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Napoleon’s Brooch, Lost as He Fled Waterloo, Sells for $4.4 Million

14 novembre 2025 à 11:56
The diamond-encrusted jewel, which the 19th-century French emperor wore on his hat, was lost along with other valuables as he retreated from his final battle.
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3 Bob Ross Paintings Sell for $600,000 to Support Public Broadcasters

12 novembre 2025 à 20:24
The landscapes by the television host were sold as part of a campaign to help public television stations weather federal funding cuts.

The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by

11 novembre 2025 à 11:47
The photo of a dapper man in a fedora sparked many questions: Was the person real? A Sherlock Holmes-inspired detective on the case? Or just being very French?

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Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, right, as police officers block an entrance to the Louvre after thieves carried out a daylight heist. His mother said in an interview that a framed version of this photo is in their kitchen.

In Cozying Up to Trump, Leaders Hedge Their Reliance on Moscow and Beijing

8 novembre 2025 à 10:46
President Trump has made it easier for countries that are close to Russia and China to build ties with the United States. Those countries are embracing the opportunity.

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President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, with leaders of other Central Asian countries, at the White House on Thursday.

In Cozying Up to Trump, Leaders Hedge Their Reliance on Moscow and Beijing

8 novembre 2025 à 10:46
President Trump has made it easier for countries that are close to Russia and China to build ties with the United States. Those countries are embracing the opportunity.

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President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, with leaders of other Central Asian countries, at the White House on Thursday.

Kazakhstan Is Joining the Abraham Accords, Trump Says

6 novembre 2025 à 20:44
The Central Asian country already has diplomatic relations with Israel, but the move appears to be a good-will gesture to President Trump.

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President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan said in an interview that the significance of joining the Abraham Accords was mainly economic.

The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt

3 novembre 2025 à 11:19
The 3,500-year-old artifact, likely stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011 or 2012, was found at an elite European art fair in Maastricht.

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A stolen artifact, a stone head from the time of the pharaohs from about 3,500 years ago, turned up at an art fair and exhibition in the Netherlands in 2022.

Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation

3 novembre 2025 à 09:38
Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.

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The brisk theft at the Louvre — which took place in less than 10 minutes — happened in broad daylight with visitors and museum attendants initially present in the gallery.

Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave

3 novembre 2025 à 05:00
The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.

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Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes

3 novembre 2025 à 00:01
France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

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Members of a forensic team inspect a window at the site where burglars broke into the Louvre and made off with eight of France’s historic crown jewels last month.

Enslaved Potter’s Art, Displayed at Boston Museum, Returns to Heirs at Last

30 octobre 2025 à 22:02
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, said David Drake, the artist, had been “deprived of his creations involuntarily and without compensation.”

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Descendants of David Drake, a potter, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with one of Mr. Drake’s works.

French Police Arrest 5 More in Louvre Jewel Heist Investigation

30 octobre 2025 à 12:20
The authorities have detained seven suspects in total but have not recovered the stolen jewels.

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Police vans parked outside the Louvre this week after the authorities arrested some suspects in connection with the heist.

Inside the Louvre Jewel Heist That Shocked the World

30 octobre 2025 à 06:54
More than a week after thieves made off with treasures from the Louvre, a picture is emerging of a seemingly well-planned burglary that exploited security lapses at the museum and outpaced the police.

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Investigators on the day of the burglary, examining the balcony where the thieves broke in.

Four Decades After It Was Stolen, a Renaissance Treasure Returns to Rome

29 octobre 2025 à 17:00
The Italian art police still don’t know who took the brilliantly illuminated manuscript page from a Franciscan friary, and many more pages have yet to be found.

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The 15th-century manuscript page attributed to Fra Antonio da Monza, depicting a “Virgin and Child,” is displayed on Wednesday in the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli after being recovered by police in Rome.

Suspects in Louvre Jewelry Heist Arrested, French Authorities Say

26 octobre 2025 à 09:08
Thieves stole over $100 million in jewelry from the Paris museum. It is unclear how many people were arrested, but one man was caught while trying to leave France.

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The Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday. The arrests were a major breakthrough for French investigators.

A Break-In That Shook France

26 octobre 2025 à 07:07
The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum about itself and its direction.

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Investigators near the truck-mounted ladder thieves used to break into the Louvre, on Sunday.

‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist

25 octobre 2025 à 09:46
Was it the heist of the century or a master class in incompetence by the museum? Some prominent former jewelry thieves have plenty to say about the audacious break-in at the Louvre.

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The part of the Louvre where thieves broke in last weekend and stole more than $100 million worth of jewelry.

A Missing Picasso Is Found, and a Small Spanish Town Loses Its Air of Mystery

24 octobre 2025 à 16:00
For a brief moment, the puzzle of what had happened to Pablo Picasso’s “Still Life With Guitar” infected Deifontes with caper fever.

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Patricia Gutiérrez, left, and her father José, sensed an opportunity to put their town, Deifontes, Spain, on the map following intrigue around the disappearance of a Picasso painting.

Key Louvre Camera Was Pointing Away From Thieves, Director Says

Laurence des Cars, the head of the Paris museum, told a Senate hearing that she had offered to resign after the stunning theft of royal jewels.

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Visitors waiting to enter the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, after it reopened on Wednesday.

Stolen Louvre Jewelry Worth Over $100 Million, Paris Prosecutor Says

22 octobre 2025 à 05:43
The eight pieces are unlikely to garner that price if they are split apart or melted, the prosecutor said Tuesday.

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Eight pieces of French royal jewelry, including crown diamonds were snatched from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, shown here in 2020.
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