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

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

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