60 Minutes has been given access to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France, which has been extensively restored following a devastating fire in 2019. President Emmanuel Macron told the CBS show, “The decision to rebuild Notre-Dame, it was about our capacity to save, restore, sometimes reinvent what we are, by preserving where we come from.”
Speaking to a group of artisans and firefighters in the cathedral, President Emmanuel Macron said, “Never before have we seen such a construction site. You all had your share in the project of the century.” He continued, “The burning of Notre Dame was a national wound, and you were its remedy, [restoring it] through determination, hard work and commitment.”
The restoration of the 12th-century Christian monument appears to have been largely faithful. Traditionalists successfully resisted modernists’ initial efforts to install a glass roof or replace the cathedral spire with a glass spike or even an Islamic minaret.
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The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris will soon open to the public for the first time since the 2019 fire that nearly destroyed the great Gothic church. This Sunday, Bill Whitaker takes a look inside. pic.twitter.com/DHwVs2ZNz4
60 Minutes has been given access to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France, which has been extensively restored following a devastating fire in 2019. President Emmanuel Macron told the CBS show, "The decision to rebuild Notre-Dame, it was about our capacity to save, restore, sometimes reinvent what we are, by preserving where we come from."
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Russia has called on American liberals to cry more for the deaths of people in Ukraine and Gaza rather than spend time in “hysteria” over the election of President-elect Donald J. Trump. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, urged the United States to redirect its focus toward ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe following reports that U.S. State Department staff sought counseling after Donald Trump’s election victory.
Zakharova’s comments responded to media reports that the State Department arranged therapy sessions for employees struggling with Trump’s election. Employees at the State Department were invited the Friday after the election to an in-house therapy session if they felt they were unable to cope with the changing political environment and Trump’s return to the White House
Meanwhile, California Representative Darrell Issa expressed concern in a formal letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Issa described the notion of providing counseling as alarming, arguing it catered to employees who were troubled by the democratic process.
Zakharova’s statements included pointed remarks about American diplomats mourning Trump’s victory.
“The fact that American diplomats are crying bitterly during working hours instead of performing their duties has caused confusion not only among the public but also within the U.S. House of Representatives,” Zakharova said.
President-elect Trump has promised to end the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky admitting that Trump’s election will hasten the end of the war. However, in recent days, the conflict appears to be escalating after President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer both gave the green light to allow Ukraine to fire Western-supplied long-range missiles deep into Russian territory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated such attacks would amount to an act of war by NATO against Russia.
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Russia has called on American liberals to cry more for the deaths of people in Ukraine and Gaza rather than spend time in "hysteria" over the election of President-elect Donald J. Trump. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, urged the United States to redirect its focus toward ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe following reports that U.S. State Department staff sought counseling after Donald Trump’s election victory.
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A Chinese commercial bulk carrier is suspected of having deliberately cut two Baltic Sea data cables critical to regional communications and security last week. The Yi Peng 3 allegedly dragged its anchor for over 100 miles along the seabed, aiming to damage or cut the cables that connect Finland and Germany, and Sweden, and Lithuania. The Chinese ship was transporting Russian fertilizer at the time.
Currently, the Yi Peng 3 is surrounded by European warships in international waters. Investigators are believed to have boarded the vessel to review the cause of the severing. The incident could escalate tensions between Europe and the United States on one side and Russia and China on the other.
The European investigators are seeking to determine whether the Yi Peng 3’s captain was induced or colluded with Russian intelligence. According to its logs, the commercial bulk carrier left the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga on November 15. If a Russian intelligence connection is established, it will mark the latest in a series of sabotage efforts against Western powers.
“It’s extremely unlikely that the captain would not have noticed that his ship dropped and dragged its anchor, losing speed for hours and cutting cables on the way,” a European investigator involved in the casetoldTheWall Street Journal.
Ningbo Yipeng Shipping—which owns the Yi Peng 3—says it is cooperating with the investigation.
