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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! European Christmas markets are opening this year under tightened security and rising operational costs, as officials across Germany, France and other parts of Europe respond to what authorities describe as elevated threats to public safety. In Germany, spending on security for public events — including Christmas markets — has increased by about …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Paris prosecutor announced that four more suspects have been arrested in connection with last month’s heist at the Louvre Museum in which thieves escaped with jewels worth $102 million. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is heading the investigation, said two men and two women are in custody who range in age …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! French cyclist Charles Coste, the oldest living Olympian and a 1948 gold medalist, has died, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Monday. He was 101. “We have to say goodbye to an Olympic champion in cycling from London 1948 and the penultimate torchbearer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Charles Coste,” IOC President …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Driving an electric vehicle could soon mean charging as you go. A new wireless charging pilot in France is showing how coils built into the road can transfer more than 300 kilowatts of power to moving EVs. This breakthrough could make long trips possible without stopping at a charging station. Sign up …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Paris prosecutors announced two more people have been charged in the theft at the Louvre Museum last month, bringing the total number of suspects charged in the heist to four.  Seven people have been arrested in the crime at the world-famous gallery that came under siege Oct. 19 after a four-person team …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with the daring daytime heist of the French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, French investigators announced Thursday, though the priceless treasures remain missing. Police carried out the arrests in separate operations across Paris and neighboring areas, including the Seine-Saint-Denis region, prosecutor Laure Beccuau …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Multiple suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris last weekend, French officials said Sunday. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, including one man who was taken into custody as he was about to leave …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Now that’s arresting style. A man who stepped into a photo taken outside the Louvre in Paris amid the investigation into the recent brazen crown jewels heist at the famous museum has gone viral. The mystery man, who was dressed in a three-piece suit with a dark-colored jacket and a gold vest …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sometimes you get assigned stories that are different enough to make even veteran journalists raise their eyebrows. Sunday’s jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris is definitely one of them. Four guys, using a cherry picker truck to scale the side of the museum, break through a second-floor window, scoop up to …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The director of Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum is facing scrutiny over apparent security failures that allowed thieves to make off with more than $100 million worth of jewels. In her first public address since the heist, Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars acknowledged there was a “terrible failure” and said, “Despite our …