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Louvre Museum To Raise Ticket Prices For Non-EU Visitors From January 2026
The updated rates, confirmed by the museum and staff unions to AFP, will apply to tourists from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, China and others beyond the EU's single market.
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Louvre Museum's Security Password During 900-Crore Heist Was "LOUVRE"
Weeks after a daring $102 million daylight robbery in the Louvre Museum in Paris, investigators have uncovered a stunning flaw in the institution's digital defences.
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Louvre Transfers Some Of Its Most Precious Jewels To Bank Of France: Report
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.
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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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"We Failed": France's Minister Says Louvre Museum Heist Hit Country's Image
French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday the jewelry heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday gave a very negative image of France as it implied a failure of security services.
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On Camera, Louvre Museum Thieves Seen Cutting Glass During Heist
Security cameras captured one of the thieves, dressed in construction gear, cutting through a glass display case while visitors walked nearby.
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Paris' Louvre Heist Lays Bare Museum Security Complaints
The government said authorities had already begun reviewing security at the vast Paris venue before the heist.
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Macron's Dilemma: What Next For France After PM's Resignation?
Shortly after French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in the job, President Emmanuel Macron was filmed walking by the River Seine in Paris deep in phone conversation with only his security detail.
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'Block Everything' Protest Rocks France, 200 Arrested, Vehicles Set On Fire
Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire.
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Nikhat Zareen Enters World Boxing Championships Quarter-Finals; 4 Male Boxers Exit
Competing in her first international tournament since the Paris Olympics, Nikhat Zareen endured a scrappy women's 51kg round of 16 contest to secure a unanimous decision against Japan's Yuna Nishinaka.
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Satwik-Chirag Exclusive: India's Badminton Duo Opens Up On Paris Olympics Revenge, Setbacks And More
Satwik and Chirag notched up a commanding win over Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals to secure their bronze medal.
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"Cannot Provide Assurances": Russia Rejects Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine
Russia rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine on Friday, after more than two dozen countries pledged to join a "reassurance" force to deploy in the wartorn country after any eventual peace deal with Moscow.
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Zelensky Meets European Leaders In Paris To Finalise Ukraine Security Guarantees
European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were meeting in Paris on Thursday to agree on security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace accord with Russia to end the three-and-a-half-year war sparked by Moscow's 2022 invasion.
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Woman, Harassed By 7-Year-Old Boy, Says "If Not Corrected, This Masti Becomes Harassment"
The woman alleged that the security guard attempted to downplay the situation by highlighting the boy's "good family background" and suggesting he was "just joking" without intending to offend.
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After Shoes, US To Now Ease Security On Liquid In Carry-Ons At Airports
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday during a conference hosted by "The Hill" that she is questioning "everything TSA does" and spoke of possible changes to the amount of liquids travellers can tote in their carry-on baggage.
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Louvre Museum To Raise Ticket Prices For Non-EU Visitors From January 2026
The updated rates, confirmed by the museum and staff unions to AFP, will apply to tourists from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, China and others beyond the EU's single market.
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Louvre Museum's Security Password During 900-Crore Heist Was "LOUVRE"
Weeks after a daring $102 million daylight robbery in the Louvre Museum in Paris, investigators have uncovered a stunning flaw in the institution's digital defences.
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Louvre Transfers Some Of Its Most Precious Jewels To Bank Of France: Report
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.
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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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"We Failed": France's Minister Says Louvre Museum Heist Hit Country's Image
French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday the jewelry heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday gave a very negative image of France as it implied a failure of security services.
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On Camera, Louvre Museum Thieves Seen Cutting Glass During Heist
Security cameras captured one of the thieves, dressed in construction gear, cutting through a glass display case while visitors walked nearby.
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Paris' Louvre Heist Lays Bare Museum Security Complaints
The government said authorities had already begun reviewing security at the vast Paris venue before the heist.
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Macron's Dilemma: What Next For France After PM's Resignation?
Shortly after French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in the job, President Emmanuel Macron was filmed walking by the River Seine in Paris deep in phone conversation with only his security detail.
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'Block Everything' Protest Rocks France, 200 Arrested, Vehicles Set On Fire
Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire.
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Nikhat Zareen Enters World Boxing Championships Quarter-Finals; 4 Male Boxers Exit
Competing in her first international tournament since the Paris Olympics, Nikhat Zareen endured a scrappy women's 51kg round of 16 contest to secure a unanimous decision against Japan's Yuna Nishinaka.
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Satwik-Chirag Exclusive: India's Badminton Duo Opens Up On Paris Olympics Revenge, Setbacks And More
Satwik and Chirag notched up a commanding win over Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals to secure their bronze medal.
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"Cannot Provide Assurances": Russia Rejects Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine
Russia rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine on Friday, after more than two dozen countries pledged to join a "reassurance" force to deploy in the wartorn country after any eventual peace deal with Moscow.
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Zelensky Meets European Leaders In Paris To Finalise Ukraine Security Guarantees
European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were meeting in Paris on Thursday to agree on security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace accord with Russia to end the three-and-a-half-year war sparked by Moscow's 2022 invasion.
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Woman, Harassed By 7-Year-Old Boy, Says "If Not Corrected, This Masti Becomes Harassment"
The woman alleged that the security guard attempted to downplay the situation by highlighting the boy's "good family background" and suggesting he was "just joking" without intending to offend.
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After Shoes, US To Now Ease Security On Liquid In Carry-Ons At Airports
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday during a conference hosted by "The Hill" that she is questioning "everything TSA does" and spoke of possible changes to the amount of liquids travellers can tote in their carry-on baggage.
