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

World News Sylvie Corbet - November 1, 2025

PARIS (AP) — 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, three days after they...

Paris prosecutor says stolen Louvre jewels worth an estimated $102 million

World News Sylvie Corbet - October 21, 2025

PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor said Tuesday that crown jewels stolen in a dramatic weekend Louvre heist were worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million), but that the monetary estimate...

Sarkozy prison date to be set. Here’s why the former French president will serve time despite appeal

World News Sylvie Corbet - October 11, 2025

PARIS (AP) — The date for Nicolas Sarkozy’s imprisonment will be set Monday, after the former French president was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to...

Macron appoints Defense Minister Lecornu as France’s latest prime minister

World News Sylvie Corbet - September 9, 2025

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as new prime minister and tasked him with immediately trying to get the country’s fractious political parties to...

A Paris court is to rule in French actor Gérard Depardieu’s sexual assault case

World News Sylvie Corbet - May 12, 2025

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Tuesday found actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of having sexually assaulted two women on a 2021 film set, giving him an 18-month suspended prison sentence.The actor,...