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Protesters led by children march in London, United Kingdom, on June 1, 2025, demanding the release of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia and an end to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Hard Numbers: Russia reportedly indoctrinating kidnapped Ukrainian children, Fed to discuss rate cuts amid political firestorm, Argentina’s Milei presents budget, & More
210: The Kremlin is holding Ukrainian children at 210 different sites across Russia, according to a Yale University report, and forcing them to have re-education sessions and military training. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has regularly cited the abductions as evidence that Moscow is committing genocide in Ukraine. Kyiv estimates that 20,000 children have been taken since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
€1 billion: Poland increased its cybersecurity budget from €600 million ($708m) to €1 billion ($1.18b) after Russian hackers targeted its hospitals and Warsaw’s water supply. The Polish foreign minister said the country faces 20-50 cyber threats to critical infrastructure each day, most of which it thwarts.
3: The US military hit a Venezuela drug boat on Monday, killing three people. The attack marks the second time this month that the US has hit a boat suspected of drug smuggling off the coast of Venezuela.
7: A political storm is clouding the US Federal Reserve as its seven governors meet over the next couple of days to decide whether to cut interest rates – the target range is currently 4.25%-4.5%. Among the seven decision-makers are Lisa Cook, whom President Donald Trump has tried to fire but remains in situ after a court win yesterday, and Stephen Miran, a Trump ally whom the Senate confirmed only yesterday.
1.5%: Argentine President Javier Milei presented his 2026 budget proposal Tuesday to the National Congress, with the aim of having a fiscal surplus of 1.5% next year. The budgets for each of the last two years have been rejected, so the government has instead extended and continued to use the one implemented in 2023. With the midterm election only six weeks away, the budget could have political ramifications for Milei.
Armed group releases abducted members of Suu Kyi's party
YANGON • An armed group in Myanmar's conflict-wracked Rakhine state has released three members of Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party, who were kidnapped ahead of November's election.
Myanmar insurgents say they kidnapped ruling party candidates
The insurgents demand the release of detained student protesters in return for releasing the three politicians.
Kidnapped Christian pastor's wife won't give up fight
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - It has been three years since Susanna Liew last saw her husband - she and their three children still have no idea if he's dead or alive.
Dutch bird watcher, held by Philippine militants since 2012, killed in clash
MANILA - A Dutch taxidermist held by Muslim militants in the Philippines' volatile south since 2012 was killed on Friday (May 31) following a clash between his captors and government troops.
Fears over fate of missing Thai anti-monarchy activists
Fears are growing over the fate of three Thai anti-monarchy fugitives said to have been turned over by Hanoi to Bangkok, although the Thai government denies any knowledge of their whereabouts.
Gunmen abduct, kill 14 bus passengers in Pakistan
QUETTA (Pakistan) • Unidentified gunmen killed 14 people in southwestern Pakistan after pulling them from several passenger buses, sifting through their identity cards and kidnapping them, a Pakistani official said yesterday.
Gunmen kill 14 after kidnapping them from buses on Pakistani coast
QUETTA (REUTERS) - Unidentified gunmen killed 14 people in southwestern Pakistan after pulling them from several passenger buses, sifting through their identity cards and kidnapping them, a Pakistani official said on Thursday (April 18).