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i am maryam moshiri maryam moshiri. more to come hello there.t on to injust a moment. but throughout thursday, once again, for most of us it was rather overcast with some drizzle. and as we go through into friday morning, well, we keep a lot of that cloud around. but with north eastern areas of scotland having the clearest skies, temperatures here will fall below freezing. so, a frost, but generally speaking, for some central areas of scotland, not as cold or as frosty as it's been on previous mornings. for most of us, though, temperatures staying up on friday morning at about 4—7 degrees. now, high pressure is moving away to the east during friday, but we still have light winds across the uk, so not a great deal of change except a weather front moving its way into the far north and the west. and that's going to bring some outbreaks of rain during friday to north west scotland, northeast scotland. a few breaks in the cloud here to give some sunshine, maybe one or two sunnier spells elsewhere, but on the whole, again, quite cloudy. some showers a

let's go live now to maryam moshiri in paris. absolutely, it will be very eye—catching indeed.ures of the paris eight palace, as we await the arrival of world leaders that mr macron invited to tist today. let's remind viewers of what we are watching. today is not only a huge day for paris but also france as the notre dame cathedral, over 850 years old, reopens after that devastating fire in 2019. i have been walking around the city this morning and a lot of the area around notre dame is completely shut off, as is the streets adjacent to the palace. it is heavy security, something the city has been preparing for for quite a while and if you remember back in 2019, the fire had barely been put out and president macron gave a speech, did he not, promising the french nation that notre dame would be rebuilt, reconstructed and resurrected within five years. well, he has pretty much kept to that timetable, which is unusual these days in terms of building work. here we are. the date when we see the cathedral reopening. and it is going to be a ceremonial, as you said yourself, that bring

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news. news agencies have announced that syria's deposed president, basharal— assad is in moscow, and has been granted political asylum. a kremlin source said moscow said it has based its decision on "humanitarian consideration". meanwhile, the man who led the islamist rebels who toppled him has been addressing cheering supporters for the first time since arriving in damascus. abu mohammed al—jawlani told supporters at the umayyad mosque that all syrians could now breathe freely. he said assad's leadership had spread sectarianism and corruption. western leaders have welcomed assad's fall. but in a sign of how uncertain the future of syria may be, us planes have struck more than 75 islamic state targets in syria. that's according to the pentagon. the us military central command says it has carried out more than 75 air strikes on what it says are islamic state targets inside syria. a spokesperson said it was to prevent the group from taking advantage of the current situation in syria. presiden

maryam moshiri is in paris for us with more on the opening of the cathedral of notre—dame.l 2019, fire ravaged the building behind me. it took the bravery of hundreds of firefighters within the city to quell the flames, and to manage to save much of the cathedral although, as you can see from these pictures, the famous spire, that was completely destroyed by the fire, and the woodwork, the lead, caved in onto notre—dame and because so much catastrophic damage. now it is hard to underline how important this cathedral is to parisians and to the french people generally. the heart of catholicism in france, it is after all cathedral but it transcends religion. it is about the heart and soul of this country, the past and the present. that is why so much heart and soul and love has gonein heart and soul and love has gone in to the resurrection and reconstruction of the building behind me. let me take you through some numbers. it has been clear this has been an endeavour of colossal proportions to restore the splendour of notre—dame. let's have a look at how many people were involv

maryam moshiri is in paris, at the reopening of notre—dame cathedral. the reopening of notre-dame cathedralral. good afternoon from outside notre-dame _ cathedral. good afternoon from outside notre-dame cathedral, j outside notre—dame cathedral, which is now the very centre of attention in this great city. remember april 2152019, that evening, the fire that started on the roof of the building behind me. you can see the devastation that was brought to the roof area and to so much of the roof area and to so much of the cathedral. it took the bravery of around 600 firefighters to avoid the complete destruction of the building. it is hard to explain to those who don't really understand the sheer importance of this cathedral. it is not just a religious centre, a catholic cathedral, it is the centre of catholicism in france. but it also is the very france. but

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from me, maryam moshiri, outside the cathedral of notre—dame, it is back to you in the studio, martintaking us through that very symbolic moment for paris, the reopening of notre—dame afterfive moment for paris, the reopening of notre—dame after five years of notre—dame after five years of a very detailed, complex and expensive renovations. emmanuel macron, the president, somewhat embattled politically, talking about what can be achieved when many people get together with the same mindset and a sense of unity. we will leave paris for the moment and bring you back to some other news here from london. i'm tanya beckett, could have you with us. let's bring you some breaking news from syria. the focus of fighting is now on the capital damascus. with one group of rebels claiming to have reached its suburbs in what they describe as the "final stage" of their offensive, the syrian state news agency is denying reports president bashar al—assad has left the city, insisting he is carrying out his work from damascus. syria's embattled government says its setting up a ring of steel around damascu

