Key TakeawaysThe United Kingdom has formally recognized a Palestinian state, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasizing the need to preserve the two-state solution while ruling out Hamas involvement and imposing new sanctions on its leadership.Geopolitical tensions in Europe escalated as the German Air Force intercepted a Russian Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, handing it over to Swedish NATO partners amid a pattern of Russian airspace violations.A potential U.S. government shutdown lo ...