Cornfields in South Hwanghae, North Korea, in 2015. Severe drought and a weak harvest last fall have brought urgent warnings of a food crisis in the North. Credit Wong Maye-E/Associated Press
This Tuesday, South Korea sends $8 million in aid to North Korea, the EU is alarmed at Hungary’s migrant abuse, food aid to Yemen could be suspended amid concerns for UN aid workers, US sails warship into South China Sea, and Indonesia re-elects Widodo in rejection of strongmen.
South Korea vows to send aid to North quickly, may send food (AP)
Hungary’s migrant abuse is ‘matter of urgency,’ European agency finds (NY Times)
UN warns food aid to Yemen could be suspended (Al Jazeera)
U.S. warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions (Reuters)
With Joko Widodo’s re-election, Indonesia bucks global tilt toward strongmen (NY Times)
US backs calls for Taiwan to get role at UN health assembly (AP)
Venezuela's Maduro proposes early elections for opposition-run congress (Reuters)
Venezuela opposition's envoy to U.S. meets Pentagon, State Department officials (Reuters)
Austria's Kurz hopes to sidestep scandal to stay in power (Reuters)
Mexico wants U.S. backing for development plan to stem Central American migration (Reuter)
Britain prepares for new spying law after Salisbury poisoning (Reuters)
The new German anti-semitism (NY Times)
They grow the nation’s food, but they can’t drink the water (NY Times)
Inquiries into reckless loans to taxi drivers ordered by NY state attorney general and mayor (NY Times)