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Trump to declare Antifa ‘a major terrorist organisation’
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said he would designate “Antifa” — a shorthand term for “anti-fascist” used to describe diffuse far-left groups — as “a major terrorist organisation,” a move he threatened in his first term.
Biden slams Trump 'extremist' assault on democracy
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» PHILADELPHIA - US President Joe Biden took fierce aim Thursday at Donald Trump and his "extremist" supporters, labeling them enemies of American democracy in a prime-time address that sought to fire up voters ahead of key midterm elections.
Biden's visit to racist massacre site will highlight US divisions
AFP, Published on 17/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - When President Joe Biden visits the site of a racist massacre in upstate New York on Tuesday, he'll confront not only the shocking deaths of 10 Black people but a growing sense that extremism is pulling at the fabric of US society.
In US, death threats for those removing Confederate statues
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: Since his contracting company began removing Confederate statues from Richmond, Virginia -- controversial symbols of the South's slave-holding past -- Devon Henry has got himself a gun that never leaves his side.
Flashpoint US statue of Confederate general removed in Richmond
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» RICHMOND (UNITED STATES) - A towering statue of a Confederate general that became a focal point of protests for racial justice was removed Wednesday in Richmond, the Virginia city that served as the capital of the pro-slavery South during the American Civil War.
US city removes flashpoint statues including Confederate generals
AFP, Published on 11/07/2021
» CHARLOTTESVILLE (UNITED STATES) - The southern US city of Charlottesville on Saturday took down controversial statues including two honoring Civil War pro-slavery generals which had become the focus of protests.
Michigan plot: US right-wing militias a growing threat
AFP, Published on 10/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - The arrest of 13 men in a plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan and "instigate a civil war" placed a fresh spotlight on the growth of armed, right-wing extremist "militias" under the administration of President Donald Trump.
Trump tweets, then deletes, video of fan yelling 'white power'
AFP, Published on 29/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday shared a video of a stand-off between anti-Trump protesters and his supporters in which a man chants "white power" -- before deleting it amid an outcry.
Pelosi seeks removal of Confederate statues from US Capitol
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.
In first, US brands white supremacists as foreign terrorists
AFP, Published on 07/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday branded a Russian far-right organisation a terrorist group, the first time it has targeted purported white supremacists with action frequently used against jihadist groups.