Global leaders have expressed their solidarity with France in light of the tragedy. As the flames subsided, President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the 800 year-old cathedral.

"Notre Dame is one of the world’s great treasures, and we’re thinking of the people of France in your time of grief" tweets former US president Barak Obama.

Authorities are assessing the stability of Notre Dame Cathedral following a fire that seriously damaged large parts of the structure. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the iconic 850-year-old monument.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, a fiscally conservative but socially liberal Republican has called Donald Trump a "schoolyard bully" and said the US president has left the nation in "great peril."

Ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff election President Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky held their only debate at a football stadium. Polls show Poroshenko losing to Zelensky.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari asked ministers and heads of agencies to turn in their handover notes by Wednesday next week. He also asked them to submit a comprehensive status report on the policies, programmes and projects from their respective ministries, departments and agencies.

Peru's former president Alan Garcia shot himself early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, a police source said. In an interview the previous day, Garcia insisted he was innocent.

Seychelles president: 'It’s a question of survival of our humanity'.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has suspended its decision to deliver judgment in a suit challenging the defection of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and 55 other members of the National Assembly.

Uganda pop star and member of parliament Bobi Wine says and his team are ready to challenge veteran President Yoweri Museveni in elections in order to bring about a change of leadership after over 30 years.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks about her relationship with President Donald Trump. She speaks on the latest episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.” The interview took place March 8 in Washington.

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