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US President Donald Trump announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself - an honour usually reserved for leaders who have left office. Two of the Trump-class ships will be built initially, but that number could grow substantially, according to the president, who said they will be "some of the most lethal surface warfare ships" and "the largest battleship in the history of our country." Trump made the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Navy Secretary John Phelan, with images of the planned high-tech vessels on stands nearby. 

Russia's Defense Ministry said Sunday that its forces had killed 1,165 Ukrainian soldiers and shot down 116 drones. In a statement, the ministry reported strikes on Ukrainian positions across 147 locations along the front lines, claiming damage to armored vehicles, artillery systems, ammunition depots, and electronic warfare stations.It also said Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure and railway cars used to transport Ukrainian troops to the Donbas region, as well as facilities involved in the production and launch of long-range drones and storage sites for unmanned boats.Since the start of the war on Feb. 24, 2022, both Russia and Ukraine have issued near-daily battlefield updates, often asserting gains or repelling attacks. These claims are difficult to independently verify due to the ongoing conflict.

Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Jamal Rushdi, has lauded the State of Qatar's role in the negotiations that were held to reach a decision to cease the warfare in the Gaza Strip. He pointed out that the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, scheduled to be held later today, caps a long and arduous course of negotiations on this matter. Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Rushdi said the State of Qatar played a remarkable role in the mediation to bring the war in Gaza to a close, affirming that the mediation role was tough and encountered hitches throughout the negotiations between the two parties to reach compromise solutions. However, mediators from the State of Qatar and Egypt had demonstrated tremendous patience and perseverance to stop the bloodshed and halt the war in the Gaza Strip, helped by the United States, Rushdi underlined. Rushdi further indicated that the key objective of mediators in the State of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States is to put an end to the massacre, culminating in solutions that protect the Palestinians and formulate a pathway toward a political settlement to achieve the best situation for the Palestinians. He pointed out that the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit is a very high-stakes event, a product of two years of arduous negotiations that ultimately led to achieving the primary goal, which is to stop this massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people. Finally, Rushdi hoped that the Palestinian people would enjoy stability after ending the warfare in the Gaza enclave, stating that perseverance and determination to accomplish that objective brought this moment, which is not the end of the road but rather a new beginning for the Palestinian people.