France has summoned American ambassador Charles Kushner to Paris, after the diplomat accused the country of not doing enough to combat antisemitism in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron. France’s foreign ministry said in a statement issued Sunday that Kushner’s allegations “are unacceptable,” and announced it had summoned the …
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U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron clasped hands during an oddly lengthy handshake that lasted for around 26 seconds. The handshake, which began in a traditional form, morphed into an arm-wrestling-type grip part of the way through. The bizarrely long greeting occurred this week as world leaders …
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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, …
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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 …
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