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Syria govt says set up security cordon as rebels advance on Damascus

Syria’s embattled government said Saturday it was setting up a ring of steel around Damascus, as rebels on a lightning advance said they were bearing down on the capital.”There is a very strong security and military cordon on the far edges of Damascus and its countryside, and no one… can penetrate this defensive line that …

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French first lady helps keep Trump, Bidens apart at Notre Dame

French officials solved an awkward seating dilemma at the Notre Dame cathedral re-opening on Saturday by placing First Lady Brigitte Macron between US President-elect Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s wife and daughter in the front row at the ceremony.The presence of Trump and the outgoing president’s family presented protocol planners with a headache so soon …

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Macron, Trump, Zelensky discuss ‘crazy’ world in Paris

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hosted three-way talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, discussing what the American president-elect termed a world that was a “little crazy”.Zelensky’s meeting with Trump just before the three men headed to Notre Dame for the re-opening ceremony of the great Paris cathedral was his first face-to-face meeting …

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Qatar PM sees ‘momentum’ on Gaza talks after US election

Qatar’s prime minister said on Saturday that momentum had returned to talks aimed at securing a truce and hostage exchange deal in Gaza following Donald Trump’s election as US president.The Gulf emirate, along with the United States and Egypt, had been involved in months of unsuccessful negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release.But in …

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‘Dazzling’ Notre Dame re-opens five years after fire

France on Saturday prepared to throw open the doors of Notre Dame cathedral after a half-decade closure during a ceremony attended by dozens of world leaders celebrating the rebirth of the Paris landmark ravaged by a devastating fire.Held up as an example of French creativity and resilience by President Emmanuel Macron, Notre Dame’s renaissance so …

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Trump says world ‘a little crazy’ as he meets Macron in Paris

US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said that the world was “a little crazy” as he met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris ahead of the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral on his first international trip since his re-election.The two men embraced and shook hands several times on the steps of the French presidential palace, with …

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