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 5/3/19 – India's most powerful cyclone in decades, Venezuelan plot unravels, UN alarmed at conditions for migrants in Yemen

A cyclone relief shelter in Puri on Friday. Credit Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

This Friday, Indians shelter from powerful Cyclone Fani, Venezuelan opposition left exposed after plot unravels, UN ‘alarmed’ over migrant conditions in Yemen, India seizes cash, booze, gold used to corrupt democracy, and Sudan army rejects civilian majority in ruling council.

• Cyclone Fani: Indians shelter from powerful storm (BBC)

• Venezuelan opposition left exposed after plot unravels (Axios)

• UN ‘alarmed’ over migrant conditions in Yemen (AP)

• India: Cash, booze, gold and democracy (Axios)

• Sudan army rejects civilian majority in ruling council (BBC)

• Benin troops in protest clampdown after contested vote (AFP)

• Myanmar troops kill six in Rakhine for suspected rebel links (Al Jazeera)

• Afghanistan's Loya Jirga calls for immediate cease-fire (RadioFreeEurope)

• German arrests as police attack dark web drugs market (BBC)

• Saudi Arabia temporarily releases four detained women's rights activists (Time) 

• Jared Kushner on 'two-state' solution: 'Let's just not say it’ (Al Jazeera)

• In Cuba, Carnival cruise ships have been using stolen ports, original owners say (NY Times)

• A $37 million temporary fix: U.S. builds 2 new migrant detention centers (NY Times)

• How a lone Norwegian trader shook the world’s financial system (NY Times)

• 'Low rains, a heatwave. Then floods': Bad harvest pushes North Korea to the brink (BBC)