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French Lawmakers Approve Bill to Speed Returns of Colonial-Era Artifacts

The measure moves approvals to government decrees to speed returns under strict criteria.

Judge Gives MNAC 56 Weeks to Return Sijena Murals

Mexico Repatriates 160 Cultural Items From the U.S., Canada, France and Argentina

FBI Returns 48 Peruvian Artifacts at Washington Ceremony

Cusco’s Sacred Huaca Cheqtaqaqa Defaced With Aerosol Graffiti

UNESCO Confirms Damage to Iranian World Heritage Sites After US–Israeli Strikes

UNESCO Confirms Damage to Iranian World Heritage Sites as U.S.-Israeli Strikes Continue

Millon Auction in Paris Proceeds Despite Mexico’s Demand to Halt Sale of Pre‑Columbian Objects

Government Replaces Lutyens Bust at Rashtrapati Bhavan With Rajagopalachari

Portugal Hands Over Three Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Mexico in First Return of Its Kind

Smithsonian’s Asian Art Museum to Return Three Tamil Nadu Temple Bronzes, With Nataraja on Long-Term Loan

Italy Confirms Discovery of Vitruvius’s Long-Sought Basilica in Fano

Mexico Repatriates 2,158 Cultural Objects in 2025

Mexico Receives 52 Archaeological Pieces Returned From U.S. Collectors

Franco Heirs Hand Over 12th-Century Maestro Mateo Statues to Santiago

Modi Sets 10-Year Goal to Shed ‘Macaulay Mindset’ by 2035

Met Returns Joseon-Era ‘Tenth King of Hell’ Panel to Sinheung Temple

Study Traces Dispersed Stone of Destiny Fragments, Including Piece Linked to Alex Salmond

VHP Urges Renaming Delhi to 'Indraprastha' in Letter to Culture Minister

Egypt Confirms 4,000-Year-Old Relief Missing From Saqqara Tomb