PARIS, France -- In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed display cases and ...

The brazen heist of crown jewels from the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, has been decried by some as a national humiliation and sparked security checks across France’s multitude of cultural ...

Among the stolen jewels were the sapphire-adorned tiara, necklace and single earring worn by Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense. AFP It’s being called the “heist of the century”, a daring robbery ...

Paris authorities are exploring an organized crime theory after masked robbers stole French jewels from the Louvre over the weekend in a 7-minute heist.

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre remained closed Monday, a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist that prompted authorities to reassess security ...

France will review the protection of cultural sites across the country and beef up security if needed, officials said yesterday as a manhunt was under way for the four people who staged an audacious ...

French police stepped up the hunt Tuesday for thieves who stole priceless royal jewels from the Louvre museum in a spectacular daylight robbery. As the museum remained closed for a second day Monday, ...

Among the jewels stolen in the Louvre heist on October 19, 2025, was a bow brooch once owned by Empress Eugenie and New York Socialite Caroline Astor.

Police in France are working to identify and apprehend four suspects accused of stealing nine crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris in a brazen heist that lasted less than seven minutes on ...

The Maine State Theatre Group was waiting to enter a room next to the gallery that was robbed, and left when the militia arrived, a director said.

Thieves in France pulled off a daring daytime heist Oct. 19 when they stole multiple pieces of priceless jewelry from the Louvre in a matter of minutes about a half hour after the museum opened to the ...