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Investigators say thieves forced a window open on the Louvre museum's first floor. (AP PHOTO)

Louvre jewels stolen in daylight heist worth $157 million

A massive manhunt is underway, with around 100 investigators racing to track down the thieves behind the audacious Louvre jewel heist in Paris.

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The White House says there is no firm date for a meeting of the Russian and US presidents.

Ukraine peace plan emerges as Trump puts Putin meet on hold

European countries and Ukraine have reportedly proposed a peace board chaired by US President Donald Trump to oversee the implementation of a 12-point plan to end war with Russia.

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy left his home with wife Carla Bruni to attend prison. (AP PHOTO)

France’s ex-president Sarkozy trades palace for prison

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at prison in Paris to start a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.

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Police are continuing to pore over security footage after a robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Police unlikely to recover Louvre loot, experts say

The Louvre remains closed after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist at the famous museum in Paris.

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Droneshield shares are up 2475 per cent in 5 years and its CEO says the company is just starting in its journey selling counter-drone technology.

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The Louvre Museum was robbed by thieves, and here is what they took.

The Louvre heist: What thieves dared to take

Thieves pulled off one of Paris’s most audacious museum heists, vanishing with treasures of ‘incalculable’ value — and leaving one royal item behind.

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Brazen thieves used a crane to break a window when they robbed jewelry from the Louvre in Paris. (AP PHOTO)

Brazen thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris' Louvre

The jewelry robbery at the Louvre in Paris took less than seven minutes and was carried out by four unarmed people.

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Paris's Louvre museum closed for the day after thieves allegedly broke into the famed attraction. (AP PHOTO)

Thieves strike France's Louvre in daring jewel heist

Thieves using a basket lift have stolen priceless jewels from the Louvre in Paris, forcing the world's most-visited museum to close.

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Infantry recruits of the 28th Seperate Mechanized Brigade take cover from a grenade blast as they undergo a basic training course at an undislosed location in eastern Ukraine on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

Ukraine is wearing out Russia’s killing machine

AARON PATRICK: After defeating Russia’s summer offensive, Ukraine hopes to secure US Tomahawk cruise missiles to degrade Russia’s vital oil and gas industry.

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Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect.

Son of billionaire CEO a suspect after dad’s cliff plunge

Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect.

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Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has issued a stern warning to Russia as Donald Trump weighs up providing Kyiv with greater weaponry.

Hegseth’s grim warning to Russia if peace efforts falter

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s secretary of defence offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.

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Uncertainty in France is causing companies to pause investment.

France’s political turmoil is leaving foreign investors wary

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘France has traditionally been the locomotive of Europe, now it has become the caboose.’

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Mirella, 42, was allegedly kept locked away in a room for nearly three decades.

Noise led police to woman kept in locked room for 27 years

Neighbours, who hadn’t seen her since she was a child, were horrified as she emerged with severe injuries. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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Reappointed French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has taken the job under a cloud of uncertainty.

French presidency unveils new cabinet

France's newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has named a new government, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget.

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Man does the unthinkable infront of worshippers inside St Peter's Basilica.

WATCH: Tourist's unthinkable act inside St Peter’s Basilica

One man’s brazen act at St Peter’s Basilica’s holiest altar left worshippers horrified and ignited outrage around the world.

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