Armor, Ammunition And Battlefield Adaptation

Mass Casualty Event After Israeli Airstrikes On Beirut Highway Another mass casualty event has occurred in Lebanon, as national media says that on Wednesday eight people died, including two children, when Israeli strikes targeted cars on a highway south of Beirut.  Israeli media itself described that "The three separate airstrikes were carried out well beyond the main theater of conflict in the south, targeting vehicles on the coastal highway in an area around 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Beirut, security sources said." The attack was reportedly carried out by drones. EPA image "Images showed...

Renter Nation Returns? Massive Jump In Multi-Family Unit Starts Despite Builder Sentiment Slump US Housing Starts exploded higher by 19% MoM in June, dramatically more than the already large 11.2% MoM expectation and rebounding from the prior two ugly monthly declines. This was the biggest monthly increase in Starts since May 2023. On the other side, the more forward-looking Building Permits declined for a second straight month... This shouldn't be a total surprise after yesterday's decline in builder sentiment (confidence among US homebuilders dropped for a second month to the lowest level of...

Australian Financial Watchdogs Back New Powers To Curb Money-Laundering Via Crypto Authored by Rex Widerstrom via The Epoch Times, Australian crime-fighting and financial agencies are moving to prevent the use of cryptocurrency for money laundering, scams, and money-mule activities. Illustration of Bitcoin and Ethereum coins held together in front of diverses EURO banknotes in Paris, France, on June 5, 2026. Joao Luiz Bulcao/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images The Australian Banking Association (ABA), Transparency International, and the regulator, AUSTRAC (Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre), are backing a proposal to amend the Anti-Money Laundering...