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A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s crown jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound — even as Paris authorities on Sunday announced arrests tied to the haul.

The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after a spectacular daylight heist exposed woeful flaws in museum's security. On Friday a secret police escort oversaw the transfer of some of the remaining jewels to the Bank, 500m (about 500 yards ) from the museum, French media report.

Police officers will be stationed permanently in neighboring cells throughout Sarkozy's incarceration, France's interior minister said.

The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum about itself and its direction.

A woman who raped, tortured and murdered a 12-year-old girl in Paris three years ago was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.

France was responsible for deciding to shoot down an Israeli drone in Kafr Kila on Sunday, a diplomatic source told Le Figaro. The outlet also reported that the UNIFIL peacekeepers were French.

Though this will be nothing more than a friendly, it promises to be as much an attraction as many first-round games in the bloated, 48-team tournament, scheduled June 11-July 19.

Caen will be the host city for the second-leg of the UEFA Nations League semi-final tie between France and Germany. The hosts knocked out one of the most successful women’s national teams in the