See the jewels the Louvre thieves stole — and one they didn't get away with

The Louvre, the world's most iconic museum, remained closed Monday after thieves stole priceless treasures from the Apollon Gallery, the home of the French crown jewels.

• Oct 20

Louvre robbery leaves Paris' iconic museum shuttered for a second day

The Louvre museum was hit by a brazen daytime jewel heist, forcing the Paris institution to close its doors for a second day in a row.

• Oct 20

How the Louvre crown jewels robbery went down

The hunt is on for the burglars who broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris and made off with priceless jewels. Elizabeth Palmer reports they pulled it off in just four minutes in broad daylight.

• Oct 20
• 02:10

Thieves break into Louvre Museum, flee with stolen jewelry in brazen heist

Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled.

• Oct 19

Brazen daytime heist of Louvre Museum

The hunt is on after three daring, scooter-riding thieves stole priceless jewels from the world's most-visited museum, Paris' Louvre. It happened just after the museum opened, with visitors already inside. Elizabeth Palmer has more.

• Oct 19
• 02:06

South African ambassador to France found dead outside Paris hotel

French and South African reports suggest Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa may have killed himself in a plunge from his hotel room.

• Sep 30

Gold worth $700,000 stolen from Paris' Natural History Museum

A break-in was detected on Tuesday, with the intruders reportedly using an angle grinder and a blow torch to force their way into the river-side complex.

• Sep 17

Protesters in France seeking to "block everything" clash with police

Protests in Paris and across France, venting anger at President Emmanuel Macron's government, see nearly 200 people arrested as fires are set in the capital.

• Sep 10

Macron appoints France's latest prime minister after government collapses

French President Macron has appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France's new prime minister, the country's fourth in about a year.

• Sep 9

Pig heads found in front of several Paris area mosques

French police launched an investigation after pig heads were found outside several mosques in the Paris region, the city's police chief said, adding more could be discovered.

• Sep 9

Trump envoy meets with Zelenskyy, EU leaders

President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in Paris on Thursday to discuss efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Liana Fix, a senior fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

• Sep 4
• 03:41

Tadej Pogačar nabs fourth Tour de France title

Tadej Pogačar, a 26-year-old cycling star from Slovenia, clinched his fourth Tour de France title on Sunday.

• Jul 27

Stowaway faces sentencing

57-year-old Svetlana Dali, the woman charged after she allegedly snuck on a flight to Paris from New York City, is expecting her sentence. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

• Jul 10
• 02:23

Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag sells for over $10 million at auction

The winning bid for the original Birkin bag set a record for the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.

• Jul 10

Parisians take a plunge into Seine River after century-long ban

The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river navigation.

• Jul 5

Heat wave shutters Paris' Eiffel Tower as Europe bakes

The worst heat was felt in southern Europe, while punishing temperatures were forecast to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris and remain unusually high in Belgium and the Netherlands.

• Jul 1

The people who helped resurrect Notre Dame

It has taken hundreds of compagnons, France's artists and craftspeople, to pull off a restoration so fast, so meticulous, and so true to Notre Dame's past.

• Dec 1, 2024
• 05:58

145 people report being pricked with syringes at French music festival

French authorities detain 12 people after 145 revelers across the nation reported being in pricked with syringes during the Fete de la Musique national music festival.

• Jun 23

Notre Dame open 5 years after fire

Five years after a fire ravaged the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the beloved Paris landmark has reopened. With finishing touches underway, French President Emmanuel Macron told 60 Minutes what it means.

• May 18
• 13:24

Israel and France's increasing divide over Gaza hits the Paris Air Show

French authorities closed a handful of Israeli firms' stalls at the Paris Air Show, citing a decision to ban "offensive weapons" being displayed amid the Gaza war.

• Jun 16

The Louvre in Paris closes unexpectedly as staff protest conditions

A spontaneous strike at the Louvre erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts.

• Jun 16

David Sedaris and his nail polish aversion

Humorist David Sedaris on his run-in with the wrong passenger aboard a London-to-Paris train ride.

• Jan 12, 2020
• 02:16

No Christmas Mass at Notre Dame

For the first Christmas since the French Revolution, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will be silent. The building is still closed to the public after a massive fire in April. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

• Dec 24, 2019
• 01:56

Notre Dame won't host Christmas Mass

For the first time in 200 years, France’s Notre Dame cathedral will not celebrate Christmas Mass. The building, which is more than 850 years old, is still being restored after a devastating fire in April. Imtiaz Tyab reports on how people in Paris will celebrate Christmas without the annual tradition.

• Dec 23, 2019
• 02:43

Putin meets with Zelensky

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met for the first time at a summit in Paris. The leaders are trying to find a way to end five years of fighting in Ukraine. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 01:36

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