4 d. ago ‘A Cartier store is better protected’: Louvre heist puts spotlight on security

Securing historic public-facing buildings has never been easy, and is even less so in times of economic constraintTo break into the world’s most-visited museum in broad daylight, grab eight pieces of priceless Napoleonic jewellery and vanish into the Paris traffic on humble scooters may seem like the most audacious of crimes, carried out for international notoriety and ensuing Hollywood film treatments.Experts who observe trends in international art crime, however, see Sunday morning’s heist at the Louvre as something more prosaic: the latest in a series of smash-and-grab thefts focused more on the material value of precious stones or metals than the artifacts’ significance, continuing a pattern that has emerged over the last decade in Germany, Britain and the US. The location, they suggest, would have been of secondary concern to the criminals. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Louvre robbery: All the major security failings that led to seven

The robbery at the Louvre may go down as one of the most audacious thefts in modern history, both due to the thieves' apparent planning and security failures at the museum

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9 d. ago Rory McIlroy makes brutally honest admission over fan abuse following Ryder Cup triumph

Rory McIlroy has spoken for the first time since Team Europe won the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black before his maiden appearance at the DP World India Championship in Delhi

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9 d. ago Inside staff rebellion at Time magazine: Staff sabotaged 'worst ever' Trump cover... now they're in crosshairs of billionaire owner

When Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal that ended the war in Gaza, Time magazine tried to meet the moment with its traditional cover.

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9 d. ago Behind the scenes at Time as laughing staff picked Trump's 'worst' photo: 'It's not Vogue'

When Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal that ended the war in Gaza, Time magazine tried to meet the moment with its traditional cover.

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9 d. ago The truth about Trump's Time photo: How staff laughed over image that sparked fury from President

When Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal that ended the war in Gaza, Time magazine tried to meet the moment with its traditional cover.

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1 week ago The truth about Trump's Time photo: How staffed laughed over image that sparked fury from President

When Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal that ended the war in Gaza , Time magazine tried to meet the moment with its traditional cover.

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1 week ago ‘A defining moment of our nation’: Cape Verde goes wild to celebrate historic World Cup spot

By blending diaspora players with homegrown talent the island nation of fewer than 600,000 people has qualified for 2026 tournament On 5 July 1975, the Cape Verdean flag was raised for the first time at Estádio da Várzea in the capital city of Praia, marking the nation’s declaration of independence from Portugal. At that moment, there was no national football team – and no sign of what was to come.Exactly 100 days after the 50th anniversary of independence, the same flag was waved at the very same ground, where crowds gathered to celebrate Cape Verde’s historic first World Cup qualification with the players who had earlier secured the decisive 3-0 win over Eswatini five miles away at the National Stadium. This island nation off the coast of Senegal, with a population of fewer than 600,000, has become the second-smallest country to qualify for the tournament, after Iceland in 2018. Continue reading...

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1 week ago With hostages freed, Netanyahu bids for political redemption

Israeli premier wagers Trump can help rewrite narrative around worst security failure in nation’s history

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2 w. ago Trump fails in bid for Nobel Peace Prize as Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 award

The news will come as a bitter blow to the US President after he secured a ‘historic’ peace deal between Hamas and Israel

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2 w. ago Peace at last for Gaza: Israeli security cabinet approves Trump

Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Thursday that it had given its final approval to back the agreement after 734 days of war.

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2 w. ago Work ongoing to secure redress for historical institutional abuse survivors

Scores of people suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the homes from 1922 to 1995.

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3 w. ago Luke Donald makes frank Ryder Cup admission after securing historic back

Team Europe beat Team USA to win the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, and victorious captain Luke Donald could not be prouder after a stressful Sunday singles session

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3 w. ago Shane Lowry makes honest admission after holding nerve to retain Ryder Cup for Europe

Shane Lowry showed nerves of steel to sink the putt that ensured Europe would retain the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black

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4 w. ago Justin Rose makes honest admission about Tommy Fleetwood after Ryder Cup win

Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood managed a 1 Up win over Bryson DeChambeau and Ben Griffin at Bethpage Black to boost Team Europe's lead over Team USA and Rose was quick to give his team-mate his flowers

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