NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to formally announce that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly as the international gathering of world leaders grapples with ongoing unrest in the Middle East.

Other major international allies are expected to join Canada in recognizing an independent Palestinian state during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week — likely causing agitation for the Trump administration.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has criticized the move, saying it emboldens Hamas — the group that led the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks — and makes negotiating a ceasefire deal and the release of hostages more difficult.

Carney announced in July that Canada would officially recognize the State of Pa

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