Global News 04/19/2024

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How Antifa went mainstream; Iran fires air defenses at Isfahan base and nuclear site after drones spotted; Ukraine claims to shoot down Russian bomber - Moscow denies it; Behind the IMF's warning to Biden and Congress on deficit spending

• How Antifa went mainstream (UnHerd)

• Iran fires air defenses at Isfahan base and nuclear site after drones spotted (AP)

• Ukraine claims to shoot down Russian bomber - Moscow denies it (Euronews)

• Behind the IMF's warning to Biden and Congress on deficit spending (Axios)

• Ukraine war: Children among seven dead in Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region (BBC)

• Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7 (AP)

• ‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG currency (Al Jazeera)

• How disinformation, fake news, and AI threatens India’s electoral process (TRT World)

• Chinese navy is operating out of Cambodia's Ream base: US think tank (Radio Free Asia)

• Donald Trump moans: ‘Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine?’ (POLITICO)

• ‘Messianic spell’: How Narendra Modi created a cult of personality from the age of eight (The Guardian)

• Targeted Israeli strike is a message - and Iran's response so far is telling (Sky News)

• Gabon junta leader Gen Nguema seeks democratic way to stay in power (EastAfrican)

• Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban (Human Rights Watch)

• Biden administration bars drilling on millions of acres in Alaska (The Hill)