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With Trump in Paris, Notre Dame reopening becomes hub for diplomacy

With Donald Trump, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and dozens of other world leaders in town Saturday for the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral, Emmanuel Macron has succeeded in making Paris the capital of international diplomacy for the day.President-elect Trump earlier landed in Paris on his first international trip since his election win, joined later by …

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Syria rebels say encircling Damascus as govt denies falling back

Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said on Saturday they have begun to encircle Damascus as government forces denied they had withdrawn from areas near the capital.”Our forces have begun the final phase of encircling the capital, Damascus,” said rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani, with the Islamist-led alliance that launched the offensive.The defence ministry …

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Dozens arrested in overnight crackdown on Georgia pro-EU protests

Georgian police said on Saturday they arrested dozens of people during a crackdown on pro-EU protesters who rallied Friday for a ninth consecutive day against the government decision to shelve talks on joining the bloc.Security forces fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the thousands of people who had gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi …

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S. Korea president appears set to survive impeachment vote

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared set to survive an impeachment vote Saturday for imposing martial law after his party’s lawmakers boycotted, despite mass protests outside parliament calling for his ouster.Yoon stunned the nation and the international community Tuesday night by suspending civilian rule, but was forced into a U-turn after lawmakers nixed his …

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Apartment block in The Hague ‘partially collapsed’ after explosion

A three-storey apartment block in The Hague partially collapsed Saturday after a fire and explosion, firefighters said, with first responders searching for people under the rubble.Four people have already been pulled out of the debris and taken to hospital, as elite teams with sniffer dogs deployed to rescue others trapped by the disaster.It was not …

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