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A Chinese commercial bulk carrier is suspected of having deliberately cut two Baltic Sea data cables critical to regional communications and security last week. The Yi Peng 3 allegedly dragged its anchor for over 100 miles along the seabed, aiming to damage or cut the cables that connect Finland and Germany, and Sweden, and Lithuania. The Chinese ship was transporting Russian fertilizer at the time.
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Bracing for a potential major war with Russia, Germany is reportedly looking to convert various properties into nuclear fallout shelters and bunkers. Authorities are considering underground parking lots and subway stations as viable options for emergency shelters.
Berlin has been actively supporting Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, providing ongoing aid for the Ukrainian war effort. The increased tensions have prompted Germany to revisit its defense measures, involving the Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance and other authorities.
Historically, Germany maintained about 2,000 operational bunkers during periods such as World War II and the Cold War. However, there are only 579 left. With a population of 84 million, the existing shelter capacity covers only 480,000 people.
Meanwhile, Germany’s armed forces are preparing businesses for a potential war as part of “Operational Plan Germany,” a secret 1,000-page document that outlines steps to defend critical infrastructure in case of a possible conflict.
A senior NATO military official, Admiral Rob Bauer, is also emphasizing the need for businesses in Europe and America to prepare for potential wartime scenarios and to adapt their production and distribution processes accordingly.
Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s previous military chief and now envoy to the United Kingdom, has asserted that a global conflict has already commenced, with Ukraine now using Western-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets deep within Russian territory. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin previously stated that such actions would require direct support from NATO countries and would amount to a declaration of war against Russia.
So far, Russia has not targeted any NATO member territory, but it did debut a hypersonic intermediate ballistic missile with multiple warheads, claiming it could not be intercepted or stopped by any system NATO currently possesses.
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Bracing for a potential major war with Russia, Germany is reportedly looking to convert various properties into nuclear fallout shelters and bunkers. Authorities are considering underground parking lots and subway stations as viable options for emergency shelters.
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Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee comprised of member nations’ defense chiefs, has warned that conflict has returned to Europe. Speaking at the Berlin Security Conference, Bauer emphasized that businesses in Europe and the United States must prepare for scenarios akin to wartime. He stressed that commercial decisions have strategic implications for national security.
“Business leaders in Europe and America need to realize that the commercial decisions they make have strategic consequences for the security of their nation,” Admiral Bauer said, continuing: “Businesses need to be prepared for a wartime scenario and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly.”
He ominously added: “Ladies and Gentlemen, war is back on the European continent. And over the past years, more and more people in Europe realize that war can happen to them too… again.”
According to Bauer, a large-scale general war, such as a hypothetical World War III, would demand substantial civilian involvement. This would require governments to establish systems to mobilize and manage civilian resources efficiently.
Bauer called for a shift in mindset from predictable and controlled operations to adapting to unpredictability. He emphasized the importance of maintaining an industrial base capable of rapidly producing weapons and ammunition to continue a conflict if necessary.
Earlier this year, Bauer warned about potential conscription if NATO becomes involved in extensive hostilities with Russia. Finland, for instance, which has extensive borders with Russia, has developed a network of bomb shelters in case of emergency.
In recent weeks, the Biden-Harris government in the U.S. has approved a series of escalations by Ukraine against Russia, leading some to worry that a misstep could trigger a broader and more devastating conflict.
Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee comprised of member nations' defense chiefs, has warned that conflict has returned to Europe. Speaking at the Berlin Security Conference, Bauer emphasized that businesses in Europe and the United States must prepare for scenarios akin to wartime. He stressed that commercial decisions have strategic implications for national security.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas military chief. In response to these developments, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of Hamas’ founding members, blasted the “corruption” of the ICC, stressing the “absurdity” of the Hamas arrest warrant, considering he is already “a corpse.”
