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Louvre museum to remain shut after spectacular heist as hunt for thieves continues

The theft, the first significant robbery at the Louvre since 1998, has captured international attention and reignited debate over security measures taken to ensure the protection of France’s cultural heritage.

Euronews · Oct 20, 2025

Louvre remains shut for a second day as police hunt jewel heist gang

The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for a second day on Monday as police continued their hunt for the gang who stole priceless pieces of royal jewellery in a daring raid. France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he would tighten security outside cultural institutions as a result.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 20, 2025

Watch: Louvre jewellery thief suspect caught on camera in new footage

Watch as one of the suspected the Louvre jewellery thieves is seen on camera wearing a hi-vis vest as he appears to break into a glass cabinet.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

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Louvre remains closed after robbery of priceless jewellery leaves France 'humiliated'

Thieves stole jewels worth millions from the world’s most-visited museum in a heist which took just seven minutes

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Zelenskyy says he would join Trump-Putin summit in Hungary if invited – as it happened

Ukrainian president criticises choice of Budapest as location for meeting as Trump suggests Kyiv must cede land to end war. This live blog is now closed

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025

Louvre heist puts pressure on French government over museum security

Justice minister says ‘we have failed’ after thieves take seven minutes to steal priceless jewels from museum

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025

Everything that was stolen in the daring Louvre heist

The heist has been branded ‘the theft of the decade’

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

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Louvre Museum Heist: How Did Thieves Pull Off the Perfect Crime in Broad Daylight?

French police are hunting a gang of experienced thieves who stole eight rare jewels from the Louvre Museum in broad daylight.

International Business Times UK · Oct 20, 2025

How the Louvre museum robbery happened in video, photographs and maps

Eight pieces stolen, but crown of Napoleon III’s wife dropped by the fleeing thieves

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025

Hunt Underway For Burglars That Stole French Crown Jewels From The Louvre, Emmanuel Macron Says, 'Everything Is Being Done'

Paris’ chief prosecutor, Laure Beccuau stated that the police are actively searching for a team of four thieves involved with the daylight heist at the Louvre Museum on Sunday.

Benzinga · Oct 20, 2025

Morning Mail: Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza; Bupa bonuses questioned; crown jewels snatched in Louvre heist

Gaza ceasefire edges towards collapse; Bupa paid out $14m in bonuses before scandal; jewel thieves pull off spectacular heist in Paris

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2025

What Was Stolen From the Louvre? Crown Worn by Napoleon's Wife Among Jewels Taken in Shocking Heist

Thieves stole nine imperial jewels from the Louvre, including Empress Eugénie's crown, in a daylight heist.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19, 2025

What to know about the heist at Paris' Louvre museum

The bandits made off with loot that France's interior minister described as "priceless."

Axios · Oct 19, 2025

Louvre jewellery heist: How masked gang raided museum and snatched ‘priceless’ jewels in broad daylight

The mayor of Paris said the robbery was ‘a shock’ and resembled the plot of the mystery thriller ‘Lupin’

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025

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The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025

How the Louvre’s other famous heist became part of art history

The jewellery heist at the Louvre on Sunday is only the latest in a series of thefts

Bored Panda · Oct 19, 2025

Chainsaw-Wielding Thieves Drop Priceless Crown Outside The Louvre In Bizarre Scooter Getaway

“The police were running near the pyramid and trying to enter the Louvre through the side glass doors, but they were locked and impossible to open.”

Radio France Internationale · Oct 19, 2025

Paris police hunt Louvre thieves after priceless jewels vanish in daring heist

French authorities have launched a major investigation after thieves stole jewels of 'inestimable value' from the Louvre Museum.

Euronews · Oct 19, 2025

Louvre museum major heist took between six and seven minutes

France's Interior Ministry said that around 9.30am several intruders forced open a window, stole jewels from vitrines and fled on two-wheelers.

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International Business Times · Oct 19, 2025

Power Tool-wielding Robbers Flee Louvre With 'Priceless' Jewellery

Robbers wielding power tools scaled a furniture hoist outside the Louvre to make off with priceless jewellery from the world-renowned museum on Sunday, taking just seven minutes for the brazen, broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025

Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen

Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight raid

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025

Louvre Museum closes after theft

A theft has occurred at the Louvre, prompting the museum to close on Sunday while authorities investigate

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025

Louvre closed after ‘masked thieves break into museum using chainsaw’ and steal ‘priceless’ jewellery

France’s interior minister says the group entered the museum using a ladder and broke into windows using small chainsaws

Euronews · Oct 13, 2025

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

An ambitious Jacques‑Louis David retrospective at the Louvre, a docuseries about Martin Scorsese, and Black Phone 2 rings in spooky cinema season. Here's what to look out for this week.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025

Get Cartier! How Jean Nouvel turned an old Paris department store into a museum to rival the Louvre

The exterior may be a bit Apple store. But inside – upending the very notion of galleries – the new Fondation Cartier can reconfigure its spaces with thrillingly movable platforms. And as for the lecture theatre, it’s blood red

Cinemablend · Sep 30, 2025

After Sydney Sweeney Rocked A Silver Britney Spears Look, Her Co-Star Zendaya One-Upped Her In Front Of The Louvre

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