Global News 5/28/19 – The aftermath of tense EU-wide election, 55 dead after Brazil prison gang fights, and extremist attacks on Afghan schools triple

Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister and leader of the anti-migrant League Party, in Milan, Italy, on Monday. Credit Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

Welcome to this Tuesday’s edition of Global News. Today, EU leaders meet to negotiate top leadership, 55 dead after prison violence in Brazil, extremist attacks on Afghan schools triple, Google’s shadow workforce profiled, and the Trump administration steps up attacks on climate science.

• Divided pro-EU leaders open talks after tense election (Reuters)

  • More: Green parties’ gains could boost climate action in Europe (AP)

• Prison fighting leaves at least 55 dead in northern Brazil (NY Times)

• Attacks by extremists on Afghan schools triple, report says (NY Times)

• Google’s shadow work force: Temps who outnumber full-time employees (NY Times)

• Trump administration hardens its attack on climate science (NY Times)

• Israel moves towards new vote as Netanyahu struggles to form government (Reuters)

• Kawasaki stabbing rampage leaves three dead, including schoolgirl and suspect; 17 injured (The Japan Times)

• Facebook says Zuckerberg and Sandberg will defy Canadian subpoena, risking contempt vote (CNN)

• Colombia army’s new kill orders send chills down ranks (NY Times)

• Petition calling for impeachment of South Korea's Moon to force a response (Reuters)

• Paramilitaries are surging again in Northern Ireland (Foreign Policy)

• Afghanistan’s air is deadlier than its war (Foreign Policy)

• Pulling back the curtain on health care prices (Axios)

• First look: The Pentagon Papers of the Iraq war (Axios)

• Millennials ‘make farming sexy’ in Africa, where tilling the soil once meant shame (NY Times)

Global News 5/23/19 – Modi wins historic India election, British microchip-maker suspends all work with Huawei, Europe holds crucial vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in New Delhi on Thursday. His success mirrors the rise of right-leaning populist figures around the world. Credit Money Sharma/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

This Thursday, Narendra Modi wins historic election; Trump Huawei ban fallout continues as ARM suspends all work with the company; Europe holds EU-wide vote, & far-right propaganda floods Facebook; China raises threat of rare-earths cutoff to US; and new Pentagon plan could send 10,000 US troops to Middle East.

• Narendra Modi, India’s ‘watchman,’ heads for historic election victory (NY Times)

• Huawei: ARM memo tells staff to stop working with China’s tech giant (BBC)

• Europe holds "most important" EU vote (Reuters)

  • More: Far-right propaganda floods Facebook ahead of EU elections (Wired)

• China raises threat of rare-earths cutoff to U.S. (Foreign Policy)

• US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast (Washington Post)

• Pompeo slams release of "American Taliban" as unconscionable (Reuters)

• How China uses high-tech military surveillance to subdue minorities (NY Times)

• US weather: Tornadoes kill at least seven people (BBC)

• Ozone layer: Banned CFCs traced to China, say scientists (BBC)

• Indonesian protesters disperse after second night of post-election unrest (Reuters)

• Brazil's president wins, justice minister loses in Congress (Reuters)

• The counterrevolution begins in Sudan (Foreign Policy)

• Libya crisis: UN warns battle for Tripoli is 'start of a bloody war’ (BBC)

• Mexico's refugee agency turns to U.N. amid asylum surge, funding cuts (Reuters)

• Google's Ad Exchange faces privacy probe by Irish regulator (BBC)

Global News 5/20/19 – Google restricts Android use for Huawei, Trump ratchets up Iran tensions, exit polls suggest Modi reelected as India PM

A Huawei product presentation in Paris in March. While the Chinese company’s products have effectively been blocked in the United States, its business has grown rapidly in Africa, Asia and Europe. Credit Eric Piermont/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

• Huawei's use of Android restricted by Google (NY Times)

• US president says war would be 'end' of Iran as tensions rise (BBC)

• India election 2019: Exit polls suggest Narendra Modi back as PM (BBC)

• Sudan’s military council resumes talks with protesters (AP)

• Austrian government collapses over Russia scandal (Politico)

  • More: European mainstream politicians see hope in downfall of Austrian far right leader (Reuters) 

• As thousands of taxi drivers were trapped in loans, top officials counted the money (NY Times)

• UN tells Italy proposed decree violates migrants’ rights (AP)

• Volodymyr Zelensky: Comedian-president calls snap election (BBC)

• US prosecutors to 'help themselves' to Julian Assange's possessions (The Guardian)

