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00:00Volodymyr Zelensky hails Paris talks with Trump and Macron as constructive.

00:12France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral reopens for the first time in five years since the

00:16devastating fire.

00:22Syrian insurgents say they've entered the capital Damascus and that President Bashar

00:27al-Assad has fled the country. It's the culmination of a lightning advance across the country

00:32that began on the 27th of November. Syrian state media had previously denied rumors that

00:37Assad had fled, saying he was performing his duties in Damascus. But Arabic media quoting

00:43the rebels say he boarded a plane on Saturday night and left Syria for an unknown destination.

00:49In the early hours of Sunday, Syrian army command notified members of the military that

00:53Assad's 24-year rule had come to an end. Assad has had little, if any, help from his

00:59allies. Russia has most of its forces tied up with the war in Ukraine, and Lebanon-based

01:04Hezbollah has been weakened by a year-long conflict with Israel. The rebel uprising,

01:10which began just 12 days ago, saw opposition fighters also take the cities of Aleppo and

01:15Homs.

01:22French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee

01:26Palace in Paris on Saturday. The former U.S. president was invited to attend the reopening

01:31of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral that was ravaged by fires five years ago. Macron welcomed

01:37Trump with a warm embrace, affording the president-elect the same treatment of a sitting U.S. president,

01:43as the red carpet was rolled out for his arrival. The pair headed into the presidential palace

01:48to engage in planned bilateral talks for 90 minutes. They were later joined by Ukraine's

01:54President Volodymyr Zelensky, who joined the meeting to discuss the situation on the ground

01:58in Ukraine. Speaking to the media after the talks, Zelensky said the meeting was constructive

02:04and the atmosphere was crucial, and later praised Trump for being resolute as always.

02:11He's also vowed to continue working with Ukraine's allies to ensure a continued response to Russia's

02:16assault on his country.

03:16Paris' iconic Notre Dame Cathedral has risen from the ashes. The UNESCO World Heritage

03:34site was closed to visitors and worshippers for five years to undergo intense restoration

03:39work after a fire broke out in 2019. The restoration timeline was hailed as a remarkable

03:46achievement for a structure that took nearly two centuries to build. The event was organized

04:01by French President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the restoration efforts. Some 1,500 dignitaries,

04:08including U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S.

04:14Lady Jill Biden, and Prince William of Britain's royal family attended the historic event.

04:27Macron expressed his gratitude to the courageous firefighters and first responders who braved

04:31the flames and saved the cathedral from total destruction. The French President also thanked

04:38the more than 2,000 personnel who worked tirelessly to restore the medieval structure back to

04:43its former glory.

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