The move came after several hours of closed-door deliberations. A statue, soon to be removed, of the late Cardinal Franz Hengsbach stands in Essen, Germany, on Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin ...

A statue of a deceased German cardinal was removed from its perch outside Essen Cathedral in western Germany on Sept. 25, days after allegations of sexual abuse decades ago became public.

A group of young German tourists posing for pictures to post on social media have been accused of toppling a valuable statue at a villa in northern Italy, the villa's manager said on Thursday.

A 22-year-old German man has been detained in Florence accused of damaging a statue in the 16th-century Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria, city authorities said in a statement.

STORY: Two of the group climbed into a fountain to hug the work "Domina" by the artist Enrico Butti and another pushed it with a stick before the 1.70 metre statue crashed to the ground, Bruno ...