Pope shares sadness of French over Notre Dame, hopes for restoration
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that he shared the sadness of the French people mourning the devastation of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and hoped it would be restored to remain a symbol of the faith of their forefathers.
French construction group Vinci urges peers to join Notre-Dame repair effort
Construction group Vinci called on all building companies in France to join forces to repair Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral in an “industry-wide skills sponsorship drive”.
Russian court jails Norwegian for 14 years for espionage
A Russian court convicted a Norwegian man on Tuesday of gathering espionage about nuclear submarines and jailed him for 14 years, a verdict that could strain relations between Moscow and its NATO-member neighbor.
Total CEO says company pledges 100 million euro to rebuild Notre-Dame
French energy major Total will make a 100 million euro ($112.98 million) contribution to the reconstruction of the Notre-Dame cathedral, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said on Tuesday.
Vatican willing to offer technical know-how to help restore Notre-Dame
The Vatican is willing to offer technical restoration know-how to help rebuild and restore the devastated cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Holy’s See’s culture minister said on Tuesday.
India’s Supreme Court considers call to open mosques to women
India’s Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider a petition from a Muslim couple to allow women into mosques, seeking to overturn a centuries-old practice that largely bars women from the places of worship.
Bahrain’s court jails 138 on terror charges, revokes their citizenship: statement
A Bahraini court sentenced 138 people to prison on terror charges on Tuesday, including 69 to life sentence, and revoked their citizenship, the public prosecutor said in a statement.
Comedian Zelenskiy would win second round of Ukraine vote, poll shows
The presidential candidate and comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is likely to win Ukraine’s presidential election, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
Netanyahu passes threshold for nomination as Israel’s premier
Israel’s president said on Tuesday a majority of members of parliament had advised him to have Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu form a government after the April 9 election, effectively ensuring his nomination.
Notre-Dame blaze probably accidental, French prosecutors say
The fire that tore through Notre-Dame cathedral was probably caused by accident, French prosecutors said on Tuesday after firefighters doused the last flames in the ruins overnight.
