Pakistan, Aug. 11 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Australia will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Speaking at a press conference after a cabinet meeting, he said the move aims to accelerate efforts toward a two-state solution. Albanese stressed that recognition would be based on commitments received from the Palestinian Authority, including assurances that Hamas will have no role in any future Palestinian state. The announcement marks a significant shift in Australia's Middle East policy.

The prime minister called the two-state solution "humanity's greatest hope" to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to end war, suffering, and hunger in ...