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The old monastery of Sant Miquel dels Reis, seat of the Valencian Library and the Valencian Academy of Language.Monica TorresThere is hidden within Borges’s Aleph an infinite world. One looks inside and can contemplate in it all the times merged: the past, the present, the future. See the All. Unlimited. Both.There is an Aleph in Valencia and Antoni Tordera has told it. A stone building that has been a Muslim farmhouse, monastery, school, mendicants’ corner, pantheon of the vicereine of a forgotten kingdom, prison for common prisoners, prison for political prisoners, headquarters of an immense library with the most valuable…

The minister has been proclaimed leader of the PSM after the abrupt end of Juan Lobato and assumes the most difficult mission of Spanish socialism: confronting the hegemonic leadership of Isabel Díaz Ayuso Read Óscar López’s enthusiasm surprises and convinces the PSOE: "In the PP they are very surplus and that is the best way to fail"

After 24 years, the bloody rule of Syria’s ruler Assad apparently ends this Sunday. He is said to have already left the country. His head of government wants to give up power. The rebels are already calling on Syrian refugees to return to a “free Syria”. In view of the advance of Islamist fighters into the Syrian capital Damascus, Prime Minister Mohamed al-Jalali has declared his willingness to hand over power on Sunday. He is ready to hand over the reins of government to “any leadership that determines the Syrian people” and is ready for any process for the transfer…

In Sednaya, the Assad regime imprisoned and tortured thousands of people. Now the militias want to have liberated the notorious prison, and the first video recordings are circulating online. Syria: Syrian militias report liberation of Sednaya torture prison

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s party said on Sunday it had “effectively obtained” a promise from the leader to step down, despite the fact he survived an impeachment vote on Saturday hours after making a public apology for briefly imposing martial law. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside parliament during the vote to call for Yoon’s removal from office. South Korea president to resign despite surviving impeachment vote, party says

  Is Alice Weidel really the most popular German politician in China? The leader of the populist, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is probably the only member of Germany’s Parliament, the Bundestag, who speaks Chinese. As a student, Weidel researched and wrote her doctoral thesis on the pension system in China. Many reels about Weidel are circulating on Chinese state-controlled social media. The designated AfD candidate for chancellor in the 2025 election is popular in China because she opposes US and EU integration policies. The fact that Weidel could have a chance of becoming German Chancellor is one of…

Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral reopens five years after it was nearly destroyed by a devastating fire five years ago. 1,500 dignitaries, including sitting heads of states and royal figures attended the historic ceremony. The iconic Notre Dame cathedral rises from the ashes. The gothic architectural masterpiece was closed for five years, undergoing restoration work after a devastating fire almost destroyed it in 2019. The restoration, a remarkable achievement in just five years for a structure that took nearly two centuries to build was seen as a moment of triumph for French President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ambitious timeline.…

The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early on Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive.

The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early on Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said president Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had entered Damascus after a stunning advance across the country. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said the government was ready to “extend its hand” to the opposition and hand over its functions to a transitional government. “I am in my house and I have not…

Was it to speak in his ear between the opening of the doors and the Te Deum? Donald Trump had initially insisted on sitting next to Emmanuel Macron at Notre-Dame’s reopening on Saturday, December 7. Although protocol remained discreet until the last minute about the seating arrangements, the American president-elect and the head of state are due to meet in this unlikely setting, five years after the fire that ravaged the cathedral in 2019. A dinner is scheduled to follow at the Elysée, in the company of the 50 or so world leaders present, including Jill Biden, the wife of…