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FOX NEWS: Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires, proposes cut to department's budget — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) February 18, 2026 NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit — Fox News — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 18, …
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Israel’s underlying objective in Gaza is to empty the territory of its Palestinian population, warning that only an international force can prevent what he described as a plan of forced displacement. In a televised interview with Turkey’s TVNet channel on Saturday, Fidan stated that Israel “seeks to empty …
The UN’s “50-in-5” campaign, backed by the Gates Foundation, aims to implement digital public infrastructure (DPI) in 50 countries by 2028, including digital IDs, payment systems and data-sharing platforms – framed as progress but criticized as a tool for centralized control. Digital IDs centralize biometric data (fingerprints, facial scans) and track personal activities, raising …
Seattle CNN — A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it. Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee who sits in Seattle, granted the request by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three other Democratic-led states for …