Uzbekistan plans to abolish imprisonment for libel and slander to ensure rule of law and freedom of speech, Uzbek Agency for Information and Mass Communications said Monday.
NATO says seeks to increase cooperation with Gulf countries
The NATO secretary general said on Monday that NATO seeks to increase cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
UK prime minister to welcome new lawmakers to Parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to give a pep talk Monday to his new group of Conservative Party lawmakers as he begins his push to secure Parliamentary approval for his Brexit deal.
Across India, opposition building against citizenship law
Thousands of university students flooded the streets of India's capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the northeast on Monday to protest a new law giving citizenship to non-Muslims who entered India illegally to flee religious persecution in several neighboring countries.
Turkey deploys surveillance drone in northern Cyprus
Turkey has dispatched a surveillance and reconnaissance drone to the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus amid tensions over offshore oil and gas exploration, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said Monday.
China's Xi says HK had its grimmest year since handover
Hong Kong has faced its "grimmest and most complex year" since the former British colony was returned to China, President Xi Jinping said Monday, before reiterating his support for the semi-autonomous city's leader.
Netanyahu's Likud challenger surging ahead of primary launch
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's challenger for the post of ruling Likud party leader is picking up more endorsements ahead of the official launch of his primary campaign on Monday.