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 4/16/19 – Zuckerberg used Facebook user data to help his friends, volunteer observers fight election fraud in Indonesia, Notre-Dame structurally sound after fire

Leaked internal Facebook documents show that the plans to sell access to user data were discussed for years and received support from Facebook’s most senior executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. Doug Chayka for NBC News / Getty Images

This Tuesday, Zuckerberg used Facebook user data to gain advantage for friends, Indonesia holds elections, Notre-Dame found structurally sound, millions of Americans lose healthcare every year, and the AU gives Sudan ultimatum.

• Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show (NBC News)

• Thwarting fraud: thousands to 'crowd-source' Indonesian election results (Reuters)

• Notre-Dame found structurally sound after fire, as investigation begins (NY Times)

• Millions already lose or change health plans every year (Axios)

• African Union gives Sudan's military rulers ultimatum (BBC)

• Russian court jails Norwegian for 14 years for espionage (Reuters)

• Equatorial Guinea 'promises to scrap death penalty’ (BBC)

• Pentagon developing military options to deter Russian, Chinese influence in Venezuela (CNN)

• Taiwan president says Chinese drills a threat but not intimidated (Reuters)

• India's Supreme Court considers call to open mosques to women (Reuters)

• Egypt's parliament to vote on extending Sisi's rule (Al Jazeera)

• DHS may classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (Axios)

• Many people are too broke for bankruptcy. A new report suggests some fixes. (ProPublica)

• Aung San Suu Kyi has a new target: political satire (NY Times)

• In African villages, these phones become ultrasound scanners (NY Times)

Global News 4/9/19 – 7 killed during Sudan protests, Libya conflict intensifies, and China deflects criticism of Muslim camps

Protesters rally near the military headquarters, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in the capital Khartoum, Sudan. Activists behind anti-government protests in Sudan say security forces have killed at least seven people, including a military officer, in another attempt to break up the sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum. A spokeswoman for the Sudanese Professionals Association, said clashes erupted again early Tuesday between security forces and protesters who have been camping out in front of the complex in Khartoum since Saturday. (AP Photo)

This Tuesday, read today’s biggest news stories from the US and around the world, including new developments in Sudan, a growing intensity in Libya’s fighting, and an exposé of how China is defecting pressure over its internment of Uighur Muslims.

• Seven people killed over two days during protests in Sudan - interior minister (Reuters)

• Suffering grows from Libya conflict, jihadists exploit vacuum (Reuters)

• With pressure and persuasion, China deflects criticism of its camps for Muslims (NY Times)

• ‘They didn’t burn down our spirit’: Louisiana black churches defiant amid fires (NY Times)

• Trump's hardline new border plan (Axios) 

• Battle rages for Libya's capital, airport bombed (Reuters)

• Trump administration blocks baseball players from Cuba (WSJ)

• Brazil military shoots 80 bullets into vehicle of family driving to baby shower, 1 killed (The Straits Times)

• Hong Kong 'Umbrella' protesters found guilty of public nuisance (BBC)

• Facebook bends to EU pressure on ‘misleading’ fine print (WSJ)

• 2 arrested in vandalism of slave memorial at University of North Carolina (NY Times)

• How climate affects urbanization trends (Axios)

• Senators target the ways tech tricks us (Axios)

• All eyes are on the drug pricing middlemen (Axios)

• A global push for AI ethics (Axios)