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!['World has history of once-radical rebel leaders having to moderate to face realities of governance'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/34ff0012-bf04-11ef-a6f5-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA%20AND%20'GOOD%20GOVERNANCE'","hash":"b8f2a1951d1cfc2318bd38e16eff550fe67a7959019074c7374cc9fdf9a08b6b","title":"US-HTS%3A%20Focus%20on%20representation%20or%20'imposing%20Western%20framework'%3F","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241220_180139_181738_CS.webp)
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![The crucial role of Notre-Dame's gargoyles when the cathedral caught fire in 2019](https://s.france24.com/media/display/376bbfb8-b4d5-11ef-821d-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"NOTRE-DAME","hash":"4611087bdc7d6d543a9dc1a0fa1d5b609c975bac1c1271fc7c6a40c7b80b63f2","title":"The%20crucial%20role%20of%20the%250Acathedral's%20gargoyles","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241207_204314_204616_CS.webp)
![Emmanuel Macron is due to launch the reopening of Notre Dame by giving an address outside the cathedral before its doors are officially swung open by the clergy](https://s.france24.com/media/display/32604316-b3c4-11ef-95ab-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"NOTRE-DAME","hash":"369c307c8007d87f5e01fe3cc64db04423408fb8e332b78366aaa1cdb91cab99","title":"Behind%20the%20scenes%3A%20a%20quarrel%20between%20Macron%20and%20the%20Church","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/15419f20823b1ba4e67a9674224b63669f206b8e.webp)
![Notre-Dame reopens in Paris: 'After the tears, the shock and the hope, now it is time for joy.'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/7026cde4-b4c0-11ef-985a-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"56ca49f4ead83cb6957414507be892539630d87fe3a093c1b1b1385a846aa797","title":"'After%20the%20tears%2C%250Anow%20it%20is%20time%20for%20joy'","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241207_180332_180502_CS.webp)
![Paris' Notre-Dame reopening 'is like a body finding its head'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/9abb3032-b4bf-11ef-b2dc-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"793f310088eabb32782ca2cafffc5b366e989cbc5939df0d79a63def061c2889","title":"Notre-Dame%20reopening%20'is%20like%250Aa%20body%20finding%20its%20head'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241207_180121_180305_CS.webp)
!['Unprecedented': HTS rebel group poses 'most serious challenge' yet to survival of Assad regime](https://s.france24.com/media/display/8377bc18-b417-11ef-a48c-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"HTS%3A%20'CONSERVATIVE%20ISLAMISTS'","hash":"59b966ad654aa8dd85f05be46c02b59521f2819a4ae96c82cc93abdd68c164c7","title":"Will%20HTS%20continue%20reaching%20out%20to%20religious%20and%20ethnic%20minorities%3F","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241206_183118_185001_CS.webp)
!['Very survival of Syrian regime at stake': HTS closing in on Homs, Assad regime's 'protected area'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/fbd5b5c0-b412-11ef-9c45-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"NEW%20PHASE%20IN%20CIVIL%20WAR","hash":"9a44929a48c55de3a10a9be4a63ed780994d0ebd2cd4a1baeefa1eef1e07b27f","title":"'Situation%20critical'%3A%20War-torn%20Syria%20faces%20'further%20fragmentation'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241206_180143_181014_CS.webp)
![The World This Week December 6 2024 set of guests](https://s.france24.com/media/display/5747ad56-b408-11ef-a92d-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"THE%20WORLD%20THIS%20WEEK","hash":"08da69cddbf6126e73b52c2162bb78fc823bbe8728f00fa6d1de9f59bcc5f19e","title":"Notre-Dame%2C%20French%20government%3A%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20fall%20","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/thumbnail%20%285%29-1.webp)
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!['World needs to wake up': War, famine ravage Sudan, as world 'sits & waits for people to make peace'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/d769b2ee-ab2b-11ef-a55e-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SUDAN%3A%20COUNTDOWN%20TO%20FAMINE","hash":"c1df3752bfa3f7909e69b89d4854e4a01a63910c613ce2c0559b272ec3c5f411","title":"NRC%20chief%20warns%20humanitarian%20aid%20only%20'delaying%20deaths'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241124_181508_182711_CS.webp)
![Lt Gen Hodges: Putin's war on Ukraine 'could've ended last year' had West provided Kyiv 'the tools'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b44909e4-a95b-11ef-80f4-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ORESHNIK%3A%20PUTIN%20'DESPERATION'","hash":"f8f8abd368e8f2a1b2dc000a3829832eaf906b968ab15cb8341d5d6c1c8039be","title":"'Russia's%20economy%20is%20in%20tatters%2C%20they%20can%20only%20hope%20that%20we'll%20quit'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241122_180146_182546_CS.webp)
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![US shift on Ukraine's missiles 'sharpens divisions within EU': Can there be harmonisation on F-16s?](https://s.france24.com/media/display/c7a04e66-a67d-11ef-8545-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"RUSSIA'S%20WAR%20ON%20UKRAINE","hash":"3cd3d7f332755a393180131cc4a81517f8ffab626ee62912963878677215e830","title":"Moscow%20decries%20Biden's%20move%20as%20a%20'major%20escalation%20against%20them'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241118_210705_211344_CS.webp)
![Many of Trump's cabinet nominations 'are typical appointments in a Republican administration'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/efa40256-a581-11ef-997c-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"USA%3A%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20cabinet%20picks","hash":"038197f6e21eee5c6266d09591845e6c8a1f21a1f7f9a04f4d19b0ec808e6a68","title":"Many%20of%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20cabinet%20and%20staff%20picks%20are%20'typical'%20for%20a%20Republican%20administration","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241115_181549_182717_CS.webp)
![Photo d'archive du Premier ministre sénégalais Ousmane Sonko lors d'une conférence de presse à Dakar, le 26 septembre 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/c9c4d558-9792-11ef-9f42-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SENEGAL","hash":"18cda81495a74828e7999eb747ad9797bd23de714aaddca5a657d7bf3e4fb5ef","title":"President%20Ousmane%20Sonko%20creates%20fashion%20waves","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/000_36H98BR-1.webp)
![South Africa: volunteers seek help to illegal miners trapped in disused mine](https://s.france24.com/media/display/74841c36-a442-11ef-b344-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SOUTH%20AFRICA","hash":"fb98d24dc45ceeeda8a228d2f3c2c46adc2d8061bca7c79fe72f5a0114ac462b","title":"Volunteers%20seek%20help%20to%20illegal%20miners%20trapped%20in%20disused%20mine","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241116_180147_181712_CS.webp)
![Several world leaders shun upcoming COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan](https://s.france24.com/media/display/ff7ffbe6-9f8a-11ef-a2d7-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"COP29","hash":"203acf0ad626eedf6549e02c92bbb18e0c5d4df60df457905b0ad463b6e2d5fb","title":"Why%20are%20several%20world%20leaders%20shunning%20the%20climate%20summit%3F","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241110_181349_182637_CS.webp)
![Former first lady Michelle Obama has denounced the apparent double standard by which the two White House candidates were judged](https://s.france24.com/media/display/51de5412-9c40-11ef-be33-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"USA","hash":"42ec13020b8ab6d545c75af91e98f274e4282582f0df8a4568b768420c7db4e3","title":"'I%20think%20that%20Michelle%20Obama%20would%20have%20won'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/Part-GTY-2181275683-1-1-3.webp)