Dec. 6 -12, 2024 Syrian government falls in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family. Notre Dame Cathedral hosts first Mass since 2019 fire.
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7, 2024. A blood-stained rope lies on the floor in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds gathered to enter the prison, known as the “human slaughterhouse,” after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels’ overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Hilala Meryeh, a 64-year-old Palestinian mother of four, weeps in the middle of an identification room after finding her son’s body at the Al-Mojtahed Hospital morgue in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 11, 2024. An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, covers a facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria, Dec. 6, 2024. The meeting meeting between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron is shown on a large screen for the crowds gathered near the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Dec. 7, 2024, before it’s formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. Guests watch clergy members file past at the end of an inaugural Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Dec. 8, 2024, hosting its first service since the catastrophic fire of 2019. First lady Jill Biden and President-elect Donald Trump visit as they sit inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Dec. 7, 2024 in Parism as France’s iconic cathedral formally reopened its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. Supporters of opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama celebrate his electoral victory after his opponent conceded, in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 8, 2024. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face after he suffered a fall outside a Senate party luncheon, in Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Palestinian girls vie for donated food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Dec. 6, 2024. Young An Se of South Korea plays a shot against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan during the women’s singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province, Dec. 12, 2024. A participant wearing a mask of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol performs during a rally to demand his impeachment, outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 9, 2024. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is lead by Director General Yousif Alobaidli and tour guide Mahra, right, as he visits the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 9, 2024 during his three day visit of United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus.A poster depicting Luigi Mangione hangs outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. Katie Handler, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, reaches to try to capture an oil-covered goose along the Muddy River, in Brookline, Mass., Dec. 9, 2024, as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. Juliet Samaniya, 6, carries a bag of lithium with other children at an illegal mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Nov. 5, 2024. An Indigenous Naga man sings during the Hornbill Festival in Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Dec. 10, 2024. A pilgrim crawls to the Sanctuary of Lo Vasquez marking the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, in Lo Vasquez, Chile, Dec. 8, 2024. Workers install a sculpture by artist Osmany Betancourt as part of 15th Havana Biennial, in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 6, 2024. Illinois fans hold mock newspapers with the headline Curdled Dreams in Champaign as the Wisconsin basketball team is introduced at the beginning of an NCAA college basketball game between Illinois and Wisconsin, in Champaign, Ill., Dec. 10, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a Time magazine Person of the Year event at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. Children reach out for soap balloons during celebrations of St. Nicholas Day in Izium, Ukraine, Dec. 6, 2024. Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 15, 2024. Pilgrims sleep outside of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe a day before her feast day in Mexico City, Dec. 11, 2024. A child plays among space-themed holiday lights near a replica of shuttle Independence at Space Center Houston, Dec. 9, 2024. A heart is formed with Dutch clogs at the windmills museum of Zaanse Schan in Zaandijk, Netherlands, Dec. 11, 2024. Syrian opposition fighters remove a government flag from an official building in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria, Dec. 7, 2024. Syrian opposition fighters remove a government flag from an official building in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria, Dec. 7, 2024. A blood-stained rope lies on the floor in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds gathered to enter the prison, known as the “human slaughterhouse,” after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels’ overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. A blood-stained rope lies on the floor in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds gathered to enter the prison, known as the “human slaughterhouse,” after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels’ overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Hilala Meryeh, a 64-year-old Palestinian mother of four, weeps in the middle of an identification room after finding her son’s body at the Al-Mojtahed Hospital morgue in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 11, 2024. Hilala Meryeh, a 64-year-old Palestinian mother of four, weeps in the middle of an identification room after finding her son’s body at the Al-Mojtahed Hospital morgue in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 11, 2024. An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, covers a facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria, Dec. 6, 2024. An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, covers a facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria, Dec. 6, 2024. The meeting meeting between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron is shown on a large screen for the crowds gathered near the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Dec. 7, 2024, before it’s formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. The meeting meeting between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron is shown on a large screen for the crowds gathered near the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Dec. 7, 2024, before it’s formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. Guests watch clergy members file past at the