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Newsday: 23/05/2024 06:06 GMT : Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state

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23/05/2024 06:06 GMT 

23/05/2024 06:06 GMT : Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state

Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state

BBC World Service - Newsday, Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state

Spain and Ireland said the decision was not against Israel nor in favour of Hamas

Spain and Ireland said the decision was not against Israel nor in favour of Hamas, but rather in support of peace.

Ireland, Spain and Norway say they will formally recognise a Palestinian state. We hear from the Norway's foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide on why they took the decision now.

Leaders and ministers  from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait head to Tehran to attend Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's funeral. Mr Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday along with seven members of his entourage.

Also in the programme, China has started two days of military exercises surrounding the island, which Beijing described as a form of 'punishment for separatist acts'.

In sport, Atalanta breaks Bayer Leverkusen unbeaten record in a 3 - 0 Europa final.

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