Two men bought tickets to enter Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) before smashing a display case, grabbing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace and walking away, police said on Friday.
BBC News – World Police are hunting two suspects they believe bought a ticket for the exhibition to get at the jewellery.
BBC News – World Police are hunting two suspects they believe bought a ticket for the exhibition to get at the jewellery.
BBC News – World European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the European Union's first-ever "associate member," a move Canada is seeking amid strained relations with the United States under President Donald Trump. Trump has threatened the EU with "serious tariffs" and reduced trade in response, calling the proposal "laughable."
NYTimes – World Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels of attempting to attack Mecca with a drone, calling the holy site a "red line" and vowing deterrent measures. The Saudi-led coalition said it shot down the drone south of Mecca. The Houthis denied targeting the city and claimed they shot down a Saudi fighter jet. Regional countries condemned the alleged incident, but no military support was reported.
NYTimes – World Protests over rising fuel prices and shortages are spreading worldwide, with demonstrations reported from Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria. NPR frames the unrest as a ripple effect of the U.S. war on Iran pulling Saudi Arabia deeper into the conflict, though that causal link is not independently corroborated. The reports describe price increases, shortages and blackouts driving public anger.
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