“Hamas leaders are in Turkey right now,” Yousef observed. However, instead of bringing these “war criminals” to justice, he said, the ICC is putting pressure on Israel.
Yousef argued the Israeli military has done everything it can to minimize civilian casualties in the densely populated Gaza Strip. In contrast, Hamas “did everything within their ability to maximize the civilian casualties, then they exaggerated the numbers, they lied to the international community, and they played on the emotional nerve of the West.”
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-The ICC issued an arrest warrant for the corpse of Muhammad Al Dief and did nothing about Hamas leaders who have been traveling freely between Qatar and Turkey. -Hamas smuggles weapons using humanitarian aid trucks. -Israel does everything within its ability to minimize the… pic.twitter.com/hP1oMZBPmt
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas military chief. In response to these developments, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of Hamas' founding members, blasted the "corruption" of the ICC, stressing the "absurdity" of the Hamas arrest warrant, considering he is already "a corpse."
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who admitted over a million migrants during Europe’s 2015-16 migrant crisis, says she is concerned about President-elect Donald J. Trump returning to the White House. Globalist Merkel, who was in office during Trump’s first term, said of meetings with the America First leader: “The more people there were in the room, the greater was his urge to be the winner,” adding: “You can’t chat with him. Every meeting is a competition: you or me.”
Merkel, a notionally center-right politician, said, “It was already a disappointment for me that Hillary Clinton didn’t win in 2016. I would have liked a different outcome,” admitting she felt “sorrow” at Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
On dealing with President-elect Trump, she complained he was very inquisitive and wanted in-depth details “but only to read them for his own advantage, to find arguments that strengthen him and weaken others.”
In one notable G7 meeting in 2017, Trump allegedly stood up and threw Starburst candies on the table, remarking, “Here, Angela, don’t say I never give you anything.”
Merkel expressed feelings of “sorrow” at Trump’s recent electoral victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024presidential election. She mentioned her disappointment in 2016 when Hillary Clinton lost, indicating a preference for a different political outcome in both instances.
Merkel’s tenure ended in 2021 after 16 years in office, leaving Germany a country where a significant portion of the population is now born overseas, energy prices are rising, and manufacturing is declining. The reign of Merkel also saw the emergence of radical Islamist terrorism as a significant threat to German security, including a 2016 Christmas market attack, which saw a dozen people murdered by a bogus Tunisian asylum seeker who entered the country under Merkel’s watch.
Merkel also made Germany largely reliant on Russia for cheap forms of energy, which has backfired since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, causing inflation and German economic decline.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who admitted over a million migrants during Europe's 2015-16 migrant crisis, says she is concerned about President-elect Donald J. Trump returning to the White House. Globalist Merkel, who was in office during Trump’s first term, said of meetings with the America First leader: “The more people there were in the room, the greater was his urge to be the winner,” adding: “You can't chat with him. Every meeting is a competition: you or me.”
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Iran is set to initiate a series of “new and advanced” centrifuges despite a United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog resolution censuring Tehran, officials announced Friday. The UN motion, presented by Western nations including Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, was passed by the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with 19 votes in favor, 12 abstained, and three nations—China, Russia, and Burkina Faso—opposed.
In response, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, along with the foreign ministry, released a statement detailing plans to “substantially increase” uranium enrichment capacity. This entails deploying various types of advanced centrifuges.
Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran’s atomic energy organization, confirmed on state television that the new measures focus on expanding uranium enrichment capabilities. He indicated that these measures could be reversed if Western nations retract their actions, which Tehran views as hostile.
The IAEA’s confidential resolution urges Iran to fulfill its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and provide credible explanations regarding uranium particles found in undeclared sites. Western powers have demanded a comprehensive report on Iran’s nuclear activities by the spring of 2025.
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Rafael Grossi, the IAEA’s director general, recently visited Tehran and secured an agreement for Iran to cap its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at 60 percent purity. Meanwhile, political tensions persist over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Some analysts warn of potential escalations, with Iran suggesting it could exit the NPT if pressured, potentially triggering the reimposition of sanctions under the nuclear deal’s “snapback” clause.
After withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2018, the United States—under President Donald J. Trump—enacted a ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions regime against the Islamic Republic. This had the effect of crippling the Iranian economy and their ability to export oil, limiting both their nuclear research and funding of terrorist proxies across the Middle East. Subsequently, the sanctions were reversed by the Biden White House.
Iran is set to initiate a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges despite a United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog resolution censuring Tehran, officials announced Friday. The UN motion, presented by Western nations including Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, was passed by the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with 19 votes in favor, 12 abstained, and three nations—China, Russia, and Burkina Faso—opposed.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and a prominent Hamas leader. The ICC, headquartered in the Netherlands, accuses Prime Minister Netanyahu of war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the protracted conflict in Gaza following the October 7 assault on Israel by Hamas in 2023.
Netanyahu branded the court’s decision “absurd and false.” He asserted that Israel’s actions in Gaza are justified.
The ICC’s move designates Netanyahu and the others as internationally wanted figures. However, the practical impact of these warrants is dubious. Neither Israel nor its primary ally, the United States, are members of the ICC. The Hamas official the court is seeking has reportedly already been killed in the ongoing conflict.
The ICC claims there is evidence that Netanyahu and Gallant were responsible for attacks targeting civilians. Among the alleged crimes is the use of starvation as a method of warfare.
The ICC relies on member states to enforce arrests, lacking its own policing capacity. Israel has consistently rejected the court’s jurisdiction, and it seems unlikely Britain and other Western ICC members will take Netanyahu into custody.
The warrants come after the ICC also issued similar arrest warrants for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and others in March of 2023, arguing that Russia had kidnapped children from Ukraine.
Russia, like Israel and the United States, is not a current signatory to the Rome Statute and does not recognize the authority of the ICC, as the country withdrew its support in 2016. No country has yet to attempt to arrest President Putin, either.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and a prominent Hamas leader. The ICC, headquartered in the Netherlands, accuses Prime Minister Netanyahu of war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the protracted conflict in Gaza following the October 7 assault on Israel by Hamas in 2023.
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A descendant of the assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand has noted parallels between current events and the leadup to the First World War. In a November 16 address at Castle Artstetten, his family’s historical estate, Prince Leo von Hohenberg highlighted issues such as “mass migration” and the erosion of “traditional values.”
In a subsequent interview, he noted the resemblance of current “warmongering” to the period leading up to his great-grandfather’s assassination. Franz Ferdinand’s death in the summer of 1914 was a pivotal event sparking the First World War.
The Hohenberg prince’s comments follow President Joe Biden recently giving the green light to Ukraine to fire long-range American-made missiles far inside Russia. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warns the move could be seen as a declaration of war by NATO.
A father, reserve officer, and Christian, von Hohenberg emphasized the need for peace. Consequently, he expressed that alongside physical conflicts, there is a “spiritual war” targeting public conscience, driven by globalists using “all the might and financial power of international institutions.”
Additionally, the prince warned that the war is waged “by redefining concepts and selecting wording, by changing norms through universal repetition of mantras in media, film, and television, through changing school and university curriculum, through changing culture, through selectively manipulating data, now with the help of AI, and other subtle techniques.”
Emphasizing the Christian faith, von Hohenberg advocated turning to God amidst moral and cultural challenges, seeing Christ in others, promoting small acts of kindness, and personal integrity as pathways to broader change. President-elect Donald J. Trump acknowledged Christ throughout his campaign, marking the Roman Catholic feasts of St. Michael the Archangel and other events.
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A descendant of the assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand has noted parallels between current events and the leadup to the First World War. In a November 16 address at Castle Artstetten, his family's historical estate, Prince Leo von Hohenberg highlighted issues such as "mass migration" and the erosion of "traditional values."show more
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