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)

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)