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00:00People took to the streets of Damascus in the early hours of Sunday, celebrating the

00:07fall of the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad, chanting anti-Assad slogans and

00:12honking car horns.

00:16Soldiers and police officers left their posts and fled, and looters broke into the headquarters

00:20of the Ministry of Defense as well as Assad's presidential palace.

00:26Angry Syrians also stormed the Iranian embassy in Damascus, a key ally to Assad's government.

00:34Many of the capital's residents were in disbelief at the speed at which Assad lost his hold

00:38on the country after nearly 14 years of civil war.

00:43The night before, rebel forces captured the city of Homs, after having already seized

00:47the cities of Aleppo and Hama, as well as large parts of the south, in a fast-moving

00:52offensive that began on November 27th.

01:03Syrians across the world rejoiced the downfall of Assad's regime on Sunday.

01:09In Istanbul, people stormed the Syrian consulate, took down its flag and waved the green Syrian

01:14independence flag claimed by opposition groups.

01:19Hundreds of Syrians in Germany also took to the streets in a Berlin neighborhood famous

01:24for its Arabic culture.

01:27Meanwhile, foreign leaders have called for an inclusive political transition.

01:33Turkey's foreign minister urged international actors to preserve Syria's territorial integrity.

01:39In a post on X, the EU's foreign chief, Kayakalas, said the EU's priority is to ensure security,

01:45vowing to work with all constructive partners in Syria and the region.

01:50Also on X, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the Syrian people, sending

01:55wishes for peace, freedom and unity.

01:58German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote that religious communities and minorities must be protected

02:03now and in the future.

02:11French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee

02:15Palace in Paris on Saturday.

02:18The former U.S. president was invited to attend the reopening of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral

02:22that was ravaged by fires five years ago.

02:26Macron welcomed Trump with a warm embrace, affording the president-elect the same treatment

02:30of a sitting U.S. president, as the red carpet was rolled out for his arrival.

02:35The pair headed into the presidential palace to engage in planned bilateral talks for 90

02:40minutes.

02:41They were later joined by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who joined the meeting

02:45to discuss the situation on the ground in Ukraine.

02:49Speaking to the media after the talks, Zelensky said the meeting was constructive and the

02:53atmosphere was crucial, and later praised Trump for being resolute as always.

03:00He has also vowed to continue working with Ukraine's allies to ensure a continued response

03:04to Russia's assault on his country.

03:11At least five people have been killed after an explosion destroyed an apartment block

03:15in the western Dutch city of The Hague.

03:18Emergency services said four people have been rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital,

03:23but it's unclear how many people may still be trapped.

03:27Mayor Jan van Zanen said that the cause of the blast is unknown.

03:31Investigators say police are looking for a car seen driving away from the scene at

03:35speed just after the explosion.

03:39Authorities also said that five apartments were destroyed, while 40 neighboring apartments

03:44have been evacuated.

03:47A specialized urban search and rescue team has been deployed to the scene with four dogs

03:52trained to find victims.

03:55The same team was previously used in Turkey after devastating twin earthquakes that struck

04:00the South in early 2023, killing at least 59,000 people.

04:09South Korea's opposition leader said on Sunday that his party will push for a second vote

04:14on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yool.

04:17If approved, the second impeachment motion will take place on December 14.

04:21Yoon avoided the first opposition-led bid to impeach him because most ruling party members

04:26boycotted the vote on Saturday to prevent the two-thirds majority needed to suspend

04:31his presidential powers.

04:33If impeached, the country's constitutional court then may decide to remove him from office,

04:38which after he will be prosecuted for sending heavily armed soldiers into Seoul streets

04:43with declaration of martial law, a move that shocked the world.

04:46Meanwhile, the vote's defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and further escalate

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