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The financial loss from France’s most dramatic heist in decades has been put at nearly €90m as the head of the Louvre prepared to face difficult questions over how thieves were able to steal priceless jewellery in broad daylight.
As police…

Brussels’ agenda for the next year will include a landmark initiative on short-term rentals that is due in the spring. Tourist flats — furnished accommodation for brief stays — are a major factor in sky-high housing costs in the bloc’s major cities, and Housing Commissioner Dan…


Ahead of the meeting, Kurti spoke positively about the prospect of a partnership between his country and the U.K., which officials are expected to discuss on the sidelines of Wednesday’s gathering.
He told a private meeting: “We want to help the U.K. — we consider that that is our…

Japan’s “Iron Lady” listens to… Iron Maiden?
The country’s parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first woman to take Japan’s highest public…

U.S. President Donald Trump does not plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the immediate future.
According to Bloomberg, citing a White House official, the conversation between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…

Vice President JD Vance and other US envoys projected optimism about the fragile ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday, calling progress better than anticipated as they visited Israel.
Vance noted flareups of violence in recent days but said the ceasefire that began on 10 October is going “better than…

The Medusa submarine cable, currently being deployed, will connect Marseille in France with Bizerte in Tunisia, marking a significant step in enhancing digital connectivity across the Mediterranean.
Backed by Orange and co-financed by…

Educators’ concerns are running high when it comes to AI and how it may undermine teaching and learning. But what if teachers could find ways to use AI to measurably help students learn, rather than simply do their work for them?
Across campus, professors are experimenting with AI “tutor…