France

Louvre reopens 3 days after jewel heist as director offers to resign over 'terrible failure'

By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

In testimony to the French Senate, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said that the museum had a shortage of security cameras outside the monument and other ″weaknesses″ exposed by Sunday’s theft.

France's former President Sarkozy begins 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

By Sylvie Corbet, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press

He is the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned.

Jewels stolen from Louvre worth an estimated $102 million, Paris prosecutor says

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation, said about 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the suspects and gems after Sunday’s theft.

Louvre remains closed one day after jewel heist

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the heist lasted less than eight minutes and was highly efficient.

Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in '4-minute operation' by thieves in broad daylight

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

Macron reappoints newly resigned PM Lecornu amid France's political crisis

By Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end the country's political deadlock.

Outgoing French PM expects Macron to name replacement in 48 hours

By Samuel Petrequin, John Leicester, Associated Press

Sébastien Lecornu didn’t say who his replacement could be. But appeared to rule himself out of coming back to the job. He said Wednesday that “my mission is finished.”…

France's new prime minister resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos

By Samuel Petrequin, John Leicester, Associated Press

Lecornu is now the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic, which started in 1958.

European positions on Russia harden as drone incidents, cyber-attacks and sabotage mount

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.