Lebanon's President Blasts Iran, Hezbollah For Using Country As Bargaining Chip

'Manufactured Story': Hegseth Goes Off In CBS Interview On Crisis Of US Arms Stockpiles Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth joined CBS's Margaret Brennan on Sunday for an interview which quickly degenerated into a tense, finger-pointing segment over billions poured into the military-industrial complex, as well as foreign coffers, amid multiple global hotspots and a couple major war fronts - most notably Ukraine and the Middle East. Brennan pressed Hegseth on the hollowed-out state of American arms stockpiles, invoking a recent plea from Ukraine for localized weapon production. "Let me ask you before...

Conference Board Confidence Unexpectedly Jumps To Highest In 2026 Despite war (and rising gas prices) now fully embedded in respondents' minds, it is perhaps surprising that The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence rose considerably more than expected to 92.8 in April (89.0 exp) from an upwardly revised 92.2. Present Situation dipped very modestly from 124.1 to 123.8 (120.1 exp) while Expectations rose from 71.0 to 72.2 (69.2 exp) Source: Bloomberg That is the highest headline print in 2026. “Consumer appraisals of current and expected business conditions declined moderately compared to last month," said Dana M Peterson,...

Over 70 Hezbollah Sites Struck As Netanyahu Orders IDF To 'Intensify Blows' On Lebanon Israel has drastically ramped up its military campaign across Lebanon, hitting many dozens of 'Hezbollah sites' - and seriously escalating the long-running conflict, despite there officially being a US-mediated ceasefire in place. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed on Monday that instructed the military to "press the pedal even harder" against Hezbollah, reportedly upon a greenlight being given by Washington, following increased drone attacks from the Shia paramilitary group backed by Iran on northern Israel. via AFP "We are...