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The leaders of Australia, Britain and Canada said their countries formally recognised Palestinian statehood.

Sir Kier Stama, Britain's Prime Minister,

said the announcement was designed to revive hope

for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Other Western countries, including France,

are expected to follow suit on Monday

during a conference at the UN General Assembly. Donald Trump arrived on Air Force One for Charlie

Kirk's memorial service in Glendale, Arizona. America's president and his deputy, J.D. Vance,

are expected to give speeches to mark the death of the right-wing

activist who was murdered in Utah on September 10. Local police told CNN that more than 200,000

could try to attend, far beyond the venue's capacity. Estonia requested an emergency meeting of the

UN Security Council to discuss the incursion of three Russian fighter jets

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