French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to rebuild Paris' Notre Dame cathedral within five years after the massive fire.
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the blaze, but say they don't believe it was started intentionally.
Correspondent Oliver Whitfield-Miocic in Paris says rebuilding the cathedral in five years will be difficult - and expensive.
Aid trucks roll into Gaza as Israel prepares to open Rafah crossing
Aid trucks rolled into the Gaza border on Wednesday awaiting entry as Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing, with an official announcing that 600 aid trucks would be allowed inside after Hamas handed over more bodies of dead hostages.
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 'temporary ceasefire' on Wednesday, Islamabad said, after an airstrike and ground fighting sent tensions between the South Asian neighbours soaring, killing more than a dozen civilians.
Israel to open Gaza's Rafah crossing for humanitarian aid
Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas.
75 still missing days after Mexico's mass flood
Five days after historic floods that killed at least 66 people and affected 100,000 homes, Mexico is still scrambling to get help to the worst-hit communities and locate 75 missing people amid criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis.
Dozens killed in new Pakistan-Afghan border clashes
Fresh fighting broke out on Wednesday along the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing more than a dozen civilians and troops to shatter a fragile peace after weekend clashes that killed dozens.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the expansion of nature reserves in Abu Dhabi to cover 20 per cent of the emirate’s total land area.
Dedicated taxi parking spaces and new rest zones for drivers are being introduced in Dubai as part of a major mobility upgrade.
The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Venezuela following the collapse of a mine in El Callao municipality that killed at least 14 people.
