Two men suspected of making off with €88m (£75m) worth of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris last October have reportedly told investigators that the alleged mastermind behind the heist was disappointed by the haul and thought “they could have taken more”.

A Swedish MEP has filed a police complaint accusing a fellow MEP of racist hate speech after she was targeted on social media over her condemnation of far-right, anti-immigration chants in the European parliament.

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Here comes a classic crescent moon-and-meteors week. Tuesday, July 14, sees a new moon — when our natural satellite is roughly between Earth and the sun — after which it will emerge into the post-sunset evening sky close to bright star Regulus, then Venus. It’s a great week to spot “Earthshine,” a special kind of light on the moon’s surface, with the naked eye, just as the annual Perseid meteor shower — one of the year’s celestial highlights — begins. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing and skywatching July 13-19, 2026.

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The rising sun bathes the rolling Herefordshire hillsides in a warm glow as birds gently chirp and sheep graze in the fields.

The battle by firefighters in France to bring under control a large wildfire raging in forests south of the country's capital is entering its second day.

The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as "virulent" and of "exceptional scale", partially closed the country's main north-south highway.

SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company's office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

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SK Hynix shares tumbled more than 15% in Seoul on Monday to clock their worst day after the chipmaker's strong Nasdaq debut, as investors booked profits and weighed demand for artificial intelligence memory chips against the stock's sharp gains this year.

The former partner of a woman whose body was found near Toowoomba at the weekend has appeared in court for the first time after being charged with her murder.

Dharminder Singh covered his face and appeared to sob as he appeared in Toowoomba magistrates court via video link, charged with the murder of 30-year-old Jana Armstrong.

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Stephen Chow is officially back! Kung Fu Soccer, the comedy legend’s long-awaited Shaolin Soccer spinoff and his first film as director in seven years, dominated China‘s box office with a mighty $73.6 million (RMB 500.3 million) haul over the weekend, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The two-day tally accounted for nearly three-quarters of all ticket sales in the world’s second-largest movie market, and nine times the takings of its nearest competitor.

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: Jul 13, 2026 12:12pm UTC

Warning: This review contains full spoilers for Rick and Morty Season 9, Episodes 6-8!

I've fallen a bit behind on my weekly Rick and Morty reviews due to being on vacation, so I figured it would be easiest to knock out the most recent three episodes in one fell swoop. The gist here is that Episodes 6, 7, and 8 are all enjoyable in their own way, offering a fun array of high-concept tomfoolery and some much-needed focus on Spencer Grammer's Summer for a change. One of them definitely rises above the others, however. So let's take a closer look at each episode.