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WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday (Apr 6) branded a Russian far-right group as a foreign terrorist organisation, the first time it has targeted white supremacists with tools regularly used against Islamist extremists. The State Department said that the Russian Imperial Movement runs paramilitary training camps in St Petersburg and has drawn neo-Nazis from across the Western world. "This is the first time the United States has ever designated white supremacist terrorists, illustrating how seriously this administration takes the threat," said Nathan Sales, the State Department counter-terrorism coordinator. The measure comes after the State Department in its latest annual terrorism report last November said ethnically and racially driven terrorism had risen alarmingly in 2018 both worldwide and in the United States. READ: Commentary: Why Asia may not be immune to far-right terrorism Russian Imperial Movement's (RIM) members cast themselves as Russian Orthodox … [Read more...] about US designates white supremacists as foreign terrorist group for the first time

WASHINGTON: Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter, an idea one of them said came from White House national security advisers. That the concept was even considered at high levels reflects both the depth of the crisis facing the global oil industry as well as its growing importance to the U.S. economy. A few weeks ago, proposals for Washington to work together with oil producers to curb supply to the global market would have been dismissed for violating U.S. antitrust laws. But prices for oil have slumped to an 18-year low because of the twin hits of the coronavirus pandemic slashing energy demand and a price war between top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia, threatening higher-cost U.S. and global drillers with bankruptcy. The idea of a U.S.-Saudi alternative to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, of which Saudi Arabia is … [Read more...] about US-Saudi oil alliance idea born at White House, put on back burner for now

An Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday morning after a teenage girl was abducted in New York state. Stephnie White was abducted on Niagara Falls Boulevard in North Tonawanda at around 7 p.m. on Monday night, according to the North Tonawanda Police Department. Police described her as a white female, aged approximately 17, with short brown hair and brown eyes. She is around 4 feet and 10 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. The girl was last seen wearing a black Deadpool sweatshirt with red and black pajama pants and black and white high-top sneakers. The suspect wanted has been identified as 50-year-old Michael D. Mesko. He is described as around 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing around 220 pounds, and having short brown hair and brown eyes. He also has a surgical scar on the right side of his neck and a tattoo of a wolf on is right ankle. Police have also identified a vehicle they are looking for. It is described as a blue Nissan Rogue with the license plate number … [Read more...] about Amber Alert Issued For Stephnie White, Teen Abducted In New York State

PRETORIA: South African Super Rugby side the Bulls have appointed Word Cup winner Jake White as their new Director of Rugby, the team announced on Wednesday. White replaces Alan Zondagh after the latter resigned in the wake of a poor start to the season that saw the side win just one of their six matches before the coronavirus outbreak forced a pause in the campaign. "We need to re-build a winning culture at Loftus," White said in a media statement from the Bulls. "There's a great history and heritage here, and I'm looking forward to adding my contribution to the Bulls' legacy." White led the Springboks to the 2007 Rugby World Cup title, and was most recently with Toyota Verblitz in Japan. He has also previously coached the Sharks and Australia's ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby, and spent three years at Montpellier in the French Top14. The Bulls are South Africa's most successful Super Rugby side with three previous victories in the Southern Hemisphere club competition. … [Read more...] about Rugby: Ailing Bulls appoint World Cup winner White

WASHINGTON: The White House expects the impact of economic stimulus to counter the effects of coronavirus to be more than US$2 trillion, including around US$1.4 trillion from a prospective US Senate bill, aides said on Saturday (Mar 21). White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters he expects the coronavirus stimulus package being negotiated by the Senate this weekend would be worth about US$1.3 trillion or US$1.4 trillion. Eric Ueland, the White House legislative liaison, told reporters the net impact of the legislation and US Federal Reserve action would be "well north of US$2 trillion." “The net impact, in combination with the amount that you’ll see pass in the next couple of days, I hope, plus what the Federal Reserve can put in on the table, in combination with what we’re doing, will be well north of US$2 trillion," Ueland said. US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Saturday said lawmakers were "making very good progress" on the Senate package. "I … [Read more...] about US coronavirus stimulus to be worth ‘north of US$2 trillion’: White House aide