Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Kiran Ridley/Getty Images The Louvre attendant described the moment thieves burst into the first-floor gallery A gallery attendant on duty at the Louvre when thieves broke in and stole eight of France’s crown jewels has said “no-one could have been prepared” for what unfolded as visitors began to arrive on Sunday … Read more
AFP via Getty Images FBI director Kash Patel described the fraud scheme as “mind-boggling” Celebrities, professional sports stars and wealthy gamblers sat at a table hoping to win big in a game of Texas Hold ‘Em. But they didn’t know it was nearly impossible. They were “fishes” allegedly being targeted by the mafia in an … Read more
Cameroon’s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has declared himself the winner of the 12 October elections, has told the BBC that he will not accept a stolen vote, with the results due to be announced on Monday. He says his team has compiled the overall picture based on results from individual polling stations, so … Read more
Osmond Chia,Business reporter, and Maia Davies Getty Images US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate end to all trade negotiations with Canada over an advert critical of the tariffs he has imposed on the nation. The advert, sponsored by the government of Canada’s province of Ontario, quoted Trump’s predecessor, Ronald Reagan, an icon of … Read more