Six Killed, Two Wounded in Israeli Drone Strikes on Southern Lebanon

Trump's DOJ Will Reportedly Support End Of National Firearms Act After 92 Years Why do Americans protected by the 2nd Amendment still need to get permission and approval from the ATF to have a rifle with a barrel under 16 inches, or a particular brand of stock, or a suppressor that, in most cases, doesn't silence a firearm at all but simply makes shooting it easier on a person's hearing?  Why, for 92 years, have citizens had to pay for a tax stamp and send their fingerprints to the...

Trump Pursues Diplomatic Off-Ramp As Omani Delegation Arrives In Tehran: Report Summary Why Trump Reportedly Ordered Military Not To Strike In Overnight US Pauses Iran Bombing Campaign As Saudi-Houthi Red Sea Front Erupts Why Trump Reportedly Ordered Military Not To Strike In Overnight Axios reports that President Trump called off new U.S. military strikes on Iran Friday night, signaling a potential diplomatic offramp after nearly two weeks of tit-for-tat attacks. People familiar with the decision told the outlet that the pause coincided with the arrival of Omani officials in Tehran for negotiations aimed at reopening...

Turkey Liquidated Almost All Of Its US Treasuries In March To Defend Crashing Lira Two months ago, at the end of March, we reported that Turkey was aggressively dumping its gold reserves in a panic scramble to obtain dollar funding, which Erdogan's regime was using to keep the Turkish lira from crashing, and to also pay for energy imports which had suddenly soared in price as a result of the Iran war. The violent selling by Turkey (and other emerging markets) was behind the brutal plunge in gold prices, which tumbled...