France’s Socialist Party said it’s prepared to bring down the fragile minority government as soon as next week if there is no significant increase in taxation in next year’s budget.

France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on Friday they would file a no-confidence bill next week if the mega-rich are not forced to pay more tax.

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.

I am now in distress, in ill health, & in a forreign [sic] country,” Hay wrote in one letter from 1839, pleading its reciever to “save me from utter ruin.”

France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on Friday they would file a no-confidence bill early next week if billionaires are not forced to pay more tax.

OCCAR announced the successful delivery of "Rigel", the second Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale)

Hours after the Louvre crown jewels vanished, thieves hit another French museum, stealing 2,000 gold and silver coins worth about $104,000.