Greenland’s summer melt season has already begun — more than a month ahead of schedule. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today’s most popular stories on The Washington Post Marco Tedesco is a professor in atmospheric sciences at the Lamont... >>>

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Eugene Viollet-le-Duc is still the man to go to when it comes to restoring Notre Dame, even though he died nearly 140 years ago. As a young architect in Paris, Viollet-le-Duc made it his life's work to preserve France's iconic cathedrals,... >>>

Investigators in Paris said Thursday they believe an electrical short-circuit is most likely the cause behind the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. The French judicial police official, who spoke anonymously about the ongoing probe, said... >>>

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Thursday he was won re-election after receiving an estimated 54% of the vote, backtracking on an earlier vow to wait for official results after his challenger made improbable claims of victory. Widodo, after... >>>

France is paying tribute Thursday to the hundreds of firefighters who saved the Notre Dame Cathedral from utter collapse. Nearly 500 firefighters battled a massive fire at the 12th century Catholic cathedral in Paris for several hours Monday night.... >>>

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Workers are still focused largely on shoring up the damaged structure, but how closely the planned reconstruction should adhere to the original design and materials has become a point of contention in a nation long accustomed to arguing over the... >>>

North Korea on Thursday demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from talks over its banned nuclear programme, hours after the isolated state claimed to have tested a new kind of... >>>