Explosion near Macron’s Damascus hotel as French president meets Syrian counterpart
4 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
🌍 Cross-language spread
This story first appeared in 🇫🇷 French coverage — 2.6 hours before PULSE detected it in English news.
Detected by matching proper nouns and figures that survive translation. Times reflect when each edition's coverage was first indexed.
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The brief
"Explosion near Macron’s Damascus hotel as French president meets Syrian counterpart" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include CBS News, CNN, The Times of Israel and Al Jazeera. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 117d ago.
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Coverage (7)
- French President Emmanuel Macron safe after bomb blasts near his hotel in Damascus CBS News · 118d ago
- Explosion near Macron’s Damascus hotel as French president meets Syrian counterpart CNN · 118d ago
- Syria says one killed, 36 wounded after Damascus blasts during Macron visit Al Jazeera · 118d ago
- Wearing sunglasses indoors, Macron meets representatives of Syrian civil society in Damascus The Times of Israel · 118d ago
- Syria grapples with unrest as government faces old and new threats Al Jazeera · 118d ago
- Syrian FM says Macron’s visit to Damascus is a ‘pivotal point’ in relations The Times of Israel · 118d ago
- Eighteen wounded as explosions rock Damascus during Macron’s visit to Syria Al Jazeera · 118d ago
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