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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…

In the foreground, the baptistery of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet. Paris, November 29, 2024. CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON / AFP This weekend marks a new milestone in the thousand-year history of Notre-Dame de Paris. “This is it,” said an excited Emmanuel Macron, on November 29, when he visited the cathedral a week before its official reopening. “The shock of the reopening will be, I believe – and I want to believe – as strong as that of the fire, but it will be a shock of hope,” he said. These words look to…

The Castro family—married couple and three children—enthusiastically walk down Gran Vía for the third time that day. From top to bottom again and again. From Plaza de España to Cibeles and start again, following the Christmas lights. The couple, born in Ecuador, and the children, in Torrejón, now snake along the right side, among a crowd that packed Spain’s main commercial avenue last week to see the Christmas lighting. When they get bored of the lights, the figure of a soccer player appears in the window of one store, a nougat tasting in another, or photos of a musical a…

The social democratic wing of the party gathers new support after the Federal Congress of Seville Read Socialist leaders and officials activate to assemble the "post-Sanchism": "The idea that the classic PSOE will not return cannot penetrate"

Paris-archbishop-Laurent-Ulrich-kn.jpg” />After five years of restoration, Notre-Dame was ceremoniously reopened on Saturday evening. Numerous heads of state and government gathered in Paris for the ceremony. In the run-up to the celebrations, there were talks between Trump, Macron and Zelensky.Notre-Dame was in flames in April 2019, and now the Paris cathedral has been ceremoniously reopened after five years of reconstruction: The doors of the newly restored Gothic building opened on Saturday evening after Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich passed the crosier three times according to the Catholic rite had knocked on the main portal. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed numerous heads of…

Syria’s ruler Bashar al-Assad has apparently left the capital Damascus. The militiamen announce the beginning of a new era in a “free Syria.” The Prime Minister wants to cooperate with a change of power. Syria: Bashar al-Assad is said to have fled Damascus – rebels report invasion of the capital

Storm Darragh wreaks havoc on historic pier and causes power cuts and travel disruption Weather warning for wind all day on Sunday https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/storm-darragh-wreaks-havoc-historic-30537132

After five years of intense restoration works following a devastating fire, the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened its doors on Saturday evening. With a symbolic three knocks from Archbishop Laurent Ulrich and a standing ovation for the heroes who saved it, the cathedral’s rebirth was marked by a moving ceremony of song, prayer, and celebration. Paris unveils famed Notre-Dame Cathedral after mammoth five-year reconstruction

The head of Burkina Faso’s military junta named former communications minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as prime minister late on Saturday. The appointment comes one day after the country’s ruling military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore dismissed outgoing premier Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government. No reason was given for his removal. Tambela had headed three successive governments since Traore seized power in a 2022 coup. Who is Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo? Ouedraogo, who served in Tambela’s cabinet, is a journalist by trade. He was formerly editor-in-chief and later director of the Sahel country’s state television network. Ouedraogo is…