• Malawi's president makes final plea for re-election in tight race (Reuters)

• France's Macron to meet Libya's eastern commander Haftar next week (Reuters)

• What you need to know about the 2019 European Parliament elections (Bloomberg)

  • More: European elections will gauge the power of populism (NY Times)

  • More: Pro-EU rallies draw tens of thousands before elections (AP)

• Britain is making sexual harassment a hate crime (Foreign Policy)

• Argentine political fixer emerges from shadows to mount surprise presidential bid (Reuters)

• Guatemala’s anti-corruption fight inspired Latin America. It may be shut down. (NY Times)

• E.P.A. could get thousands of deaths off the books by changing its math (NY Times)

Global News 5/6/19 – One million species face extinction due to humans, fragile ceasefire takes hold between Gaza & Israel, and Trump ups pressure on China

Fishing nets and ropes are a frequent hazard for olive ridley sea turtles, seen on a beach in India’s Kerala state in January. A new 1,500-page report by the United Nations is the most exhaustive look yet at the decline in biodiversity across the globe. Credit Soren Andersson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

This Monday, one million species face extinction, U.N. report says, and humans will suffer as a result; fragile cease-fire takes hold between Israel and Gaza after weekend attacks that killed 4 Israelis, 22 Palestinians; the alleged war criminal in the U.N.’s midst; Trump ratchets up pressure on China, threatens tariff hikes; Boeing admits knowing of 737 Max problem for one year before fatal crashes. Read more below:

• One million species face extinction, U.N. report says. And humans will suffer as a result. (Washington Post)

• Fragile cease-fire takes hold between Israel and Gaza after weekend attacks that killed 4 Israelis, 22 Palestinians (NY Times)

• The alleged war criminal in the U.N.’s midst (Foreign Policy)

• Trump ratchets up pressure on China, threatens tariff hikes (Reuters)

• Boeing admits knowing of 737 Max problem for one year before fatal crashes (BBC)

• Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet (BBC)

• Algerian police arrest brother of ex-leader, 2 others (AfricaNews)

• Panama election: Center-left Cortizo wins unexpectedly close race (BBC)

• Cyclone Fani kills at least 15 as it moves to Bangladesh (AP)

• Brunei says it won't enforce death penalty for gay sex (BBC)

• Syrian government intensifies bombardment of rebel-held area (AP)

• With focus on Hodeidah, Yemen's war rages on elsewhere (Reuters)

• US sends aircraft carrier and bomber task force to 'warn Iran’ (BBC)

• The women desperate to leave Nepal (BBC)

• Europe is reining in tech giants. But some say it’s going too far. (NY Times)

Global News 4/24/19 – Navy SEALs warned against reporting war crimes, Trump signs law punishing websites for sex trafficking, & Mexico detains Central American migrants

Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher during a deployment in Iraq in 2017, in a photo provided by his lawyer. (NY Times)

This Wednesday, Navy SEALS were warned against reporting their chief for war crimes, Trump signs law to punish websites for sex trafficking, Mexico begins detaining Central American migrants in caravans, industrial-scale snooping, exported to the world, and more news out of Sri Lanka. 

• Navy SEALS were warned against reporting their chief for war crimes (NY Times)

• Trump signs law to punish websites for sex trafficking (Reuters)

• Mexico begins detaining Central American migrants in caravans (WSJ) 

• Industrial-scale snooping, exported to the world (NY Times)

• New headlines out of Sri Lanka:

  • Sri Lanka calls bombers ‘well educated’ and warns of ongoing threat (NY Times)

  • Death toll in Sri Lankan bombings rises to 359, police arrest another 18 suspects (Straits Times)

  • Sri Lanka explosions: Top officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks, Parliament told (Straits Times)

• UK cyber boss downplays threat of Five Eyes security rift over Huawei (Reuters)

• Drones to deliver vaccines, blood and drugs across Ghana (Reuters) 

• More than 50 dead in South Africa after heavy rains (Reuters)

• Algerian military's patience wearing thin with daily protests (Bloomberg) 

• Russia, U.S., China aim to cajole Taliban into inter-Afghan talks (Reuters)

• Twitter unveils new tool against EU elections meddlers (Reuters)

• At least 17 killed in blast in Syria's rebel-held Jisr al Shughour: rescue workers (Reuters)

• Three days of festivities end with Egypt saying Yes to more Sisi (Bloomberg)

• California tried to fix its prisons. Now county jails are more deadly. (ProPublica)

• The biggest nations' climate culpability (Axios)