🇷🇺🇺🇦 - The war of the drones.

A Russian quadcopter drone spots a Ukrainian fiber optic drone operating over Russian-controlled trenches. In an incredible maneuver, the Russian quadcopter, using its blades, cuts the cable of the fiber optic Ukrainian drone. The Ukrainian drone can then be seen shutting down slowly, having been neutralized.

🇺🇸🇦🇿🇮🇱⚡- "Azerbaijan deserves to be recognized by the US as a key strategic partner. Azerbaijan has been a loyal friend of Israel for many years, and this has not changed even after October 7, despite its geographical and cultural proximity to Iran. It deserves to be recognized by the United States as a key strategic partner. Azerbaijan works closely with Israel, and just as it remains loyal to Jerusalem, it is ready to be a loyal partner to Washington," - The Jerusalem Post.

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡- US Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, raises the US flag at the US Ambassador's residency in Damascus, Syria, for the first time in 12+ years.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was also present to mark the occasion.

🇲🇦🇮🇱⚡- Morocco awards Tomer Bar, Chief of the Israeli Air Force, with the 'Gift of Friendship,' during the African Lion 2025 exercises held in Morocco.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- The two aid distribution centers, ran by the US, are open today in Tal as Sultan, Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. A third aid point, at the Netzarim Corridor, has also begun operations for the first time. So far 14,000 aid packages have been delivered.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- During President Trump’s Middle East tour, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE warned that attacking Iran’s nuclear sites could trigger missile retaliation against bases in their own countries. The Arab leaders urged restraint on Iran.

🇮🇶🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Accelerated talks are underway on a prisoner exchange between Hezbollah and Israel with Iraq as the mediator," - MTV, Lebanese media.

🇹🇷🇦🇲🇮🇷⚡- "The Zangezur Corridor [south Armenia] is not only a land route for Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan, but also a new integration line passing through Turkey to the Turkic world. The opening of this corridor in the near future will strengthen the transport and energy infrastructure in the South Caucasus. We expect our neighbor Iran to support these steps, which will serve peace and development in our region. We would like them to benefit from the win-win principle. Every step taken, every door and corridor opened will bring economic benefits and ultimately bring the countries closer together," - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, during an interview with TRT Haber.

🇹🇷🇱🇾⚡- Turkey prepares to withdraw the remaining Syrian National Army forces from western Libya.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- The Trump administration has directed US EDA software firms like Synopsys and Cadence to cease sales to Chinese companies, aiming to impede China's semiconductor and AI chip development.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have captured Shevchenko-Pervoe, Pokrovsk direction.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: "Explosive new intelligence report reveals Iran's nuclear weapons program is still active [while negotiating].

The Iranian nuclear weapons development program is well advanced, and Iran possesses a growing arsenal of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads over long distances. Iran is striving for comprehensive rearmament, with nuclear weapons to make the regime immune to attack and to expand and consolidate its dominance in the Middle East and beyond," - Fox News, citing Austria's state intelligence, DSN.

Fox News reports that the Austrians have "contradicted" a report in March by Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, in which she claimed Iran had "paused" its nuclear activities.

More importantly, Fox News believes the Austrian intelligence findings could be an "unwanted wrench in President Trump’s negotiation process to resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran’s rulers because the data outlined in the report suggests the regime will not abandon its drive to secure a nuclear weapon."

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- India announces mock-drills to begin on May 31 along the entire India-Pakistan border, including regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Chandigarh. The exercises have been named 'Operation Shield'.

🇮🇩⚡- The situation in the Western New Guinea (Pupua), Indonesia, has significantly deteriorated for the Indonesian Armed Forces, TNI, in the past few weeks.

In May, the 'Papua National Liberation Army', TPNPB, have escalated offensive actions in several directions:
- TPNPB have reached the outskirts of the large town of Sorong, in the west of the island.
- TPNPB are just 38km from the town of Sengii, along the international border with Papua New Guinea in the east. Sengii is the final settlement along the border before the major city of Jayapura.
- The entire Japen Island falls to TPNPB in the north. The island is just south of Biak Island, where it was rumored Russia may establish a possible Air/Naval Base - rumors which have since been denied by the Indonesian government.
- More importantly, TPNPB are approaching the town of Wamena, in the center of the island. If captured, TPNPB could breach the encirclement around its Enaratoli front.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, during a meeting with the families of the hostages, said that he accepts the US Special Envoy Witkoff's hostage-ceasefire proposal.

Hamas, in an official statement, reported that it had received the proposal and was 'studying' it.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- "Operation Sindoor is not over yet," - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.

🇨🇳🇮🇳🇳🇵⚡- India arrests two Chinese nationals on the Nepal-India border, near the city of Madhubani, northeast India.

Indian authorities have said the two Chinese attempted to enter the country illegally, and were taking photos and videos of sensitive locations on the India side.

Madhubani is situated at the entrance to India's weak-point, the Siliguri corridor, the 'Chicken's Neck'. China has been militarizing in the region recently, including deploying to sites in Bangladesh.