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What we know about the Renoir museum heistTwo paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France.Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early on Tuesday, seizing four paintings but dropping two of the works in the museum gardens as they escaped, local Mayor Bryan Masson said.The paintings, each worth €9m (£7.7m; $10.4m), are the latest high-profile pieces to have been stolen in a string of recent heists in Europe which have thrust the security of art in galleries and museums into the spotlight.One of the most high-profile was…
LIVEHundreds of flights cancelled at UK airports as air traffic control issue causes widespread disruptionEasyJet and British Airways are among airlines reporting issues, with Ryanair saying 65,000 of its passengers have been delayed by up to eight hours.
ReutersTrump’s territorial ambitions have repeatedly strained relations with neighbouring countriesIceland has summoned the US ambassador after President Donald Trump posted a map on social media that appeared to show Iceland and several other countries covered by the American flag. Trump posted the image on Truth Social on Monday, showing the US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean covered in stars and stripes. The entire landmass was labelled “United States of America”.Iceland’s foreign minister said the post was “completely inappropriate”.Trump’s territorial ambitions have repeatedly strained relations with neighbouring countries, including his push to acquire Greenland and calls to…
BBCDates are among the agricultural products commonly exported from Israeli settlements in the West BankJuicy brown and ripening yellow dates dangle down from the branches of each palm tree at Israeli settler farms in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank.This year, as Israeli growers get ready for a good harvest, they are also preparing for the impact of new Western sanctions against settlements, which are illegal under international law.The UK government has announced an import ban on settlement goods and said it planned to take action against companies and individuals who provide services for settlement expansion, as part…
Corey Sipkin/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesToxic air quality was being recorded in Manhattan soon after the 9/11 attacks, even as officials played down the health risks to the public, according to a trove of newly released files.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the 170,000 documents show asbestos was found “nearly everywhere” they tested near Ground Zero, the site where the World Trade Center towers collapsed in 2001.”People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air,” Mamdani said at a news conference with survivors. Illnesses related to…
ReutersPeople take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian drone strike on 8 SeptemberAt least two people have been killed after Russia resumed airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, officials said.The attack came after both countries agreed to halt strikes on each other’s capitals for three days while US Donald Trump’s top envoys visited Moscow and Kyiv.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he expected the war to continue into the winter, following talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – their first visit to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion.Air raid alerts warned civilians to…
Getty ImagesA spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex says the couple were surprised to see a letter sent on behalf of King Charles clarifying that Prince Harry and Meghan remained non-working royals.The spokesperson said the couple, who have recently moved back to the UK, “were a little surprised not to have been told about this in advance”.But royal sources say Prince Harry and Meghan were made aware of the letter, sent on Monday afternoon, before it was made public.It is also understood a security committee, which includes Home Office representatives, is meeting this week to look at the…
REUTERS/Mariana NedelcuArgentine President Javier Milei said that oil companies drilling off the Falklands would face sanctionsThe Argentine government has said that it would file criminal charges against oil company Navitas Petroleum for operating in seas off the Falkland Islands.The move came just days after Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean.Reacting to the news, Foreign Office Minister Kirsty McNeill insisted that there could be “no doubt” about the British government’s commitment to the Falkland Islanders.Sovereignty of the archipelago remains disputed between the UK and Argentina more…
Getty ImagesLawrence Wong said the pay raise was necessary to attract talentSingapore’s government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world.Lawrence Wong will see an increase of 1.4 million Singapore dollars ($1.1m; £818,000) in his annual pay package. He has said he will donate this pay increase to charity over the next five years.Wong said that raising the pay of ministers was necessary to attract better talent. The government has previously argued that paying ministers high salaries deters corruption.But the…
Its members and partners have brokered every ceasefire so far and hold the relationships needed to build the next one.Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China’s Premier Li Qiang, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pose for the family photo as part of the Brics Summit 2025 at Museu de Arte Moderna on July 6, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Wagner Meier/Getty…