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Louvre under fire: Senate culture chief warns museum’s security is outdated

The chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Culture, Laurent Lafon, said on Tuesday, after a visit to the Louvre’s security facilities, that the museum’s safety standards were “not up to what one would expect from a modern museum.”

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Louvre security is 'not up to standard' warns French senator

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A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris

Paris prosecutors have announced the first arrests in connection with the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum

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Louvre museum director wants in-house police station to prevent smash and grab raids

At a Senate hearing, Louvre director Laurence des Cars detailed failures in the Paris museum's security and also confirmed that she had offered to resign but the move was rejected by Culture Minister Rachida Dati.

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Louvre chief Des Cars admits 'terrible failure' at museum during jewel heist

Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars has admitted a "terrible failure" after thieves cut through a window and stole jewellery worth nearly €90 million. She said she takes responsibility for weaknesses in security that allowed the gang to strike on Sunday morning.

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Louvre heist timeline: How thieves stole €88m of jewellery in under eight minutes

Thieves spent only four minutes inside the Paris museum – but managed to steal over $100 million worth of crown jewels

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Louvre reopens as Paris prosecutor reveals stolen jewels worth an estimated €88 million

The Paris Louvre reopens on Wednesday after the daring theft from the most visited museum in the world. Its director Laurence des Cars is facing questions from a parliamentary culture committee scrutinising security failures.

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Gone in 240 seconds: France's race against time to recover stolen crown jewels

Dominique Buffin, the head of security at the Louvre, the world's most visited museum, is facing calls to resign as the hunt continues for the gang of four thieves who carried out what's been dubbed the 'heist of the decade'.

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France’s Culture Minister gives fresh update on brazen Louvre heist

France's Culture Minister has responded to criticism of the Louvre's security after the dramatic heist

The Independent UK

Louvre to remain closed one day after jewel heist

The Louvre said it would remain closed Monday after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist the day before

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Everything that was stolen in the daring Louvre heist

The heist has been branded ‘the theft of the decade’

The Independent UK

Paris Louvre Heist Lays Bare Museum Security Complaints

A raid on France's top museum that saw thieves flee with royal jewels has raised awkward questions about how well the country's priceless cultural heritage is being protected.

International Business Times

Chainsaw-Wielding Thieves Drop Priceless Crown Outside The Louvre In Bizarre Scooter Getaway

“The police were running near the pyramid and trying to enter the Louvre through the side glass doors, but they were locked and impossible to open.”

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Paris police hunt Louvre thieves after priceless jewels vanish in daring heist

French authorities have launched a major investigation after thieves stole jewels of 'inestimable value' from the Louvre Museum.

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Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen

Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight raid

The Independent UK

Louvre Museum closes after theft

A theft has occurred at the Louvre, prompting the museum to close on Sunday while authorities investigate

The Independent UK

Louvre closed after ‘masked thieves break into museum using chainsaw’ and steal ‘priceless’ jewellery

France’s interior minister says the group entered the museum using a ladder and broke into windows using small chainsaws

Euronews

New French Prime Minister Lecornu assembles cabinet amid intense protests

Amid protests, Lecornu finalised the cabinet with Bruno Le Maire as the armed forces minister. President Macron's allies retain posts, and a general policy speech is awaited.

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Dati and Ghosn to stand trial over corruption and influence peddling

French financial prosecutors announced Monday that Rachida Dati, the culture minister and leading centre-right candidate for Paris mayor, is set to face trial in September 2026 over suspected corruption.

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Former French PM on course for comeback as Paris by-election frontrunner

Former French prime minister Michel Barnier has sailed through the first round of a high-profile by-election in Paris, emerging as the clear frontrunner to retake a long-time conservative stronghold.

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French journalist suspended amid accusation of collusion with Socialist party members

Journalists Thomas Legrand and Patrick Cohen are accused of collusion amid a controversial video with leaders of the Socialist Party against the far-right.

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France returns human skulls to Madagascar, 128 years after French massacre

One of three skulls returned to Madagascar is believed to belong to King Toera, who was slain by French colonial forces.

International Business Times

France Returns Skull Of Beheaded King To Madagascar

France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops during a 19th-century massacre.

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Is Paris Europe's most deadly capital during heatwaves?

There are certain factors relating to geography and large-scale weather systems that make the French capital particularly vulnerable to heatwaves.

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French bill clears path to return artefacts looted during colonisation

A bill to make it easier for France to return cultural objects taken during the colonial period was presented at a ministerial council in Paris this week by Culture Minister Rachida Dati. Despite a pledge by President Emmanuel Macron in Burkina Faso in 2017, and follow-up reports, only a small…

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