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Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.
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US Covert Actions "Violate Venezuela's Sovereignty": UN Experts
United Nations rights experts said Tuesday that the United States' covert actions and threats of using armed force against Caracas "violate Venezuela's sovereignty and the UN Charter".
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Elon Musk Calls Acting NASA Chief "Dummy" Amid Spat Over Moon Mission
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at NASA's acting administrator on Tuesday after the space agency chief invited other companies to enter the race to help get humans back on the Moon.
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Trump Pressed Zelensky To Cede Donbas In 'Tense Talks': Kyiv Official
US President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to give up the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace during "tense" talks last Friday in Washington, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP.
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UN Rights Work Facing "Existential Threat" Amid Budget Cuts: Report
United Nations rights work is being disproportionately targeted for cuts amid a deep UN funding crisis, posing an "existential threat" to vital investigations and accountability efforts, a report warned Tuesday.
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Syria Faces $216-Billion Rebuilding Bill After 13 Years Of War
Syria's post-civil war reconstruction could cost up to $216 billion, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday that follows over 13 years of conflict in the country.
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Pakistan-South Africa 2nd Test In Balance After Keshav Maharaj Takes Seven
Asif Afridi took two crucial wickets to restrict South Africa to 185-4 and leave the second Pakistan Test in the balance on Tuesday in Rawalpindi.
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EU, Ukraine Back Trumps Peace Plan, Call For More Pressure On Putin
European leaders issued a joint statement with Ukraine on Tuesday backing US President Donald Trump's call for peace talks to begin based on the current frontline with Russia.
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Cash, Liquor Worth Rs 71 Crore Seized In Dry Bihar Ahead Of Polls
Enforcement agencies have seized cash, drugs, liquor and precious metals worth over Rs 71 crore in Bihar since the announcement of the assembly polls, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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After Decade On Death Row In Indonesia, British Grandmother To Return Home
Indonesia signed an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two British nationals, including a seriously ill grandmother on death row for more than a decade on drug charges, a minister said.
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"Only Way To Save Lives": Upholding Gaza Ceasefire "Vital", Says UN
Maintaining the Gaza ceasefire is critical for delivering life-saving food aid in the territory, the United Nations said Tuesday, repeating a call for all border crossings to be opened.
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US Man Who Faked Death, Fled To UK, Jailed For Raping Ex-Girlfriend In 2008
Nicholas Rossi, 38, went to great lengths to conceal his identity and flee after committing the rape in the western state of Utah in 2008.
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"Innocent Man Being Jailed": Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Prison Sentence
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moamer Kadhafi's Libya for the campaign that saw him elected.
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Sanae Takaichi, Japan's 1st Woman PM, Names Just 2 Women In Her Cabinet
Sanae Takaichi had said last month that the gender balance in her cabinet and the executive committee of her ruling party "will be comparable to those of Nordic countries".
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Louvre Heist: All About 8 Stolen Items That Belonged To French Queens, Empresses
The eight priceless pieces of jewellery stolen in an audacious heist from the Louvre Museum in Paris span two centuries of history.
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Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.
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US Covert Actions "Violate Venezuela's Sovereignty": UN Experts
United Nations rights experts said Tuesday that the United States' covert actions and threats of using armed force against Caracas "violate Venezuela's sovereignty and the UN Charter".
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Elon Musk Calls Acting NASA Chief "Dummy" Amid Spat Over Moon Mission
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at NASA's acting administrator on Tuesday after the space agency chief invited other companies to enter the race to help get humans back on the Moon.
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Trump Pressed Zelensky To Cede Donbas In 'Tense Talks': Kyiv Official
US President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to give up the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace during "tense" talks last Friday in Washington, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP.
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UN Rights Work Facing "Existential Threat" Amid Budget Cuts: Report
United Nations rights work is being disproportionately targeted for cuts amid a deep UN funding crisis, posing an "existential threat" to vital investigations and accountability efforts, a report warned Tuesday.
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Syria Faces $216-Billion Rebuilding Bill After 13 Years Of War
Syria's post-civil war reconstruction could cost up to $216 billion, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday that follows over 13 years of conflict in the country.
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Pakistan-South Africa 2nd Test In Balance After Keshav Maharaj Takes Seven
Asif Afridi took two crucial wickets to restrict South Africa to 185-4 and leave the second Pakistan Test in the balance on Tuesday in Rawalpindi.
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EU, Ukraine Back Trumps Peace Plan, Call For More Pressure On Putin
European leaders issued a joint statement with Ukraine on Tuesday backing US President Donald Trump's call for peace talks to begin based on the current frontline with Russia.
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Cash, Liquor Worth Rs 71 Crore Seized In Dry Bihar Ahead Of Polls
Enforcement agencies have seized cash, drugs, liquor and precious metals worth over Rs 71 crore in Bihar since the announcement of the assembly polls, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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After Decade On Death Row In Indonesia, British Grandmother To Return Home
Indonesia signed an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two British nationals, including a seriously ill grandmother on death row for more than a decade on drug charges, a minister said.
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"Only Way To Save Lives": Upholding Gaza Ceasefire "Vital", Says UN
Maintaining the Gaza ceasefire is critical for delivering life-saving food aid in the territory, the United Nations said Tuesday, repeating a call for all border crossings to be opened.
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US Man Who Faked Death, Fled To UK, Jailed For Raping Ex-Girlfriend In 2008
Nicholas Rossi, 38, went to great lengths to conceal his identity and flee after committing the rape in the western state of Utah in 2008.
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"Innocent Man Being Jailed": Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Prison Sentence
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moamer Kadhafi's Libya for the campaign that saw him elected.
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Sanae Takaichi, Japan's 1st Woman PM, Names Just 2 Women In Her Cabinet
Sanae Takaichi had said last month that the gender balance in her cabinet and the executive committee of her ruling party "will be comparable to those of Nordic countries".
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Louvre Heist: All About 8 Stolen Items That Belonged To French Queens, Empresses
The eight priceless pieces of jewellery stolen in an audacious heist from the Louvre Museum in Paris span two centuries of history.
