A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Seven people have been arrested so far in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, but the jewels haven't been found.

Here’s what we know about the timeline of what happened:

Oct. 10

Thieves use a false pretext to steal a basket lift from the town of Louvres, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Paris. Prosecutor Laurence Beccuau said they made an appointment with the company that owned the truck before leaving with it, using threats but no violence. The company filed a complaint. The name of the town has made many wonder whether it was a coincidence.

Oct. 19

9 a.m.: The Louvre museum opens to visitors.

9:30 a.m.: Thieves dressed like renovation workers park the truck equipped with a freight lift on the sidewalk at the foot of the Louvre, on Quai François Mitterrand alongside the Seine River. They put traffic cones around the truck to simulate a maintenance operation. Two people climb a ladder to reach a balcony and gain entry through a window.

9:34 a.m.: The two thieves enter the south end of the Apollo Gallery. An alarm is triggered at the security control room. A staff member in the room makes a radio call to command center members to alert them to the intruders.

9:35 a.m.: Robbers use disc cutters to neatly cut the glass of two display cases and take the jewels. Security officers make visitors evacuate, in line with requirements that focus on crowd safety. The museum manager calls the nearby police station to report a theft in progress and asks for immediate help.

9:36 a.m.: A team leader at the command center activates a special button linked to Paris police headquarters.

9:37 a.m.: A message is sent to staff to request that all the museum’s doors be closed.

9:38 a.m.: The thieves leave via the same window and flee eastward with two other people waiting for them on two scooters, according to the prosecutor. They leave behind a yellow vest similar to those often worn by construction workers and other equipment, including a disc cutter. Culture Minister Rachida Dati said that security officers on site prevented one thief from setting fire to the truck with the freight lift.

10:34 a.m.: Dati announces on social media that “a robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum.”

Later that day: The emerald-set imperial crown of Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugénie, containing more than 1,300 diamonds, is found outside the museum. The thieves left with eight other objects of inestimable historic value.

Oct. 22

The museum reopens. Beccuau, the prosecutor, says that about 100 investigators are working on the case, in addition to forensics experts who are analyzing surveillance footage and 150 samples taken from the basket lift, inside the museum and on items found.

Oct. 25

Investigators from a special police unit in charge of armed robberies, serious burglaries and art thefts arrest two men in the Seine-Saint-Denis region north of Paris. One was preparing to leave the country from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Oct. 26

Beccuau announces the arrests.

Oct. 29

The two suspects are handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang, and ordered held in custody pending further investigation. The prosecutor says they partially admitted involvement in the theft, and appeals for anyone who has the jewels to return them.

Oct. 30

The prosecutor announces five more arrests overnight, including one person believed to be part of the four-person team at the Louvre the day of the theft.

A member of a private security company, center, and visitors walk in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. The Paris prosecutor said that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum last weekend. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Visitors queue outside of the Louvre museum, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. The Paris prosecutor said that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum last weekend. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

View of the police headquarters where arrested suspects in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum are held, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Visitors queue outside the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum last weekend. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Visitors queue outside the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum last weekend. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff and Venus Williams could meet in the second round of the Australian Open, another potential chapter in a tennis tale that started with a 15-year-old on her Grand Slam debut beating a seven-time major winner at Wimbledon.

Gauff thanked Williams for being such an inspiration for her career after that win at the All England Club in 2019, saying “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her.”

She followed it up with a first-round win at the Australian Open in 2020.

Now she’s the No. 3 seed and a two-time major winner. The 45-year-old Williams has a wild-card entry for the Australian Open, where she’s playing for the first time in five years.

The tournament starts Sunday at Melbourne Park. When the draw was conducted Thursday, Gauff was drawn to open against No. 91-ranked Kamilla Rakhimova and No. 576-ranked Williams — who made her Australian Open debut in 1998 and has twice reached the final — was drawn to face No. 68-ranked Olga Danilovic in the first round.

Williams is set to become the oldest woman to compete in an Australian Open main draw, surpassing the record previously held by Japan’s Kimiko Date, who was 44 when she lost in the first round at Melbourne Park in 2015.

To have any chance of facing Gauff again, she needs to do something she hasn't done in 2026: record a win. In the last two weeks, Williams played tournaments in New Zealand and in Hobart, losing in the first round at both.

After a 6-4, 6-3 win over Williams on Tuesday, Tatjana Maria said it was a tough one because “everyone loves Venus. I love her, too."

Gauff and Williams are in the same half of the draw as top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, who won back-to-back Australian Open titles before losing last year's final to Madison Keys.

Sabalenka, who opened her season with a title in Brisbane last week, has a potential third-round meeting against 2021 U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu.

Defending champion Keys, who lost her quarterfinal match at the Adelaide International to rising Canadian star Victoria Mboko in three sets on Thursday, was drawn into the same quarter as No. 6 Jessica Pegula, and No. 4 Amanda Anisimova.

No. 2-ranked Iga Świątek, seeking a career Grand Slam with her first title at Melbourne Park, is in the bottom quarter on that side of the draw and has a potential fourth-round match against four-time major winner Naomi Osaka.

Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic landed in the same half of the draw, setting up a potential semifinal between the defending champion and the 24-time major winner.

Djokovic, who has won 10 Australian titles but hasn't gone past the semifinals at Melbourne Park since 2023, played an exhibition against Frances Tiafoe on Rod Laver Arena hours after the draw was made. He withdrew last week from a warmup tournament in Adelaide to give himself more time to be ready for the Open.

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is on the opposite side to Sinner and Djokovic, and has Tiafoe and local hope and sixth-seeded Alex De Minaur in his quarter of the draw.

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Coco Gauff of the United States plays a forehand return during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)