Just hours earlier, the U.S. Senate rejected two resolutions introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel. While the measures failed, more than half of Senate Democrats supported them, signaling a growing shift in Washington’s stance toward the war in Gaza.

Canada's recognition of Palestinian statehood will make it tougher for the U.S. to agree a trade deal with its northern neighbor, President Donald Trump warned overnight, with just a day to go until the deadline the White House has set for tariffs to snap higher.

"I think it's the biggest deal ever made," Trump said of the new agreement, which will reduce the bloc's tariff rate to 15 percent.