Global News 5/24/19 – Theresa May out as UK Prime Minister, Trump empowers AG's spying probe, Modi faces challenges as he starts new term as India PM

Mr. Modi campaigning in Vadodara, Gujarat, in 2014, the first time he ran for prime minister. Credit Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times

This Friday, embattled UK PM Theresa May steps down after multiple Brexit failures; Trump empower AG Barr in surveillance investigation; Modi faces continued challenges with unemployment, Pakistan as he begins new historic term; Colorado becomes first state to cap price of insulin for consumers; and economic opportunity in US is now tied to geography more than ever.

• Theresa May quits: UK set for new PM by end of July (BBC)

• Trump orders new powers for Attorney General's surveillance probe (BBC)

• Modi will need to hit the ground running with economy, Pakistan (Reuters)

• Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin (Denver Post)

• Economic opportunity is tied to location more than ever before, according to a county-by-county report from the nonprofit Economic Innovation Group (Axios)

• Kenya’s high court upholds ban on gay sex (NY Times)

• What your hospital knows about you (Axios)

• Trump doubts U.S. needs to send more troops to Middle East (Reuters)

  • More: Iran says it will not surrender even if it is bombed (Reuters)

• U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with espionage (Reuters)

• U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo (Reuters)

• Ugandan capital Kampala bans street children donations (BBC)

• Trump administration proposes rollback of transgender protections (NY Times)

• It’s never been easier to be a C.E.O., and the pay keeps rising (NY Times)

• Storms, flooding and more pain for Missouri and Oklahoma (NY Times)

• How climate change may affect the plants in your yard (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 5/6/19 – 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 4/25/19 – Kim Jong-Un meets Putin, three Sudanese generals agree to quit, and Mozambique cyclone survivors forced into trading sex for food

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un posing for a photo prior to their talks in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say they have had fruitful talks about how to defuse a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

This Thursday, Kim Jong-un meets Putin in Russia, three top Sudanese generals agree to quit as protests continue, Mozambique cyclone victims forced to trade sex for food, tropical tree losses persist at high levels, and Brazil’s indigenous people "fight for the right to exist."

• Kim Jong-un meets Putin in Russia with U.S. talks faltering (NY Times)

• Sudan crisis: Three top generals agree to quit as protests continue (BBC)

• Mozambique: Cyclone victims forced to trade sex for food (Human Rights Watch)

• Deforestation: Tropical tree losses persist at high levels (BBC)

• Brazil's indigenous people: 'We fight for the right to exist’ (BBC)

• Belt and Road forum: China's 'project of the century' hits tough times (The Guardian)

• How the U.S. miscounted the dead in Syria (Foreign Policy)

• Saudi sisters tell Google and Apple to pull 'inhuman' women app (Al Jazeera)

• Across 27 countries, most don’t mind more religion in society (Christianity Today)

• Over 20 million children a year miss out on first dose of measles vaccine (NY Times)

• Texas executes white supremacist in dragging death (NY Times)

• Health: 1 big thing: Everything's deadlier in the South (Axios)

• WHO: Get kids away from the screens (Axios)

• Addiction recovery as free labor (Axios)

• The sound of justice: The original records of Nazi atrocities are at risk of being lost — but it’s not too late to save them (The Verge)

Global News 4/22/19 – 🌎 Earth Day 🌍 – Sri Lanka Easter bombings death toll rises to 290, CIA offers proof of Huawei connections to Chinese military, and the new push against Iranian oil exports

Relatives unloading the coffin on Monday of Sneha Savindi, 11, who was killed in a suicide bombing at St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo. Credit Adam Dean for The New York Times

This Earth Day, more information about Sri Lanka’s terror attacks on Christians and foreigners, the CIA gives proof of Huawei’s connections to Chinese military, and the US makes new push against Iranian oil exports.

• Sri Lanka: Terrorist group is identified, and death toll rises (NY Times)

• Religious minorities across Asia suffer amid surge in sectarian politics (NY Times)

• CIA offers proof Huawei has been funded by China's military and intelligence (Forbes)

• The new push against Iranian oil exports (Axios)

• Two arresting Earth Day facts (Axios)

• Silicon Valley came to Kansas schools. That started a rebellion. (NY Times)

• Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide (BBC)

• Sudanese protesters suspend talks with military (AP)

• US arrests 'member of border militia' in New Mexico (BBC) 

• Frustration grows among migrants in Mexico as support fades (AP)

• Climate protesters march in London again; arrests hit 710 (AP)

• Syria war: IS 'kills 35' government troops in desert attacks (BBC)

• The giants at the heart of the opioid crisis (NY Times)

• Supreme Court to decide whether bias law covers gay and transgender workers (NY Times)

• Strong earthquake strikes Philippines, killing at least 5 (NY Times)