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

Syria Live Updates: Government Forces Withdraw From Damascus Suburbs, Monitors Say

South Korean President Yoon Survives Impeachment Vote After Martial Law

Protesters called for the impeachment of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Saturday.

Zelensky Meets Trump in Paris to Press Ukraine’s Case

President Emmanuel Macron of France poses with President-elect Donald J. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine ahead of a trilateral meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris.

Syria’s Government Battles Multiple Rebel Uprisings

Anti-government fighters celebrating the capture of Hama, Syria, on Friday.

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

Syrian antigovernment fighters pouring into the city of Hama on Friday.

As Assad’s Regime in Syria Needs Help, Iran Exits

Rebel fighters near a defaced portrait of President Bashar al-Assad in Daraa, Syria, on Saturday.

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Reopens: Photos

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is reopening this weekend, more than five years after a devastating fire.

Protesters Vow to Keep Pressure on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

Protesters taking part in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, near the National Assembly in Seoul, on Saturday.

Syria Civil War: What to Know About the Conflict and the Rebel Groups 

Syrian opposition fighters after the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria, on Friday.

Athens Revives Hadrian’s Aqueduct to Help With Water Crunch

A section of Hadrian’s Aqueduct in Athens. Its 15-mile network runs beneath the city and is still functional.

Opposition Grows to South Korea’s President as He Faces Impeachment

South Korea’s governing People Power Party leader, Han Dong-hoon, center, leaving his room at the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday.

Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election

A person voting in the first round of Romania’s presidential election in Sintesti, near Bucharest, Romania, in November.

Iran Begins to Evacuate Military Officials and Personnel From Syria

An antigovernment fighter covers his ears as a multi-barrel rocket launcher fires against government forces, in the northern outskirts of Syria’s west-central city of Hama on Wednesday.

In Romanian Village, Anger Fuels Support for Ultranationalist ‘Messiah’

Sheep grazing in Pestera, Romania, on Saturday. Nearly half the villagers have moved abroad.

South Korean Leader’s Deal to Avoid Impeachment Signals Bigger Turmoil Ahead

Protesters demanded that President Yoon Suk Yeol step down and be arrested in a mass demonstration near the National Assembly in Seoul on Saturday.

Notre-Dame Reopening Ceremony Attendees Include Trump, Prince William and More Officials

Outside Notre-Dame Cathedral the night before its reopening, on Friday.

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

Notre-Dame Cathedral is reflected in a café window in Paris.

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

President-elect Donald J. Trump was in Paris on Saturday for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Year in Review

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

The use of a crisis hotline number as a song title by the rapper Logic was followed by a reduction in suicides in the United States.

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

Yves Mujula, who works for Congo’s National Institute of Biomedical Research, and Serge Siklui, who works with the aid agency Alima, carry a cooler box of virus samples from a broken-down vehicle on the Kamituga road.

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

Child safety advocates demonstrated at the Apple Store this month in New York’s Grand Central Terminal.

Read President Yoon’s Speech Apologizing for Declaring Martial Law in South Korea

Iran Accelerates Production of Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium, IAEA Says

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, in Tehran last month.

A Second Trump Term Is Set to Scramble Trade Alliances

Barges used to transport soybeans in Paraguay, a member of the South American bloc that the European Union finalized a trade agreement with.

Syria’s ‘Frozen Conflict’ Is Now Red Hot

Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti-government fighters after they took control of Syria’s west-central city on Thursday.

As Syrian Rebels Advance, Iran Grows Nervous and Neighbors Close Their Borders

Rebel fighters parading in the streets of Hama after forces captured the central Syrian city on Friday.

Leader of Syria’s Resurgent Rebels Lays Out Strategy to Oust Assad

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, shown after an earthquake struck the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province last year, says he aims to dislodge President Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria.

What to Know About Ghana’s Election

Supporters of John Mahama, who served one term as Ghana’s president and now, after eight years in opposition, is seeking to return to office.

As India-Bangladesh Tensions Rise, So Do Fears of Tit-for-Tat Violence

Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a Hindu-nationalist group, protesting outside a Bangladeshi diplomatic building in Mumbai, India, on Monday.

Israeli Attacks Around Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza Kill Scores, Doctors Say

A wounded person is treated inside Kamal Adwan Hospital, in the northern Gaza Strip, after Israeli airstrikes and gunfire on the ground around the hospital on Friday, doctors say.

Canada Moves to Protect Arctic From Threats by Russia and China

Tuktoyaktuk, a hamlet in northern Canada, in September. Many Inuit communities in the high Arctic are reachable only by airfields that are often in poor repair.

As Trump Threatens Tariffs, Europe and South America Strengthen Ties

The opening session on Thursday of a meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, of the South American trade bloc Mercosur.

Syrian Rebels Push South, Despite Efforts to Slow Them

Rebels celebrated the capture of Hama, Syria, on Friday.

Arsonists Set Fire to Melbourne Synagogue

At the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, after an arson attack early Friday.

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

EVgo, an electric car charging company that was awarded a $1 billion loan guarantee in October, said it was “working diligently” to close its deal before the new administration took power.

Inside the Faithful Restoration of Notre-Dame

Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.

South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju

College students from across South Korea reading passages from Han Kang’s novel “Human Acts” at the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju to honor the victims of the pro-democracy uprising as part of a literary event this month.

How Notre-Dame Was Reborn

3 Climbers From U.S. and Canada Presumed Dead on New Zealand’s Tallest Peak

The search base at Aoraki/Mount Cook in New Zealand on Friday.

Friday Briefing

Investigators have not established a motive in the shooting.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is Fighting Populism From the Lonely Center Ground

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a news conference on migration at 10 Downing Street.

The V.I.P. Trains Shuttling World Leaders Like Biden to War-Torn Ukraine

Since the early months of the war, Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ukrainian national railway, has deployed V.I.P. cars with bedrooms like these to shuttle dignitaries in and out of the country.

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Reopens After 2019 Fire: What to Know

Notre-Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in Paris.

McKinsey to Pay $122 Million to Settle South Africa Bribery Case

McKinsey’s Johannesburg office. The firm entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department.

Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann

Shalom Nagar in “The Hangman,” a 2010 documentary about his role in the execution of Adolf Eichmann.

A Spate of Vandalism Rattled Estonia. Russia Was to Blame, Officials Say.

Emmanuel Macron Says He Won’t Resign France’s Presidency

Patrons at a cafe in Paris taking in President Emmanuel Macron’s speech on Thursday.

Friday Briefing: Syrian Rebels Storm Another City

Syrian rebel fighters riding through the streets of Hama yesterday.

For Opponents Hiding from Venezuelan Government, No Food, Water or Power

Venezuelan security forces outside the Argentine diplomatic residence in Caracas, where six leading government opposition figures have taken shelter for eight months.

Roommate Convicted in Murder of Kenyan Gay Rights Activist

Relatives carrying portraits of a Kenyan activist whose killing caused international outrage among rights groups.

Ukraine Makes a Case to Trump’s Team as Its Officials Visit U.S.

Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, in Washington in July. Ukrainian officials have been appealing to both Democrats and Republicans since before the election.

Prince Johnson, 72, Warlord Who Executed Liberia’s President, Dies

Prince Johnson in 2008. He was accused of committing atrocities in Liberia’s civil wars, but he was never prosecuted.

Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza

A neighborhood in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, after an Israeli airstrike this month.

Syrian Rebels Storm Hama as Government Forces Withdraw

A rocket launcher firing against Syrian government forces on the outskirts of the city of Hama, Syria, on Wednesday.

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