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But aides to President Biden have made clear that the United States has no intention of intervening in support of either President Bashar al-Assad or the rebels.

The rebels’ gains prompted Lebanon and Jordan to close border crossings and Iran to begin withdrawing personnel from Syria.

In a remote Congolese town, a medical mystery led to the discovery of alarming changes in the mpox virus and, eventually, to a global health emergency.

Five years after a ruinous fire, the reopening of the cathedral restored it in full glory to the Paris skyline and delivered a much-needed morale boost for France.

At the ceremony, the president-elect took a seat next to President Emmanuel Macron of France, with whom he has had a rocky relationship.

President Emmanuel Macron declared the 12th-century cathedral “even more beautiful than before” after a monumental reconstruction. It reopens to the public on Sunday.

Two war monitoring groups said Syria’s military had pulled out of a number of Damascus suburbs where anti-government protests erupted. The movements could not immediately be confirmed.

The Ukrainian leader planned to use the grand reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral to lobby the president-elect and other world leaders attending the ceremony.

The president-elect will be at the cathedral alongside dozens of world leaders. He was also meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, with whom he has had a rocky relationship.

It took about 250 companies, 2,000 workers, about $900 million, a tight deadline and a lot of national pride.