The U.K. took a major diplomatic step on Tuesday by announcing its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood unless Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire, with Canada announcing similar plans the next day. While much of the world still does not recognize Palestinian sovereignty, there are currently 147 countries that do consider Palestine an independent nation, including some major global powers.

Brazil
The country has recognized a Palestinian state since 2010. It has long pushed for Palestine's advancement and also "assumed the presidency of a United Nations working group focused on advancing Palestinian statehood recognition," said Brazilian outlet The Rio Times. By recognizing Palestine, Brazil "hopes international pressure will highlight the growing isolation of the U.S. and Israel on Palestinian recognition while advancing concrete steps toward implementing the long-sought two-state solution," said The New York Times.

France
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will "recognize an independent state of Palestine in September at the U.N. General Assembly," said The Washington Post. This will make France the "largest Western power and the first member of the Group of Seven to recognize Palestinian statehood."

Ireland
Ireland has long been one of the most pro-Palestinian countries due to historic similarities and recognized Palestine's independence in 2024 alongside Norway and Spain. The country also "agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah," the Irish government said in a statement. 

Mexico
The country recognized a Palestinian state in March. The nation showed "support for a comprehensive and definitive two-state solution to the conflict," the Mexican government said. It had remained neutral during prior wars in the Middle East. 

This decision was supported by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who's Jewish. We "condemn the aggressions that are being experienced and also consider that the state of Palestine must be recognized in its entirety," Sheinbaum said during a press conference. 

South Africa
South Africa has recognized Palestine since 1995, making it one of the first countries to do so. South Africans have often "compared the restrictions Israel placed on Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank with the treatment of Black South Africans during apartheid," said The Associated Press. South Africa also brought a case against Israel, alleging genocide at the International Court of Justice.

Tea, a viral app marketed as a safe space where women can share information about men they date, has been hit by a major data hack, and the identifying details of thousands of its female users have been leaked online. After 404 Media first reported the breach, Tea, which has 1.6 million users, confirmed "unauthorized access" to 72,000 images submitted by women, including 13,000 selfies and government-issued IDs that were uploaded as proof of identification.

'Stoking gender divisions' 
Designed to allow women to discuss their dating experiences and share information anonymously, the app had reported a "massive surge in growth" in recent weeks, said The New York Times. It had gained attention through mentions in videos and discussions on social media about dating and gender dynamics. 

But networks like Tea have "increasingly drawn accusations of stoking gender divisions, as well as claims from men who say the groups have defamed them or invaded their privacy," said the Times. Some posts on the anonymous message board 4chan had "called for the site to be hacked." And last Friday, "4chan users claimed" to have found a "database related to the app that included photos of users' IDs and other information," said CNN. The data then began circulating online. 

Users 'at risk' 
"It's hard to overstate how sensitive this data is and how it could put Tea's users at risk if it fell into the wrong hands," said 404Media. Some messages contained accusations against named individuals, while others included women "discussing their abortions." 

And users "could be easily found via the social media handles, phone numbers and real names that they shared in these chats," said 404Media. Within hours of the breach, said the Times, a now-deleted 4chan thread shared a custom Google Map that "purported to use data from the leak to tie the images to locations" of women registered on the app.