June 2, 2022

*) Zelenskyy: Russia forcefully took 200,000 Ukrainian children Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has alleged that 200,000 children are among the Ukrainians who have been forcefully taken to Russia. They include children from orphanages, children taken with their parents and those separated from their families, he said. In a video address, Zelenskyy called it a "criminal policy". He alleged that the purpose of the move "is not just to steal people but to make those who are deported forget about Ukraine and unable to return". *) Gunman kills four at Tulsa hospital in new US mass shooting: Police A gunman has killed at least four people at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said. It was the latest in a string of deadly assaults by gunmen in America. The suspect, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was killed in Wednesday’s attack at the St. Francis Health System hospital campus. The incident comes close on the heels of an 18-year-old gunman killing 21 people, including 19 young children, at an elementary school in the small Texas town of Uvalde. *) Erdogan: Türkiye, Pakistan to boost cooperation at all levels Türkiye and Pakistan are determined to increase bilateral cooperation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. He said the two sides have comprehensively discussed relations as well as regional and global issues. He was addressing a joint press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Ankara. Türkiye and Pakistan are ready to further strengthen ties "with a strategic perspective in line with the history, friendship and potential of the two countries", Erdogan added. *) Tunisia's Saied sacks 57 judges Tunisia's president has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary. In a televised address, President Kais Saied said on Wednesday he had "given opportunity after opportunity and warning after warning to the judiciary to purify itself". Last summer, Saied dismissed the government and seized ex