Trump Meets with Syria’s Jihadi President… …Offers Dropped Sanctions and Normal Relations

"President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, one day after announcing the U.S. would drop sanctions against Syria.

Trump said after meeting Sharaa that he would explore “normalizing” relations with Damascus, while Syria would explore joining the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel.
Trump’s outreach to Damascus, especially if he can get Syria into the Abraham Accords, could prove long-term beneficial to the United States. The move could go a long way toward diminishing Chinese influence in the Middle East and further isolating Iran, which sank a great deal of blood and treasure into supporting the regime of dictator Bashar Assad and may now have nothing to show for it. The political geography surrounding Israel would change dramatically if Syria became friendly, cutting Iran off from its terrorist proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon." 

Breitbart

Massive fires engulf Russian regions, Buryatia declares emergency

"Massive wildfires swept through Russia’s Amur Oblast and Republic of Buryatia, with flames

nearing a major Amur highway and prompting Buryatia to declare a state of emergency.
In Amur Oblast, a large-scale forest fire approached a highway connecting Blagoveshchensk to Svobodny overnight into May 13, forcing drivers near Moskvitino village to navigate through intense flames, per local accounts cited by Telegram channels.
In Buryatia, authorities declared a state of emergency due to 22 active wildfires spanning more than 53,000 hectares, according to the regional government.
In Zabaykalsky Krai, 47 forest fires were recorded in the past day, with 22 extinguished." KI

Russian Delegation Arrived in Istanbul For Talks with Ukraine

"The Russian delegation to the Istanbul negotiations will include:
Mikhail Galuzin - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Igor Kostyukov - Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces,
Alexander Fomin - Deputy Minister of Defense." 

Sputnik

ISIS Attack Thwarted at Army Facility Near Detroit, Michigan

"A former National Guard member from Melvindale, Michigan, near Dearborn, was busted for attempting a mass shooting at a base in nearby Warren, Michigan.

Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, was arrested and charged with providing training and materiel to undercover federal agents. Investigators claim the planned attack is related to ISIS.
The plan was to launch a mass shooting at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility just north of Detroit. This is not a military base but more of an Army facility.
Said not only provided ammunition, magazines, firebombs, and weapons training to undercover agents, but he also flew a drone of the TACOM facility while planning his nefarious attack." 

PJM

U.S. Engineers Find ‘Rogue Communication Devices’ in Chinese Solar Panels

"U.S. engineers have discovered mysterious, undocumented communication devices lurking in some Chinese-made solar power inverters and batteries.

“The rogue components provide additional, undocumented communication channels that could allow firewalls to be circumvented remotely, with potentially catastrophic consequences,” said Reuters’ sources.
In the case of the suspicious Chinese power inverters, the devices were designed to connect solar panel arrays and windmills to power grids. They have Internet capability, so their performance can be monitored and their software can be updated easily." 

Breitbart

168 combat engagements on frontline over past day

"168 combat engagements took place between Ukrainian defenders and Russian troops.
Enemy air strikes were recorded, in particular, in the areas of Richky and Bilopillia in Sumy region; Pidlyman and Kupiansk in Kharkiv region; Yalta, Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Zaporizhzhia, Novoukrainka, and Novopil in Donetsk region; Dachne in Dnipropetrovsk region; Huliaipole, Vysoke, Stepnohirsk, and Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia region.

In the Kharkiv sector, Russian forces conducted offensive actions three times near Vovchansk and Kamianka.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched one attack yesterday. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled the assault near Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attacked 24 times. They attemptd to advance near Nova Kruhliakivka, Lozova, Novoiehorivka, Hrekivka, Kolodiazi, Yampolivka, and Ridkodub, as well as towards Hryhorivka.
In the Siversk sector, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions five times near Verkhniokamianske and Bilohorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, eight combat engagements were recorded near Chasiv Yar, Hryhorivka, Bila Hora, and Kurdiumivka.
In the Toretsk sector, Russians attacked 19 times near Toretsk, Krymske, and Dyliivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 74 enemy assault and offensive actions near Stara Mykolaivka, Yelyzavetivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Kotliarivka, and Andriivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian Defense Forces’ positions 26 times near Bahatyr, Novopil, Burlatske, and Vilne Pole." Ukrin

Ukrainian forces down 62 Russian UAVs

"The Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully shot down 62 Russian drones, while 29 enemy UAVs vanished from radar. , Russian forces have launched 110 attack UAVs and other types of decoy drones from various locations, including Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, and Millerovo." Ukrin