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 5/21/19 – South Korea to send aid to North Korea, EU says Hungary migrant abuse is 'matter of urgency,' UN warns food aid to Yemen could be suspended

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)

• Germany spends record €23 billion on refugees (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)