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People queue outside the Louvre museum, in Paris, France, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The home of the ‘Mona Lisa’ has a new boss to steer the Louvre out of crisis after jewel heist

February 25, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

The home of the “Mona Lisa” is getting a new boss. Art historian Christophe Leribault, a veteran museum director, is taking over at the Louvre, shouldering the challenge of getting...

Unionists demonstrate at the entrance of the Louvre museum after employees have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens

December 17, 2025 at 8:16 a.m.

Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, though the attraction partially opened Wednesday to allow visitors to...

Soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

What to know about the 4 suspects in the Louvre crown jewels heist

November 2, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

Four suspects in the Louvre heist have been handed preliminary charges and incarcerated, including three believed to be members of the team who forced its way into the museum, leaving...

Paris prosecutor: 2 Louvre heist suspects had prior theft conviction together

November 2, 2025 at 11:20 a.m.

The Paris prosecutor said Sunday that two of the suspects in the Louvre jewels heist had previously been convicted in a theft case together 10 years ago, as three alleged...

A police car parks in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, one week after the crown jewels heist, on Oct. 26, 2025, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

2 new suspects handed preliminary charges in Louvre jewels heist case, Paris prosecutor says

November 2, 2025 at 11:22 a.m.

The Paris prosecutor said Saturday two new suspects were handed preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the crown jewels heist at the Louvre museum.

Riot police officers patrol as people queue to enter Le Louvre museum Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist admit their involvement

October 29, 2025 at 3:13 p.m.

Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have “partially” admitted their participation and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum, a...

People queue outside the Louvre museum that remains closed for the day after Sunday’s jewels robbery, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Louvre remains closed one day after jewel heist

October 20, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

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 measures at...

FILE – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives as he goes on trial over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy

September 25, 2025 at 7:43 a.m.

A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his...

President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump begins planning for Putin-Zelenskyy meeting while affirming US help with security guarantees

August 18, 2025 at 8:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Monday during talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders that a potential ceasefire and who gets Ukrainian territory seized by Russia should be hashed...

FILE -Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrive for a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Trump warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin does not agree to stop war after summit

August 13, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday arrived in Berlin for talks with the German chancellor and virtual meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and other European leaders ahead of Friday’s...

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