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Dozens of officials have been invited to Paris as the rebuilt cathedral welcomes visitors five years after a devastating fire.

Millions of visitors will flock to the Parisian cathedral after it reopens in December for the first time since a destructive fire in 2019.

A speech by President Emmanuel Macron and a religious service will precede the broadcast of a taped concert by French and international musical artists.

Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in the lower house of Parliament, leaving his budget legislation in limbo. He is expected to resign.

The National Assembly’s secretary general, Kim Min-ki, condemned what he called the “illegal, unconstitutional actions of the military.”

Across southern Africa, political parties that have led their countries since the end of colonialism have ceded power to the opposition in recent months. Namibia bucked the trend.

Mark Rutte said it was up to Ukraine to decide when it was ready to begin negotiations with Russia — and that the West should help strengthen Kyiv’s position beforehand.

The Israeli leader’s comments came after President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened to take unspecified action unless the hostages held in Gaza are released by Jan. 20.

Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said.

“You’ve achieved what was said to be impossible,” the French president told workers at the Paris monument, which will reopen after the 2019 fire.