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hello, i'm maryam moshiri.start in sudan, where famine is spreading, according to a global hunger monitor. the famine review committee of the integrated food phase classification, ipc, says warring parties continue to disrupt humanitarian aid needed to alleviate one of the worst starvation crises in modern times. it says famine conditions have been confirmed in two camps for internally—displaced people in el—fashir, also in parts of the darfur region and south kordofan state. the ipc says about 24.6 million people, about half of all sudanese, urgently need food aid. our correspondent richard kagoe is following developments from nairobi. i asked him just how bad the situation in sudan had become. the situation is dire because you're looking at half of sudan's population being classified as desperately in need of aid. we are looking at camps for internally displaced persons and residential areas also around the mountains. also a cautionary statement they are being issued by the committee saying that also around 1

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. a very warm welcome to bbc a very warm welcome to bbc news.start in sudan, where famine is spreading, according to a global hunger monitor. the famine review committee of the integrated food phase classification, ipc, says warring parties continue to disrupt humanitarian aid needed to alleviate one of the worst starvation crises in modern times. it says famine conditions have been confirmed in two camps for internally—displaced people in el—fashir, also in parts of the darfur region and south kordofan state. another five areas are expected to slip into famine by may next year. the ipc says about 24.6 million people, about half of all sudanese, urgently need food aid. let's speak to our correspondent richard kagoe in nairobi. richer, how bad is the situation?— richer, how bad is the situation? , ., ., , situation? de situation is dire -- richard- — situation? de situation is dire -- richard. half— situation? de situation is dire -- richard. half of _ situation? de situation is dire -- richard. half of sudan - situation? de situation is dire --

let's go live now to maryam moshiri in paris. thank you very much indeed.april 2019, the night where a fire which started on the roof of the notre dame cathedral over a few hours wrought havoc on that roof and destroyed all of it, including the world—famous spire, which caved in into the notre dame building itself. it took the bravery of over 600 fireman that night to save the cathedral. but the reverberations of shock and horror have lasted until now. todayis horror have lasted until now. today is a huge day for france. ijust today is a huge day for france. i just want to give you today is a huge day for france. ijust want to give you an idea of how important this cathedral is to the country. it is not just about catholicism. 0f just about catholicism. of course it is the heart of the catholic church in this country, a place of worship. but it is also a cultural icon in france. it is the beating heart of the country and it is also, there is a bronze plot outside the cathedral which marks basically the place from which all distances in france are measured.

let's go live now to maryam moshiri in paris.s gone because i felt like i was about to become the mary poppins of bbc news and be taken away with the next gust of wind. mary poppins without the fun and laughter, let's say. today is such an important day for the city of paris, for the country of france and indeed for the globe because it has been five years since that awful fire on the 15th of april 2019. we remember that night well, don't we? a lot of people around the world were glued to their televisions as the fire which began on the roof of the cathedral of notre dame took hold. and over the course of around 1.5 hours really ended up around 1.5 hours really ended up destroying notjust the spire at the top of notre dame but also all of the roof, damaging so much of the cathedral. it took the bravery of more than 600 firefighters to stop the fire doing even more damage to the 850—year—old cathedral. now it is really hard to underline for viewers watching this at home how important this cathedral is to france. not only is it a s

hello, i'm maryam moshiri.can airlines says flights are resuming after it was forced to briefly ground all services at the start of christmas eve — one of the busiest travel days of the year. it led to scenes like this in charlotte in north carolina — as passengers on american airlines had to wait for the situation to be resolved. the airline blames a "vendor technology issue" which affected the systems needed to release flights. it says that has now been "resolved". the computer outage led to some passengers being told to get back off their plane shortly before they were due to take off — one passenger posted this on social media. over intercom: thank - you so much for your patience. if you would so kindly grab your belongings... american airlines computers are down. we are deplaning. breaking news. i think this is a national computer failure. american airline computers are down. we are getting off of the plane. neither the federal aviation authority nor american airlines have said what triggered the problem.

this is the world today with maryam moshiri.ringing endorsement for donald trump — time magazine's person of the year — as he opens trading on the new york stock exchange. also coming up on the world today: and is it the weightlifting squirrel or some smooching owlets? we reveal the winner of the global nikon comedy wildlife awards 2024 welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc the leader of the syrian rebel group hts — which overthrew the assad regime — says the new government will suspend syria's constitution and parliament as it works out how to govern the country. the international community is monitoring events closely — and with so much uncertainty still surrounding syria's future, the g7 group of nations has called for women's rights

and thank you very l much to my colleague maryam moshiri.s she said, you can continue to watch the action on the bbc news website or indeed iplayer, as we have been saying in the last hour, gisele pelicot thanked supporters after her ex—husband was jailed for 20 years for dragging and recruiting strangers to rape her. you are with bbc news and we are turning our attention to the rest of the day's news. interest rates will remain unchanged. interest rates will remain unchanged. let's speak now to our economics editor, faisal islam. unchanged despite the news on recent wage rises. if you were expecting rates to change today, and they have been held at 4.7 5%, but under the hood of that decision there is some interesting dynamics. yesterday the us federal reserve did cut rates but then signalled pretty clearly that there would be fewer rate cuts over 2025 and that affected markets. markets have been betting there will be fewer rate cuts from the bank of england over the next year detail of their considerations that the 9—member committee detail