end of an inaugural Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Dec. 8, 2024, hosting its first service since the catastrophic fire of 2019. Guests watch clergy members file past at the end of an inaugural Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Dec. 8, 2024, hosting its first service since the catastrophic fire of 2019. First lady Jill Biden and President-elect Donald Trump visit as they sit inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Dec. 7, 2024 in Parism as France’s iconic cathedral formally reopened its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. First lady Jill Biden and President-elect Donald Trump visit as they sit inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Dec. 7, 2024 in Parism as France’s iconic cathedral formally reopened its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. Supporters of opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama celebrate his electoral victory after his opponent conceded, in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 8, 2024. Supporters of opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama celebrate his electoral victory after his opponent conceded, in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 8, 2024. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face after he suffered a fall outside a Senate party luncheon, in Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face after he suffered a fall outside a Senate party luncheon, in Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Palestinian girls vie for donated food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Dec. 6, 2024. Palestinian girls vie for donated food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Dec. 6, 2024. Young An Se of South Korea plays a shot against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan during the women’s singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province, Dec. 12, 2024. Young An Se of South Korea plays a shot against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan during the women’s singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province, Dec. 12, 2024. A participant wearing a mask of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol performs during a rally to demand his impeachment, outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 9, 2024. A participant wearing a mask of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol performs during a rally to demand his impeachment, outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 9, 2024. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is lead by Director General Yousif Alobaidli and tour guide Mahra, right, as he visits the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 9, 2024 during his three day visit of United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus.Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is lead by Director General Yousif Alobaidli and tour guide Mahra, right, as he visits the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 9, 2024 during his three day visit of United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus.A poster depicting Luigi Mangione hangs outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. A poster depicting Luigi Mangione hangs outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. Katie Handler, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, reaches to try to capture an oil-covered goose along the Muddy River, in Brookline, Mass., Dec. 9, 2024, as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. Katie Handler, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, reaches to try to capture an oil-covered goose along the Muddy River, in Brookline, Mass., Dec. 9, 2024, as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. Juliet Samaniya, 6, carries a bag of lithium with other children at an illegal mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Nov. 5, 2024. Juliet Samaniya, 6, carries a bag of lithium with other children at an illegal mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Nov. 5, 2024. An Indigenous Naga man sings during the Hornbill Festival in Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Dec. 10, 2024. An Indigenous Naga man sings during the Hornbill Festival in Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Dec. 10, 2024. A pilgrim crawls to the Sanctuary of Lo Vasquez marking the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, in Lo Vasquez, Chile, Dec. 8, 2024. A pilgrim crawls to the Sanctuary of Lo Vasquez marking the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, in Lo Vasquez, Chile, Dec. 8, 2024. Workers install a sculpture by artist Osmany Betancourt as part of 15th Havana Biennial, in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 6, 2024. Workers install a sculpture by artist Osmany Betancourt as part of 15th Havana Biennial, in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 6, 2024. Illinois fans hold mock newspapers with the headline Curdled Dreams in Champaign as the Wisconsin basketball team is introduced at the beginning of an NCAA college basketball game between Illinois and Wisconsin, in Champaign, Ill., Dec. 10, 2024. Illinois fans hold mock newspapers with the headline Curdled Dreams in Champaign as the Wisconsin basketball team is introduced at the beginning of an NCAA college basketball game between Illinois and Wisconsin, in Champaign, Ill., Dec. 10, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a Time magazine Person of the Year event at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a Time magazine Person of the Year event at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. Children reach out for soap balloons during celebrations of St. Nicholas Day in Izium, Ukraine, Dec. 6, 2024. Children reach out for soap balloons during celebrations of St. Nicholas Day in Izium, Ukraine, Dec. 6, 2024. Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 15, 2024. Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 15, 2024. Pilgrims sleep outside of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe a day before her feast day in Mexico City, Dec. 11, 2024. Pilgrims sleep outside of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe a day before her feast day in Mexico City, Dec. 11, 2024. A child plays among space-themed holiday lights near a replica of shuttle Independence at Space Center Houston, Dec. 9, 2024. A child plays among space-themed holiday lights near a replica of shuttle Independence at Space Center Houston, Dec. 9, 2024. A heart is formed with Dutch clogs at the windmills museum of Zaanse Schan in Zaandijk, Netherlands, Dec. 11, 2024. A heart is formed with Dutch clogs at the windmills museum of Zaanse Schan in Zaandijk, Netherlands, Dec. 11, 2024. 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