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Family Renews Appeal to Find Austin Tice, U.S. Journalist Missing in Syria NYT » World News Relatives of Austin Tice, who disappeared in 2012 near the Syrian capital, said they believe that he is alive.

As Syrian Government Loses Control, the Skies Above Go Quiet NYT » World News For years, people lived in terror of airstrikes by Syrian and Russian planes that helped keep the country’s authoritarian leader in power.

South Korea Unsure Who Is Running the Government NYT » World News President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ill-fated bid to impose martial law has created a power vacuum in his governing camp, pushing the country deeper into what analysts call a constitutional crisis.

Who is Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, Leader of Syrian Rebel Offensive? NYT » World News Mr. al-Jolani, 42, spearheaded a lightning assault that led to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

John Dramani Mahama Is Set to Return as Ghana’s President NYT » World News John Dramani Mahama, who served as president from 2012 to 2017, is set to return to office after his main opponent, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat.

Inside the Four-Day Workweek Experiment NYT » World News A British group is pushing for more companies to offer their workers shorter hours. Here’s what it looks like for two companies willing to test it out.

The U.S. Couple Donating to Notre-Dame Restoration Efforts NYT » World News A couple from North Carolina are part of the second-largest group of donors to the huge fund-raising effort to restore the famous cathedral: Americans.

Ukraine’s Aggressive Draft Efforts Are Facing a Backlash NYT » World News After being left for dead by Russian soldiers, Mykola Kulichenko doesn’t think he should be forced to serve. His experience highlights the vagaries of Ukraine’s aggressive mobilization.

Syria Live Updates: Rebels Declare Damascus Free of al-Assad NYT » World News After just a few days of rapid advances, the rebels appeared to control Syria’s capital. They said they would work with a top official in President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Mr. al-Assad’s location was unclear.

Syrians Mourn All They Have Lost, Even as They Celebrate NYT » World News Thoughts of loved ones dead or missing complicate joyous relief at the prospect of an end to the rule of Bashar al-Assad.

She Sued Over Transgender ‘Conversion Therapy,’ a First for China NYT » World News Ling’er won a settlement payout from the hospital where she was held for three months against her will and subjected to electroshock therapy.

South Korea’s Ex-Defense Chief Is Detained Over Martial Law Episode NYT » World News Prosecutors are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol and his followers committed insurrection when they briefly put South Korea under martial law.

U.S. Spy Agencies Monitor Chemical Weapons Storage Sites, Fearing Use in Syria NYT » World News 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.

With Pageantry and Dignitaries, France Unveils a Reborn Notre-Dame NYT » World News 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.

As Assad’s Regime in Syria Needs Help, Iran Exits NYT » World News The collapse of a partnership built over four decades would reshape the balance of power in the Middle East.

In Romanian Village, Anger Fuels Support for Ultranationalist ‘Messiah’ NYT » World News A presidential election has been called off, but the discontent that propelled the surging campaign of a rightist firebrand rages on.

Trump Attends Notre-Dame Ceremony in First Foreign Trip Since Election NYT » World News At the ceremony, the president-elect took a seat next to President Emmanuel Macron of France, with whom he has had a rocky relationship.

Zelensky Meets Trump in Paris to Press Ukraine’s Case NYT » World News 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.

South Korean President Yoon Survives Impeachment Vote After Martial Law NYT » World News The country was thrown into deeper uncertainty after the governing party changed its stance and refused to oust him. Protesters vowed to keep the pressure on.

Zelensky Meets Trump in Paris to Press Ukraine’s Case NYT » World News 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.