9:45 am today

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am today

Notre Dame in Paris is set to reopen following the devastating 2019 fire that destroyed its roof and spire.

Two newly-appointed top European leaders have arrived in Kiev to show support for Ukraine - amid reports the country's President Zelensky has suggested in may be ready to accept a ceasefire by temporarily ceding some Russian-held territory in exchange for NATO membership for unoccupied parts of Ukraine.

And anti-government protests are spreading in the former Soviet state of Georgia.

A heart made with red smoke by 4 planes floats in the air near Notre-Dame Cathedral during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / POOL / AFP)

Photo: JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP