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Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopening Ceremony: How to Watch and Schedule

Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopening Ceremony: How to Watch and Schedule

Aurelien Breeden and Ségolène Le Stradic
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Politics

A speech by President Emmanuel Macron and a religious service will precede the broadcast of a taped concert by French and international musical artists.


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Trump to Attend Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopening and Meet With Macron

Trump to Attend Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopening and Meet With Macron

Simon J. Levien
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Politics

The president-elect will be at the cathedral alongside dozens of world leaders. He was also meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, with whom he has had a rocky relationship.


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France Unveils a Renovated Notre-Dame, 5 Years After a Ruinous Fire

France Unveils a Renovated Notre-Dame, 5 Years After a Ruinous Fire

The New York Times
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Politics

A centuries-old bell rang and an archbishop knocked at the Gothic cathedral’s great doors, which reopened for a V.I.P. ceremony after its monumental reconstruction. It opens to the public on Sunday.


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Syria Live Updates: Rebels Breach Key City of Homs, Monitor and Fighters Say

Syria Live Updates: Rebels Breach Key City of Homs, Monitor and Fighters Say

The New York Times
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Politics

Syria’s military denied the rebels had entered the city, but the surprise rebel offensive has so far swiftly defeated government forces in its path toward the capital.


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Trump Attends Notre-Dame Ceremony in First Foreign Trip Since Election

Trump Attends Notre-Dame Ceremony in First Foreign Trip Since Election

Simon J. Levien
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Politics

At the ceremony, the president-elect took a seat next to President Emmanuel Macron of France, with whom he has had a rocky relationship.


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How to Understand Syria’s Rapidly Changing Civil War

How to Understand Syria’s Rapidly Changing Civil War

The New York Times
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Politics

Advances by a coalition of opposition groups have abruptly changed the landscape of Syria’s civil war after a long stalemate. Here’s a closer look at where things stand.


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Year in Review

Year in Review

Melissa Kirsch
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Politics

As critics issue their year-end lists, we want to know your personal favorites of 2024.


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Canada’s 988 Crisis Hotline, a ‘Pathway to Survival,’ One Year Later

Canada’s 988 Crisis Hotline, a ‘Pathway to Survival,’ One Year Later

Vjosa Isai
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Politics

The hotline responded to more than 300,000 calls and texts in its inaugural year, reinforcing appeals for Canada to establish a national suicide prevention strategy.


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In Congo, a Medical Mystery Offers Clues to the Mpox Epidemic

In Congo, a Medical Mystery Offers Clues to the Mpox Epidemic

Stephanie Nolen and Moses Sawasawa
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Politics

In a remote Congolese town, a medical mystery led to the discovery of alarming changes in the mpox virus and, eventually, to a global health emergency.


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On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children

On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children

Michael H. Keller
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Politics

Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior.


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In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East

In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East

Neil MacFarquhar
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Politics

In a region “already on fire,” analysts say, rebels’ advance toward Damascus is a barometer of the shifting power dynamics that also affect nations like Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.


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Inside the Faithful Restoration of Notre-Dame

Inside the Faithful Restoration of Notre-Dame

Michael Kimmelman, Christina Shaman and Laura Salaberry
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Politics

After Notre-Dame caught fire in 2019, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, promised to reopen the cathedral in five years. The timeline seemed a Hail Mary. Yet here we are. Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic for The New York Times, brings us a behind-the-scenes look at the faithful restoration of Notre-Dame, which opens to the public on Dec. 8.


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Arsonists Set Fire to Melbourne Synagogue

Arsonists Set Fire to Melbourne Synagogue

Claire Moses
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Politics

Witnesses saw two people pouring accelerant in the synagogue early Friday, the police said. Australia’s prime minister condemned the attack as antisemitism.


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A $400 Billion Clean Energy Program Is Racing to Get Money Out the Door

A $400 Billion Clean Energy Program Is Racing to Get Money Out the Door

Brad Plumer
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Politics

Some fear Donald Trump could freeze the Energy Department’s loan office, which supports electric vehicles, geothermal, nuclear and other novel technologies.


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Live Updates: South Korea’s President Apologizes, But Doesn’t Resign Ahead of Impeachment Vote

Live Updates: South Korea’s President Apologizes, But Doesn’t Resign Ahead of Impeachment Vote

The New York Times
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Politics

President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would not seek to impose martial law again and that he would leave his fate to his party. Lawmakers will vote on whether to impeach him later on Saturday.


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