Louvre's Apollo Gallery reopens empty nine months after $102 million jewel heist
The Louvre's Apollo Gallery welcomed visitors on July 22 for the first time since thieves stole €88 million in crown jewels last October. The gilded hall is now empty, its remaining treasures moved to a secure room.
High ropes course, bike trails and new pools: Summer tips for the second half of the holidays in Hessen
From an inclusive high ropes course in Marburg to mountain bike trails in Diemelstadt and a new open-air archaeological museum, Hessen offers fresh activities for the remaining weeks of the school break.
Saype paints two giant children-drawing-nature frescoes on Swiss Alps slopes, closing a five-year chapter
The Franco-Swiss artist's biodegradable works, spanning 4,600 and 6,300 square metres, depict children drawing nature and are visible from Bretaye until early August.
Six ears and three gorings close San Fermín 2026: Jandilla bulls deliver a frantic final run and a controversial corrida
The last running of the bulls left three men gored and 12 injured, while the afternoon bullfight saw Tomás Rufo cut four ears and Juan Ortega deliver the day's finest artistry.
Armin Laschet attends reading of '00-Laschet' spy comedy and reads a chapter himself
Former chancellor candidate Armin Laschet attended a reading of David Safier's new crime comedy '00-Laschet' in Aachen, where he is portrayed as a bumbling spy. Laschet even took the stage to read a chapter himself.
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía tour the Greco-Roman ruins of Empúries on second day of Girona awards visit
The heir to the Spanish throne and her sister walked the ancient Greek and Roman city on the Costa Brava, meeting young archaeologists and award winners before a working session with the King and Queen.
World Emoji Day 2026: 90 Prozent der Deutschen nutzen Emojis, doch fast die Hälfte ist unsicher bei der Bedeutung
Eine Bitkom-Umfrage zum World Emoji Day am 17. Juli zeigt: Während die Gen Z kaum noch ohne die Bildzeichen kommuniziert, verzichtet ein Viertel der Babyboomer komplett auf sie.
Indonesian word association game 'Dito!' wins Spiel des Jahres 2026 as Reiner Knizia completes triple
The competitive word association game by Martin Ang is the first Indonesian title to claim the world's most prestigious board game award. Reiner Knizia became the first designer to win all three jury prizes with 'Rebirth'.
Greek novelist and poet Alexis Stamatis dies at 67 after long battle with rare blood disease
The writer of 'Bar Flaubert' and 'American Fugue' succumbed to a rare hematological illness on 20 July 2026 in an Athens clinic.
Aitana and El Mago Pop unite to buy the historic Teatro Aquitània in Barcelona's Les Corts district
The singer Aitana and illusionist Antonio Díaz (El Mago Pop) announced on Monday their joint purchase of Barcelona's Teatro Aquitània, a historic cinema-turned-theatre, marking an uncommon entrepreneurial move by two of Spain's top stage artists.
Luis Goytisolo, last of Spain's celebrated Goytisolo literary brothers, dies at 91
The novelist, essayist and RAE academic, author of the tetralogy 'Antagonía', died on 12 July in Vimbodí, Tarragona. He was the youngest and last surviving of three brothers who reshaped 20th-century Spanish literature.
Curro's statue ripped from Sevilla bench overnight; found in fountain, city promises restoration
One month after being placed as part of a half-million-euro reurbanization, the beloved Expo 92 mascot was torn out and taken; later spotted in a Cartuja fountain and now awaits repair.
Oswald Mathias Ungers at 100: Cologne exhibition reveals the architect behind the 'Quadrat-Tyrann' moniker
On what would have been his 100th birthday, Oswald Mathias Ungers is celebrated with a major exhibition at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln. The show, curated by his daughter and a former assistant, traces his influence on German architecture and beyond.
Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London under police escort for first UK show in nearly 1,000 years
The 70-metre-long 11th-century embroidery travelled overnight from Normandy through the Channel Tunnel, reaching the British Museum at 02:50 local time ahead of a September exhibition that has already sold 100,000 tickets.