Canadian prosecutors have dropped charges against two men accused of being involved in a massive gold heist in Toronto in 2023. Amit Jalota and Ali Raza both had charges against them withdrawn last week. More than 6,500 gold bars worth C$20m ($14.5m/£11.6m), were stolen from Toronto Pearson Airport in April 2023, along with millions in
Museums are vulnerable and easy to burgle, Brand says, compared to well-secured jewellery shops and banks – which these days hold less cash. Directors historically “never have enough money for security” or prefer to spend it on the next exhibition, and museums are often housed in old buildings that are difficult to protect, he adds.
Two paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France. Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early on Tuesday, seizing four paintings but dropping two of the works in the museum gardens as they escaped, local Mayor Bryan Masson said. The paintings, each
“Aontas,” the Irish-language heist thriller from director Damian McCann, has been chosen as Ireland’s entry for the best international feature film category at the 2027 Academy Awards. The film was selected by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA) and a committee including “Evil Dead Rise” director Lee Cronin, “Derry Girls” creator Lisa McGee, BAFTA-nominated
The operation at Villena Museum was “super fast and super professional”, a spokesman for Villena town council said. The city council said the robbery began with a diversion. Around 05:15 local time (03:15 GMT), the alarms went off at the local sports centre, sending police there first, Spanish media reported. The museum’s alarm then went
Lee Sung Jin learned about “Beef’s” latest Emmy haul all at once. The second season of Netflix’s genre-bending anthology earned 16 nominations, the most of any limited or anthology series this year. The major recognition also made Lee the first Asian television creator to receive multiple nominations in writing, directing and producing for the same
