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She fled during Assad's regime. Now this Syrian activist is considering going home

Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship. The toppling of the Assad regime has raised questions for exiles about their next step.
- Rob Schmitz
Hope for Ukraine is gathering thousands of gifts to send to Ukrainian children

The nonprofit Hope for Ukraine is launching two initiatives this holiday season: holiday gift-giving events and a solar-powered Winter relief program.
- Hosts
Syrians who left their war-torn country for Germany debate whether to return

Nearly one million Syrians who fled to Germany a decade ago look at events back home with new hope.
- Rob Schmitz
A Danish museum agrees to return a bronze sculpture looted from Turkey

A Danish museum has agreed to return the bronze head of a Roman Emperor to Turkey. The sculpture was among thousands of artifacts looted from Turkey and sold to American and European museums. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 3, 2024.)
- Elizabeth Blair
In France, Notre Dame Cathedral reopens in grand ceremony

The Notre Dame Cathedral To Re-Open After Devastating Fire
- Scott Detrow
Photos: Notre Dame Cathedral reopens, with its first service since a devastating fire

The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday evening in Paris for the first time since a fire heavily damaged the Paris landmark in 2019.
- Eleanor Beardsley
Ukrainians face another harsh winter as Russia attacks coal country

Many Ukrainians continue to leave their coal mining towns, with the front line of the war with Russia nearby.
- Michael Robinson Chávez
Trump receives a Paris welcome full of presidential pomp from France's Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp as the two men resumed the relationship they established during Trump's first term.
- The Associated Press
France's toppled government adds to the European Union's bigger political problems

The political instability in France — and simultaneously in Germany, where the governing coalition collapsed a month ago — could have wide-ranging consequences.
- Willem Marx
Comparing the current protests in Georgia with Ukraine's 2014 revolution

There are parallels between the demonstrations in the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine's 2014 revolution. One expert says while there are many similarities, there is one big difference to consider.
- Steve Inskeep

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