this is the world today with maryam moshiri. emmanuel macron is about to address the french people — following the resignation of michel barnier as prime minister. i'm live at the elite as a palace where president macron is going to speak imminently. the french media reporting that he will not name a new prime minister, despite being under pressure to stabilise france. so we are going live to the palace to hear emmanuel macron. translation:— translation: thanked him for the work that _ translation: thanked him for the work that he _ translation: thanked him for the work that he has _ translation: thanked him for the work that he has done - translation: thanked him for the work that he has done for. the work that he has done for the work that he has done for the country, for his dedication, and for his unwillingness to give up. me and his ministers have been able to rise to the challenge and many others have not been, on the 9th ofjune, i spoke to you after the european elections, which led to a decision which i took, however, th

of you who are just joining us, it is nine minutes past 12 here in avignon, you are here with maryam moshiri this extended bbc news special. we are covering the verdict and sentencing of gisele perry got�*s husband, dominic perry cut —— dominique pelicot, and the 50 men who are all going to face some sort of retribution for their crimes. now, we believe that a number of men, we are not sure how many, but a few of the men have already served time, and the length of their sentences mean that they will walk free today. we are not sure as yet exactly who they are but when i get that information i will bring you it as soon as i get that information. we are now outside the court room awaiting gisele pelicot and her legal team. we are expecting her to come out within the next few minutes. let's cross live now and speak to kathleen. she is president of the european association against violence towards women in the workplace. she is also a jurist, in french law a legal professional law expert. thank you so much forjoining us. if i could just ask you first of all for your reaction to what has happened

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news. russian news agencies _ welcome to bbc news. news agencies have _ welcome to bbc news. russian news agencies have confirmed i news agencies have confirmed that how bashar is in what was so —— must go and has been granted political asylum. the man who led the islamist rebels has been addressing cheering supporters for the first time since arriving in damascus he told supporters at the mosque that's all syrians could now breathe freely and said that the way had spread sectarianism and corruption but in a sign —— they had welcomed the four but in a sign of how assertive the feature syria may be, it is released strikes have struck targets in the region. russia had propped up assad and his fatherfor many decades had propped up assad and his father for many decades but in the past few days, their focus has shifted. he is an analysis from our russia editor steve rosenberg. they reported that assad and his family had been arriving in moscow and granted asylum out of humanitarian considerations russian state television have also created

hello, i'm maryam moshiri.t newjuices have announced that bashar al—assad is in moscow and has been granted political asylum. the kremlin source says it has based its decision on humanitarian decision. the man who led the islamist rebels who toppled the bashar al—assad regime has been addressing cheering supporters for the first time since arriving in damascus. just over a week after launching the offensive which triggered the assad regime's collapse, the leader of hayat tahrir al—sham, abu mohammed al—juwlani, told supporters at umayyad mosque all syrians could now breathe freely. he said assad's leadership had spread sectarianism and corruption. russia had propped up assad and his father for decades but in the past few years their focus had shifted.here's our russia editor steve rosenberg they reported that bashar al—assad and his family had arrived in moscow and had been granted asylum out of humanitarian considerations. also russian state television a few moments ago also quoting sources basically saying th

let's go live now to maryam moshiri in paris.residents and the president—elect meeting at the palace. president-elect meeting at the alace. �* , ,., , president-elect meeting at the alace. �* , ., palace. absolutely and interesting _ palace. absolutely and interesting given - palace. absolutely and interesting given the i palace. absolutely and - interesting given the rhetoric that has come from president—elect trump with regards to the war in russia, i guess that is the one thing playing on the minds of many european leaders, probably one of the reasons president macron, who i think was one of the first leaders to congratulate president trump on the phone after his election victory so i guess that is why key is practising this diplomacy ahead of the president taking up his role in january. that moment of the three of them in the photograph was significant given as i mentioned earlier the stance on russia but also given the fact president zelensky has himself in recent times been on the offensive in the united states hoping that

we believe that there, maryam moshiri it will be there at court for us tomorrow, and there the lot ofage there. the amazon founder and washington post owner jeff bezos is reported to be heading for mar a lago, the latest in a long line of billionaire businessmen who are bending the knee to the us president—elect. others include the ceos of apple, google, meta, openai, tiktok. jeff bezos, as well as meta's mark zuckerberg and open al's sam altman are each reported to have donated a million dollars to donald trump's inauguration fund. trump criticised the coverage of his first term as president by the bezos—owned washington post. but you will recall the paper broke with tradition and decided not to endorse a candidate in this presidential election. zuckerberg was at mar—a—lago in november, trying to mend ties after facebook had banned trump from their site in the wake of the capitol hill riot. none of this lost on donald trump who is marvelling at his new found popularity. one of the big differences between the first term, . in the first term everybody was fighting me, and this. term ev